LOUISIANA v. GUIDRY

No. 06-30641.

489 F.3d 692 (2007)

State of LOUISIANA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert GUIDRY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 15, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel E. Gooch (argued), Blaise Michael Sonnier (argued), Allen & Gooch, Lafayette, LA, for State of LA.

Arthur A. Lemann, III (argued), New Orleans, LA, for Guidry.

Before KING, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant State of Louisiana (the "State") sued Defendant-Appellee Robert Guidry in Louisiana state court, alleging (1) tortious acquisition of a riverboat license, (2) conspiracy to breach a fiduciary duty, and (3) breach of fiduciary duty. All those claims arose from Guidry's participation in an extortion/bribery scheme involving former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards. After the state court denied Guidry's motion to dismiss the...

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