City of Shreveport vs. Shreveport Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board and Cpl. Robert Entrekin (Order issed; Appeal converted to a writ)

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DocuSign Envelope ID: F646D91E-53CE-4496-BD7F-91A88FFBF5ED COURT OF APPEAL, SECOND CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA 430 Fannin Street Shreveport, LA 71101 (318) 227-3700 CITY OF SHREVEPORT No. 55,718-CA VERSUS Appealed from Caddo Parish SHREVEPORT MUNICIPAL FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD AND CPL. ROBERT ENTREKIN No. 641,135 Before PITMAN, THOMPSON, and MARCOTTE, JJ. ORDER The appellant, the City of Shreveport, has appealed the trial court’s June 26, 2023 judgment affirming the decision of the Shreveport Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board. 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. Monroe Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board v. Brown, 23-907 (La. 10/17/23), 371 So. 3d 448; Miazza v. City of Mandeville, 10-304 (La. 5/21/10), 34 So. 3d 849. It is within this court’s discretion to convert the improper appeal to an application for supervisory writ. La. Const. art. V, § 10(A); Stelluto v. Stelluto, 05-74 (La. 6/29/05), 914 So. 2d 34. Accordingly, the appeal is hereby converted to a writ and will be reviewed under this court’s supervisory jurisdiction when briefing is complete. Shreveport, Louisiana, this __________________ 10 day of ___________________ January 10, 2024 FILED: ________________________ _______________________________ DEPUTY CLERK January 2024. _____________________

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