Legal Opinion
Heath v. City of Alexandria
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 6, 2009No. CA 09-28PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAUNDERS, Judge.
|,FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
This appeal arises from a judgment of the Ninth Judicial District Court, which denied Richard J. Heath’s (hereinafter “Heath”) application for a writ of mandamus and petition for statutory penalties and attorney fees in connection with a public records request to the City of Alexandria (hereinafter “Alexandria”).
On January 25, 2008, Heath made both oral and written requests to Alexandria for certain public records. Heath requested city council resolutions and any documents authorizing the city attorney to file suit on behalf of Alexandria. Heath…
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