Moore v. Smith

CARL J. BARBIER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

*391Before the Court are Defendant, Sheriff Randy Smith's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Rec. Doc. 8) , an opposition thereto filed by Plaintiffs (Rec. Doc. 16) and Sheriff Smith's reply. (Rec. Doc. 54). Having considered the Motion and legal memoranda, the record, and the applicable law, the Court finds that the Motion should be DENIED in part and GRANTED in part .

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This matter arises from the 2015 St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's election in which Defendant, Randy Smith ("Sheriff Smith"), challenged the…