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BENOIT v. BOARD OF COM'RS OF NEW ORLEANS LEVEE DISTRICT

Civil Action No. 06-2402.

459 F.Supp.2d 513 (2006)

Gary G. BENOIT v. The BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF the NEW ORLEANS LEVEE DISTRICT, Michael P. McCrossen (in His Individual Capacity), and Max L. Hearn (in His Individual Capacity).

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

October 27, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Louis Arruebarrena, Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Gary G. Benoit.

Charles F. Seemann, III, Howard Shapiro, Jason M. Stein, Proskauer Rose, LLP, New Orleans, LA, for the Board of Commissioners of the New Orleans Levee District and Michael P. McCrossen.

Keith M. Pyburn, Jr., Fisher & Phillips, LLP, New Orleans, LA, for Max L. Hearn.

ORDER AND REASONS

LEMMON, District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the defendants' motions to dismiss the plaintiffs First Amendment claim for retaliation, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983; the defamation claim; and the claims for compensatory damages and attorney fees, pursuant to La.Rev.Stat. 23:967, are DENIED. (Documents # 10 and # 11.)

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motions to dismiss the employment-related...

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