POWERS v. U.S.

No. 14-30444.

783 F.3d 570 (2015)

Walter POWERS, Jr., individually, and in his capacity of President of the Fraternal Order of Police, Crescent City Lodge #2, and its Members; Frederick C. Morton, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. UNITED STATES of America; Police Association of New Orleans; Michael Glasser, individually and as President of the Police Association of New Orleans, Inc., Intervenors-Appellees City of New Orleans, Defendant-Cross-Defendant-Appellee Mitchell J. Landrieu, in his official capacity as the mayor/chief executive of the City of New Orleans; Ronal W. Serpas, in his official capacity as the superintendent of the Department of Police, City of New Orleans; Kevin W. Wildes, in his official capacity as chairman of the City Civil Service Commission for the City of New Orleans, Defendants-Appellees City Civil Service Commission for the City of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, Defendant Cross Claimant-Appellant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 15, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond C. Burkart, III, Burkart & Associates, L.L.C., Covington, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Sharonda R. Williams, Esq. (argued), Christy Schinka Harowski,   Cherrell Romonica Simms, City Attorney's Office, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Cross-Defendant-Appellee, and Defendants-Appellees, Mitchell J. Landrieu and Ronal W. Serpas.

April J. Anderson, Esq. (argued), Emily Anna Gunston, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Intervenor-Appellee, United States of America.

Eric J. Hessler, New Orleans, LA, for Intervenors-Appellees, Police Association of New Orleans and Michael Glasser.

Gilbert Rene Buras, Jr., Esq. (argued), New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee, Kevin W. Wildes, and Defendant Cross Claimant-Appellant-Appellee, City Civil Service Commission for the City of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans.

Before DAVIS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges, and ROSENTHAL, District Judge.


Plaintiffs Frederick Morton and Walter Powers, Jr., individually and in his capacity as President of the Fraternal Order of Police, and cross-claimant the New Orleans Civil Service Commission ("CSC") appeal the district court's judgment upholding certain ordinances passed...

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