WASHINGTON v. CANNIZZARO

No. 2020-CA-0470.

317 So.3d 826 (2021)

Emily WASHINGTON v. Leon CANNIZZARO.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 17, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Craig , RODERICK & SOLANGE MACARTHUR JUSTICE CENTER, 4400 S. Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119, Hannah Lommers-Johnson , RODERICK & SOLANGE MACARTHUR JUSTICE CENTER, 4400 S. Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE.

David M. Fink , LAW OFFICE OF BERNARD L. CHARBONNET, JR., APLC, One Canal Place, 365 Canal Street, Suite 1100, New Orleans, LA 70130, Bernard L. Charbonnet, Jr. , LAW OFFICE OF BERNARD L. CHARBONNET, JR., APLC, One Canal Place, 365 Canal Street, Suite 1100, New Orleans, LA 70130, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.

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


Judge Terri F. Love

This is a mandamus action. Appellee, Emily Washington, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr., in his Official Capacity as the District Attorney for Orleans Parish ("District Attorney"), to disclose records of subpoenas sought in an earlier public records request. The District Attorney now appeals a judgment in civil district court holding that the District Attorney's Office was arbitrary and capricious...

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