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Taylor CARLISLE, individually and as Representative Member of a Class; Emile Heron, individually and as Representative Member of a Class, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Tracy MUSSAL, as Program Supervisor of the 24th Judicial District Court Drug Court Intensive Probation Program; Kevin Theriot, Probation Coordinator of the 24th Judicial District Court Drug Court Intensive Probation Program; Kristen Becnel, as Administrator of the 24th Judicial District Court Drug Court Intensive Probation Program, Defendants-appellees
Plaintiff-Appellants, two former participants in Jefferson Parish's Drug Court, brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. They alleged members of the Drug Court, acting in their official and individual capacities, violated their constitutional rights to due process by jailing them for technical program violations without a hearing and for giving them “flat time” sentences that did not allow the ability to earn credit for good behavior. The district court dismissed the claims against three Defendants, a Drug Court administrator, a Drug Court supervisor, and Drug Court probation officer, and entered a final judgment in their favor.
We have carefully reviewed the briefs, the applicable law, and the relevant portions of the record. We AFFIRM the judgment of the district court for the reasons explained in the district court's orders dated May 23, 2017, August 1, 2017, October 31, 2017, and December 19, 2017.
FOOTNOTES
PER CURIAM:* FN* Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.
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Docket No: No. 18-30002
Decided: August 14, 2019
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
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