U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2018

Michael Roberts v. City of Houston

Michael Roberts v. City of Houston
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided September 19, 2018

Michael Roberts v. City of Houston

Opinion

Case: 17-20273 Document: 00514649003 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/19/2018

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 17-20273 United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED MICHAEL EUGENE ROBERTS, September 19, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce Plaintiff–Appellant Clerk v. CITY OF HOUSTON, Houston Police Department; CHANDRA M.

FERDINAND, Formerly Houston Police Department Officer #1; KENNETH FEDDERSON, Formerly Houston Police Department Officer #2; DOCTOR NNAKA CHIDI, Formerly G.I. Reisner; CHARLES A. MCCLELLAND, Chief of Police, Defendants–Appellees

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4-14-CV-903

Before JONES, BARKSDALE, and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Michael Roberts sued the Houston Police Department, the Chief of Police, some individual officers, and Dr. Nnaka Chidi under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged mistreatment during his arrest, blood draw, and subsequent medical care. The district court granted summary judgment on all claims to all Defendants, concluding there were no genuine disputes of material fact.

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.

Case: 17-20273 Document: 00514649003 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/19/2018

No. 17-20273 Having reviewed the parties’ briefs and the record, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court essentially for the reasons given in its thorough Memorandum Opinion and Order of March 31, 2017.

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