Brooks v. Foret

LANDRY, Judge.

Willie J. Brooks, Sr. (Appellant) appeals dismissal of his action for a writ of mandamus compelling Dr. Gerald L. Foret, Coroner, Washington Parish (Appellee), to change Appellee’s official designation of the cause of death of Appellant’s sixteen year old son, James Brooks, from “suicide” to “accidental death”. We affirm.

On the night of August 25, 1973, Appellant’s son was found dead of a gunshot (shotgun) wound to the right temple. Upon investigation by Dr. Foret and Deputies of the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, Appellee issued and filed the Certificate of Death required…