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HUDSON v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 96-30964.

174 F.3d 677 (1999)

Keith HUDSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, Unidentified Parties, Defendants-Appellees, v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS; District Attorney's Office; Susan Richardson; Maurice Landrieu, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 13, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dane S. Ciolino, New Orleans, La, for Hudson.

Greta L. Wilson, Avis Marie Russell, New Orleans, LA, for City of New Orleans.

William Francis Wessel, Charlotte Ann Lagarde, Wessel & Associates, New Orleans, LA, for District Attorney's Office, Richardson and Landrieu.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, STEWART and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

STEWART, Circuit Judge:

The question before us is whether the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office is an arm of the state of Louisiana and therefore immune from suit in federal court under the Eleventh Amendment. We find that it is not, and REVERSE the decision of the district court.

FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 1994, Plaintiff-appellant Keith Hudson was convicted in Louisiana state court...

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