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  • EnviroCap L L C v. Brown & Brown of Louisiana L L C

    District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Jun 12, 2019

    CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO: 16-887 BROWN & BROWN OF LA, L.L.C. … Lemann v. Essen Lane Daiquiris, Inc., 923 So. 2d 627, 633 (La. 2006) (citing Fowler v. Roberts, 556 So.2d 1, 4 (La.1989)).

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  • Hughes v. Standard Life Insurance

    140 F. Supp. 577 · District Court, W.D. Louisiana · May 15, 1956

    From this study we have found no valid reason to change our original opinion: Mullaney v. … Carolina Insurance Company v. Williams, 5 Cir., 210 F.2d 477 , also cited by defendant, likewise is inapplicable. There the insured died from a ruptured aorta.

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  • Todd v. City of Natchitoches, Louisiana

    238 F. Supp. 2d 793 · District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Oct 29, 2002

    Brown v. Miller, 631 F.2d 408, 410 (5th Cir.1980) (citing Flagg Brothers, Inc. v. Brooks, 436 U.S. 149, 155 , 98 S.Ct. 1729 , 56 L.Ed.2d 185 (1978)). … Runyan, 275 F.3d 449, 457 (5th Cir.2001) (citing United States v. Jacobsen, 466 U.S. 109, 113 , 104 S.Ct. 1652 , 80 L.Ed.2d 85 (1984)). Mrs. Todd and Brown, as private individuals, cannot be liable under Section 1983.

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  • Johnson v. Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company

    159 F. Supp. 104 · District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Jan 24, 1958

    Ben Johnson’s death, was Brown McCullough, husband of Rosalind Kalmbach. He is the nephew of Mrs. Alice S. H. Brown, and a first cousin of Max Brown. … While Max Brown’s case is not as strong as that of the other plaintiffs, on' the basis of the authorities cited above, and also upon Dale v. Simon, Tex.Com.

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  • Shields v. Halliburton Co.

    493 F. Supp. 1376 · District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Jun 26, 1980

    Mueller Brass Co. v. … Co. v. Proctor & Gamble Mfg. Co., 139 F.2d 633 (4th Cir. 1943); Acme Highway Products Corp. v. D. S. Brown Company, 431 F.2d 1074, 1080 (6th Cir. 1970).

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  • United States v. West Carroll Parish School District

    477 F. Supp. 2d 759 · District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Feb 14, 2007

    If the district court finds such a violation, then under Brown v. Board of Educ. of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., 347 U.S. 483 , 74 S.Ct. 686 , 98 L.Ed. 873 (1954), and Brown v. … Board of Educ. of Oklahoma City Public Schs. v. Dowell, 498 U.S. 237, 249-250 , 111 S.Ct. 630 , 112 L.Ed.2d 715 (1991).

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  • Brown v. LA Dept of Safety & Corrections

    District Court, W.D. Louisiana · May 22, 2025

    (“Brown”). … Brown was ushered into the chaplain’s office for a “Board Hearing.” Chaplain Moore handed Brown a “revocation paper” informing Brown that his religious hair exemption had been revoked.

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  • Broussard v. Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government

    45 F. Supp. 3d 553 · District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Sep 5, 2014

    Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319, 333 , 96 S.Ct. 893 , 47 L.Ed.2d 18 (1976); Crowe v. Smith, 151 F.3d 217, 230-31 (5th Cir.1998). The Lafayette Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board is empowered under La. … Id., see also Bishop v. Arcuri, 674 F.3d 456, 467 (5th Cir.2012) citing Board of County Commissioners v. Brown, 520 U.S. 397, 402-05 , 117 S.Ct. 1382 , 137 L.Ed.2d 626 (1997).

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  • Jones v. Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System

    58 F. Supp. 3d 670 · District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Sep 30, 2014

    Furthermore, the Board of Supervisors is an arm of the state and is likewise entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity. Delahoussaye v. City of New Iberia, 937 F.2d 144, 148 (5th Cir.1991). … Salas v.

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  • Deramus v. LA Indigent Defender Board

    District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Jul 7, 2021

    INDIGENT DEFENDER BOARD MAG. JUDGE KAYLA D. … Beaird v. Lappin, 2006 WL 2051034, at *4 (N.D. Tex. July 24, 2006) (detailing the impracticalities and difficulties).

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  • Manning v. LA Indigent Defender Board

    District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Oct 15, 2021

    Brown v. Taylor, 911 F.3d 235, 245 (5th Cir. 2018) (quoting Evett v. Deep E. Tex. Reg’l Narcotics Trafficking Task Force, 330 F.3d 681, 689 (5th Cir. 2003)). … .”); Walton v. Par. of LaSalle, 258 F. App'x 633 (5th Cir. 2007) (“The head of the Indigent Defender's Board may not be held liable under § 1983 for appointing counsel to represent Walton.”).

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  • Nunnery v. City of Bossier

    822 F. Supp. 2d 620 · District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Sep 26, 2011

    The Fifth Circuit applied Loudermill’s holding in Browning v. City Odessa, Texas, 990 F.2d 842, 844 (5th Cir.1993). … by Due Process. 990 F.2d at 843 ; see also Brown v.

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  • Jonathan G. Ex Rel. Charlie Joe G. v. Caddo Parish School Board

    875 F. Supp. 352 · District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Dec 20, 1994

    Board of Education v. Rowley, supra, 458 U.S. at 206 , 102 S.Ct. at 3050 . … Weil v. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, 931 F.2d 1069 (5th Cir.1991).

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  • Montgomery v. Vernon Parish School Board

    District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Oct 8, 2025

    Because these deficiencies apply to the claims against the school board as well, the dismissal inures to the benefit of both defendants. e. … Plaintiff’s race-based discrimination claim against Vernon Parish School Board and James Williams in his individual capacity survives this motion.

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  • Garcie v. Sabine Parish School Board

    District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Jun 27, 2025

    SCHOOL BOARD SABINE PARISH ET AL MAGISTRATE JUDGE HORNSBY MEMORANDUM ORDER Plaintiffs filed suit in state court against the school board, … Cevallos v. Silva, 541 Fed. Appx. 390, 393 (5th Cir. 2013).

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  • Reddix v. Lucky

    148 F. Supp. 108 · District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Feb 11, 1957

    Carson v. Board of Education of McDowell County, 4 Cir., 1955, 227 F.2d 789 ; Hood v. Board of Trustees of Sumter County School District, 4 Cir., 1956, 232 F.2d 626 ; Peay v. Cox, 5 Cir., 1951, 190 F.2d 123 . 9. … Brown v. Board of Trustees of LaGrange Ind. Sch. Dist., 5 Cir., 187 F.2d 20 ; Martinez v. Maverick County Water Control & Imp. Dist. No. 1, 5 Cir., 219 F.2d 666 . 11.

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  • Brown v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co

    District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Jun 16, 2022

    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION RONALD BROWN … Guidry v. Bank of LaPlace, 954 F.2d 278, 281 (5th Cir. 1992). “Legal conclusions masquerading as factual conclusions will not suffice to prevent a motion to dismiss.” Blackburn v.

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  • Simpson v. Sperry Rand Corporation

    350 F. Supp. 1057 · District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Nov 20, 1972

    Allen v. State Board of Elections, 393 U.S. 544, 557 , 89 S.Ct. 817, 827 , 22 L.Ed.2d 1 (1969). Without doubt, the plaintiff falls within the specified class which the statute protects. … Allen v. Board of Elections, supra . . . .” Higgins v. Wilkerson, 63 Labor Cases ¶ 32,379 (U.S.D.C.Kan.1970).

    Vacated on other grounds by Nelson Simpson, Jr. v. Sperry Rand Corporation, 488 F.2d 450 (1973)Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Johnston v. Spriggs

    77 F.R.D. 492 · District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Feb 2, 1978

    Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274 , 97 S.Ct. 568 , 50 L.Ed.2d 471 (1977); Gagliardi v. Flint, 564 F.2d 112 (3rd Cir. 1977). … Hogg, supra; McDonald v. Illinois, supra; Riley v. Minneapolis, supra; Dunlap v. Chicago, 435 F.Supp. 1295 (N.D.Ill.1977); Sandoval v. Brown, supra; Adekalu v. New York City, supra; Crosley v. Davis, supra; Gresham v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Cinemark U S A Inc

    District Court, W.D. Louisiana · Jun 10, 2020

    She described the strip as wooden or made of particle board, and said it was not flush with the carpet that covered the rest of the step. … Brown wanted the photos to demonstrate that distance to the physician. Mrs. Brown testified, “The cause of the tripping was that the board is raised and just not flush.” Mrs.

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