Legal Opinion
Kiana Mitchell v. Brett Hood
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 4, 2015No. 14-30537UnpublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
After losing a state judicial election to Ernestine “Teena” Anderson-Trahan, Kia- na Aaron Mitchell sued Brett Hood, alleging that' Hood distributed a defamatory postcard about Mitchell in the days immediately preceding the election. Hood im-pleaded Judge Anderson-Trahan as a third-party defendant, alleging that Judge Anderson-Trahan was responsible for placing Hood’s name on the election postcard. After being impleaded, Judge Anderson-Trahan moved to dismiss the case against her under Louisiana’s anti-SLAPP statute. Because . Judge Anderson-Trahan’s potential liability as a…
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