IEYOUB v. POLITO

No. 97 CA 0796.

712 So.2d 692 (1998)

Richard P. IEYOUB, Attorney General for the State of Louisiana v. John J. POLITO, Sr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 15, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos M. Finalet, III, Office of Attorney General, Baton Rouge, for Plaintiff-Appellant Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General for the State of Louisiana.

Reginald J. McIntyre, Hammond, for Defendant-Appellee John J. Polito, Sr.

Before GONZALES, PARRO and GUIDRY, JJ.


PARRO, Judge.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General for the State of Louisiana ("the attorney general"), sought a declaratory judgment that John J. Polito, Sr. ("Mr. Polito") is violating Louisiana's dual office-holding laws because he is serving the Town of Independence, Louisiana, as its fire chief and as an alderman. The district court ruled there was no violation, but ordered Mr. Polito to recuse himself from voting on matters involving the fire department budget...

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