LAZARD v. FOTI

No. 2002-CC-2888.

859 So.2d 656 (2003)

Lois LAZARD, et al. v. Sheriff Charles FOTI, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied December 12, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Joseph Hassinger, Jr., Timothy R. Richardson, Usry, Weeks & Matthews, New Orleans, Counsel for Applicant.

Patrick H. Hufft, Hufft & Hufft, Kendall P. Green, New Orleans, Counsel for Respondent.


TRAYLOR, J.

This matter arises out of a wrongful death action filed by the parents of a sixteen year old juvenile, who was improperly incarcerated in the Orleans Parish Correctional Center for adults instead of the Orleans Juvenile Facility. He was released from the center after fourteen days but not into his parents' custody, and killed by the criminal act of a third party almost twelve hours later. Suit was filed against Sheriff Foti, as criminal sheriff of the...

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