HOWELL v. TOWN OF BALL

No. 15-30552.

827 F.3d 515 (2016)

Thomas R. HOWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee v. TOWN OF BALL, Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant Daniel Caldwell, in his official capacity as Police Chief for the Town of Ball; Roger Toney, in his official capacity as former Mayor of the Town of Ball; Curtis Robertson, in his official capacity as Alderman of the Town of Ball, also known as Buster Robertson; Willie Bishop, in her official capacity as Alderman of the Town of Ball; Jerry Giddings, in his official capacity as Alderman of the Town of Ball; Chris Covington, in her official capacity as Alderman of the Town of Ball; Ginny Poteet, in her official capacity as Alderman of the Town of Ball; Roy E. Hebron, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed July 1, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Broussard, Jr., Esq. , Broussard, Halcomb & Vizzier, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

Joy C. Rabalais , John Fayne Wilkes, III , Borne, Wilkes, Rabalais, L.L.C., Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

Randall B. Keiser , Keiser Law Firm, Alexandria, LA, John Scott Thomas, Esq. , LA Municipal Association, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.


Thomas Howell, a former police officer for the town of Ball, Louisiana, brought this action against the town of Ball and several individual defendants. Howell alleged that the defendants violated his First Amendment rights when he was fired for cooperating with an FBI investigation of public corruption. Howell also...

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