BIAGAS v. ST. LANDRY PARISH SHERIFF OFFICE

No. 13-642.

132 So.3d 971 (2013)

James Ricky BIAGAS v. ST. LANDRY PARISH SHERIFF OFFICE, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 11, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold D. Register, Jr. , Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, James Ricky Biagas.

Chad Pitre , Opelousas, LA, David Clay Clarke , Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, PLC, Lafayette, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Bobby Guidroz, Sheriff of St. Landry Parish, Deputy Eric Reed.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, MARC T. AMY, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

The plaintiff sought damages for mental and physical damages he allegedly suffered as the result of excessive force and offensive statements that he contends occurred during his arrest by St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office deputies. After the plaintiff presented his case in chief at trial, the defendants moved for an involuntary dismissal. The trial court granted the motion. The plaintiff appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm.

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