Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Parish
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 11, 2017No. 51,064-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtGarrett, J.
hThe plaintiff, Freddie Ray Lewis, appeals from a trial court judgment granting an exception of prescription and dismissing his claims against the defendants, Richland Parish, the Richland Parish Detention Center (“RPDC”), and various officials and law enforcement officers associated with the RPDC. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court judgment.
FACTS
Lewis filed the present lawsuit basically claiming his incarceration was illegal and seeking damages. The circumstances leading to his arrest, conviction, and incarceration began in 2005. On four occasions between October 1, 2005,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sinclair v. KennedyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
- State ex rel. Lay v. CainLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
- State v. LewisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008
- Lewis v. Secretary, Louisiana State Department of Public Safety & CorrectionsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2014
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