ABRAUGH v. ALTIMUS

No. 21-30205.

26 F.4th 298 (2022)

Karen ABRAUGH, individually and on behalf of M.A. and as Administrator, on behalf of Randall Abraugh Estate; Kelsey Rice Abraugh; Reashelle Morrow, on behalf of M.A., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Bill ALTIMUS, individually and in his official capacity; James Cochran, individually and in his official capacity; Julian C. Whittington, individually and in his official capacity; Rodney Boyer, individually and in his official capacity; Susan C. Tucker, individually and in her official capacity; Cynthia Holley, individually and in her official capacity; Anita Flye, individually and in her official capacity; Russell W. Roberts, individually and in his official capacity; Jessica Farrington, individually and in her official capacity; Bradley Vassar, individually and in his official capacity; State of Louisiana Office of Risk Management; John Doe #1, Correctional Employee; John Doe #2, M.D.; John Doe #3, Mental Health Professional; Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College Board of Supervisors; Police Jury Bossier Parish; Parish of Bossier, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED February 14, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy Gardner Day , Nichole Marie Buckle , Carmouche, Bokenfohr, Buckle & Day, P.L.L.C., Shreveport, LA, Paul J. James , James & Carter, P.L.C., Little Rock, AR, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Robert Kennedy, Jr. , Attorney, James Ashby Davis , Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, A.P.L.C., Shreveport, LA, for Defendants-Appellees Bill Altimus, James Cochran, Cynthia Holley, Jessica Farrington, Police Jury Bossier Parish, and Parish of Bossier.

Glenn L. Langley, Esq. , Langley & Parks, L.L.C., Shreveport, LA, for Defendants-Appellees Julian C. Whittington, and Rodney Boyer.

Carl E. Hellmers, III, Esq. , Stephanie D. O'Brien , Attorney, Frilot, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees Susan C. Tucker, Anita Flye, and Russell W. Roberts.

Andre' Charles Castaing , Louisiana Department of Justice, Litigation Division, Baton Rouge, LA, Daniel Robert Ewing , Amanda Brotherton Todd, Esq. , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, for Defendants-Appellees State of Louisiana Office of Risk Management, Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College Board of Supervisors, and Russell W. Roberts.

Before Wiener, Graves, and Ho, Circuit Judges.


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