Whitty v. New Orleans Police Department

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D No. 06-31115 August 31, 2007 Summary Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk NANCY MARIAN WHITTY Plaintiff-Appellant v. NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT; CITY OF NEW ORLEANS; MAYOR C RAY NAGIN; WARREN J RILEY, Police Superintendent; OFFICER F DENTON Defendants-Appellees Appeal from the United States United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC No. 2:06-CV-1835 Before WIENER, GARZA, and PRADO, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* We affirm the district court’s dismissal without prejudice of Nancy Marian Whitty’s suit brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Her complaint does not allege any facts that would substantiate her conclusory claim that her First and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated. See Arnaud v. Odom, 870 F.2d 304, 307 (5th Cir. 1989) (“A plaintiff may not . . . plead merely conclusory * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. No. 06-31115 allegations to successfully state a section 1983 claim, but must instead set forth specific facts which, if proven, would warrant the relief sought.”); FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6). AFFIRMED. 2