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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-50096

Summary Calendar

MELVIN VALENTINE, JR., 

 Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS; OFFICER JUSTIN FLANERY; OFFICER 

ROLANDO ESPINSOZA; OFFICER STEWART, #6301; OFFICER DAMON 

DUNN; GEORARD TAYLOR, 

 Defendants - Appellees

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 1:15-CV-482

Before REAVLEY, OWEN, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Melvin Valentine brought this suit against the City of Austin, four 

Austin police officers, and Georard Taylor, a private citizen, alleging false 

arrest and seeking damages of twenty seven million dollars. Valentine was 

charged with aggravated assault, an arrest warrant was issued by a 

 

* 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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

August 22, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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magistrate. Information given to the officers supported this charge because 

Valentine pointed his gun at Taylor and threatened to kill him. Judge Pitman 

dismissed this case by Valentine and disposed of it as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915(e).

AFFIRMED.

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