Hammond v. Burns

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA CARMEN HAMMOND CIVIL ACTION VERSUS ANTHONY BURNS ET AL. NO.: 18-803-BAJ-RLB RULING AND ORDER Before the Court in this

42 U.S.C. § 1983

action is the Motion to Dismiss (Doe. 21) filed by Defendants Anthony Burns, Andrew Poe, Kevin McDonald, Robert Myer, and the City of New Roads. For the reasons that follow, the Motion (Doc. 21) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. I, BACKGROUND Officers of the New Roads Police Department arrested Carmen Hammond for committing battery of a police officer. (Doc. 1). Hammond contends the arrest was bogus.…