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===Connor v. Reeves===

===Connor v. Reeves===

Early in his tenure as DA, Reeves swore out a warrant which charged Gary R. Connor (born January 1956), a Democrat</ref>who as the chief criminal deputy for the Winn Parish Sheriff's Department, was charged with [[malfeasance]] in office stemming from the investigation into the death on October 24, 1990, of Lisa Meyers Stevenson. Connor was a personal friend of her father. The charge was dropped by the trial court because of the lack of specificity in what constitutes malfeasance in this particular case. Connor and his wife, Rachel, then brought a civil suit against Reeves on the premise that the DA acted maliciously and in concert with the [[grand jury]] to [[Indictment|indict]] Conner. The suit claimed that Reeves's prosecution caused Connor "humiliation, embarrassment, mental anguish, and injury to his reputation." The Connors in their suit set forth three causes of action against Reeves: malicious prosecution, abuse of process, and invasion of privacy. However, the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit in [[Shreveport]]  rejected the suit on the ground that the DA had absolute immunity in the prosecution of Connor. The court held that the Connors "neither allege nor present evidence of any wrongful conduct by Reeves outside of his prosecutorial duties. There is no evidence that he was performing administrative or investigative duties. All of his actions at issue were purely prosecutorial, and thus protected by absolute immunity."<ref name=nugentsuit>{{cite web|url=http://www.leagle.com/decision/19951452649So2d803_11129.xml/CONNOR%20v.%20REEVES|title=''Connor v. Reeves''|date=April 28, 1995|publisher=leagle.com|accessdate=August 25, 2020}}</ref>

Early in his tenure as DA, Reeves swore out a warrant on Gary R. Connor (born January 1956), a Democrat who as the chief criminal deputy for the Winn Parish Sheriff's Department, was charged with [[malfeasance]] in office stemming from the investigation into the death on October 24, 1990, of Lisa Meyers Stevenson. Connor was a personal friend of her father. The charge was dropped by the trial court because of the lack of specificity in what constitutes malfeasance in this particular case. Connor and his wife, Rachel, then brought a civil suit against Reeves on the premise that the DA acted maliciously and in concert with the [[grand jury]] to [[Indictment|indict]] Conner. The suit claimed that Reeves's prosecution caused Connor "humiliation, embarrassment, mental anguish, and injury to his reputation." The Connors in their suit set forth three causes of action against Reeves: malicious prosecution, abuse of process, and invasion of privacy. However, the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit in [[Shreveport]]  rejected the suit on the ground that the DA had absolute immunity in the prosecution of Connor. The court held that the Connors "neither allege nor present evidence of any wrongful conduct by Reeves outside of his prosecutorial duties. There is no evidence that he was performing administrative or investigative duties. All of his actions at issue were purely prosecutorial, and thus protected by absolute immunity."<ref name=nugentsuit>{{cite web|url=http://www.leagle.com/decision/19951452649So2d803_11129.xml/CONNOR%20v.%20REEVES|title=''Connor v. Reeves''|date=April 28, 1995|publisher=leagle.com|accessdate=August 25, 2020}}</ref>

===Nugent v. Phelps===

===Nugent v. Phelps===