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Lavergne v. Acadiana

Supreme Court of the United States
Mar 9, 2015
575 U.S. 901 (2015)

Summary

finding that a website "has no independent legal existence or the capacity to be sued" under Louisiana law

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Opinion

No. 14-7834.

03-09-2015

Brandon Scott LAVERGNE, petitioner, v. BUSTED IN ACADIANA.


Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied, and petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed. See Rule 39.8.


Summaries of

Lavergne v. Acadiana

Supreme Court of the United States
Mar 9, 2015
575 U.S. 901 (2015)

finding that a website "has no independent legal existence or the capacity to be sued" under Louisiana law

Summary of this case from Shell v. Ohio Family Rights
Case details for

Lavergne v. Acadiana

Case Details

Full title:Brandon Scott LAVERGNE, petitioner, v. BUSTED IN ACADIANA.

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Mar 9, 2015

Citations

575 U.S. 901 (2015)
135 S. Ct. 1532
191 L. Ed. 2d 557
83 U.S.L.W. 3718

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