PIAZZA v. MAYNE

No. CIV. A. 97-238.

23 F.Supp.2d 658 (1998)

Paul R. PIAZZA, v. Jeff MAYNE.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

October 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Galen S. Brown, M. Lizabeth Talbott, Lamothe & Hamilton, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff.

Lionel Joseph Favret, III, Leake & Andersson, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant.


ORDER AND REASONS

FELDMAN, District Judge.

Before the Court is defendant Jeff Mayne's Motion for Summary Judgment based on claims of qualified immunity and Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity. For the reasons that follow, the Motion is GRANTED.

Background

In this section 1983 action, plaintiff Paul Piazza is seeking compensatory and punitive damages for malicious prosecution. Piazza is a licensed wholesale fish distributor...

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