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HOWARD v. FORTENBERRY

No. 83-4207.

723 F.2d 1206 (1984)

Neola N. HOWARD, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ray FORTENBERRY, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearings Denied March 29, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond L. Cannon, Tallulah, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Charles E. Welsh, Asst. Atty. Gen., Shreveport, La., for Gov. Treen, Director of Corrections and HHR.

Voelker, Ragland, Brackin & Crigler, William B. Ragland, Jr., Lake Providence, La., for East Carroll Parish Police Jury & Members Thereof.

Mayer, Smith & Roberts, Paul R. Mayer, Shreveport, La., for Hartford Fire Ins. Co.

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, Hershel E. Richard, Jr., Shreveport, La., for Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

Before RUBIN and RANDALL, Circuit Judges, and MITCHELL, District Judge.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

By summary judgment, the parochial governing body and various state officials were absolved by the district court of liability for the violation of the constitutional rights of two youthful inmates of a prison farm who died while confined in an isolation cell. We affirm the judgment dismissing most of the officials sued. Concluding, however, that there were disputed facts material to the liability of one of the executive officials and...

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