Paddio-Johnson v. St. Helena Head Start

GROVER L. COVINGTON, Judge Pro Tem.

Defendant-appellee, St. Helena Head Start, moved to dismiss the appeal of plaintiff-appellant, Eunice Paddio-Johnson, for failing to timely appeal and pay the estimated costs of the preparation of the record on appeal as required by La.C.C.P. art. 2126. Plaintiff appeals from the granting of defendant’s motion to dismiss her appeal.

A final judgment in the instant suit was signed by the trial court on November 15, 1990, after a jury trial which culminated in a verdict for defendant rendered in open court on November 2, 1990. A petition for a devolutive appeal…