GULLETTE v. STATE THROUGH DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 13133.

383 So.2d 1287 (1980)

Richard GULLETTE v. STATE of Louisiana, THROUGH the DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garic Barranger, Jeffery Schoen, Covington, for plaintiff-appellant Richard Gullette.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Archie Perry, Staff Atty., Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellees State of Louisiana, through Department of Corrections, et al.

Before COVINGTON, LOTTINGER and COLE, JJ.


LOTTINGER, Judge.

Plaintiff, an inmate at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, seeks damages from the State of Louisiana through the Department of Corrections for inadequate medical treatment which he alleges eventually led to amputation of the lower half of his right leg. Plaintiff also sues for damages allegedly caused when he was stabbed by a security officer at the prison hospital following the amputation.

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