EDMISTON v. BORREGO

No. 22-50102.

75 F.4th 551 (2023)

Shanon EDMISTON, Individually; Helen Holman, as dependent administrator of, and on behalf of, Lisa Williams a/k/a Lisa Schubert, E.S., J.S. #1, J.S. #1; Shanon Edmiston, the Estate of John Robert Schubert, Jr., and John Robert Schubert, Jr.'s heirs-at-law, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Oscar BORREGO, Sr.; Oscar E. Carrillo; Peter E. Melendez, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED August 1, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce K. Thomas , Thomas Dean Malone , Michael Thomas O'Connor , Law Office of Bruce K. Thomas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Thomas Phillip Brandt , Christopher T. Brandt , Laura Dahl O'Leary , John Francis Roehm, III, Esq. , Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Brandon W. Duke , Rachael Thompson , Attorney, Winston & Strawn, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Beth L. Mitchell , Disability Rights Texas, Central Texas Regional Office, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Disability Rights Texas.

Brandon W. Duke , Rachael Thompson , Attorney, Winston & Strawn, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Elizabeth Cumming , Emily M. Washington , Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, New Orleans, LA, for Amicus Curiae MacArthur Justice Foundation.

Brandon W. Duke , Rachael Thompson , Attorney, Winston & Strawn, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Amici Curiae National Alliance on Mental Illness of Texas, National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy, Prosumers International, Mental Health America of Greater Dallas.

Before Barksdale, Southwick, and Higginson, Circuit Judges.


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