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

Supreme Court of Louisiana
October 23, 2024
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. 2024-CC-00543
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IN
RE: The 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 23, 2024
Writ application granted - see briefing notice and Order.
JLW
JDH
SJC
JTK
WJC
JBM
PDG
10/23/2024 "See News Release 047 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

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STATE OF LOUISIANA
Netu (Erleans
CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN L, WEIMEN
JUSTICES
wlLLIAI'I J. CRAIN
SCOTT J, CHICHTON
JEANNETTT T, KNOLL
JAY B. MCCALLUM
JEFFERSON HUGHES
PIPEN O. GNIFFIN
Firsr Oistrict
Second Districl
Third Oistrict (pro
tempore)
Fourth Oistrict
Fifth Districl
Seventh Oisvict
Sixth District VERONICA O. KOCLANES
CLERK OF COUNT
400 Royal St., Suite 4200
NEW OBLEANS, LA 70130.8102
2024-CC-00543 MONROE MLTNICIPAL FIRE, ET AL. VS. REGINALD
BROWN, ET AL.
NOTE:FOR BRIEFING PURPOSES WRIT GRANTED October 23,2024
MEMORANDUM TO COUNSEL IN CAPTIONED CASE
Please note Section 8 of Rule VII of the Rules of this Court r)rovides that the annlicant
or relator, as the case maybe.m ust file their briefs on or before November 18,2024:
and the resrlondent on or before December 9.2024,
Oral argument will be waived if brief is untimely filed. Briefs submitted on legal sized paper
should be fastened at the top. All briefs should be backed with the customary "Blueback" or
other flexible material. In criminal proceedings, the court directs that counsel must file a
brief. Failure to do so may subject counsel to a penalty of contempt of Court.
It is further provided in Rule VII, Section 9 that briefs sent through the mail shall be deemed
timely filed if mailed on or before the due date. If the brief is received by mail on the first
legal day following the expiration of the delay, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that it
was timely filed. In all cases where the presumption does not apply, the timeliness of the
mailing shall be shown only by an official United States postmark or by official receipt or
certificate from the United States Postal Service, or bona fide commercial mail services such
as Federal Express or United Parcel Service, made at the time of mailing which indicates the
date thereof. Any other date stamp, such as a private commercial mail meter stamp, or label
from an Automated Postal Center, shall not be used to establish timeliness.
Briefs forwarded by private delivery or courier service shall be deemed timely fited only if
received by the clerk on or before the last day ofthe delay for filing.
Regards.
van Chan
RC: RC
Deputy Clerk
TELEPHONE {504) 310 2300
HO[.(E PAGE hlrp://www lasc.org
October 23.2024
Please be advised that the above-captioned matter will be set for oral argument on this
Court's next available docket. A copy of the official docket with the specific date and time
of oral argument will be mailed out.
10/23/24

ccs: All Counsel
Hon. Daniel "Danny" Ellender
Hon. Dana S. Benson
Hon. Robin Norman Jones
4th Judicial District Co:urt C-2022-1506 - JDC:4th Div:K
Court of Appeal, Second Circuit: 5 5,3 I 8-CW

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2024-CC-00543
MONROE MUNICIPAL FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
vs.
REGINALD BROWN AND THE CITY OF MONROE
On Writ of Certiorari and/or Review
Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Ouachita, No. C-2022- 1 506;
Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, No. 55,3 18-CW.
And, whereas, the Court has this date, pursuant to Article 5, Section 5, of the
Constitution of Louisiana, made and issued the following order, to wit- "lt is
ordered that the writ of review issue; that the District Court and the Court of
Appeal send up the record in Duplicate ofthe case; and that counsel for all parties
be notified."
Now, therefore, the said District Court and the Court of Appeal is hereby
commanded, in the name of the State of Louisiana and of this Honorable Court, to
send up forthwith to this Court, in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 1, at the
City of New Orleans, the record in duplicate of the above-entitled case.
Witness the Honorable Justices of the
Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana, on
this 23rd day ofOctober, in the year ofour
Lord, Two Thousand Twenty-Four.
Veronica O. Koclanes
Clerk of Court
puty Clerk of Court