Narcisse v. Creydare
Narcisse v. Creydare
Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-30733 Conference Calendar
JOHNNY NARCISSE,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
DONALD CREYDARE; LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PAROLE; LOUISIANA BOARD OF PAROLE; RICHARD L. STALDER; JOHN P. WHITLEY,
Defendants-Appellees.
-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana USDC No. 00-CV-337 -------------------- October 17, 2000
Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Johnny Narcisse, Louisiana prisoner #101252, appeals from
the dismissal of his prisoner civil-rights action as frivolous,
for failure to state a claim, and for seeking monetary relief
against defendants who are immune from suit. Narcisse moves for
leave to file a supplemental brief; his motion is DENIED.
Narcisse contends that the district court erred by dismissing his
claim against the members of the Louisiana Board of Parole (“the
Board”) on the basis of absolute immunity and that he stated
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. No. 00-30733 -2-
facts against Parole Officer Donald Creydare sufficient to
withstand a dismissal for failure to allege facts giving rise to
a constitutional violation. Narcisse concedes that his claims
were barred by Heck v. Humphrey,
512 U.S. 477(1994), but he
argues that his claims should have been dismissed without
prejudice so that he could pursue further relief in state and
federal court.
Narcisse filed an amended complaint after the magistrate
judge filed his report and recommendations. The amended
complaint superseded Narcisse’s initial complaint and should have
been considered by the district court. King v. Dogan,
31 F.3d 344, 346(5th Cir. 1994).
To the extent that Narcisse sought relief against the
individual members of the Board (he did not explicitly do so),
the allegations in the amended complaint made clear that the
members of the Board had no knowledge that he had been arrested;
any claims Narcisse may have wished to raise against them based
on their own actions lacked any basis in fact. To the extent
that Narcisse may have sought to hold the individual members of
the Board vicariously liable for Creydare’s actions, his claim
was legally frivolous. Baskin v. Parker,
602 F.2d 1205, 1207-08(5th Cir. 1979). Creydare was absolutely immune from Narcisse’s
damages action. Littles v. Board of Pardons and Paroles Div.,
68 F.3d 122, 123(5th Cir. 1995). Narcisse’s amended complaint
therefore was subject to dismissal as frivolous.
28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i).
AFFIRMED.
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