Griffin v. Edwards

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 97-31205 CARY GRIFFIN Plaintiff-Appellee versus EDWIN W EDWARDS, Etc.; ET AL Defendants EDWIN W EDWARDS, Governor, in his official capacity as Governor; RAYMOND LABORDE, individually and in his official capacity as commissioner of Administration Defendants-Appellants Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (94-CV-568) January 8, 1999 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DUHÉ, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:* The prior panel implicitly held that Griffin stated a claim for deprivation of constitutional rights. That holding binds this panel. The district court found that there are genuine questions of fact and denied the motion for summary judgment filed by the public defendants. On this record we are not * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. persuaded of our jurisdiction, and we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. Whether there has been a constitutional violation and whether defendants enjoy immunity for any found violations will be decided at trial. APPEAL DISMISSED. 2