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LEWIS v. EAST FELICIANA PARISH SCHOOL BD.

No. 86-3628.

820 F.2d 143 (1987)

Prince LEWIS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EAST FELICIANA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 26, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Arthur Smith, III, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert L. Hammonds, John F. Ward, Jr., Baton Rouge, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, POLITZ, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Prince Lewis, Jr., a former tenured school teacher, appeals from a summary judgment, dismissing his claim asserted under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the East Feliciana Parish School Board. The district court held that the claim had been decided by the Louisiana state courts, and was barred by res judicata; that in any event it lacked jurisdiction to review the state court decisions, 635 F.Supp. 296

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