JOHNSON v. THIBODAUX CITY

No. 17-30088.

887 F.3d 726 (2018)

Jackalene Rosa JOHNSON; Dawan Rene Every, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THIBODAUX CITY; Chris Bourg; Adrian Buchanan; Jeremy Gaudet; Rebecca Shaver; John Sutton; Paul Thibodeaux; Stephen Amador, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED April 17, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson Dan Taylor, Sr., Esq. , Chief Counsel, J.K. Haynes Legal Defense Fund, Thibodaux, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Michael G. Gee , Attorney, Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson, L.L.P., Thibodaux, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before REAVLEY, SMITH, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


Jackalene Johnson and Dawan Every sued the City of Thibodaux and seven officers — in their official and individual capacities — for unlawful arrest and excessive force under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The jury returned a verdict for the officers. The district court denied plaintiffs' motion for judgment as...

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