Legal Opinion
Carol Vincent v. City of Sulphur
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 28, 2015No. 15-30182PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
After an altercation at a bank during which Carol Vincent allegedly threatened violence against the mayor of Sulphur, Louisiana, and a city council member, police issued an “Official Notification of Trespass Warning” prohibiting Vincent from entering city-owned property, including City Hall. After the district attorney determined that the allegations did not support prosecution, police lifted the order. Claiming civil-rights violations, Vincent sued Sulphur Police Chief' Lewis Coats, Officers Chester. Gremillion and Glenn Martin, and the city under 42 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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