Legal Opinion
Williams v. City of New Orleans ex rel. Public Belt Railroad Commission
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 27, 2002No. Nos. 2001-CA-0088, 2001-CA-0132PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
| PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.
The appellant, the City of New Orleans by and through the Public Belt Railroad Commission of the City of New Orleans (“NOPB”), seeks review in these consolidated appeals of two ex parte orders, each granting a motion for Bristol Baxley, a Texas attorney, to appear pro hac vice before the district court in the underlying Federal Employer’s Liability Act (FELA) *313action.1 For the reasons that follow, we convert these appeals to supervisory writs, and deny the relief requested.
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The issues presented arise from two separate FELA actions. In each case, Mr. Baxley, who…
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- Leis v. FlyntSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Ex Rel. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- McKenzie v. BurrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
- Sobol v. PerezDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1968
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Williams v. City of New Orleans ex rel. Public Belt Railroad Commission of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002