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PIERCE v. STATE, OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AUD.

No. 2007 CA 0230.

984 So.2d 61 (2008)

Devery PIERCE v. STATE of Louisiana, through the OFFICE OF the LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR and Dr. Daniel G. Kyle.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied April 25, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Dale Powers, Jeffrey J. Guidry, Steven H. Watterson, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Devery Pierce.

Murphy J. Foster, III, Yvonne R. Olinde, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellants, State of Louisiana through the Office of the Legislative Auditor and Dr. Daniel G. Kyle.

Before CARTER, C.J., PETTIGREW, and WELCH, JJ.

PETTIGREW, J.

In the instant case, plaintiff filed a petition for damages against the defendants alleging that she was terminated from her employment as a result of disability discrimination. Following a bench trial, the trial court rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $50,000.00. For the reasons set forth more fully below, we reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

From June 1982 through her termination on November 15, 2002, plaintiff...

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