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Parties Involved:
Brian M. Allen
Appellant
Department of Children and Family Services State of Louisiana
Appellee
Valery Howard
Appellee
Jefferson Parish District Attorney
Appellee
Ann Keller
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-30433

BRIAN M. ALLEN, on behalf of the United States of America and those 

similarly situated,

 Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

ANN KELLER, Judge, in her official capacity and individually; VALERY 

HOWARD; DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES 

STATE OF LOUISIANA; JEFFERSON PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY,

 Defendants - Appellees

Appeals from the United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of Louisiana

USDC No. 2:13-CV-233

Before JOLLY, HIGGINSON and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Plaintiff Brian Allen was ordered to pay child support after a paternity 

test determined with 99.99% certainty that he was the biological father of a 

minor child. He failed to do so and as a result was incarcerated multiple times 

in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Allen filed suit against the above-named 

* 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

May 11, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

 

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defendants, asserting a qui tam action under the False Claims Act as well as 

a civil rights action under Title VI and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court 

granted the defendants’ respective motions to dismiss under Rules 12(b)(1) and 

12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

This case is now before us on appeal. We have reviewed carefully the 

complaint and incorporated attachments. We have considered the parties’ 

briefs. Finally, we have heard oral argument. We find no reversible error in 

the proceedings before the district court, and, consequently, the judgment of 

the district court is AFFIRMED. See 5th Cir. R. 47.6.

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