Caspari v. Deblieux

CUTRER, Judge.

Richard J. Caspari filed suit seeking a writ of mandamus to compel Robert De-blieux, Mayor of the City of Natchitoches (the Mayor), to appoint him to the position of chief of police of that city. The trial court ultimately rendered judgment dismissing plaintiff’s suit on the ground that the matter had become moot. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

The sequence of events leading up to this suit is as follows:

On July 5, 1979, plaintiff, along with several other persons, participated in a competitive civil service examination designed to establish a group of qualified applicants from…