Skinner v. State

PICKETT, Judge.

h Cleco Power, LLC, appeals a judgment of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of Charles F. Wagner, in his capacity as Sheriff of Rapides Parish, and dismissing all claims against Sheriff Wagner under the terms of La.Code Civ.P. art. 966(G). The plaintiffs, Vidal Skinner and his wife Yolanda, also appeal in order to preserve their rights against Sheriff Wagner in the event this court reverses the judgment of the trial court, but in their brief they pray that we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On April 5, 2011, Vidal Skinner, an inmate at…