Ardoin v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Ardoin v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development, 701 So. 2d 184 (La. 1997)
1997 La. LEXIS 2948; 1997 WL 630730
Kimball

Ardoin v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development

Opinion of the Court

In re Transportation & Dev., Dept. of; Louisiana State of; — Defendant(s); applying *185for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Pointe Coupee, 18th Judicial District Court, Div. “C”, No. 30143; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. CW971184.

Granted. Case remanded to the trial court for reconsideration of the privilege issue in light of Reichert v. State of Louisiana, 96-1419, 96-1460 (La. 5/20/97), 694 So.2d 193. Further, the award of attorney’s fees and costs is vacated and set aside. Relator had a right to assert the privilege under 23 U.S.C. See. 409 and did so in good faith.

KIMBALL, J., not on panel.

Reference

Full Case Name
Jody ARDOIN v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Status
Published