DYAS v. SHREVEPORT POLICE DEPT.

No. 48,804-CA.

136 So.3d 897 (2014)

Patrick Dewayne DYAS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. SHREVEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 26, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Dyas, In Proper Person.

Barham, Warner, Stroud & McKay, by A.M. Stroud, III , Nichole M. Cox , Shreveport, for City of Shreveport and Detective Patrick McConnell.

Before STEWART, CARAWAY and MOORE, JJ.


CARAWAY, J.

Plaintiff, who was charged with the crime of murder, brought this action for claims against appellees for false arrest, malicious prosecution, and defamation surrounding his arrest. Appellees sought and obtained dismissal by summary judgment upon the assertion of probable cause for plaintiff's arrest and a qualified privilege against the claim of defamation. We affirm the judgment dismissing all of appellant...

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