Legal Opinion
Francis Nolan Augustine v. John Doe, Deputy Sheriff, Lafayette Parish
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1984No. 82-4573PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns the extent to which a plaintiffs rights under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (1981) 1 are limited by the availability of postdeprivation state law remedies. The complaint charges the defendants with violating § 1983 by depriving the plaintiff, Francis N. Augustine, of his constitutional rights. The complaint alleges that the defendants arrested the plaintiff at his home without a warrant, took him and his dog to the police station by force, and detained him there until they could take his dog from him. On the authority of Parratt v. Taylor, 1981, 451 U.S. 527,…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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