Legal Opinion
Russo v. Burns
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 9, 2014No. 2014-CA-0952PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge.
L This appeal results from an election contest suit. The appellant, Lionel Lon Burns, appeals the trial court’s judgment that granted the petition of plaintiff, Anthony Russo, to disqualify Mr. Burns as a candidate for the position of Orleans Parish District Attorney. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the judgment and remand the matter to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On August 20, 2014, Mr. Burns filed a Notice of Candidacy (Notice) form to declare his candidacy for the office of Orleans…
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Darnell v. AlcornLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
- Anderson v. CunninghamLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
3Cited by7 opinions
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