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ROBERTS v. LOUISIANA DOWNS, INC.

No. 83-4529.

742 F.2d 221 (1984)

Herbert H. ROBERTS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUISIANA DOWNS, INC. and Vincent J. Bartimo, Individually and in his official capacity as President of Louisiana Downs, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 24, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Strickler, Jr., Ann Woolhandler, Michael G. Collins, New Orleans, La., Henry C. Walker, Shreveport, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Lunn, Irion, Switzer, Johnson & Salley, Charles W. Salley, James B. Gardner, Roy S. Payne, Shreveport, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, JOLLY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Herbert Roberts appeals from a trial court judgment dismissing his action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We reverse.

I.

Herbert Roberts is a trainer of thoroughbred racehorses by profession. Prior to the events which gave rise to this case, Roberts was employed by Paradise Farms, of Longview, Texas, and regularly raced their horses at Louisiana Downs Racetrack in Bossier Parish...

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