Legal Opinion
Shane Bellard v. Sid Gautreaux, III
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 15, 2012No. 10-31266, 11-30306PublishedCited by 287 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Shane Bellard was dismissed from the East Baton Rouge police training *458program after falling asleep in class and purportedly making inappropriate sexual comments. He demanded a name-clearing hearing from the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff, Sid Gautreaux, but was denied. Bellard then brought federal and state law claims against the Sheriff for his failure to grant a name-clearing hearing and for potentially defamatory statements made regarding Bellard’s dismissal. The district court granted the Sheriff summary judgment on all of Bellard’s claims.…
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