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Mrs. Christine Keyes, Wife Of/and Thomas Keyes v. Ray Lauga, Office of Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans, Intervenor

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 26, 1981No. 79-1137PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Mrs. Christine Keyes, the appellee, and her husband, Thomas Keyes, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to recover for injuries they suffered, during and after their arrest, at the hands of several deputies of the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Department. They joined as defendants Deputies Ray Lauga and Henry Bonds, Sheriff Jack Rowley, and the Department’s insurer, North River Insurance Company. During the trial, the district court directed a verdict dismissing all claims against the sheriff and all of Mr. Keyes’s claims against the remaining defendants. A jury…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Gorsalitz v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by81 opinions

  1. George Thompkins, Cross-Appellee v. Bill Belt, Sheriff, Avoyelles Parish, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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  3. George Parrish and Charles Giles v. Perry Johnson, Charles Anderson, K.L. Cole, and Clarence TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
  4. Martin's Herend Imports, Inc. v. Diamond & Gem Trading United States of America Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  5. Petta v. RiveraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998

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