HILL v. JINDAL

Nos. 2014 CA 1757, 2014 CW 1484.

175 So.3d 988 (2015)

Navis HILL, Michael Stenson, Amanda Stenson, Illumani Johnson, Erin Comeaux, Latricia Bowers, Carrie Adams, Courtney Dumas, Catherine Golden, and Choice Foundation v. Bobby JINDAL, in his Official Capacity as Governor, State of Louisiana; State of Louisiana, Through the Division of Administration; State of Louisiana, Through the Division of Administration, Office of Contractual Review; Kristy Nichols in her Official Capacity as Commissioner, Division of Administration for the State of Louisiana; and Pamela Bartfay Rice, in her Official Capacity as Interim Director, Office of Contractual Review, Division of Administration for the State of Louisiana. and Navis Hill, Michael Stenson, Amanda Stenson, Illumani Johnson, Erin Comeaux, Latricia Bowers, Carrie Adams, Courtney Dumas, Catherine Golden, and Choice Foundation v. Bobby Jindal, in his Official Capacity as Governor, State of Louisiana; State of Louisiana, Through the Division of Administration; State of Louisiana, Through the Division of Administration, Office of Contractual Review; Kristy Nichols in her official capacity as commissioner, Division of Administration for the State of Louisiana; and Pamela Bartfay Rice, in her Official Capacity as Interim Director, Office of Contractual Review, Division of Administration for the State of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 17, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen H. Kupperman , Michael A. Balascio , New Orleans, LA, Attorneys for Plaintiffs-Appellees Navis Hill, Michael Stenson, Amanda Stenson, Illumani Johnson, Erin Comeaux, Latricia Bowers, Carrie Adams, Courtney Dumas, Catherine Golden, and Choice Foundation.

Jimmy R. Faircloth, Jr. , Christie C. Wood , Alexandria, LA, Attorneys for Defendant-1st Appellant Bobby Jindal, in his Official Capacity as Governor, State of Louisiana.

J. Wendell Clark , Mark L. Barbre , Greg Murphy , Carlos A. Romanach , Elizabeth Baker Murrill , Baton Rouge, LA, Attorneys for Defendants-2nd Appellants State of Louisiana Through the Division of Administration, Office of Contractual Review, Kristy Nichols, in her Official Capacity as Commissioner of Administration, and Pamela Bartfay Rice, in her Official Capacity as Interim Director of the Office of Contractual Review.

Charles M. Gordon, Jr. , Phillip W. Preis , Crystal D. Burkhalter , Caroline P. Graham , Charles M. Thompson , Jennifer R. Dietz , John N. Grinton , Baton Rouge, LA, Attorneys for Intervenor-Appellee The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Before PETTIGREW, WELCH, AND CHUTZ, JJ.


Defendants challenge the trial court's judgment, granting a preliminary injunction in favor of plaintiffs and intervenor and denying their exceptions raising the objections of no cause of action, lack of subject matter jurisdiction, prematurity, and improper cumulation. For the reasons that follow, we amend the trial court's September...

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