Ballard v. Wall

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff-appellant, Michael Ballard (“Ballard”), appeals from the dismissal of his civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after the district court granted Rule 12(b)(6) motions in favor of the defendants: Louisiana State District Court Judge Marilyn Lambert, attorneys Robert Ryland Percy, III and Stephanie Wall, and the law firm of Percy, Pujol, and Wall (the “Pujol law firm”). Ballard’s complaint alleges, inter alia, that the defendants violated his rights under § 1983 by keeping him in jail until he paid his debt, without due process of law. Ballard…