Gonzales v. Nueces County, Texas et al
Filing
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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS CHARLTON, MEDINA, MUNOZ AND VILLANUEVA'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT granting 80 Motion for Summary Judgment.(Signed by Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos) Parties notified.(mserpa, 2)
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION
DANNY GONZALES,
Plaintiff,
VS.
NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, et al,
Defendants.
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April 11, 2018
David J. Bradley, Clerk
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:16-CV-00153
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS CHARLTON,
MEDINA, MUNOZ AND VILLANUEVA’S
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
On October 2, 2017, Defendants Sherri Charlton, John Medina, Joshua
Villanueva, and Anthony Munoz filed their Motion for Summary Judgment (D.E. 80),
seeking the dismissal of claims against them because they are entitled to qualified
immunity.
Defendants presented evidence that they had not violated Plaintiff’s
constitutional rights because they did not engage in excessive force in violation of
Plaintiff’s Fourteenth Amendment due process rights. Furthermore, they demonstrated
that their conduct was not objectively unreasonable in light of clearly established law.
On February 9, 2018, Plaintiff’s counsel withdrew from representing Plaintiff in
this action. D.E. 92. Prior to doing so, counsel obtained extensions of time for Plaintiff
to obtain a new attorney and/or to file a response to the summary judgment motion. The
new deadline for response was set at April 7, 2018. D.E. 91. Because this deadline fell
on a Saturday, the Court treated the deadline as April 9, 2018. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)(3).
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Plaintiff has failed to file a response to the motion and no new attorney has made an
appearance on Plaintiff’s behalf.
The Court notes that a summary judgment motion claiming qualified immunity
places the burden of proof on the Plaintiff. McClendon v. City of Columbia, 305 F.3d
314, 323 (5th Cir. 2002). By his default, Plaintiff has failed to sustain his burden of
proof. The Court has further reviewed Defendants’ motion and supporting exhibits and
finds that Defendants have demonstrated that they are entitled to qualified immunity.
For these reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendant Sherri Charlton, John Medina,
Joshua Villanueva, and Anthony Munoz’s Motion for Summary Judgment (D.E. 80) and
DISMISSES all claims made against them in this action.
ORDERED this 11th day of April, 2018.
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NELVA GONZALES RAMOS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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