Lockwood v. Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JOSEPH LOCKWOOD CIVIL ACTION VERSUS OUR LADY OF THE LAKE 17-509-SDD-EWD HOSPITAL, INC. RULING This matter is before the Court on the Motion for Summary Judgment1 filed by Defendant, Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Inc. (“OLOL”). Plaintiff, Joseph Lockwood (“Plaintiff”) has filed an Opposition2 to this motion, to which OLOL filed a Reply.3 For the following reasons, OLOL’s motion will be granted. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff is a deaf individual who communicates in American Sign Language (“ASL”).4 On July 1, 2017, while…