Pratt Ex Rel. Estate of Pratt v. Harris County

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 2016-05-03

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E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge: Erony Pratt, the mother of the deceased, filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit alleging that officers of the Harris County Sheriffs Department (“HCSD”), in Harris County, Texas, caused her son’s death by using excessive force in restraining him during his arrest. Furthermore, she asserted, under Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Services, <span…

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