Legal Opinion

Dent v. Williams

District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided September 13, 2024No. 2:23-cv-03104Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA CEDRIC DENT CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO. 23-3104 JASON R. WILLIAMS, ET AL. SECTION “O” ORDER AND REASONS Before the Court is the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) motion1 of Defendant Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason R. Williams to dismiss Plaintiff Cedric Dent’s

42 U.S.C. § 1983

claim. Dent alleges he was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned because the Office of the Orleans Parish District Attorney (“OPDA”) suppressed material evidence favorable to him. Williams contends Dent fails to state a Section 1983 claim because the acts…

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