Legal Opinion
Sarasino v. State ex rel. Department of Public Safety & Corrections
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 15, 2017No. 16-CA-408PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGravois, J.
_JjTn this wrongful death suit, plaintiffs, various family members of the late Maria Ibanez Sarasino (“Mrs. Sarasino”),1 appeal the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand. In their suit, plaintiffs argued that the Sheriff breached a duty owed to their decedent, Mrs. Sara-*925sino, by “failing to properly protect” Mrs. Sarasino from Miguel Rojas (“Rojas”), the perpetrator who killed Mrs. Sarasino, and also in “failure to timely arrest” Rojas.
Upon de novo review, for the following reasons, finding that there is no genuine issue as to…
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