Singleton v. City of Fort Worth

00-11031Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitJul 13, 2001

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* District Judge of the Western District of Louisiana,
sitting by designation.
** 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-11031
A. J. SINGLETON,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; ET AL,
Defendants,
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
Defendant-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
(4:98-CV-238)
July 12 2001
Before HIGGINBOTHAM and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges, and LITTLE*,
District Judge.
PER CURIAM:**
We are not persuaded that there is a genuine issue of material
fact regarding Singleton’s claims made under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for
the reason that a reasonable jury could not find the requisite

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causation between a city policy and the claimed injury. The
remaining claims are equally without merit.
AFFIRMED.

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