Legal Opinion
Keith Hudson v. Yvonne L. Hughes, Attorney City of New Orleans Unidentified Parties District Attorney's Office Susan Richardson Maurice Landrieu
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1996No. 95-30874PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Inmate Keith Hudson appeals the district court’s dismissal of his pro se and in forma pauperis § 1983 complaint. The district court dismissed with prejudice Hudson’s claims against the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office on the basis of Eleventh Amendment immunity 1 and his claims against Assistant District Attorneys Susan Richardson and Maurice Landrieu on the basis of absolute immunity. The district court similarly dismissed with prejudice Hudson’s claim against his defense attorney, Yvonne Hughes, on the basis that Hughes is not a state actor for…
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