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MORGAN v. WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH

NUMBER 2019 CA 0728.

308 So.3d 1168 (2020)

Shawn MORGAN v. WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, Eric J. Morales, in His Official Capacity as a Deputy of the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Department, City of Port Allen, Port Allen Police Department, and Ron Kauffman, Jr. Individually and in His Official Capacity as an Officer With the Port Allen Police Department.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Judgment Rendered: July 14, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl A. Marcelle, III , Baton Rouge, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant, Shawn Morgan.

Bradley C. Meyers , John F. Jakuback , Melissa B. Caruso , Baton Rouge, LA, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees, City of Port Allen and Officer Ron Kauffman, Jr.

Christopher H. Hebert , Lafayette, LA, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees, West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Department and Eric J. Morales.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C.J., GUIDRY, AND BURRIS, JJ.

This case is before us on appeal by plaintiff, Shawn Morgan, from a judgment of the trial court dismissing his claims against the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Department (WBRPSD) as abandoned. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment and remand to the trial court for further proceedings.

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