Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Esparros Properties Airline, L.L.C.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 17, 2013No. 12-31283Published
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Appellant Patrick Wilson brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming a deprivation of property without due process of law. Because process remained available to Wilson under Louisiana law, we AFFIRM.
Wilson bought an immovable property improvement, a metal dance floor, at a tax sale in St. John the Baptist Parish in June of 2007. After purchasing the improvement, Wilson failed to pay taxes he owed on it for 2007, and the property was adjudicated back to St. John the Baptist in 2008. When the redemption window expired for the previous owner in 2010, Wilson brought a suit to quiet…
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