Legal Opinion
Gordy v. Burns
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 17, 2002No. 01-30234PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Stanley Gordy filed this § 1983 action against officers of the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Department. Gordy’s sole viable claim was for malicious prosecution arising from his arrest for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Following a non-jury trial, a magistrate judge entered judgment for Gordy and awarded him $20,000 in damages. Having reviewed the record, we conclude that the officers are entitled to judgment as a matter of law because there was probable cause to support the drug charges.
I. BACKGROUND. In late August 1997, Lieutenant Glenn Davis…
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