John Thompson v. Harry F. Connick

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 07-30443
JOHN THOMPSON
Plaintiff–Appellee
v.
HARRY F. CONNICK, in his official capacity as District Attorney;
ERIC DUBELIER, in his official capacity as Assistant District Attorney;
JAMES WILLIAMS, in his official capacity as Assistant District Attorney;
EDDIE JORDAN; in his official capacity as District Attorney;
ORLEANS PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
Defendants–Appellants
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Louisiana
ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE UNITED STATES
Before JONES, Chief Judge, and KING, JOLLY, DAVIS, SMITH, WIENER,
BARKSDALE, GARZA, BENAVIDES, STEWART, CLEMENT, PRADO, OWEN,
ELROD, SOUTHWICK, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.*
PER CURIAM:
This Court, sitting en banc, affirmed the judgment of the district court by
reason of an equally divided vote. See Thompson v. Connick, 578 F.3d 293 (5th
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
May 13, 2011
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
Judge Dennis and Judge Graves did not participate in this decision.*
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No. 07-30443
Cir. 2009) (en banc). The Supreme Court reversed and remanded the judgment
of this Court. See Connick v. Thompson, 131 S. Ct. 1350 (2011).
Accordingly, this matter is REMANDED to the district court for entry of
judgment in favor of Appellants.
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