Hyorth v. Louisiana Department of Corrections

GROVER L. COVINGTON, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiff, Eugene Hyorth, an inmate at Louisiana State Penitentiary, from a judgment of the district court in his favor which granted him “a nominal award of One Hundred and No/100 ($100.00) Dollars” against the Louisiana Department of Corrections and denied his claim against Major James A. Teer. The Department also appealed. However, in its brief, it abandoned the appeal and urged affirmance of the judgment. We affirm.

The record establishes, and it is admitted, that the Department lost several items of the plaintiffs personal property…