Jay H. Riley v. Ernest Wooten, Individually and in His Capacity as Sheriff of Plaquemines Parish, Ernest Wooten, Etc., and Plaquemines Parish Council

DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On June 18, 1989, Plaquemines Parish Sheriffs deputies and a representative of the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Beverage Control entered Jay Riley’s business, the J.U. Lounge, and removed his state and parish alcohol permits and other permits and licenses necessary for him to operate, which effectively closed down his business. In his federal suit, Riley alleges that such actions were unlawful because the Council and sheriff closed his business and suspended his licenses without prior notice or an opportunity for a hearing, violating his…