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RUSSO v. BURNS

No. 2014-CA-0952.

150 So.3d 67 (2014)

Anthony J. RUSSO v. Lionel BURNS, Jr., and The Honorable Arthur A. Morrell.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

September 9, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Ross , W. Raley , Alford III , Richard C. Stanley , Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Lionel Lon Burns, Law Offices of Lionel Lon Burns, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant/In Proper Person.

(Court composed of Chief Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III, Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge TERRI F. LOVE, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge PAUL A. BONIN, Judge DANIEL L. DYSART, Judge MADELEINE M. LANDRIEU, Judge JOY COSSICH LOBRANO, Judge ROSEMARY LEDET).

DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge.

This appeal results from an election contest suit. The appellant, Lionel Lon Burns, appeals the trial court's judgment that granted the petition of plaintiff, Anthony Russo, to disqualify Mr. Burns as a candidate for the position of Orleans Parish District Attorney. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the judgment and remand the matter to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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