Marts v. Hines

POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Sidney Marts appeals the district court’s dismissal of his action for money damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Ike Spears, Esq.; 1 Phillip Hines, a public defender for Orleans Parish; and one John Doe, an assistant district attorney for Orleans Parish. Marts alleges that the defendants, individually and in a conspiracy, sought to deny him access to the courts and to falsely imprison him without probable cause while ostensibly awaiting his trial on a purse-snatching charge. The district court dismissed the actions because private defense counsel and the public defender…