ATKINS v. STRAYHAN

No. 90-C-0090.

559 So.2d 26 (1990)

Curklin ATKINS v. Harvey L. STRAYHAN, et al.

Court of Appeals of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied May 11, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Hymowitz, Mark N. Mallery, New Orleans, for relator.

Curklin Atkins, Energy Centre, New Orleans, for respondent.

Before BARRY, WARD and PRESTON H. HUFFT, J. Pro Tem.


BARRY, Judge.

Curklin Atkins filed suit against three partners of/and the law firm of Sessions, Fishman, Boisfontaine, Nathan, Winn, Butler & Barkley pursuant to La.R.S. 23:1006(D) alleging racial discrimination.

Paragraphs 8, 9 and 10 of the petition allege that the defendants informed Atkins that the firm had lost several cases in Orleans Civil District Court because the cases were litigated before black judges and/or black or majority black juries and...

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