SIMS v. JEFFERSON DOWNS RACING ASS'N

No. 83-3606.

778 F.2d 1068 (1985)

Thomas J. SIMS, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. JEFFERSON DOWNS RACING ASSOCIATION, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, Stewards B.B. Rayburn and Claude Mauberret, Jr., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 18, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shushan, Meyer, Jackson, McPherson & Herzog, Donald A. Meyer, New Orleans, La., for Jefferson, Krantz & Leblanc.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Patricia N. Bowers, Asst. Atty. Gen., La. Dept. of Justice, New Orleans, La., for Rayburn, et al.

Keaty & Keaty, Thomas S. Keaty, Elliot Snellings, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee, cross-appellant.

Before WISDOM, GARWOOD, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This case comes before us for the second time.1 The plaintiff/appellee, Thomas J. Sims, a horse trainer, brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking injunctive relief and damages for his expulsion from the premises of the Jefferson Downs Race Track in Kenner, Louisiana. The issues in the case, which were tried to the court, were bifurcated. The district court first found that there was sufficient state...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases