United States Fifth Circuit

Absolute immunity did not shield an expert witness whose tainted testimony led to the overturning of a murder conviction, in a subsequent 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/08/2003
• Published 01/08/2003

Judges

• EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph F. Bishop, Jr. (argued), Ryan Jared Roemershauser, Garcia & Bishop, Metairie, LA, for Anthony G. Keko., David Michael Hufft (argued), Pivach & Pivach, Belle Chasse, LA, for I.F. Hingle, Charles Bowles, Charles Guey, Don English and Coregis Ins. Co., John F. Weeks, II (argued), T. Allen Usry, Usry, Weeks & Matthews, New Orleans, LA, for Charles Bowles, Charles Guey, Don English and Ernest Wooton., Ralph R. Alexis, III (argued), Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson, New Orleans, LA, for Sadie Williams Guey.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nicole Duarte Martin (argued), Michael Stephen Sepcich, Lemle & Kelleher, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellants.