Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, L.L.C. v. State ex rel. Blanco

| plaintiffs, three law firms located in Orleans Parish and two practicing attorneys in Orleans Parish, filed the instant “Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Permanent Injunctive Relief,” naming the State of Louisiana (“State”) and the Attorney General as defendants. The petition sought to declare a portion of 2006 Act No. 621 (“Act 621”) unconstitutional, as well as seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions prohibiting, among other things, the establishment of the new 41st Judicial District Court. In particular, the petition alleged that portions of Act 621 are unconstitutional…