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| | 1. | Statute withholding portion of dilatory judge's salary deemed unconstitutional.
Dionysia Prejean v. Robert T. Barousse, 2012-C-1177 (La. 01/29/13) [10 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 21, Issue 2 Plaintiff is a party in a child custody proceeding pending in the 15th JDC. When the district court
failed to render judgment in the m... view full summary | | 2. | 7th JDC Judge suspended for one year.
In Re: Judge Leo Boothe, 2012-O-1821 (La. 01/29/13) [46 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 21, Issue 2 Judge Leo Boothe has served as district judge in the 7th JDC, Parishes of Catahoula and Concordia,
since January 1, 1991. His most rec... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 3. | R.S. Section 30:29 did not preclude recovery of excess remediation damages; summary judgment inappropriate as to successor status of defendant.
State v. Louisiana Land and Exploration Company, 2012-C-0884 (La. 01/30/13) [44 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 21, Issue 2 Plaintiffs, the State and the Vermillion Parish School Board, filed suit against several defendants
seeking damages and remediation... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 4. | Statutes affecting Louisiana High School Athletic Association struck down as unconstitutional.
Louisiana High School Athletics Association, Inc. v. State, 2012-CA-1471 (La. 01/29/13) [42 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 21, Issue 2 In 1920 the Louisiana High School Athletics Association (LHSAA) was organized by a group of
principals. It operated as an unincorporat... view full summary | | 5. | The State has plenary power to prohibit convicted felons from taking office, without regard to time delays of Election Code.
State v. Tony J. Gibson, 2012-C-1145 (La. 01/29/13) [15 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 21, Issue 2 Article I, Section 10 of the Louisiana Constitution prohibits a convicted felon from qualifying for or taking
public office unless ... view full summary | | TAXATION
| | 6. | In tax collection proceeding, application for rehearing did not extend deadline for writ application; delay for suspensive appeal ran from rendition of judgment, not mailing of notice.
Caldwell Parish School Board v. Louisiana Machinery Rentals, L.L.C., 2012-C-1383 c/w 2012-C-1762 (La. 01/29/13) [15 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 21, Issue 2 Pursuant to Louisiana Constitution art. VII, Section 3(B), the Concordia Parish School Board (the
Collector) is the singl... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 7. | Prosecutorial misconduct by Bodenheimer did not warrant vacating defendant's death sentence.
State v. Manuel Ortiz, 2011-KP-2799 (La. 01/29/13) [17 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 21, Issue 2 In 1995, defendant was convicted of first degree murder for the killing of his wife, Tracie Williams,
in a murder-for-hire scheme moti... view full summary |
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