Whittington v. Maxwell

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge: *

*452Plaintiff-Appellee James K. Whittington brought this lawsuit against four Concordia Parish employees, including Defendant-Appellant Randy J. Maxwell, Sheriff of Concordia Parish, asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 for malicious prosecution in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights and retaliation in violation of his First Amendment rights, as well as a state law claim for malicious prosecution. On defendants’ motion for summary judgment, the district court denied Maxwell’s claim of qualified immunity from the § 1983 claims and denied Maxwell’s summary…