Francis Nolan Augustine v. John Doe, Deputy Sheriff, Lafayette Parish

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1984-08-16

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WISDOM, Circuit Judge: This appeal concerns the extent to which a plaintiffs rights under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (1981) 1 are limited by the availability of postdeprivation state law remedies. The complaint charges the defendants with violating § 1983 by depriving the plaintiff, <span…

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