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West v. Foti

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 26, 1995No. 94-CA-2139PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

|1ROBERT J. KLEES, Judge.

The court below found appellant, John M. Mamoulides, District Attorney for the Parish *835of Jefferson (District Attorney), liable to ap-pellee, David West, Jr. (West), in the amount of $10,000.00 for wrongful arrest and detention. We reverse.

West wrote a check for $315.32 to Sears in August of 1985. The check was returned for insufficient funds. Sears notified West by letter, but he did not respond. Thereafter, Sears turned the matter over to the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office.

Following normal operating procedures, the District Attorney claims that a letter…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Miller v. East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Dept.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
  2. Diaz v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  3. Foster v. PowdrillLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  4. Navarre v. FotiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Knapper v. ConnickLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
  2. State v. CampbellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016

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