CHAMPAGNE v. JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE

No. 98-30791 Summary Calendar.

188 F.3d 312 (1999)

Jonathan F. CHAMPAGNE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE, et al., Defendants, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (Incorrectly sued as Louisiana Department of Corrections); Mike Foster, Governor, State of Louisiana, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan F. Champagne, Gretna, LA, pro se.

Andre' Charles Castaing, Litigation Division, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before SMITH, BARKSDALE and PARKER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDPSC) and Louisiana Governor Mike Foster appeal the partial denial of Eleventh Amendment and qualified immunity in Jonathan Champagne's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. The district court denied defendants' FED.R.CIV.P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss regarding Champagne's claim that he was knowingly worked beyond his capacities in prison.

Denials of motions to dismiss on Eleventh Amendment or...

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