Legal Opinion
Payne v. Fontenot
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided August 16, 1995No. Civil Action 95-308-BPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
POLOZOLA, District Judge.
This ease requires the Court to determine whether the defendants violated the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights when they denied the plaintiffs a video poker license. Finding that no constitutional right has either been violated or is even at issue, defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted.
On December 14, 1988, Albert Payne was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 1955 and § 1511 for operating an illegal gambling business. Six years after Albert’s conviction, his son, Frank Payne, applied to the Louisiana State Police, Video Gaming…
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