HALE v. FISH

Nos. 88-4816, 89-4090.

899 F.2d 390 (1990)

Billy HALE, Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant-Cross-Appellant, v. Randal M. FISH, et al., Defendants, Major J.W. Jones, Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office and James E. Magee, FBI Agent, Defendants-Appellants Cross-Appellees, and Don Hathaway, Sheriff, Caddo Parish, Jim Byrd, Captain, Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office and Myron Fuller, FBI Agent, Defendants-Appellees. John S. STEPHENS, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant-Appellant, v. Randal M. FISH, et al., Defendants, Major J.W. Jones, Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office and James E. Magee, FBI Agent, Defendants-Appellants Cross-Appellees, and Don Hathaway, Sheriff, Caddo Parish, Jim Byrd, Captain, Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office and Myron Fuller, FBI Agent, Defendants-Appellees. Billy HALE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Randal M. FISH, et al., Defendants, Jim McGee, F.B.I, Agent J.W. Jones, Etc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 30, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott R. McIntosh, Barbara L. Herwig, Appellate Staff, Civil Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., John A. Broadwell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Joseph S. Cage, Jr., U.S. Atty., Shreveport, La., for defendants-appellants cross-appellees.

John Milkovich, Shreveport, La., for plaintiff-appellee-appellant-cross-appellant.

Joseph W. Rausch, Stassi, Rausch & Giordano, John R. Flowers, Jr., Metairie, La., for J.W. Jones.

John S. Stephens, Shreveport, La., pro se.

Before GEE, GARZA, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Finding the district court correctly analyzed the Section 1983 liability of Major Jones and Special Agent Magee, the extent of the qualified immunity umbrella, and the liability of Agent Fuller and Captain Boyd, the district court's liability phase of the case is AFFIRMED. Finding the adequacy of the compensatory damages and the decision of whether or not to award punitive damages and/or prejudgment interest within the discretion of the district...

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