HUNTER v. JINDAL

No. 45,130-CA.

20 So.3d 592 (2009)

Mayor Steve B. HUNTER, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief Elected Officer of the Town of Richwood, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Honorable Bobby JINDAL, In His Capacity as Governor of the State of Louisiana; Honorable Jay Dardenne, In His Official Capacity as Secretary of State; Honorable Christa R. Medaries in Her Official Capacity as Registrar of Voters, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; Barbara A. Brooks, as Chairperson and Lavenia A. McKinley, as Vice-Chairperson of Recall Petition, Filed in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied October 15, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie Hunter, Jr., Katrina R. Jackson, N. Lamar Hunter, for Appellant.

William P. Bryan III, Baton Rouge, for Appellees, Governor Bobby Jindal, Hon. James David Caldwell and Christa R. Medaries.

William E. Crawford, Jr., Baton Rouge, for Appellee, Jay Dardenne, Secretary of State.

Barbara A. Brooks, In Proper Person.

Lavenia A. McKinley, In Proper Person.

Before WILLIAMS, STEWART, GASKINS, CARAWAY and MOORE, JJ.


STEWART, J.

Steve Hunter, individually and in his official capacity as the Mayor of Richwood, Louisiana, appeals from a judgment dismissing his petition challenging the certification of a recall petition and the scheduling of a recall election for his office. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the district court dismissing the Mayor's lawsuit.

Hunter was elected the Mayor of Richwood on March 8, 2008. In 2009, two registered voters from Richwood...

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