LEWIS v. CAIN

Civil Action No. 15-318-SDD-RLB.

JOSEPH LEWIS, JR., ET AL., v. BURL CAIN, ET AL.

United States District Court, M.D. Louisiana.

October 23, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Nature of Suit: 555 Habeas Corpus (Prison Condition)
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kentrell Parker, Plaintiff, represented by Mercedes Hardy Montagnes , The Promise of Justice Initiative.

Kentrell Parker, Plaintiff, represented by Amanda Boozer , The Promise of Justice Initiative, pro hac vice, Bruce Warfield Hamilton , ACLU of Louisiana, Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Miranda Tait & Nishi Lal Kumar , Promise of Justice Initiative.

Farrell Sampier, Plaintiff, represented by Mercedes Hardy Montagnes , The Promise of Justice Initiative, Amanda Boozer , The Promise of Justice Initiative, pro hac vice, Bruce Warfield Hamilton , ACLU of Louisiana, Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Miranda Tait & Nishi Lal Kumar , Promise of Justice Initiative.

Reginald George, Plaintiff, represented by Mercedes Hardy Montagnes , The Promise of Justice Initiative, Amanda Boozer , The Promise of Justice Initiative, pro hac vice, Bruce Warfield Hamilton , ACLU of Louisiana, Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Miranda Tait & Nishi Lal Kumar , Promise of Justice Initiative.

John Tonubbee, Plaintiff, represented by Mercedes Hardy Montagnes , The Promise of Justice Initiative, Amanda Boozer , The Promise of Justice Initiative, pro hac vice, Bruce Warfield Hamilton , ACLU of Louisiana, Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Miranda Tait & Nishi Lal Kumar , Promise of Justice Initiative.

Otto Barrera, Plaintiff, represented by Mercedes Hardy Montagnes , The Promise of Justice Initiative, Amanda Boozer , The Promise of Justice Initiative, pro hac vice, Bruce Warfield Hamilton , ACLU of Louisiana, Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Miranda Tait & Nishi Lal Kumar , Promise of Justice Initiative.

Clyde Carter, Plaintiff, represented by Mercedes Hardy Montagnes , The Promise of Justice Initiative, Amanda Boozer , The Promise of Justice Initiative, pro hac vice, Bruce Warfield Hamilton , ACLU of Louisiana, Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Miranda Tait & Nishi Lal Kumar , Promise of Justice Initiative.

Edward Giovanni, Plaintiff, represented by Mercedes Hardy Montagnes , The Promise of Justice Initiative, Amanda Boozer , The Promise of Justice Initiative, pro hac vice, Bruce Warfield Hamilton , ACLU of Louisiana, Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Miranda Tait & Nishi Lal Kumar , Promise of Justice Initiative.

Ricky D. Davis, Plaintiff, represented by Mercedes Hardy Montagnes , The Promise of Justice Initiative, Amanda Boozer , The Promise of Justice Initiative, pro hac vice, Bruce Warfield Hamilton , ACLU of Louisiana, Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Miranda Tait & Nishi Lal Kumar , Promise of Justice Initiative.

Lionel Tolbert, Plaintiff, represented by Mercedes Hardy Montagnes , The Promise of Justice Initiative, Amanda Boozer , The Promise of Justice Initiative, pro hac vice, Bruce Warfield Hamilton , ACLU of Louisiana, Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Miranda Tait & Nishi Lal Kumar , Promise of Justice Initiative.

Rufus White, Plaintiff, represented by Mercedes Hardy Montagnes , The Promise of Justice Initiative, Amanda Boozer , The Promise of Justice Initiative, pro hac vice, Bruce Warfield Hamilton , ACLU of Louisiana, Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Miranda Tait & Nishi Lal Kumar , Promise of Justice Initiative.

Shannon Hurd, Plaintiff, represented by Mercedes Hardy Montagnes , The Promise of Justice Initiative, Amanda Boozer , The Promise of Justice Initiative, pro hac vice, Bruce Warfield Hamilton , ACLU of Louisiana, Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Miranda Tait & Nishi Lal Kumar , Promise of Justice Initiative.

Alton Adams, Plaintiff, represented by Mercedes Hardy Montagnes , The Promise of Justice Initiative, Amanda Boozer , The Promise of Justice Initiative, pro hac vice, Bruce Warfield Hamilton , ACLU of Louisiana, Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Miranda Tait & Nishi Lal Kumar , Promise of Justice Initiative.

Ian Cazenave, Plaintiff, represented by Mercedes Hardy Montagnes , The Promise of Justice Initiative, Amanda Boozer , The Promise of Justice Initiative, pro hac vice, Bruce Warfield Hamilton , ACLU of Louisiana, Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Miranda Tait & Nishi Lal Kumar , Promise of Justice Initiative.

Edward Washington, Plaintiff, represented by Mercedes Hardy Montagnes , The Promise of Justice Initiative, Amanda Boozer , The Promise of Justice Initiative, pro hac vice, Bruce Warfield Hamilton , ACLU of Louisiana, Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Miranda Tait & Nishi Lal Kumar , Promise of Justice Initiative.

Alton Batiste, Plaintiff, represented by Mercedes Hardy Montagnes , The Promise of Justice Initiative, Amanda Boozer , The Promise of Justice Initiative, pro hac vice, Bruce Warfield Hamilton , ACLU of Louisiana, Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Miranda Tait & Nishi Lal Kumar , Promise of Justice Initiative.

Stephanie Lamartiniere, Defendant, represented by Mary E. Roper , Shows, Cali, & Walsh LLP, Andrea Leigh Barient , Louisiana Department of Justice, Angelique Duhon Freel , Louisiana Department of Justice, Caroline Tomeny Bond , Shows, Cali, & Walsh, LLP, Colin Andrew Clark , Office of the Louisiana Attorney General - Criminal Division, Elizabeth Baker Murrill , Office of Attorney General, Jeffrey K. Cody , Shows, Cali, Berthelot & Walsh, LLP, John Clifton Conine, Jr. , Shows, Cali & Walsh, L.L.P., Michelle Marney White , Louisiana Department of Justice & Patricia Hill Wilton , Louisiana Department of Justice.

James M LeBlanc, Defendant, represented by Mary E. Roper , Shows, Cali, & Walsh LLP, Andrea Leigh Barient , Louisiana Department of Justice, Angelique Duhon Freel , Louisiana Department of Justice, Caroline Tomeny Bond , Shows, Cali, & Walsh, LLP, Colin Andrew Clark , Office of the Louisiana Attorney General - Criminal Division, Elizabeth Baker Murrill , Office of Attorney General, Jeffrey K. Cody , Shows, Cali, Berthelot & Walsh, LLP, John Clifton Conine, Jr. , Shows, Cali & Walsh, L.L.P., Michelle Marney White , Louisiana Department of Justice & Patricia Hill Wilton , Louisiana Department of Justice.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Defendant, represented by Mary E. Roper , Shows, Cali, & Walsh LLP, Andrea Leigh Barient , Louisiana Department of Justice, Angelique Duhon Freel , Louisiana Department of Justice, Caroline Tomeny Bond , Shows, Cali, & Walsh, LLP, Colin Andrew Clark , Office of the Louisiana Attorney General - Criminal Division, Elizabeth Baker Murrill , Office of Attorney General, Jeffrey K. Cody , Shows, Cali, Berthelot & Walsh, LLP, John Clifton Conine, Jr. , Shows, Cali & Walsh, L.L.P., Michelle Marney White , Louisiana Department of Justice & Patricia Hill Wilton , Louisiana Department of Justice.

Darrel Vannoy, Defendant, represented by Mary E. Roper , Shows, Cali, & Walsh LLP, Andrea Leigh Barient , Louisiana Department of Justice, Caroline Tomeny Bond , Shows, Cali, & Walsh, LLP, Colin Andrew Clark , Office of the Louisiana Attorney General - Criminal Division, Jeffrey K. Cody , Shows, Cali, Berthelot & Walsh, LLP & John Clifton Conine, Jr. , Shows, Cali & Walsh, L.L.P..

Raman Singh, Defendant, represented by Mary E. Roper , Shows, Cali, & Walsh LLP, Andrea Leigh Barient , Louisiana Department of Justice, Caroline Tomeny Bond , Shows, Cali, & Walsh, LLP, Colin Andrew Clark , Office of the Louisiana Attorney General - Criminal Division, Jeffrey K. Cody , Shows, Cali, Berthelot & Walsh, LLP & John Clifton Conine, Jr. , Shows, Cali & Walsh, L.L.P..

Stacye Falgout, Defendant, represented by Mary E. Roper , Shows, Cali, & Walsh LLP, Andrea Leigh Barient , Louisiana Department of Justice, Caroline Tomeny Bond , Shows, Cali, & Walsh, LLP, Colin Andrew Clark , Office of the Louisiana Attorney General - Criminal Division, Jeffrey K. Cody , Shows, Cali, Berthelot & Walsh, LLP & John Clifton Conine, Jr. , Shows, Cali & Walsh, L.L.P..

Randy Lavespere, Defendant, represented by Mary E. Roper , Shows, Cali, & Walsh LLP, Andrea Leigh Barient , Louisiana Department of Justice, Caroline Tomeny Bond , Shows, Cali, & Walsh, LLP, Colin Andrew Clark , Office of the Louisiana Attorney General - Criminal Division, Jeffrey K. Cody , Shows, Cali, Berthelot & Walsh, LLP & John Clifton Conine, Jr. , Shows, Cali & Walsh, L.L.P..

Sherwood Poret, Defendant, represented by Mary E. Roper , Shows, Cali, & Walsh LLP, Andrea Leigh Barient , Louisiana Department of Justice, Caroline Tomeny Bond , Shows, Cali, & Walsh, LLP, Colin Andrew Clark , Office of the Louisiana Attorney General - Criminal Division, Jeffrey K. Cody , Shows, Cali, Berthelot & Walsh, LLP & John Clifton Conine, Jr. , Shows, Cali & Walsh, L.L.P..

Cynthia Park, Defendant, represented by Mary E. Roper , Shows, Cali, & Walsh LLP, Andrea Leigh Barient , Louisiana Department of Justice, Caroline Tomeny Bond , Shows, Cali, & Walsh, LLP, Colin Andrew Clark , Office of the Louisiana Attorney General - Criminal Division, Jeffrey K. Cody , Shows, Cali, Berthelot & Walsh, LLP & John Clifton Conine, Jr. , Shows, Cali & Walsh, L.L.P..


RULING

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