Dumas v. St. Tammany Parish Fire District No. 3 et al
Plaintiff: James Dumas
Defendant: St. Tammany Parish Fire District No. 3, Patrick Sicard and Scott Lober
Case Number: 2:2017cv01025
Filed: February 6, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Office: New Orleans Office
County: St Tammany
Presiding Judge: Carl Barbier
Presiding Judge: Janis van Meerveld
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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May 12, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER & REASONS. It is ORDERED that Defendants' 14 Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Plaintiff's First Amendment freedom of association and freedom of speech retaliation claims against Defendant Lober are DISMISSE D WITH PREJUDICE. Plaintiff's First Amendment freedom of speech retaliation claim, as it relates to May 2016 union letter, against Defendant Sicard is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Plaintiff's First Amendment freedom of speech retaliation clai m, as it relates to communication with Rick Franzo and Cindy Rester, against Defendant Sicard is not dismissed. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended complaint within 30 days from the entry of this order as state d within document. Defendants may then file a responsive pleading within 10 days of Plaintiff's amended complaint. It is FURTHER ORDERED that to the extent that Plaintiff sought monetary damages pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statute 23:822, that claim is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Carl Barbier. (gec)
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Plaintiff: James Dumas
Represented By: Philip A. Dominique
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Defendant: St. Tammany Parish Fire District No. 3
Represented By: Scott Edward Mercer
Represented By: Henry D. H. Olinde, Jr.
Represented By: Douglas Spencer Smith, Jr.
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Defendant: Patrick Sicard
Represented By: Scott Edward Mercer
Represented By: Henry D. H. Olinde, Jr.
Represented By: Douglas Spencer Smith, Jr.
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Defendant: Scott Lober
Represented By: Scott Edward Mercer
Represented By: Henry D. H. Olinde, Jr.
Represented By: Douglas Spencer Smith, Jr.
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