LAXEY v. LOUISIANA BD. OF TRUSTEES

No. 93-5411 Summary Calendar.

22 F.3d 621 (1994)

Gregory LAXEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUISIANA BOARD OF TRUSTEES and University of Southwestern Louisiana, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Willard, Lafayette, LA, for appellant.

William L. Goode, Paul A. Landry, Michael D. Skinner, Goode, Skinner & Shullaw, Lafayette, LA, for appellees.

Before GARWOOD, SMITH, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Gregory Laxey, a player on the University of Southwestern Louisiana ("USL") football team, appeals a summary judgment in his § 1983 suit against the USL and the Louisiana Board of Trustees for suspending him from the football team and revoking his scholarship following an arrest for cocaine distribution. We find that the district court made the right call and therefore affirm.

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