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SMITH v. HOOD

No. 17-60122.

900 F.3d 180 (2018)

Ralph Arnold SMITH, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant v. James M. HOOD, III, in his individual capacity; Albert Lee Abraham, Jr., Individually; Cynthia T. Eubank, in her individual capacity; Stanley Alexander, in his individual capacity; Onetta Whitley, in her individual capacity; Ralph E. Chapman, Individually; H. Scott Spragins, Individually; Medical Doctor Reb McMichael, in his individual capacity; Luke Savoie, in his individual capacity; Medical Doctor Paul Scott McGinnis, in his individual capacity; James G. Chastain, in his individual capacity; The Mississippi Department of Mental Health; John Does 1-20, Whose names and identities are unknown at this time; Lawrence John Tucker, Jr., Individually, also known as Lucky, Defendants-Appellees

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 10, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Charles Bell , Bell Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Ridgeland, MS, for Plaintiff Appellant.

Justin Lee Matheny, Esq. , Office of the Attorney General for the State of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellee JAMES M. HOOD, III, CYNTHIA T. EUBANK, STANLEY ALEXANDER, ONETTA WHITLEY, MEDICAL DOCTOR REB MCMICHAEL, LUKE SAVOIE, MEDICAL DOCTOR PAUL SCOTT MCGINNIS, JAMES G. CHASTAIN, MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH.

J. Wyatt Hazard, Esq. , Michael Ryan Kelly, Esq. , Daniel, Coker, Horton & Bell, P.A., Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellee ALBERT LEE ABRAHAM, JR.

Jamie Ferguson Jacks, Esq. , Gerald Haggart Jacks, Esq. , Jacks Griffith Luciano, P.A., Cleveland, MS, for Defendant Appellee RALPH E. CHAPMAN.

Merrill K. Nordstrom , Kenneth Harold Coghlan , Hickman, Goza & Spragins, Oxford, MS, for Defendant-Appellee H. SCOTT SPRAGINS, LAWRENCE JOHN TUCKER, JR.

Before KING, DENNIS, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

Ralph Arnold Smith brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Americans with Disabilities Act against various defendants for their conduct related to his involuntary civil commitment. The district court dismissed his claims in their entirety. He appeals. We AFFIRM in...

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