HERNANDEZ v. SCHWEGMANN BROS. GIANT SUPERMARKETS

No. 81-3382. Summary Calendar.

673 F.2d 771 (1982)

Carolina HERNANDEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SCHWEGMANN BROTHERS GIANT SUPERMARKETS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 22, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Ellis, John J. Gillon, Jr., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

C. Monk Simons, III, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, REAVLEY and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The district court granted a directed verdict against the plaintiff in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because it concluded that the plaintiff had presented no evidence that the defendant's conduct was "state action." We affirm.

Security officers in defendant's store detained plaintiff because they suspected her of shoplifting. A police officer was called; he arrested plaintiff and took her to the police station for booking. The shoplifting...

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