Legal Opinion
Wallace Watts v. Odom Graves, Sheriff
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1983No. 83-3135PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant-petitioner, Wallace Watts, brought a section 1983 action against twelve persons who he alleged had acted to deprive him of rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution. The district court dismissed Watts’ complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.
Facts and Procedural Background
In the early months of 1980, Watts became the subject of an investigation into alleged narcotics sales conducted by the Detective Divisions of the Sheriff’s Departments of Ascension and Livingston Parishes. The…
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