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TAYLOR v. JOHNSON

No. 45,000-CA.

18 So.3d 193 (2009)

Gregory M. TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Del JOHNSON, Gary Loftin, Ernie Roberson and Jay Dardenne, Louisiana Secretary of State, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 28, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joey W. Hendrix, Shreveport, Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Del Johnson, In Proper Person Defendant-Appellee.

Elizabeth Gibson, Counsel for Defendant Assistant Attorney General Appellee Jay Dardenne, Secretary of State.

Bennett L. Politz, Shreveport, Counsel for Defendant-Appellee Gary Loftin, Clerk of Court.

Ernest R. Roberson, In Proper Person, Registrar of Voters, for Caddo Parish Defendant-Appellee.

Before BROWN, WILLIAMS, STEWART, PEATROSS, and LOLLEY, JJ.

PEATROSS, J.

This appeal is from a judgment of involuntary dismissal based on the failure of the plaintiff to appear for trial on the plaintiffs petition to disqualify a candidate for elective office. For the following reasons, we reverse the trial court's decision and remand for further proceedings.

FACTS

On August 20, 2009, plaintiff, Gregory Taylor filed a petition seeking to disqualify defendant, Del Johnson, as a candidate for Justice of the...

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