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STATE EX REL. JACKSON v. PHELPS

No. 95-C-2294.

672 So.2d 665 (1996)

STATE of Louisiana ex rel. James T. JACKSON v. C. Paul PHELPS, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied May 10, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Winston Ardoin, Ardoin & Daigle, Eunice, for Applicant.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, John H. Ayres, III, Asst. Attorney General, Baton Rouge, for Respondent.

MARCUS, Justice.

James T. Jackson, an inmate at Dixon Correctional Institute (DCI) in Jackson, Louisiana, filed suit against C. Paul Phelps, Director of Louisiana Department of Corrections; Burl Cain, Warden of DCI; Colonel Donald McNeal, Chief of Security at DCI; and the State of Louisiana to recover damages for injuries he sustained when another inmate cut his throat and stabbed him. Plaintiff alleged that defendants were negligent in failing to offer reasonable...

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