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SMITH v. GOINS

No. 08-938.

994 So.2d 591 (2008)

Charles F. SMITH, Jr. v. Jonathan D. GOINS, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied August 4, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene P. Cicardo, Jr., Attorney at Law, George C. Gaiennie III, Hughes & LaFleur, Alexandria, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Charles F. Smith, Jr.

Thomas D. Davenport, Jr., The Davenport Firm, Alexandria, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee, Jonathan D. Goins.

Court composed of MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges.

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Charles F. Smith, Jr. (Smith), appeals the trial court judgment, dismissing his petition to disqualify Jonathan D. Goins (Goins) as a candidate for Alexandria City Council, District 3. The trial court held that Smith failed to prove that Goins did not meet the city charter's two-year, in-district, "actual residency" requirement for those seeking the elective office. For the following reasons, we affirm.

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