Monroe Municipal Fire And Police Civil Service Board v. Reginald Brown And The City Of Monroe

Supreme Court of Louisiana
October 17, 2023
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
MONROE MUNICIPAL FIRE AND POLICE
CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
VS.
REGINALD BROWN AND THE CITY OF
MONROE
No. 2023-CC-00907
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N RE: City of Monroe - Applicant Defendant; Applying For Writ Of Certiorari,
Parish of Ouachita, 4th Judicial District Court Number(s) C -2022-1506, Court of
Appeal, Second Circuit, Number(s) 55,318-CW;
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October 17, 2023
Writ application granted. See per curiam.
McCallum, J., dissents and would deny.
Griffin, J., dissents and would deny.
SJC
JLW
JDH
JTG
WJC
10/17/2023 "See News Release 044 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No.
2023-CC-00907
MO
NROE MUNICIPAL FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
VS.
REGINALD BROWN AND THE CITY OF MONROE
On W
rit of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, Parish of Ouachita
P
ER CURIAM
Gr
anted. Because La. R.S. 33:2501(E)(1) vests appellate jurisdiction in the
district court, the court of appeal lacks appellate jurisdiction over this matter. See
Miazza v. City of Mandeville , 10-0304 (La. 5/21/10), 34 So.3d 84; Caire v. Stassi ,
379 So.2d 1056 (La. 1980).
Accordingly, the judgment of the court of appeal directing the district court to
grant a suspensive appeal to the court of appeal is reversed. The case is remanded
to the court of appeal to consider defendant’s application on the merits pursuant to
its supervisory authority under La. Const. Art. V, §10.
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