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AUCOIN v. CUPIL

No. 19-30779.

958 F.3d 379 (2020)

Layne AUCOIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Andrew CUPIL, Lieutenant; Reginald Robinson, Sergeant, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED May 6, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Christopher Neal Walters , Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice, Theresa Cassidy Phillips , Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice, Litigation Division, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before SMITH, GRAVES, and HO, Circuit Judges.

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