GIROUARD v. STATE EX REL. DEPT. OF EDUC.

No. 2000-CA-2114.

807 So.2d 279 (2001)

Betty GIROUARD, Celeste Meaux, Nancy Gingras, Earl Cooper, Nelda Johnson, Carolyn Craft, Robert Beadle, Olive Faye Hansen, Charles Hansen, Ella Rose Bickham, and Barbara Vaughn v. The STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, and the State of Louisiana, Through the Division of Administration.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied February 8, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Patin, Jr., Scott Johnson, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Betty Girouard, et al.

R. Christopher Fruge', Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee, State of La., through the Div. of Administration.

Joan Hunt, Van T. Anderson, Margot Fleet, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee, Department of Education.

Before: WHIPPLE, FOGG, and GUIDRY, JJ.


WHIPPLE, Judge.

In this case plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the trial court dismissing their suit for declaratory judgment, mandamus, and other relief, as abandoned for lack of prosecution.1 For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiffs herein are a group of certified, permanent teachers employed by various school boards in Louisiana. Plaintiffs filed suit on August 3...

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