Eichelberger Law Firm attorneys J. Matthew Eichelberger and Madeline Iles delivered oral argument before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday, April 28, 2025.
Eichelberger Law Firm represents the Estate of La'Mello Parker in its claims against the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Harrison County, MS, City of Gulfport, MS, as well as various named and unnamed law enforcement officers. In 2021, La'Mello Parker - then only three months old - was shot and killed when law enforcement officers fired at least 17 rounds into the car he was in.
The argument focused on baby La'Mello's rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution, as well as the original text of the Civil Rights Act of 1871 and qualified immunity. The judges on the panel were the Honorable Carl Stewart, the Honorable Edith Brown Clement, and the Honorable Don Willett.
The oral argument may be heard in its entirety here.