Michaelman v. Amiss

LOTTINGER, Judge.

This is an action ex delicto by Vernon Michaelman, a prisoner, against J. A1 Amiss, Sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish; Rodger Aucoin, Warden of the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison; the Parish of East Baton Rouge; the State of Louisiana; and the North River Insurance Company. The plaintiff sued for injuries received while he was incarcerated in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. From a judgment maintaining the exception of no cause of action and dismissing the plaintiff’s suit against the State of Louisiana, the plaintiff has appealed.

Plaintiff-appellant argues that the trial…