Sandifer v. Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners
Sandifer v. Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners
Opinion of the Court
11 After considering the record, the applicable law, and the oral argument before Court, we have determined that the writ application was improvidently granted. Therefore, we recall the Order dated October 24, 2008 granting the writ application. The writ application is hereby denied.
WRIT GRANT RECALLED; WRIT DENIED.
Concurring Opinion
concurs.
hi concur in the recall of the Order dated October 24, 2008 granting this writ application and concur in the denial of this writ, with the following observations. Because the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners (“Board”) met in executive session to review the Hearing Officer’s findings of fact and recommendation regarding disciplinary proceedings for Ms. Sandifer’s refusal to submit to a drug screen, the district court voided the Board’s action of placing Ms. Sandifer on probation and enjoined any further action by the Board enforcing the penalties it imposed. Although La.Rev.Stat. Ann. 42:6.1(A)(1) (West 2008) provides that a person in Ms. Sandifer’s position may require that such discussion be held at an open meeting, that this provision is to be construed liberally, La.Rev.Stat. 42:4.1, and any action taken in violation shall be voidable, La.Rev.Stat. 42:9, this purely technical violation of meeting in executive session in which the plaintiff can show no harm thereby should not result in voiding the disciplinary action against plaintiff. Plaintiff refused to take a drug screen required by her employer during an investigation of missing narcotics. She admitted she refused the drug screen because she had “accepted” marijuana while on vacation.
Athough we are constrained by the statutes as presently written to agree with
Dissenting Opinion
dissenting.
hi respectfully dissent. Having granted the writ in this matter, I believe an opinion should be issued.
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