KELLER v. McELVEEN

No. 98-722.

741 So.2d 804 (1999)

Karen E. KELLER, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Wayne F. McELVEEN, Sheriff, et al., Defendants-Relators.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied October 8, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Carver McCarthy, for Karen E. Keller.

Michael Steven Beverung, Lake Charles, for Wayne F. McElveen, Sheriff, et al.

Terry James Manuel, Sulpur, for Rick Bryant, D.A.

Christopher Paul Ieyoub, Lake Charles, for Samuel Ivey.

Before DOUCET, C.J., COOKS, DECUIR, AMY and SULLIVAN, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

The plaintiff filed suit against the sheriff and district attorney of Calcasieu Parish seeking recovery following her detention on a warrant not withdrawn from a national database after the district attorney's office rejected criminal charges against her. The lower court denied both a motion for summary judgment filed by the defendant sheriff, which is addressed in this opinion, and an exception of no cause of action filed by the district attorney, which...

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