Moore v. Foti

GULOTTA, Judge.

Charles C. Foti, Jr., Criminal Sheriff of Orleans Parish, appeals from a $193,059.00 judgment in favor of plaintiff, Leroy Moore, Jr., a former inmate of the Orleans Parish Prison, for injuries sustained during his incarceration, when two fellow prisoners burned him with flammable liquid spray deodorant. We reverse.

Moore sued Foti, (individually and in his capacity as the official responsible for operation of the prison), Foti’s liability insurers, and the two inmates, Gerard Edwards and Roger Turner. After default judgments were rendered against the inmates, the claims against…