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BRISTER v. PARISH OF JEFFERSON

No. 83-3730.

747 F.2d 1019 (1984)

Caroline Jeanette BRISTER, wife of/and Anthony Herman Gerard, for themselves and their Minor Children Sharon, Douglas, Patrick, Paige and Sandra, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The PARISH OF JEFFERSON, State of Louisiana, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 6, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh G. Oliver, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

A.W. Wambsgans, Metairie, La., for Cronvich and Koehler.

Frank V. Zaccaria, Jr., Gretna, La., for Parish of Jefferson and Robert Kerry.

Before GEE, REAVLEY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

The appellants Caroline Brister, her husband Anthony Gerard, and their children brought actions in both state and federal court alleging that officials of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana had violated their civil rights. After a state court judgment for the defendants became final, the district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, basing its decision on res judicata principles. We must affirm the judgment of the district court.

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