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MITCHELL v. VILLIEN

No. 2008-C-1470.

19 So.3d 557 (2009)

Christopher MITCHELL v. Dr. Paul O. VILLIEN, Jr., The City of New Orleans and Detective John Hunter in his Official Capacity as a New Orleans Police Officer.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

August 26, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary W. Bizal, Pierce & Bizal, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Christopher Mitchell.

C. William Bradley, Jr., Richard S. Crisler, Natalie J. Parria, Bradley, Murchison, Kelly & Shea LLC, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Paul O. Villien, Jr., M.D.

(Court composed of Chief Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge PAUL A. BONIN).

BONIN, Judge.

On August 29, 2002, the Orleans Parish coroner, after performing an autopsy, concluded that Cathy Hall was not the victim of a gunshot wound. On the preceding day, NOPD Homicide Detective John Hunter had arrested Ms. Hall's boyfriend, Christopher Mitchell, for second-degree murder after a report to NOPD from emergency room physician Dr. Paul Villien, Jr., that Ms. Hall suffered a gunshot wound. Mr. Mitchell sued Dr. Villien1

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