Legal Opinion
Randolph Thomas v. The City of New Orleans
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1982No. 81-3579, 81-3602PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a decision against the defendants, the City of New Orleans and various officials of the New Orleans Police Department in a civil rights case. The suit arose out of the actions of defendant officials resulting in plaintiff’s dismissal from the police department.
Randolph Thomas was a police officer with the New Orleans Police Department. On June 3, 1979, Thomas and his partner, Officer Norman Caesar, twice visited the home of Gary Honoré and his common-law spouse in response to reports of domestic disturbance. The first visit resulted in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Cone v. West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Johnnie Ray Lee v. Southern Home Sites CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Elliott v. Group Medical & Surgical ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Dr. Alvin I. Thomas, Cross-Appellant v. Eristus Sams, Individually and as Mayor of Prairie View, and City of Prairie View, Defendant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- George A. Wells v. Jack v. DolandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- United States Ex Rel. Wilkins v. North American Construction Corp.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2001
- Willie ADAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ralph McDOUGAL, Sheriff, Parish of St. Bernard, State of Louisiana, Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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