1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 354 F.3d
  5. 354 F.3d 414 (2004)
 

PRIESTER v. LOWNDES COUNTY

No. 02-60750.

354 F.3d 414 (2004)

Eve PRIESTER, Individually and as next friend of Her Son Terry L. Priester, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOWNDES COUNTY; et al., Defendants, Lowndes County School District; Sammy Townsend, in his capacity as the Superintendent of Education, Lowndes County School District; New Hope High School; Mike Halford, in his individual and representative capacity as principal, New Hope High School; Rick Cahalane; in his individual and representative capacity as coach at New Hope High School; Dale Hardin, in his individual and representative capacity as coach at New Hope High School; Kent Farris, in his individual and representative capacity as coach at New Hope High School; Danny Browning; Lundy Brantly, in his individual and representative capacity as coach at New Hope High School; Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 7, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin O. Chambliss, Jr. (argued), Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robert Mims (argued), Daniel, Coker, Horton & Bell, Oxford, MS, Vardaman Kimball Smith, III (argued), Bryan, Nelson, Randolph & Weathers, Hattiesburg, MS, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, STEWART and PRADO Circuit Judges.

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

This civil rights appeal stems from a racially motivated attack, during a high school football practice, resulting in a serious eye injury. Eve Priester, individually and as next friend of her son, Terry Priester, brought this action against the Lowndes County School District, the New Hope High School Columbus, Mississippi, the school district superintendent, and the high school's principal and football coaches, in their individual...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases