Doucet v. Jantzen, Inc.

Footnoting court opinions — an odd topic to trigger a concurring opinion, particularly since it was not an issue which the parties or the opinion addressed. Notwithstanding, since Chief Judge Doucet has found it fit to place, what amounts to, his stylistic preference for legal opinion writing at issue in this public forum, fairness dictates that his comments be addressed in a similar fashion.

Specifically, rather than focusing on the merits of the opinion, Chief Judge Dou-cet’s sole reason for concurring lies in his objection to the use of citational footnotes in the instant opinion.…