WILLIAMS v. UNIVERSITY OF LAFAYETTE (2020)

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Patrick WILLIAMS v. UNIVERSITY OF LAFAYETTE, et al.

CW 19-711

Decided: April 22, 2020

Court composed of Billy Howard Ezell, Phyllis M. Keaty, and Van H. Kyzar, Judges.

Sidney Wallis Degan, III, Travis Louis Bourgeois, Degan, Blanchard & Nash, 400 Poydras St., Suite 2600, New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 529-3333, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT: The Burlington Ins. Co. Robert A. Mahtook, Jr., Julie I. Faulk, Marc J. Mandich, Mahtook & LaFleur, P. O. Box 3089, Lafayette, LA 70502-3089, (337) 266-2189, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT: Lafayette Consolidated Government Andre Collins Gaudin, Scott Owen Gaspard, Burglass & Tankersley, LLC, 5213 Airline Drive, Metairie, LA 70001-5602, (504) 836-0422, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT: 100 Black Men of Greater Lafayette, Inc. Michael J. Remondet, Jr., Teddy Paul Sorrells, Sarah E. Stephens, Jeansonne & Remondet, P.O. Box 91530, Lafayette, LA 70509, (337) 237-4370, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/THIRD-PARTY RESPONDENT: The Cajundome Commission Tracy Peter Curtis, Curtis Lee Hollinger, Jr., The Glenn Armentor Law Corp., 300 Stewart St., Lafayette, LA 70501, (337) 233-1471, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT: Patrick Williams Brian W. Harrell, Grant Herrin, Degan, Blanchard and Nash, 5555 Hilton Ave., Suite 620, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, (225) 610-1110, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT: The Burlington Ins. Co. Jazmine A. Torres, Assistant Attorney General, P. O. Box 94005, Baton Rouge, LA 70804, (225) 326-6300, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT: State of Louisiana, Board of Supervisors for University of Louisiana

For the reasons set forth in the consolidated case hereto, Patrick Williams v. University of Louisiana Lafayette, et al., 19-753 (La.App. 3 Cir. 4/22/20), 297 So.3d 1045 , the trial court's judgment in the current case, appellate docket 19-711, is reversed and rendered. Costs in docket number 19-711 are assessed to the Cajundome.

REVERSED AND RENDERED.

EZELL, Judge.

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