ANDERSON v. STATE

Nos. 05-0551, 05-0321.

916 So.2d 431 (2005)

John ANDERSON, et al. v. The STATE of Louisiana, Kathleen Blanco as Governor, and the Louisiana State Legislature.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 2, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David G. Sanders, Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice, Litigation Division, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants/Appellants/Applicants, Governor Kathleen Blanco and the Louisiana State Legislature.

David L. Hoskins, Attorney at Law, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees/Respondents, John Anderson, Robin LeBlanc, Michael Guillory, Timothy Williams, Ramon LeBlanc, Jason Leger, Carl Richard, Sr., Charlie Myers, and Julian Solomon.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and BILLY H. EZELL, Judges.


PETERS, J.

The issue in this consolidated matter is whether the trial court erred in denying the defendants' declinatory exception of improper venue. Finding merit in the defendants' argument, we reverse the trial court's judgment. Further, pursuant to La.Code Civ.P. art. 121, we transfer this litigation to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, the court of proper venue, for further proceedings.

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