Olivier v. City of Brandon, MS
── Olivier v. City of Brandon, MS ──
Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date: May 18, 2026
Category: Civil Rights
Case: 22-60566 Document: 95-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/18/2026
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
____________ FILED
May 18, 2026
No. 22-60566 Lyle W. Cayce
____________ Clerk
Gabriel Olivier,
Plaintiff—Appellant,
versus
City of Brandon, Mississippi; William A. Thompson,
individually and in his official capacity as Chief of Police for Brandon Police
Department,
Defendants—Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 3:21-CV-636
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ON REMAND FROM
THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Before Wiener, Graves, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam: *
This case is before us on remand from the Supreme Court. The
Supreme reversed the judgment of this court and held that Heck v. Humphrey,
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*
This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 22-60566 Document: 95-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/18/2026
No. 22-60566
512 U.S. 477 (1994), does not bar Olivier’s suit, which seeks purely
prospective relief, notwithstanding his prior conviction for violating the
challenged ordinance. Olivier v. City of Brandon, Miss., 607 U.S. ----, 146 S.
Ct. 916, 926 (2026). Accordingly, we REMAND this case to the district
court for further proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court’s opinion.
Certified as a true copy and issued
as the mandate on May 18, 2026
Attest:
Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
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