United States Fifth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's section 1983 action, alleging that he was illegally kept in jail until he paid his debt, is reversed where the district court erred when it found that defendant-attorneys were not state actors.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/17/2005
• Published 06/20/2005

Judges

• CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:, Before BENAVIDES, STEWART and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dennis R. Whalen (argued), Baton Rouge, LA, for Ballard., James H. Morgan, III (argued), Daniel A. Reed, Seale, Smith, Zuber & Barnette, Baton Rouge, LA, for Wall, Percy and Percy, Pujol & Wall., Charles Henry Braud, Jr. (argued), Baton Rouge, LA, for Lambert.