GREEN v. THOMAS

NO. 3:23-CV-126-CWR-ASH.

734 F.Supp.3d 532 (2024)

Desmond D. GREEN, Plaintiff, v. Detective Jacquelyn THOMAS, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Mississippi.

Signed May 20, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim D. Waide III, Waide & Associates, PA, Tupelo, MS, for Plaintiff.

Sheridan A. Carr, City of Jackson Attorney's Office, Jackson, MS, Drew McLemore Martin, Drew Martin, Attorney, PLLC, Jackson, MS, Jason L. Nabors, Office of the City Attorney, Jackson, MS, for Defendant City of Jackson, Mississippi.

Rayford G. Chambers, Chambers & Gaylor Law Firm, Jackson, MS, William Robert Allen, Kevin J. White, Allen, Allen, Breeland & Allen, PLLC, Brookhaven, MS, for Defendant Hinds County, Mississippi.

Drew McLemore Martin, Drew Martin, Attorney, PLLC, Jackson, MS, for Defendant Detective Jacquelyn Thomas.

Before Carlton W. Reeves, District Judge.


ORDER DENYING QUALIFIED IMMUNITY

For nearly two years, the State of Mississippi falsely accused Desmond Green of capital murder. A detective used a lying, drug-impaired jailhouse informant to lock Green up. The detective also steered the informant to select Green's face from a photo lineup...

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