Carney v. New Orleans City

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LATOYA CARNEY, ET AL. CIVIL ACTION VERSUS No. 20-901 NEW ORLEANS CITY, ET AL. SECTION I ORDER & REASONS Plaintiffs Latoya Carney and Byron Wilson, Sr. filed this action on behalf of their deceased son, B.W., who was killed in a vehicle chase involving officers of the New Orleans Police Department (“NOPD”) on March 20, 2019.1 The plaintiffs have asserted federal claims pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

and Louisiana state law claims against the City of New Orleans (“City”), members of the NOPD in their individual and official capacities,2 and…