MARJORIE ESMAN v. LEON CANNIZZARO JR (2017)

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

MARJORIE ESMAN v. LEON A. CANNIZZARO, JR.

NO. 2017-CA-0639

Decided: December 20, 2017

(Court composed of Judge Terri F. Love, Judge Joy Cossich Lobrano, Judge Sandra Cabrina Jenkins, Judge Tiffany G. Chase, Judge Marion F. Edwards, Pro Tempore)

Bruce Hamilton ACLU FOUNDATION OF LA. P.O. BOX 56157 New Orleans, LA 70156 and Vincent J. Booth BOOTH & BOOTH, APLC 138 North Cortez Street New Orleans, LA 70119 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE David Fink THE LAW OFFICE OF BERNARD L. CHARBONNET, JR., A PROFESSIONAL LAWCORPORATION OneCanal Place, 365 Canal Street, Suite 1155 New Orleans, LA 70112 and J. Edward McAuliffe Assistant District Attorney Donna Andrieu Assistant District Attorney Scott G. Vincent Assistant District Attorney DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ORLEANS PARISH 619 South White Street New Orleans, LA 70119 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

The instant appeal came before this Court after the trial court partially granted a petition for writ of mandamus, seeking production of public records. The trial court ordered Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr., in his official capacity as Orleans Parish District Attorney, (“District Attorney”), to produce the requested public records Majorie Esman (“Ms. Esman”) requested; however, the trial court limited the request to a five-year time frame. During the pendency of the instant appeal, Ms. Esman filed in the trial court a motion to dismiss her petition for a writ of mandamus. The trial court signed the order granting the motion to dismiss on December 12, 2017. Considering the trial court's granting of the motion to dismiss, the present appeal before this Court is now moot. Therefore, on this Court's own motion, we dismiss the present appeal as moot.

DISMISSED AS MOOT

Judge Terri F. Love

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