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BENNETT v. CITY OF SLIDELL

No. 81-3236.

728 F.2d 762 (1984)

Henry J. BENNETT, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF SLIDELL, Gerry Hinton, B.E. McDaniel, Nunzio Giordano, and Patrick J. Berrigan, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 2, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank M. RePass, III, New Orleans, La., for City of Slidell, Gerry Hinton, et al.

R. Gordon Kean, Jr., Pamela C. Walker, Baton Rouge, La., for amicus-Louisiana Municipal Assoc.

David W. Oestreicher, II, New Orleans, La., Fernando J. Estopinal, III, Slidell, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, BROWN, GEE, GARZA, REAVLEY, POLITZ, RANDALL, TATE, JOHNSON, WILLIAMS, GARWOOD, JOLLY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Our question is whether the City of Slidell has 42 U.S.C. § 1983 liability under Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978), for the conduct of two of its employees. The City has been held liable for damages to Henry Bennett caused by prejudicial treatment at the hands of the city attorney and building inspector. We hold that the City is not liable...

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