WATTS v. GRAVES

No. 83-3135 Summary Calendar.

720 F.2d 1416 (1983)

Wallace WATTS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Odom GRAVES, Sheriff, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wallace Watts, pro se.

Burgess & Lee, John R. Burgess, Livingston, La., for Graves and Stewart.

J. Marvin Montgomery, Baton Rouge, La., for Rowe.

James E. Kuhn, Asst. Dist. Atty., Denham Springs, La., for Sibley.

Durrett, Hardin, Hunter, Dameron & Fritchie, H. Evans Scobee, Baton Rouge, La., for Tridico, Buie and Painter.

Before REAVLEY, RANDALL and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant-petitioner, Wallace Watts, brought a section 1983 action against twelve persons who he alleged had acted to deprive him of rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution. The district court dismissed Watts' complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

Facts and Procedural Background

In the early months of 1980, Watts became the subject...

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