Louisiana Board of Ethics In the Matter of Michelle Barnett

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

BOARD OF ETHICS IN THE NO. 2020 CW 0990
MATTER OF MICHELLE BARNETT
CONSOLIDATED WITH

NO. 2020 CW 1022

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In Re: Michelle Barnett, applying for writs,
supervisory
Ethics Adjudicatory Board, No. 2015- 0662.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., WELCH AND CHUTZ, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. The August 21, 2020 judgment
denying Michelle. Barnett' s motion for summary judgment and the
August 25, 2020 judgment denying Ms. Barnett' s motion in limine
are appealable. See La. R. S. 42: 1142; Board of Ethics in Matter
of Savoie, 201. 7- 0077 ( La. App. lst Cir. 8/ 7/ 17), 224 So. 3d 1246.
Thus, this writ is granted for the limited purpose of remanding
this matter to the Ethics Board instructions
Adjudicatory with

to grant relator, Michelle Barnett, an appeal from each judgment
pursuant to the August 31, 2020 and September 23, 2020 Notices
of Intent to Apply for Supervisory Writ. See In Re Howard, 541
So. 2d 195, 197 ( La. 1989) ( per curiam). In the event relator

seeks to appeal, she shall submit new orders for appeal to the
Ethics Adjudicatory Board within 15 days of this order. A copy
of this order is to be included in the appellate records.

VGW
JEW
WRC

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

EPUTY CLE K OF COURT
FOR THE COURT