Thomas v. Gullotta et al
Plaintiff: Maurice Thomas
Defendant: Orian Gullotta, John Little, City Of Plaquemine, Unknown Liability Insurance Carriers of All Defendants, Unknown Police Deputy 1, Unknown Police Deputy 2, Unknown Police Deputy 3 and Unknown Police Deputy 4
Case Number: 3:2015cv00435
Filed: July 3, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Office: Baton Rouge Office
Presiding Judge: James J. Brady
Presiding Judge: Richard L. Bourgeois
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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July 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 85 RULING: The 81 Motion for Reconsideration filed on behalf of Defendants, Plaquemine Police Chief Orian Gulotta, the City of Plaquemine, and Plaquemine Police Officer John Little, in his individual capacity is hereby granted. Plaintiff Thomas Gulotta's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 individual capacity claim against Officer Little for false arrest/false imprisonment under the Fourth/Fourteenth Amendments and state law claim of false imprisonment arising out of Thomas' March 9, 2015 a rrest for resisting an officer are hereby dismissed with prejudice. Plaintiff's state law claims of respondeat superior and vicarious liability against the City of Plaquemine and Plaquemine Police Chief Orian Gulotta based upon Thomas' March 9, 2015 arrest for resisting an officer, are hereby dismissed with prejudice. Signed by Judge John W. deGravelles on 7/9/2018. (KAH)
June 7, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 78 RULING granting 72 Motion to Dismiss. Plaintiff's claims against the Unknown Defendants are hereby dismissed with prejudice for failure to prosecute under Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 41(b) due to his failure to effectuate timely service against them pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 4(m). Signed by Judge John W. deGravelles on 6/7/2018. (KAH)
January 26, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 64 RULING granting in part and denying in part 52 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by Orian Gullotta, City Of Plaquemine, and granting in part and denying in part 56 Motion to Dismiss filed by John Little. Signed by Judge James J. Brady on 1/25/2017. (LLH)
July 6, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 47 RULING: The Defendant's 37 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim is DENIED. Signed by Judge James J. Brady on 07/06/2016. (ELW)
March 17, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 32 RULING Adopting the 31 Report and Recommendation of the U.S. Magistrate Judge. The 28 Motion to Reopen Case is GRANTED and the Court's 25 RULING and 26 Judgment are VACATED, and this action is REINSTATED on the Court's Docket. Signed by Judge James J. Brady on 3/16/2016. (LLH)
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Defendant: Orian Gullotta
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Plaintiff: Maurice Thomas
Represented By: Wendell C. Woods
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