Legal Opinion
Hudson v. City of New Orleans
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1999No. 96-30964PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Circuit Judge:
The question before us is whether the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office is an arm of the state of Louisiana and therefore immune from suit in federal court under the Eleventh Amendment. We find that it is not, and REVERSE the decision of the district court.
Factual & PROCEDURAL BaoKGRound
In 1994, Plaintiff-appellant Keith Hudson was convicted in Louisiana state court for battery and illegal possession of a firearm. After conviction and while an inmate, Hudson filed a federal lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging several civil rights violations based on the…
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