RICE v. RELIASTAR LIFE INS. CO.

No. 13-30639.

770 F.3d 1122 (2014)

Nathan RICE; Brandon Rice; Jonathon Rice; Jessica Rice; Brenda Rice, on behalf of her Minor Daughter, M.R., Individually and on behalf of their deceased father Gerald Rice, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; Joel Arnold, Individually and in his Official Capacity as a Livingston Parish Sheriff's Deputy; WILLIE GRAVES, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Livingston Parish Sheriff, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 27, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kearney Soniat Loughlin , Loughlin & Loughlin, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Bradley Jon Betlach , Attorney, Nilan Johnson Lewis, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, George Davidson Fagan , Margaret Frohn Swetman, Esq. , Leake & Andersson, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, Stephen R. Whalen , Druit George Gremillion, Jr., Esq. , Attorney, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before DENNIS and PRADO, Circuit Judges, and BROWN, District Judge.


EDWARD C. PRADO, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-Appellees Nathan Rice, Brandon Rice, Jonathan Rice, Jessica Rice, and Brenda Rice1 (collectively the "Rice Plaintiffs") brought suit against Deputy Joel Arnold ("Arnold") and Sheriff Willie Graves ("Graves") alleging various violations of federal and state law after Arnold fatally shot their father, Gerald Rice ("Rice"), while responding to a 911 call. The Rice Plaintiffs also filed suit against...

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