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Civil Liability
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Defenses: Minor Plaintiffs

     {N/R} Consent judgment in federal civil rights lawsuit over officer's shooting of father of minor plaintiff was properly set aside when youth's mother, who obtained that judgment failed to comply with a Louisiana state procedure requiring state court approval before entering into settlement agreement on behalf of minor. Carter v. Fenner, #96-31006, 136 F.3d 1000 (5th Cir. 1998).

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