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| STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 1. | Police chief's recommendation not necessary for city to terminate policemen.
Grant v. Mayor George Grace, 2003-C-2021 (La. 4/14/04) [13 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 4 Plaintiff filed this suit for an injunction and damages after the Council of the City of St. Gabriel terminated him as a police officer. Pla... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 2. | D.A. and Assistant D.A. properly sequestered during recusal hearing. See State v. Nomey, 2004-KK-0401 (La. 4/2/04), reported under "Evidence," supra. Defendant found competent to stand trial, nunc pro tunc, after conviction.
State v. Snyder, 1998-KA-1078 (La. 4/14/04) [12 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 4 Defendant's conviction of first degree murder and sentence of death were previously affirmed conditionally by the Court in State v. Snyder, ... view full summary | | 3. | Misrepresentations in records submitted to DEQ supports charge of filing false public records.
State v. Advanced Recycling, Inc., 02-K-1889 (La. 4/14/04) [10 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 4 Defendant corporation, ARI, and its corporate officers individually, were charged with theft and with filing and/or maintaining false public... view full summary | | 4. | Intent to distribute small quantity of heroin proved by circumstantial evidence.
State v. Francois, 2003-K-1313 (La. 4/14/04) [11 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 4 While investigating an unrelated matter, police discovered the defendants Francois and Kemp in a bedroom in Francois's mother's apartment, d... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 5. | Limit of $500,000 on State's liability for general damages is per plaintiff, not per victim; resolving a split in the circuits.
Lockett v. State, DOTD, 2003-C-1767 (La. 2/25/04) [15 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 3 Katy Lockett was killed in an automobile collision at the intersection of Louisiana Highway 19 and Groom Road in the City of Baker. Lockett'... view full summary | | 6. | Filiation action may be added late to tort suit.
Reese v. State, Dept. Pub. Safety, 2003-C-1615 (La. 2/20/04) [10 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 3 Plaintiffs Reese and Nabonne filed this suit to recover damages for the wrongful death of an inmate in the custody of the Department of Corr... view full summary | | BAR / DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
| | 7. | Judge disciplined for failure to issue timely rulings.
In re: Judge Marcus Clark, 2003-O-2920 (La. 02/20/04) [21 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 3 When Judge Marcus Clark of the Fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Ouachita appeared before the Judiciary Commission of Lou... view full summary | | INSURANCE
| | 8. | UM coverage of separate-property cars construed.
Mayo v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 2003-C-1801 (La. 2/25/04) [16 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 3 This case interprets a fine point of UM coverage in automobile insurance. Scotty and Melissa Mayo bought cars prior to their marriage. Scott... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 9. | New trial was an abuse of discretion; supervisory writ granted. Brian Campbell v. Tork, Inc., 2003-CC-1341
(La. 02/20/04) [11 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 3 When Brian Campbell, finance and insurance manager for Benson BMW/Isuzu/Volkswagen, Inc., arrived for work on February 22, 1995, and attempt... view full summary | | 10. | Summary judgment reversed; trial court is not to weigh testimony.
Hutchinson v. Knights of Columbus, 2003-C-1533 (La. 2/20/04) [14 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 3 Plaintiffs the Hutchinsons filed suit to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by Mrs. Hutchinson when she tripped and fell over el... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 11. | Back pay awarded for loss of job that was later eliminated.
Howard v. West Baton Rouge Sch. Bd., 2003-C-1426 (La. 2/20/04) [5 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 3 Plaintiff Howard was a tenured vocational instructor whose tenure was revoked in March, 1997. Howard appealed his termination; and ultimatel... view full summary | | 12. | Allowing commissioners to determine probable cause is not unconstitutional.
State v. Ifiany Obrinna Umezulike, 03-KA-1404 (La. 02/25/04) [17 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 3 On January 28, 2000, Commissioner Diana Simon of the Fifteenth Judicial District, issued a search warrant for the vehicle and home of defend... view full summary |
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