| 1. | Court imposes reciprocal discipline following federal court proceedings.
In re: Jonathan B. Andry, 2023-B-00374 (La. 11/15/2023) [7 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 11
This case involved the imposition of reciprocal discipline under Supreme Court Rule XIX,
21. Respondent is an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana. He was am... view full summary |
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| 2. | Lawyer suspended for communicating with represented party and making false statement to ODC.
In re: David Band, Jr., 2023-B-00284 (La. 11/17/2023) [14 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 11
Respondent, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana for more than 50 years,
represented Mortimer Bishop in a property dispute with Christ... view full summary |
| 3. | Lawyer suspended for three years after converting $6 million in funds owed to third parties.
In re: Tim L. Fields, 2023-B-0343 (La. 11/17/2023) [33 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 11
Respondent is a lawyer licensed to practice in Louisiana since 1997. He had a long-standing
arrangement with a chiropractor who provided respondent's personal injur... view full summary |
| 4. | Lawyer suspended after arrest for battery.
In re: Mark Jeffrey Neal, 2023-B-00344 (La. 11/17/2023) [19 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 11
Respondent is an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana since 1996. In September
2020 his attorney notified the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) t... view full summary |
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| 5. | Summary judgment not appropriate in suit against funeral home for damages caused by viewing mishandled corpse.
Tanya White v. DT Williams, LLC d/b/a Williams Funeral Home, 2023-C-0906 (La. 11/08/2023) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 11
Plaintiff's father passed away on Friday, May 4, 2018, and plaintiff's sister entrusted his body
to defendant Williams Funeral Home. Defendant arranged a meet... view full summary |
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| 6. | Court reverses exclusion of entirety of expert testimony and outlines limitations.
Liric Jackson v. Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 2023-CC-01487 (La. 11/13/2023) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 11
At issue here was expert testimony to be presented by plaintiffs from Dr. Kevin Stephens. The district court allowed the testimony. The Fourth Circuit granted a superviso... view full summary |
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| 7. | City of Shreveport not statutorily obliged to pay operational expenses of Marshal's office.
Charlie Caldwell, Jr. v. The City of Shreveport, 2023-C-00182 (La. 11/17/2023) [13 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 11
The Shreveport City Marshal filed a petition for a writ of mandamus or, alternatively,
damages against the City of Shreveport. The Marshal argued that ... view full summary |
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| 8. | Plaintiff had right of action to test marriage contract with defendant.
Glenda Bandaries Pickett v. Roy Layne Pickett, 2023-CC-01374 (La. 11/15/2023) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 11
Plaintiff brought this action to test the validity of a marriage contract between her and
defendant. Defendant filed an exception of no right of action, w... view full summary |
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| 9. | Court deems defendant's actions to be admissible sexually assaultive behavior.
State v. Anthony Nathaniel Green, Sr., 2023-KK-00918 (La. 10/31/2023) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 11
Defendant was charged with first-degree rape and home invasion. After pleading not guilty
to both charges, he moved to exclude the audio recording of the identificati... view full summary |
| 10. | Defendant not entitled to out-of-time appeal.
State v. Darryl Puderer, 2023-KP-00624 & 2023-KO-00494 (La. 11/08/2023) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 11
In 2012 defendant pled guilty to two counts of forcible rape and two counts of second-degree
kidnapping resulting from acts on two different occasions with two differen... view full summary |
| 11. | Justice required severance of murder trial.
State v. Dylan Craddock, 2023-KK-01147 (La. 11/15/2023) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 11
Facing murder charges, defendant moved to sever his trial from the trial of his co-defendant,
Cody Matthews. Defendant presented evidence that Matthews was going to cla... view full summary |