Governor John Bel Edwards VS Louisiana State Legislature, Louisiana House of Representatives, and Clay Schexnayder, in his official capacity as Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
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STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT GOVERNOR JOHN BEL 2021 NO. EDWARDS CW PAGE 0950 1 OF 2 VERSUS LOUISIANA STATE LEGISLATURE, LOUISIANA HOUSE OF AND REPRESENTATIVES, IN SCHEXNAYDER, CAPACITY AS LOUISIANA HIS SPEAKER HOUSE CLAY OFFICIAL OF OCTOBER THE 2021 6, OF REPRESENTATIVES In Re: State and for applying WRIT is therefore, Environmental So. 3d 1056, 304 So. 3d 417, the where An the can A useful no Id. effect. case at moot Here, lst App. is null, La. when and issue the a give no further public required by concerning proclamation. 6, House 2020 order or However, 2020. of 5/ 28/ 20), Cir. 11/ 18/ 20), La. existed is that it is of was proclamation the House He the as Petition III, ยง 15( A) Edwards this terminating and with petition, petition Governor Bel pursuant void, House Art. or petition") consult the Const. The John null, to adopting because instructs relief adopted is by decree unconstitutional. failed La. or the petition House the moot. matter raised not Governor and meetings. and See practical petition before 29: 768( B), public JBE because itself, signatories contravention open, executive November R. S. in 134 the the authority La. adopted terminate an because health which, that maintains exists. judgment of case Department is rendered linchpin the unenforceable 29: 768( B), unenforceable was and void, R. S. this jurisdiction matter Edwards' s petition for declaratory judgment adopted by the House of Representatives (" to that sponte, 2020- 01152 ( when purpose 1064. JJ. declaratory judgment was to examine subject duty even is HESTER, for a sponte, sua litigants. serve has La. District 700923. Louisiana V. subject claim plaintiffs' jurisdiction no Judicial jurisdiction matter capacity Representatives, No. AND sua denied, writ of Jeff General official 19th LANIER, 2019- 0308 ( 1063, court House Rouge, notes, subject finding appellate Baton L. L. C. Quality, 304 East court no Polymers, Firestone Louisiana THERIOT, This GRANTED. moot; of Attorney in his supervisory writs, WELCH, GUIDRY, the Schexnayder, the Parish Court, BEFORE: Clay of speaker as through Louisiana, of Landry, seeks to to issue emergency 134 JBE 2020 expired by its own terms on Therefore, the House petition is moot, and the For declaratory relief sought by Governor Edwards is also moot. the same reasons, any remaining claims asserted by the Speaker STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT 2021 NO. CW PAGE of the House, Edwards 2020, to 2021 an order an likewise are jurisdiction July 19, seeking issue to order or judgment judgment, and mandamus Finding moot. enter of proclamation we dismiss the vacate this suit to 2 compel terminating trial the as court district 0950 OF 2 Governor 134 JBE had moot. JEW WIL CHH J., Guidry, Theriot, COURT OF J., APPEAL, DEPUTY FOR CLERK THE concurs in the result reached by the majority. dissents and would deny the writ. FIRST OF CIRCUIT COURT COURT no court' s
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