CHICAGO TRIBUNE CO. v. MAUFFRAY

No. 08-522.

996 So.2d 1273 (2008)

The CHICAGO TRIBUNE COMPANY, et al. v. Honorable J.P. MAUFFRAY, Jr., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan Brian Zimmerman, Mary Ellen Roy, Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, The Chicago Tribune Company, et al.

Donald R. Wilson, Gaharan & Wilson, Jena, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, Honorable John Philip Mauffray, Jr., Steve H. Crooks, Clerk.

James D. Caldwell, Attorney General, David G. Sanders, Patricia Hill Wilton, Assistants Attorney General, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, Honorable John Philip Mauffray, Jr., Steve H. Crooks, Clerk.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, JAMES T. GENOVESE, and CHRIS J. ROY, SR., Judges.


SAUNDERS, Judge.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY:

This appeal arises from a writ of mandamus issued in the 28th Judicial District Court by the Honorable Thomas M. Yeager (hereinafter Judge Yeager), who was appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court to preside ad hoc over a writ application filed in that district by Appellees (hereinafter "News Media").** The News Media's writ application sought to compel the Honorable J.P....

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