Legal Opinion
Stokes v. Gann
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 29, 2007No. 06-60711PublishedCited by 175 opinions
1Per curiam
The issue before this court is whether the district court properly dismissed claims against Perry Gann in his individual capacity based on qualified immunity. Finding no error, we affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On November 5, 2004, David Stokes filed suit against the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks and two of its employees, Robert A. Wilder and Perry Gann, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for alleged violations of his constitutional rights. 1 Stokes claims that Gann, after receiving complaints that a co-worker of Stokes’ had engaged in illegal deer hunting,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Hampton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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