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JAMES v. BURTON

No. 07-944.

983 So.2d 999 (2008)

Derrick Shawn JAMES v. Lynden BURTON, Esq.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 28, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Moses, Jr., Davis Law Firm, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Applicant, Derrick Shawn James.

James H. Gibson, David J. Ayo, Allen & Gooch, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Respondent, Lyndon Burton.

Court composed of ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, GLENN B. GREMILLION, and SYLVIA R. COOKS, Judges.

PICKETT, Judge.

FACTS

The petitioner filed a Petition For Damages For Legal Malpractice in the Sixteenth Judicial District Court on March 21, 2007. The defendant was served with that petition on March 28, 2007.

On April 13, 2007, a preliminary default was entered against the defendant.

On April 16, 2007, the defendant filed the original answer, by hand, with the Clerk of Court. That answer...

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