GREENE v. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 2008 CA 2360.

21 So.3d 348 (2009)

Hellary GREENE, Jr. v. STATE of Louisiana, through the DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; Johnnie Jones and Loetia M. Young.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 19, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anselm N. Nwokorie, Farmerville, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant Hellary Greene, Jr.

James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Attorney General, Rose Polito Wooden, Asst. Attorney General, Holly C. Hargrove, Asst. Attorney General, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellees State of Louisiana Through the Dept. of Corrections, Johnnie Jones, and Loetia M. Young.

Before PARRO, McCLENDON, and WELCH, JJ.


WELCH, J.

The plaintiff, Hellary Greene, Jr., appeals a summary judgment granted in favor of the defendant, Loetia M. Young, which dismissed Mr. Greene's defamation claim against Ms. Young. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On May 17, 2004, the plaintiff, an employee of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, commenced these proceedings, seeking damages for discrimination based on age and...

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