# Thompson v. Connick

> Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · August 10, 2009 · 578 F.3d 293

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9634025

## Case

- **Full name:** 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
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- **Decided:** August 10, 2009
- **Citations:** 578 F.3d 293; 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 17728; 2009 WL 2424566
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Jones, King, Jolly, Davis, Smith, Wiener, Barksdale, Garza, Benavides, Stewart, Clement, Prado, Owen, Elrod, Southwick, Haynes
- **Cited by:** 23 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

- **Red flag:** Reversed by Connick v. Thompson, 179 L. Ed. 2d 417 (2011).
- Negative treatments: 1
- Distinguished by: 0
- Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9634025

## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that it is proper to dismiss allegations against government officers in their official capacities when the allegations duplicate claims against the governmental entity itself
- noting that, because "there is no majority opinion, ... no opinion today will bind any court or future party in this circuit”
- affirming district court by 8-8 vote
- affirming by equally divided court

## Opinion text

PER CURIAM:
By reason of an equally divided en banc court, the decision of the district court is AFFIRMED. The panel opinion was vacated by the grant of rehearing en banc.

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