Legal Opinion
Burge v. St. Tammany Parish
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 25, 2003No. 01-31017PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Rodney Jack Strain, the Sheriff of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, appeals the entry of judgment against him in his official capacity, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for depriving the appellee, Gerald Burge, of his right to a fair trial. Burge cross-appeals the dismissal of his state-law tort claim against Sheriff Strain for spolia tion of evidence. We reverse the entry of judgment against Sheriff Strain and affirm the dismissal of Burge’s state tort claim.
Facts and Proceedings Below
In June of 1991, the appellee, Gerald Burge, brought suit under section 1983 against a…
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