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Parties Involved:
Steven Dailey
Appellant
Norvel Lassere
Appellee
Michelle Pierson
Appellant
Jose Rel
Appellant
Cleven Remondet
Appellant
Michael Tregre
Appellant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-30319

NORVEL LASSERE, 

 Plaintiff–Appellee,

v.

MICHAEL TREGRE, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff; STEVEN DAILEY, 

JOSE REL, CLEVEN REMONDET, MICHELLE PIERSON,

 Defendants–Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of Louisiana

USDC No. 2:13-CV-5430

Before WIENER, PRADO, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Plaintiff–Appellee Norvel Lassere sued several St. John the Baptist 

Parish law enforcement personnel (collectively, “Defendants”) after an incident 

that resulted in one Defendant fatally shooting Plaintiff’s mother, Barbara 

Lassere (“Lassere”). After a trial, a jury found that both Defendants and 

Lassere acted negligently under Louisiana law and apportioned 50% of the 

 

* 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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

June 13, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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fault to Defendants and 50% of the fault to Lassere. Defendants appeal the 

denial of their motion for judgment as a matter of law or, alternatively, a new 

trial. Having carefully reviewed the parties’ arguments, the record, and the 

pertinent case law, we find no reversible error.

AFFIRMED.

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