Marlon Eaglin v. Eunice Police Department

Summary

The court held that the false-arrest and false-imprisonment claims were prescribed because the one-year prescriptive period began on the date of arrest, not the date of release. It also held that the amended petition adding Powell as a plaintiff could not relate back because Powell and Eaglin had separate, nonderivative claims and no sufficiently close legal or familial relationship. The court reversed the court of appeal and reinstated the district court's dismissal with prejudice.