Santos v. White et al
Filing
97
RULING AND ORDER granting 70 Motion for Summary Judgment. Plaintiff's claims against the remaining Defendants are DISMISSED. Signed by Judge Brian A. Jackson on 1/7/2020. (SWE) Modified on 1/7/2020 to edit the docket text (SWE).
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
DARVIN CASTRO SANTOS CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS
CRAIG WHITE, ET AL. NO.: 16-00598-BAJ-EWD
RULING AND ORDER
Before the Court are Defendants Craig White, John Wells, Alien Verret, and
Ashley Martell's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 70). For the reasons that
follow, Defendants' Motion is GRANTED.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Prison Altercation
This matter arises from allegations of excessive force at a correctional facility.
Plaintiff is a prisoner currently incarcerated in the Louisiana State Penitentiary but
was incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana at the
time of the event on which this suit is based. On January 28, 2016, around 4:30 p.m.,
Plaintiff alleges that he was walking into his dorm when he witnessed six correctional
officers beating an inmate named Charlie Morris. (Doc. 1 at p. 4). Plaintiff alleges
that he pleaded with officers to stop hitting Morris. Plaintiff alleges that the officers
told him, shut up, this is not your business. Plaintiff alleges that these same officers
then jumped on him and began to hit and kick him, knocking Plaintiff to the ground.
Plaintiff claims that he was forcefully and tightly handcuffed and thrown on an empty
metal bed. (Id.).
Plaintiff further claims that Colonel Alien Verret ("Col. Verret") then grabbed
him by the throat and choked him while Captain Billy Verret ("Capt. Verret"),
Lieutenant Jarrod Verret ((
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