Doe v. Angelina County, Texas

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• granting the plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment on his § 1983 due process claim against the county, which asserted that he was unlawfully imprisoned for failing to pay a fine as a result of a county’s policy
• dismissing false imprisonment claim against county sheriff in his official capacity
• “In the absence of some procedure for determining the reasons for a party’s failure to pay a fíne, it is difficult to conceive how a governmental entity will avoid discriminating against indigents on the basis of their respective economic statuses.”

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