Shane M. GATES, Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
Rodney Jack STRAIN, Sheriff, in his official and individual capacity; Walter P. Reed, District Attorney, in his official capacity; Charles M. Hughes, Jr., Attorney; Nathan Miller, Sheriff Deputy; Roger Gottardi, Sheriff Deputy; Brian Williams, Sheriff Deputy; Philip Duiett, Lacombe Nurse, Defendants-Appellees.
Shane M. Gates, Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
Richard Swartz, Judge; Nicholas F. Noriea, Jr., Assistant District Attorney; Marie-Elise Prieto, Clerk of Court-St. Tammany; Jeff Landry, Louisiana Attorney General; Ronald Gracianette, Assistant District Attorney; Kathy Sherwood, Captain; Kathryn Landry; Rodney Strain, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Office Sheriff, also known as Jack Strain; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company; Walter P. Reed, Defendants-Appellees.
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Cary Joseph Menard , Assistant District Attorney, District Attorney's Office, Covington, LA, for Defendants-Appellees NICHOLAS F. NORIEA, JR., RONALD GRACIANETTE, Assistant District Attorneys, and KATHRYN LANDRY.
Richard T. Simmons, Jr. , Attorney, Halley, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, L.L.P., Metairie, LA, for Defendant-Appellee CHARLES M. HUGHES, JR., Attorney.
Lawrence E. Abbott, Esq. , Cotten, Schmidt & Abbott, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee PHILIP DUIETT, Lacombe Nurse.
David Glen Sanders , Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee RICHARD SWARTZ, Judge.
Thomas Herbert Huval , Jones Fussell, L.L.P., Covington, LA, for Defendant-Appellee MARIE-ELISE PRIETO, Clerk of Court-St. Tammany.
Before KING, ELROD, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
Shane Gates was arrested by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office in 2006. In 2007, he filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the arresting officers used excessive force and that he was being prosecuted in bad faith. The case has been stayed since 2008 pending the resolution of the underlying...
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