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Westmoreland v. Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals

735 So. 2d 944, 99 La.App. 3 Cir. 651, 1999 La. App. LEXIS 1710, 1999 WL 346595
CourtLouisiana Court of Appeal
DecidedJune 1, 1999
DocketNo. 99-651
StatusPublished
Cited by2 cases

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Westmoreland v. Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals, 735 So. 2d 944, 99 La.App. 3 Cir. 651, 1999 La. App. LEXIS 1710, 1999 WL 346595 (La. Ct. App. 1999).

Opinion

WRIT DENIED: There is no error in the trial court’s ruling. Although we are aware of this court’s opinion in Myers v. Ivey, 93-1166 (La.App. 3 Cir. 4/6/94); 635 So.2d 632, we choose not to follow Myers, supra. The plaintiff in this case is not attempting to circumvent the exclusive jurisdiction of the civil service commission as he has pursued his remedies with the commission. Although the allegedly tortious conduct of defendants is connected to the disciplinary action taken against plaintiff, the instant suit seeks damages for the tort of defamation which is not within the jurisdiction of the civil service commission.

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735 So. 2d 944, 99 La.App. 3 Cir. 651, 1999 La. App. LEXIS 1710, 1999 WL 346595, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/westmoreland-v-louisiana-department-of-health-hospitals-lactapp-1999.