STATE, BD. OF ETHICS v. DARBY

No. CA 2006-1058.

937 So.2d 929 (2006)

STATE of Louisiana, BOARD OF ETHICS v. Jim DARBY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

August 24, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glynn Douglas Dean, Dean Law Offices, Opelousas, LA, for Defendant Appellee, Charles Jagneaux St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court.

R. Gray Sexton, Kathleen Marie Allen, Alesia M. Ardoin, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff Appellant, State of Louisiana, Board of Ethics.

Merietta Spencer Norton, Elections Sect. Sec. State, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant Appellee, Louisiana Secretary of State.

Jim Darby, In Proper Person, Opelousas, LA, for Defendant Appellee, Jim Darby.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, MARC T. AMY, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges.


PAINTER, J.

Pursuant to La.R.S. 18:1409 of the Election Code, we have granted expedited consideration to the appeal of the judgment denying the Louisiana State Board of Ethics' (the "Board") objection to the candidacy of Jim Darby ("Mr. Darby") for Sheriff of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. The Board, in its capacity as the Supervisory Committee on Finance Disclosure, asserted that Mr. Darby should be disqualified as a candidate because he falsely certified on his ...

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