Dyer et al v. City of Mesquite Texas et al
Plaintiff: Kathy Dyer and Robert Dyer
Defendant: City of Mesquite Texas, Jack Fyall, Richard Houston, Alan Gafford, Zachary Scott, William Heidelburg, Paul Polish, Joe Baker and Bill Hedgpeth
Case Number: 3:2015cv02638
Filed: August 12, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Office: Dallas Office
County: Dallas
Presiding Judge: Jane J Boyle
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Both

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June 6, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 84 Memorandum Opinion and Order: The Court GRANTS the officers' motion for summary judgment on that claim. As to the Dyers' excessive-force claim, the Court DENIES the officer's motion for summary judgment on the Dyers' claim against Officer Gafford and GRANTS the motion on the Dyers' claims against the other officers. (Ordered by Judge Jane J. Boyle on 6/6/2018) (ykp)
January 12, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 57 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: The Court GRANTS the Paramedic Defendants' portion of the Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 49 ) and DISMISSES all of the claims against them with prejudice. With regard to the Officer Defendants, the Court DEFERS RULING o n their portion of the Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 49 ) as to the excessive force claims, denial of medical care claims, and their corresponding assertions of qualified immunity as to those claims, pending limited discovery and later reconsideratio n on summary judgment. The Court GRANTS Officer Defendants' portion of the Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 49 ) with regard to the Dyers' claim for interference with a parent-child relationship. Lastly, the Court GRANTS Mesquite's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 47 ) in its entirety and DISMISSES all of the Plaintiffs' claims against Mesquite with prejudice. (Ordered by Judge Jane J. Boyle on 1/12/2017) (axm)
May 3, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 45 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: The Court GRANTS (1) the City of Mesquite's 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 24 ); (2) the 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss By Defendants Fyall, Houston, Gafford, Scott, Polish and Baker (Doc. 26 ); and (3) the 12(b)(6 ) Motion to Dismiss by Defendants Hedgpeth and Heidelberg (Doc. 31 ), and ORDERS that the Dyers' claims be DISMISSED without prejudice. The Court DENIES Plaintiffs' Motion for Limited Discovery (Doc. 38 ), but GRANTS them leave to amend their Complaint on or before 5/18/2016. (Ordered by Judge Jane J Boyle on 5/3/2016) (bdb)
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Plaintiff: Kathy Dyer
Represented By: Susan E Hutchison
Represented By: Christopher Edward Stoy
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Plaintiff: Robert Dyer
Represented By: Susan E Hutchison
Represented By: Christopher Edward Stoy
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Defendant: City of Mesquite Texas
Represented By: Joe C Tooley
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Defendant: Jack Fyall
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Defendant: Richard Houston
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Defendant: Alan Gafford
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Defendant: Zachary Scott
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Defendant: William Heidelburg
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Defendant: Paul Polish
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Defendant: Joe Baker
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Defendant: Bill Hedgpeth
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