Jones v. Cannizzaro

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ROBERT JONES CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO: 18-503 LEON CANNIZZARO, JR. SECTION “H” ORDER AND REASONS Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine and Partial Motion for Summary Judgment on Defendant’s Fifth Affirmative Defense (Doc. 225). For the following reasons, the Motion is GRANTED IN PART. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Robert Jones brings claims against Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr. (“OPDA”) in his official capacity under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

for damages caused by Jones’s wrongful conviction and 23-year incarceration…