Legal Opinion
Ivan Webb v. Town of Saint Joseph
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 24, 2019No. 17-30267PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Ivan Webb sued the Town of St. Joseph and its Mayor, arguing that they violated his federal and state constitutional rights by seeking-and then seeking to collect on-a judgment that he owed over $ 50,000 for violating a local ordinance. The district court concluded that the criteria for municipal liability were not met and that the Mayor was at least entitled to *212 qualified immunity. We affirm summary judgment on the federal § 1983 claims, and vacate and remand the state-law claim.
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