Legal Opinion
Shipp v. McMahon
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2000No. 98-31317PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
This case involves the appellants’ challenge to the district court’s denial of their motion to dismiss the appellee’s claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state tort law. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the district court’s ruling.
Factual and Procedural History
The appellee, Cherie Shipp (Shipp), was involved in an abusive marriage with her husband, Dalton Shipp (“Dalton”), in Shreveport, Louisiana. To escape her husband’s abuse, Shipp moved into her sister’s house near Minden, Louisiana. When Dalton learned of her whereabouts, he made several…
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