Legal Opinion
Chandler v. Ouachita Parish Sherrif's Office
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 7, 2013No. Nos. 48,179-CA, 48,403-CAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
hln this public records request suit by Berry Chandler (“Chandler”) against the Ouachita Parish Sheriffs Office and sheriff (referred to together as the “OPSO”), the trial court granted a declaratory judgment in favor of Chandler and ordered the OPSO to pay reasonable attorney’s fees and the costs of litigation upon finding that it failed to provide certification as required under La. R.S. 44:34 to explain the absence of requested records from its custody or control. Asserting the that the trial court erred in failing to find that the OPSO was arbitrary and capricious in responding to his…
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