City of Alexandria and Jacques Roy, in His Capacity as Mayor v. Roosevelt Johnson, Individually and as President of Alexandria City Council
City of Alexandria and Jacques Roy, in His Capacity as Mayor v. Roosevelt Johnson, Individually and as President of Alexandria City Council, No. CA-0011-0540 (La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. Nov. 2, 2011).
Opinion text
STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT
11-540
consolidated with 11-539
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA AND JACQUES ROY,
IN HIS CAPACITY AS MAYOR
VERSUS
ROOSEVELT JOHNSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND
AS PRESIDENT OF ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL
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APPEAL FROM THE
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF RAPIDES, NO. 240,471
HONORABLE GEORGE C. METOYER JR, DISTRICT JUDGE
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PHYLLIS M. KEATY
JUDGE
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Court composed of Sylvia R. Cooks, James T. Genovese, and Phyllis M. Keaty,
Judges.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
Malcolm X. Larvadain
Attorney at Law
626 Eighth Street
Alexandria, Louisiana 71301
(318) 445-3533
Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee:
Tiffany N. Sanders
Steven M. Oxenhandler
Samuel N. Poole, Jr.
Joseph H. L. Perez-Montes
Michael J. O’Shee
Gold, Weems, Bruser, Sues & Rundell
Post Office Box 6118
Alexandria, Louisiana 71307-6118
(318) 445-6471
Counsel for Intevenors/Appellants:
City of Alexandria
Jacques M. Roy, Mayor
Winston G. DeCuir
Decuir, Clark & Adams
732 North Boulevard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
(225) 346-8716
Counsel for Defendants/Appellants:
Dr. Ronald Mason Jr.
Southern University A & M System
Thomas D. Davenport, Jr.
The Davenport Firm
1628 Metro Drive
Alexandria, Louisiana 71301
(318) 445-9696
Counsel for Defendant/Appellee:
Alexandria Civil Service Commission
KEATY, Judge.
For the reasons set forth in the companion case in this consolidated matter,
Tiffany N. Sanders v. Alexandria Civil Service Commission, et al., 11-539 (La.App.
3 Cir. ___/___/11), ____ So.3d ____, we reverse the judgments rendered on
February 4, 2011 and February 14, 2011, and we remand these matters to the trial
court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. All costs are to be
shared equally by the parties to this appeal.