DOE v. McKESSON

No. 17-30864.

945 F.3d 818 (2019)

Officer John DOE, Police Officer, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DeRay McKESSON; Black Lives Matter; Black Lives Matter Network, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed December 16, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna Unkel Grodner, Esq. , Grodner & Associates, A.P.L.C., Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff—Appellant.

William P. Gibbens, Esq. , Ian Lewis Atkinson, Esq. , Attorney, Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, David Thomas Goldberg , Donahue, Goldberg & Weaver, L.L.P., Brooklyn, NY, for Defendant — Appellee DERAY McKESSON.

Christine Marie Calogero , Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant — Appellee BLACK LIVES MATTER NETWORK, INCORPORATED.

Before JOLLY, ELROD, and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.


We WITHDRAW the court's prior opinion of August 8, 2019, and substitute the following opinion.

During a public protest against police misconduct in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, an unidentified individual hit Officer John Doe with a heavy object, causing him serious physical injuries. Following this incident, Officer...

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