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ODEN v. OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MISS.

No. 99-60878.

246 F.3d 458 (2001)

Jesse ODEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; Dolph Bryan, Individually and in his official capacity as sheriff, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 27, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilbur O. Colom (argued), The Colom Law Firm, Columbus, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William J. Cole, III (argued), Jackson, MS, Jackson M. Brown, Brown Law Office, Starkville, MS, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POLITZ, SMITH and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Oktibbeha County, Sheriff Dolph Bryan in his official capacity, and Dolph Bryan individually appeal from the judgment of the district court in which a jury awarded plaintiff Jesse Oden compensatory and punitive damages for Sheriff Bryan's failure to promote Oden to chief deputy. We reverse the punitive and compensatory damages against Oktibbeha County and Dolph Bryan individually and affirm the jury's compensatory damage...

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