JOSEPH v. MOODY

2020 CA 0194.

315 So.3d 926 (2020)

Earnest JOSEPH v. Lt. Darren MOODY and State of Louisiana Through Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Decision Rendered: November 9, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna U. Grodner , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Attorney for Plaintiff/Appellant, Earnest Joseph.

Jeff Landry , Attorney General, James L. Hilburn , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Amber Mandina Babin , New Orleans, Louisiana, Attorneys for Defendant/Appellee, Lt. Darren Moody and State of Louisiana through Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Louisiana State Penitentiary.

BEFORE: McDONALD, HOLDRIDGE, and PENZATO, JJ.


Earnest Joseph III is an inmate housed at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana. Mr. Joseph and his cellmate often argued and had both asked to be moved from the cell they shared. Mr. Joseph alleges he told Lieutenant Darren Moody that his cellmate was acting mentally unstable. Mr. Joseph asked to be moved from the cell...

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