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RYLAND v. SHAPIRO

No. 82-3201.

708 F.2d 967 (1983)

Hardy W. RYLAND and Alma Odessa Ryland, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Alfred B. SHAPIRO, et al., Defendants, Edwin O. Ware and Edward E. Roberts, Jr., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 5, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis R. Whalen, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gold, Little, Simon, Weems & Bruser, John F. Simon, Alexandria, La., for Ware and Roberts.

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

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Introduction:

Hardy and Alma Ryland appeal from the dismissal of their section 1983 suit against Edwin Ware and Edward Roberts, defendants below.1 In their complaint, the Rylands alleged that their daughter, Lavonna, was murdered by Shapiro, and that the defendants, acting under color of state law, concealed that fact, and prevented a full investigation into the murder. The district court granted...

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