BOURGEOIS v. WILEY

No. 2002 CA 1420.

849 So.2d 632 (2003)

Blake BOURGEOIS, et al. v. Jeffrey F. WILEY, Sheriff of Ascension Parish.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 9, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Courtney Wilson, New Orleans, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Blake Bourgeois, et al.

Fred Schroeder, New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellee, Sheriff Jeffrey Wiley.

Before: CARTER, C.J., WHIPPLE and CIACCIO, JJ.


WHIPPLE, J.

Plaintiffs, who were inmates in the Ascension Parish Jail, appeal the judgment of the trial court, granting the motion for summary judgment in favor of defendant, Sheriff Jeffrey Wiley, and dismissing their claims for damages with prejudice. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1997, plaintiffs, who were incarcerated at the Ascension Parish Jail in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, filed suit in federal...

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