Scott v. City of Shreveport

| Jessie Scott, Jr., and Patricia Scott appeal a judgment by the First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana, granting a motion for summary judgment by the City of Shreveport (the “City”). For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Facts

In the late afternoon of April 13, 2011, Officer J.M. Bassett of the Shreveport Police Department was patrolling E. 72nd Street in Shreveport, Louisiana. He heard some loud music and determined that it was coming from a motorcycle parked at 251 E. 72nd. A large man, Jessie Scott, was dancing in the yard and working…