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Gonzales v. City South Houston, 03-20835 (2004)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 03-20835 Visitors: 10
Filed: Jul. 07, 2004
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Summary: United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS July 7, 2004 FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 03-20835 Summary Calendar CARLOS GONZALES, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus DARRELL FLANAGAN; TINA I. PEREZ, South Houston Police Deputy; SOUTH HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT; CITY OF SOUTH HOUSTON, Defendants- Appellees. - Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. H-01-CV-4235 - Before SMITH, DeMOS
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                                                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                                  Fifth Circuit
                                                                                               F I L E D
                     IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                                                     July 7, 2004
                                   FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                                                                                            Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                                                    Clerk


                                            No. 03-20835
                                          Summary Calendar



CARLOS GONZALES,

                                                                                         Plaintiff-Appellant,

                                                 versus

DARRELL FLANAGAN; TINA I. PEREZ, South Houston Police
Deputy; SOUTH HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT; CITY OF SOUTH
HOUSTON,

                                                                                       Defendants-
                                                          Appellees.

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                           Appeals from the United States District Court
                                  for the Southern District of Texas
                                      USDC No. H-01-CV-4235
                       ------------------------------------------------------------

Before SMITH, DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges:

PER CURIAM:*

       Carlos Gonzales, Texas prisoner # 1170418, appeals from the judgment entered in favor of

the defendants on his 42 U.S.C.       § 1983 excessive force claim. Applying the same test as the

district court, e.g., Skotak v. Tenneco Resins, Inc., 
953 F.2d 909
, 912 (5th Cir. 1992), we affirm.




       *
           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.
       We hold that the district court did not err in its determination that Officer Tina Perez was

entitled to qualified immunity; brandishing her weapon was objectively reasonable under the

circumstances, and Gonzales suffered no injury as a result thereof. Cf. Hinojosa v. City of Terrell,

834 F.2d 1223
, 1231 (5th Cir. 1998); see Williams v. Bramer, 
180 F.3d 699
, 703 (5th Cir.), clarified,

186 F.3d 633
, 634 (5th Cir. 1999). Furthermore, the district court did not err in failing to consider

Randy Moore’s statement for purposes of resolving the summary judgment motion. See FED. R. CIV.

P. 56(e).

       Gonzales has inadequately briefed the district court’s FED. R. CIV. P. 36 application, and that

issue is therefore waived. See Yohey v. Collins, 
985 F.2d 222
, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993). Gonzales

has similarly abandoned his excessive force claim against Officer Darrell Flanagan. See 
id. Gonzales’s claim
that the absence of medical facilities at the City of South Houston Jail

constitutes per se deliberate indifference is raised for the first time on appeal and is therefore not

considered. See Leverette v. Louisville Ladder Co., 
183 F.3d 339
, 342 (5th Cir. 1999). His claims

regarding the medical treatment he received while detained at the Harris County Jail fail as a matter

of law because they amount to nothing more than a disagreement over the type of care received. See

Gibbs v. Grimmette, 
254 F.3d 545
, 548-49 (5th Cir. 2001).

       AFFIRMED.




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