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| STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 1. | Court remands dispute between governor and legislature for consideration of non-constitutional issues.
Governor John Bel Edwards v. Louisiana State Legislature, 2020-CA-1407 (La. 12/21/2020) [8 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 28, Issue 12
On October 8, 2020, Governor Edwards issued Proclamation 134 JBE 2020, imposing certain
restrictions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 23, the Lo... view full summary | | TAXATION
| | 2. | Court partially vacates injunction in dispute over taxes the City of New Orleans collects on behalf of the Orleans Parish School Board.
Orleans Parish School Board v. The City of New Orleans, 2020-C-00932 (La. 12/22/2020) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 28, Issue 12
The Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) filed a "Petition for Writ of Mandamus, or in the
Alternative, for Preliminary and Permanent Injunction, Declaratory Judgm... view full summary | | JUVENILE
| | 3. | Court vacates disposition that violated Children's Code.
State in the Interest of NS, 2020-CK-01171 (La. 12/08/2020) [5 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 28, Issue 12
NS, along with two other female juveniles, was adjudicated delinquent after participating in
a carjacking. NS was just five days shy of her fourteenth birthday when the... view full summary | | 4. | Juvenile entitled to release when continued custody hearing was held four days from detention.
State in the Interest of MB, 2020-CK-01414 (La. 12/22/2020) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 28, Issue 12
Fourteen-year-old MB was arrested on several charges on December 4, 2020, and detained
at the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center in Orleans Parish. On December 8, MB ... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 5. | Court remands non-unanimous conviction to court of appeal in light of Ramos.
State v. Anthony Strong, 2020-K-00483 (La. 12/08/2020) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 28, Issue 12
On April 20, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Ramos v. Louisiana, 140 S. Ct. 1390
(2020). In Ramos, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a writ of certiora... view full summary | | 6. | Court reinstates denial of chief indigent defender's motion to withdraw from and decline all appointments based on underfunding of office.
State v. Roderick L. Covington, 2020-KK-00447 (La. 12/11/2020) [17 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 28, Issue 12
In these consolidated cases in the 19th JDC, Michael A. Mitchell, the chief indigent defender
for East Baton Rouge Parish, filed a "Motion to Withdraw from Current Appo... view full summary | | 7. | Court reinstates guilty plea of defendant whose counsel sought withdrawal on eve of trial.
State v. Tyrone D. Johnson, 2019-K-02004 (La. 12/11/2020) [8 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 28, Issue 12
In June 2015 police captured defendant on video selling 3.6 grams of methamphetamine to
an informant. Defendant was charged with distribution of methamphetamine, retain... view full summary | | 8. | Counsel did not have a per se duty to inquire into client's citizenship before he pleaded guilty.
State v. Ronald Sewell, 2020-KK-00300 (La. 12/11/2020) [14 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 28, Issue 12
Defendant, a 20-year-old Jamaican national, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree
robbery in response to armed robbery charges. He also plea... view full summary | | BAR /DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
| | 9. | Court rejects application of "collectability rule" to legal malpractice claims.
Elaine Ewing v. Westport Insurance Corp., 2020-C-00339 (La. 11/19/2020) [22 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 28, Issue 11
Plaintiff was injured when her vehicle was hit by a vehicle driven by Marc Melancon on April
9, 2015. Plaintiff retained attorney Chuck Granger to represent her. Althou... view full summary | | CONTRACTS
| | 10. | Court addresses res nova issue of effect of bankruptcy of one solidary obligor after settlement with another.
Gloria's Ranch, LLC v. Tauren Exploration, Inc., 2020-C-00780 (La. 11/04/2020) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 28, Issue 11
Plaintiff sued Tauren Exploration, Inc., Cubic Energy, Inc., EXCO USA Asset, LLC, and Wells
Fargo Energy Capital, Inc., for failure to release a mineral lease when it s... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 11. | Default judgment against defendant was improper.
Precept Credit Opportunities Fund, LP v. Terina Walker, 2020-CC-00818 (La. 11/18/2020) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 28, Issue 11
Plaintiff sought confirmation of its tax sale title and ownership of defendant's home. Defendant was served with the petition in December 2018. The next mont... view full summary | | 12. | Law firm was not entitled to dismissal of suit by former client on exception of no cause of action.
Dodson & Hooks, APLC v. The Louisiana Community Development Capital Fund, Inc. "CAPFUND," 2020-C-01002 (La. 11/24/2020) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 28, Issue 11
CAPFUND alleged that a law firm that had formerly represented it acted in "bad faith and/or
with malice" in filing evidence of a claimed lien for attorney fe... view full summary |
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