Legal Opinion

Patin v. Munster

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 5, 2000No. 99-1739Published

1Opinion of the Court

|,YELVERTON, Judge.

Billy Patín is a horse racing jockey. The defendants, E.J. Fayard, C.L. Webb, and Larry Munster, are horse racing stewards appointed by the Louisiana State ' Racing Commission. The defendants revoked Patin’s racing license. Patín filed a petition for injunctive relief and damages against the stewards. They filed exceptions of no cause of action. The exceptions were granted by the trial court. Patín appeals this judgment claiming that he has stated a cause of action under state law and federal law, specifically 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We affirm.

FACTS

According to Patin’s petition,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Zinermon v. BurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982

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