Legal Opinion
Hunter v. Lafayette Consolidated Government
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 4, 2015No. 15-401PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAUNDERS, Judge.
11 Summer Hunter (hereinafter “Appellant”) appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Lafayette Consolidated Government (hereinafter “Appellee”). For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s grant of summary judgment.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On November 15, 2012, Summer Hunter was an inmate at Lafayette Parish Correctional Facility. She was being escorted to the courthouse across the street by a deputy for the Lafayette Parish Sheriffs Office. She was handcuffed and shackled at her legs. When the leg shackles became caught on the…
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