Case Name: Maria Del Refugio ESCAMILLA, Individually and as representative of and on behalf of the Estate of Rafael Solis, Sr., Deceased; Alma Gaytan Gonzalez, as next friend of R.E.S. and J.E.S., minor children, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Joel Jorge CAVAZOS; Gerardo Gonzalez; Rolando Cantu; John Jimenez; Ramiro Rendon; Carlos Diaz; Juan Roque, Defendants-Appellants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-04-12
Citations: 643 F. App'x 406
Docket Number: No. 15-40947
Parties: Maria Del Refugio ESCAMILLA, Individually and as representative of and on behalf of the Estate of Rafael Solis, Sr., Deceased; Alma Gaytan Gonzalez, as next friend of R.E.S. and J.E.S., minor children, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Joel Jorge CAVAZOS; Gerardo Gonzalez; Rolando Cantu; John Jimenez; Ramiro Rendon; Carlos Diaz; Juan Roque, Defendants-Appellants.
Judges: Before DAVIS, SOUTHWICK, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 643
Pages: 406–406

Head Matter:
Maria Del Refugio ESCAMILLA, Individually and as representative of and on behalf of the Estate of Rafael Solis, Sr., Deceased; Alma Gaytan Gonzalez, as next friend of R.E.S. and J.E.S., minor children, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Joel Jorge CAVAZOS; Gerardo Gonzalez; Rolando Cantu; John Jimenez; Ramiro Rendon; Carlos Diaz; Juan Roque, Defendants-Appellants.
No. 15-40947.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 12, 2016.
Frank Paul Bland, Jr., Attorney, Adele Phyllis Kimmel, Public Justice, P.C., Washington, DC, Leslie Agnes Brueckner, Public Justice, P.C., Oakland, CA, Ronald Rodriguez, Laredo, TX, for Plaintiffs-Ap-pellees.
Charles Straith Frigerio, Esq., Trial Attorney, Law Offices of Charles S. Frigerio, P.C., San Antonio, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.
Before DAVIS, SOUTHWICK, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Rafael Edgardo Solis, Sr. died in .pretrial custody at the Webb County Jail. The plaintiffs brought suit alleging the defendants, a group of Webb County jailors, caused Solis's death by applying excessive force in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. The defendants now seek to appeal the district court's order denying summary judgment.
The defendants claim that we have jurisdiction over the district court's denial of summary judgment based on qualified immunity, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. While we generally lack jurisdiction over a denial of summary judgment, we can immediately review a denial based on qualified immunity. See Kinney v. Weaver, 367 F.3d 337, 346 (5th Cir.2004).
The defendants' claim is unavailing. The defense of qualified immunity was not properly presented to the district court. The defendants argue they raised qualified immunity by arguing they acted in good faith. The defendants confuse the good faith standard in excessive force determinations with a defendant's burden to plead good faith as part of a qualified immunity defense. Compare Wilkins v. Gaddy, 559 U.S. 34, 37, 130 S.Ct. 1175, 175 L.Ed.2d 995 (2010) (good faith in excessive force claims), with Bazan ex rel. Bazan v. Hidalgo Cnty., 246 F.3d 481, 489 (5th Cir.2001) (good faith in qualified immunity).
Regardless, the district court did not rule on qualified immunity. Accordingly, we lack appellate jurisdiction at this time.
DISMISSED.
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.