PLAISANCE v. PHELPS

No. 87-3155.

845 F.2d 107 (1988)

Valley A. PLAISANCE, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C. Paul PHELPS, Secretary, Department of Corrections, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 16, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Valley A. Plaisance, Sr., pro se.

J. Marvin Montgomery, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before RUBIN, WILLIAMS and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Valley A. Plaisance, Sr., appeals a summary judgment dismissing his civil rights complaint against Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections officials. He argues, on appeal, that the district court erred in granting summary judgment and in failing to permit him to proceed to jury trial.

Appellant's sole claim at the time when motions for summary judgment were before the...

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