Legal Opinion
Plaisance v. Louisiana State Penitentiary
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 11, 2011No. 2010 CA 1249PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParrot, J.
IgManuel Plaisance, an inmate in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC), appeals a judgment dismissing his petition for judicial review on the grounds that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over his claims. Based on our review of the facts and law in this case, we affirm the judgment, but on different grounds.
ANALYSIS OF FACTS AND LAW
According to Plaisance’s account of the underlying facts, a prison guard ordered another prisoner to attack him, and then wrote him up for a violation of Disciplinary Rule #11, “Aggravated Fighting,”…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bordelon v. Louisiana Dept. of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Giles v. CainLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
- Taylor v. BroomLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
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