Judge denies much of Cannizzaro’s motion to dismiss the suit, which alleges systematic civil rights violations.
Civil rights lawsuit over fake subpoenas, witness arrests allowed to go forward, judge rules
State Supreme Court denies Orleans DA’s appeal request in fake subpoena records lawsuit
Lower courts had ordered the agency to produce fake subpoenas from a 16-month window. With the high court’s denial, those decisions stand.
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Fourth Circuit rules Orleans DA must produce fake subpoenas
Lens fake subpoena suit against New Orleans DA goes before state appeals court
Appealing an earlier ruling for news outlet, Cannizzaro’s office says that public records requests for so-called “DA subpoenas” were too broad. The Lens is asking for more records.
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New Orleans district attorney unearths 249 ‘DA subpoenas’ issued over three years
Jefferson Parish DA’s repeated use of fake subpoenas included one issued to an 11-year-old
The Jefferson Parish DA’s turned over 92 “DA subpoenas” in response to a public records request from The Lens. The documents date from 2016 and 2017, before DA Paul Connick ended the practice.