Ramirez v. Department of Social Services

J2REMY CHIASSON, Judge Pro Tem.

This is the second time these consolidated actions against the Louisiana Department of Social Services, Office of Community Services (OCS) have been before us. In Ramirez v. Department of Social Services, 603 So.2d 795 (La.App. 1st Cir.), writ denied, 608 So.2d 195 (La.1992), another panel of this court held that the Louisiana Civil Service Commission (Commission) had erred in refusing to hear the plaintiffs’ appeal for lack of jurisdiction because of the constitutional issues included therein. We noted that the Commission did not express an opinion on whether…