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Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1988

Blackman, Arnold & Pettway v. City of Monroe

Blackman, Arnold & Pettway v. City of Monroe
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided April 13, 1988 · Authority, Complaint, Dennis, Jurisdiction, Law, Practice, Regulate, Respectfully, Should, Therefore, Upon
523 So. 2d 215; 1988 La. LEXIS 527; 1988 WL 32758 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Blackman, Arnold & Pettway v. City of Monroe

Opinion of the Court

In re Petition of Plaintiffs under the Original Jurisdiction of this Court Under Louisiana Constitution, Article II, §§ 1 and 2; Article V, § 5(B).

Original jurisdiction declined. Petition dismissed.

DENNIS, J., respectfully dissents. Petitioners have alleged a complaint of impingement upon this Court’s exclusive authority to regulate the practice of law. Therefore this case should be tried under our original jurisdiction.

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