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Cravens v. Lamarque

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 16, 2007
222 F. App'x 433 (5th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

No. 06-40736.

March 16, 2007.

Scot G. Dollinger, Dollinger Law, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

William S. Helfand, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams Martin, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division, Docket No. 3:05-CV-545.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


The court has heard oral argument and reviewed the briefs and pertinent portions of the record. As the district court found, the appellants failed to establish that a § 1983 cause of action exists in the Fifth Circuit on the state-created-danger theory under these facts. See Saenz v. Heldenfels Bros., Inc., 183 F.3d 389 (5th Cir. 1999). Accordingly, there can be no municipal liability.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Cravens v. Lamarque

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 16, 2007
222 F. App'x 433 (5th Cir. 2007)
Case details for

Cravens v. Lamarque

Case Details

Full title:Marie Inez CRAVENS, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of Abner…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Mar 16, 2007

Citations

222 F. App'x 433 (5th Cir. 2007)

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