COKER v. WHITTINGTON

No. 16-30679.

858 F.3d 304 (2017)

Brandon COKER; Michael Golden, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Julian WHITTINGTON; Charles Owens, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed May 23, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson Welch Cameron , Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Edwin H. Byrd, III , Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, Byrd & Cromwell, L.L.P., Shreveport, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before JONES and OWEN, Circuit Judges, and ENGELHARDT, District Judge.


The appellants are two former sheriff's deputies in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, who chose not to obey a directive from the Sheriff and were removed from their offices. Their disobedience arose from their decisions to move in with each other's wife and family before getting divorced from their current wives. Whether...

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