McLIN v. ARD

No. 16-30201.

866 F.3d 682 (2017)

Royce Denton McLIN, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Jason Gerald ARD, In his Individual and Official Capacity as Sheriff of Livingston Parish; Benjamin Thomas Ballard, In his Individual and Official Capacity as a Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office Detective; Jack R. Alford, Jr., In his Individual and Official Capacity as a Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office Detective; Stan Carpenter, In his Individual and Official Capacity as a Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office Major; Brian P. Smith, In his Individual and Official Capacity as a Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Colonel; Bonita G. Sager, In his/her Individual and Official Capacity as a Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office Detective; William Dorsey, In his Individual and Official Capacity as a Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office Deputy, also known as Willie; James R. Norred, Jr., In his Individual and Official Capacity as a Councilman, also known as Jim; Cynthia G. Wale, In her Individual and Official Capacity as a Councilwoman, also known as Cindy; Chance McGrew Parent, In his Individual and Official Capacity as a Councilman, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED August 8, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tillman J. Breckenridge , Bailey Glasser, L.L.P., Washington, DC, John Christopher Alexander, Sr., Esq. , Attorney, Alexander Law Firm, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Cullen John Dupuy, Esq. , Druit George Gremillion, Jr., Esq. , Attorney, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, for Jason Gerald Ard, Benjamin Thomas Ballard, Jack R. Alford, Jr., Stan Carpenter, Brian P. Smith, Bonita G. Sager, and William Dorsey.

Christopher M. Moody , Moody Law Firm, Hammond, LA, for James R. Norred, Jr., Cynthia G. Wale, and Chance McGrew Parent.

Before JOLLY, SMITH, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


Royce Denton McLin alleges that members of the Livingston Parish Council and Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office maliciously conspired to prosecute him in retaliation for McLin's online comments about certain Council members. He contends that the Defendants obtained invalid arrest warrants, to which McLin surrendered...

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