MERCATO ELISIO v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 2018-CA-0081.

259 So.3d 1235 (2018)

MERCATO ELISIO, L.L.C. v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, New Orleans Historic District Landmark Commission, and John Deveney.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

November 21, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ravi K. Sangisetty , Parker N. Hutchinson , SANGISETTY LAW FIRM, LLC, 935 Gravier Street, Suite 835, New Orleans, LA 70112 AND Richard G. Perque , LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD G. PERQUE, LLC, 700 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE, MERCATO ELISIO, L.L.C.

Joyce G. Joseph , Deputy City Attorney, Cherrell S. Taplin , Senior Deputy City Attorney, Sunni J. LeBeouf , City Attorney, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 5E03, New Orleans, LA 70112, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, NEW ORLEANS HISTORIC DISTRICT LANDMARK COMMISSION, JOHN DEVENEY.

Sarah Ney , 937 France Street, New Orleans, LA 70117, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT, HDLC COMMISSIONER, JOHN DEVENEY.

(Court composed of Judge Terri F. Love, Judge Edwin A. Lombard, Judge Tiffany G. Chase).


This appeal arises from a public records request. A proposed apartment development was denied by the historic landmarks commission. The developer then filed a public records request for the commission's documents regarding the development. The developer, after receiving an incomplete response to the request, filed for a writ...

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