Legal Opinion
Benjamin v. Lafayette
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided February 3, 2020No. 6:19-cv-00797Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION DARRELL BENJAMIN CASE NO. 6:19-CV-00797 VERSUS JUDGE SUMMERHAYS CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE WHITEHURST LAFAYETTE ET AL MEMORANDUM RULING The present matter before the Court in this § 1983 case is a Motion to Dismiss Penalty, Punitive, or Exemplary Damages [Doc. 7] filed by defendants Joshua Stelly, Jarvis Mayfield, Kevin Link, and the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government. As explained below, this motion is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND This § 1983 action arises from an Order for Protective Custody…
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