Baker v. Edwards

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Baker v. Edwards

339 So. 2d 927, 1976 La. App. LEXIS 4421

Louisiana Court of Appeal·Decided November 15, 1976·No. No. 10998·Published·Cited by 2 cases

Opinion

CHIASSON, Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants brought this proceeding seeking a mandamus against the defendants-appellees to compel the enactment of legislation establishing a uniform system for securing and compensating qualified counsel for indigents as required by the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, Article I Section 13.

The District Court sustained an exception of unauthorized use of summary proceedings and dismissed plaintiffs’ suit. Plaintiffs then perfected this appeal.

Passage of Act 653 of 1976 makes the questions presented in this case moot. Therefore, this appeal is dismissed at appellants’ cost.

DISMISSED.

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CHIASSON, Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants brought this proceeding seeking a mandamus against the defendants-appellees to compel the enactment of legislation establishing a uniform system for securing and compensating qualified counsel for indigents as required by the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, Article I Section 13.

The District Court sustained an exception of unauthorized use of summary proceedings and dismissed plaintiffs’ suit. Plaintiffs then perfected this appeal.

Passage of Act 653 of 1976 makes the questions presented in this case moot. Therefore, this appeal is dismissed at appellants’ cost.

DISMISSED.

Baker v. Edwards, 339 So. 2d 927, 1976 La. App. LEXIS 4421 (La. Ct. App. 1976).

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