Phillips v. La. State Office of Governor

Full title: Dewey H. PHILLIPS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUISIANA STATE OFFICE OF the…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jul 15, 2011

433 F. App'x 235 (5th Cir. 2011)

Opinion

No. 11-30029 Summary Calendar.

July 15, 2011.

Terry B. Loup, Attorney, Morris Bart, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Taylor Mills Simon, Louisiana Department of Justice, New Orleans, LA, for Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellee.

James M. Garner, Esq., Debra Jean Fischman, Esq., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein Hilbert, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, No. 2:09-CV-3691.

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:[fn*] [fn*] 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.

The plaintiff sued for alleged injuries suffered in a traffic accident. The jury found no negligence, and the district court denied post-verdict motions and entered judgment for defendants. On appeal, the plaintiff argues only that the court should have granted the post-verdict motions.

We affirm, essentially for the reasons stated in the district court's Order Reasons denying the post-verdict motions. The trial raised largely questions of credibility concerning how the accident occurred. The district court's order explains why the verdict is supported by the record and the applicable law.

AFFIRMED.