Case Name: John THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harry F. CONNICK, in his official capacity as District Attorney; Eric Dubelier, in his official capacity as Assistant District Attorney; James Williams, in his official capacity as Assistant District Attorney; Eddie Jordan, in his official capacity as District Attorney; Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office, Defendants-Appellants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-08-10
Citations: 578 F.3d 293
Docket Number: No. 07-30443
Parties: John THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harry F. CONNICK, in his official capacity as District Attorney; Eric Dubelier, in his official capacity as Assistant District Attorney; James Williams, in his official capacity as Assistant District Attorney; Eddie Jordan, in his official capacity as District Attorney; Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, Defendants-Appellants.
Judges: Before JONES, Chief Judge, and KING, JOLLY, DAVIS, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, GARZA, BENAVIDES, STEWART, CLEMENT, PRADO, OWEN, ELROD, SOUTHWICK and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 578
Pages: 293–314

Head Matter:
John THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harry F. CONNICK, in his official capacity as District Attorney; Eric Dubelier, in his official capacity as Assistant District Attorney; James Williams, in his official capacity as Assistant District Attorney; Eddie Jordan, in his official capacity as District Attorney; Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, Defendants-Appellants.
No. 07-30443.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Aug. 10, 2009.
Michael L. Banks, John Gordon Cooney, Jr. (argued), Morgan, Lewis & Boekius, L.L.P., Philadelphia, PA, Robert Glass, Glass & Reed, New Orleans, LA, for Thompson.
William D. Aaron, Jr. (argued), Richard A. Goins, Goins Aaron, PLC, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellants.
Ralph R. Alexis, III, Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson, New Orleans, LA, Ellis Pete Adams, Jr. (argued), LA Dist. Attys. Ass’n, Baton Rouge, LA, .for Amicus Curiae, LA Dist. Attys. Ass’n.
Donna Rau Andrieu, Andrew -Milton Pickett, New Orleans, LA, for Amicus Curiae, Orleans Parish Asst. Dist. Attys.
James Davis Blaeklock, Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Hiram Stanley Sasser, Kelly J. Shackelford, Liberty Legal Institute, Plano, TX, for Amicus Curiae, Former Fed. Prosecutors.
Martin Jonathan Siegel, Law Offices of Martin J. Siegel, Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae, Ctr. on the Admin, of Crim. Law.
Before JONES, Chief Judge, and KING, JOLLY, DAVIS, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, GARZA, BENAVIDES, STEWART, CLEMENT, PRADO, OWEN, ELROD, SOUTHWICK and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
. Judge Dennis is recused and did riot participate in this decision.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
By reason of an equally divided en banc court, the decision of the district court is AFFIRMED. The panel opinion was vacated by the grant of rehearing en banc.