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DeJean v. Purpera

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 15, 2016No. 2015 CA 1214PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtGuidry, J.

IgA justice of the peace brings this appeal asserting that the actions of the legislative auditor in investigating and reporting on his office were done in violation of his constitutional rights.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In December 2013, Patrick H. DeJean, the Justice of the Peace of the Second Justice Court for the Parish of Jefferson, filed a complaint with the Office of the Legislative Auditor regarding the constable of the Second Justice Court. Over the course of the next year,. the legislative auditor’s office audited the records of the Second Justice Court, including those of…

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