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SNYDER v. TREPAGNIER

No. 96-30935.

142 F.3d 791 (1998)

James SNYDER, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Sidney TREPAGNIER, et al., Defendants-Appellees, City of New Orleans, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 27, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Booksh, Jr., John Beresford Fox, New Orleans, LA, for Snyder.

Franz L. Zibilich, Lee, Martiny and Caracci, Metairie, LA, Avis Marie Russell, Annabelle H. Walker, New Orleans, LA, for City of New Orleans.

Before MAGILL, SMITH and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

The City of New Orleans ("the city") appeals a judgment of liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for the shooting of James Snyder by police officer Sidney Trepagnier. Snyder cross-appeals, contending that the district court erred in submitting to the jury the question of Trepagnier's qualified immunity. We reverse the judgment insofar as it imposes liability against the city but affirm insofar as the judgment grants Trepagnier qualified...

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