Tellis v. LeBlanc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA SHREVEPORT DIVISION ANTHONY TELLIS, ET AL. CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-541 VERSUS JUDGE ELIZABETH E. FOOTE JAMES M. LEBLANC, ET AL. MAGISTRATE JUDGE HORNSBY MEMORANDUM RULING This suit for injunctive relief was filed by several inmates at David Wade Correctional Center (“DWCC”) to challenge the conditions of confinement for inmates on extended lockdown at DWCC and to challenge the mental health care provided to inmates on extended lockdown. Plaintiffs allege that DWCC’s policies and practices are in violation of the Eighth Amendment, First…