Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Mayo
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 28, 2007No. 41,645-CAPublished
1Opinion of the CourtSexton, J.
| j Monroe City Couneilmen Robert Johnson and Arthur Gilmore (“the Councilmen”) filed suit for declaratory relief, man*931damus, a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunctions arising out of Mayor James Mayo’s alleged directive to Chief of Police Ronald Schleu-ter (collectively “the Mayor”) to charge all non-traffic misdemeanor offenders under the relevant state statute instead of the violated city ordinance so that those offenders would be handled in district court rather than Monroe City Court. The district court refused the relief requested and dismissed the action.…
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