Demopulos v. Baton Rouge City Pol, et al

* 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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
F I L E D
October 22, 2003
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-30392
Conference Calendar
BRENDA DEMOPULOS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
BATON ROUGE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT;
JEFF WEBB, Officer; EARL RHODES, Sergeant,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Louisiana
USDC No. 99-CV-802-D
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Before KING, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Brenda Demopulos appeals the denial of her motion for
judgment as a matter of law and, alternatively, for a new trial
following a jury verdict in favor of the defendants in her 42
U.S.C. § 1983 suit. She has, however, not provided this court
with a trial transcript.
Because Demopulos challenges the sufficiency of the evidence
adduced at trial, it is impossible for us to entertain the merits
of her appeal absent a trial transcript, and her appeal must be

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dismissed. See Richardson v. Henry, 902 F.2d 414, 416 (5th Cir.
1990).
APPEAL DISMISSED.

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