Legal Opinion
Woods v. Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Police
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 30, 2010No. 2009 CA 1592PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDonald, j.
|2The plaintiff in this matter appeals a district court judgment sustaining the defendant’s exception raising the objection of res judicata and dismissing his suit without prejudice.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This litigation arises out of the seizure of currency, allegedly derived from illegal *1002drug transactions, by the state police in Ouachita Parish on March 3, 2004. In June 2004, the district attorney for the Fourth Judicial District Court filed a petition in that court pursuant to the Seizure and Controlled Dangerous Substances Property Forfeiture Act of 1989, La. R.S.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Southern Development Co. v. GrecoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
- Bourgeois v. AP Green Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- Union Planters Bank v. CCHCLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
- LA. BUSINESS COLLEGE v. CrumpLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
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3Cited by3 opinions
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