Legal Opinion
Anthony J. Caprera v. Roy Jacobs, Sr., Individually and in His Official Capacity With the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1986No. 85-3368PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a denial of plaintiffs’ Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) motion to reconsider and set aside an order of dismissal of their § 1983 action against the defendants. Plaintiffs also appeal from an order assessing sanctions against them. Finding that the magistrate was without jurisdiction to enter final judgment in this case, we vacate the order of dismissal, and remand this case for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.
The plaintiffs in this suit were employed by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office as deputies. In their original complaint, filed in February, 1983,…
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