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FORTIER v. HUGHES

No. 2009-CA-0180.

15 So.3d 1185 (2009)

Barbara FORTIER, Cheron and Harold Baquet, and David Frere, Members of the Congregation of Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic Church v. Most Rev. Alfred HUGHES, S.T.D., Most Rev. Roger P. Morin, Rev. Patrick Collum and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 17, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virginia W. Gundlach, Genevieve M. Hartel, Erin N. Beck, Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrere & Denegre, LLP, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

Richard A. Bordelon, Ralph J. Aucoin, Todd R. Gennardo, Denechaud and Denechaud, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellees.

(Court composed of Judge DAVID S. GORBATY, Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge ROLAND L. BELSOME).

DAVID S. GORBATY, Judge.

In this appeal, plaintiffs contend that the trial court erred in granting defendants' exceptions of no right of action and lack of subject matter jurisdiction. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On October 14, 2008, Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes signed a canonical decree "suppressing" Our Lady of Good Counsel church parish, effective October 17, 2008. On October 20, 2008, plaintiffs...

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