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James v. Harris County, No. 07-20725
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In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging excessive force by the police, judgment as a matter of law in favor of defendant-county is affirmed where a reasonable jury could not find that the county's alleged policy was the moving force behind the officer's actions.
Read James v. Harris County, No. 07-20725
Appellate Information
Filed August 4, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Jolly
