Housing Authority of St. John the Baptist Parish v. Butler

SAMUEL, Judge.

Relator, the Housing Authority of St. John the Baptist Parish, instituted eviction proceedings in a justice of the peace court against respondent, Frankie Lee Butler, a tenant in a low income housing project owned and operated by relator.

Prior to a hearing in that court, respondent filed a petition for injunctive and declaratory relief in the Twenty-ninth Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. John the Baptist. Alleging various violations of both state laws and federal laws and regulations, the petition sought a mandatory injunction and a stay of the proceedings in the…