Eastwold v. Garsaud

GULOTTA, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from the dismissal of his declaratory judgment suit seeking nullication of action taken by the New Orleans Civil Service Commission (the Commission) at a special meeting held allegedly without adequate public notice. In answer to the appeal, the Commission seeks costs and attorney fees on the grounds that plaintiff’s suit is “frivolous”.

On December 29, 1980, the Commission held a special meeting to abolish the “tenure award” provisions of Commission Rule IY, Section 9.1 Written notice of the meeting had been posted at two locations at City Hall — at the…