RILEY v. WOOTEN

No. 91-3916.

999 F.2d 802 (1993)

Jay H. RILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ernest WOOTEN, Individually and in his capacity as Sheriff of Plaquemines Parish, et al., Defendants, Ernest Wooten, Etc., and Plaquemines Parish Council, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ethel Simms Julien, Julien & Julien, New Orleans, for Jay H. Riley.

George Pivach, II, Anne Derbes Keller, Pivach & Cossich & Pivach, Belle Chase, LA, for Plaquemines Parish Government.

Daniel Rault Martiny, Lee, Martiny & Caracci, Metairie, LA, for Wooten.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, HIGGINBOTHAM, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On June 18, 1989, Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's deputies and a representative of the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Beverage Control entered Jay Riley's business, the J.U. Lounge, and removed his state and parish alcohol permits and other permits and licenses necessary for him to operate, which effectively closed down his business. In his federal suit, Riley alleges that such actions were unlawful because...

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