Dept., Corr., La. St. Pen. v. Gauthier

Full title: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY v. JAMES GAUTHIER

Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit

Date published: Apr 5, 1983

431 So. 2d 785 (La. Ct. App. 1983)

Opinion

No. 82 CA 0731.

April 5, 1983.

Annette R. Seng, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Baton Rouge, for appellant.

Doug Ellis, Baton Rouge, for appellee.

Robert R. Boland, Jr., Civil Service Legal Counsel, Dept. of State Civil Service, Baton Rouge, for Herbert L. Sumrall, Director of Dept. of State Civil Service.

Before COVINGTON, LANIER and ALFORD, JJ.

COVINGTON, Chief Judge.

For the reasons stated in the companion case of Department of Corrections, Louisiana State Penitentiary v. Clayton Barrere, 431 So.2d 782 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1983), in which a separate decision has been rendered by us on this date, the judgment appealed herein is reversed. The decision of the Secretary of Corrections is reinstated. Costs of this appeal are to be borne by the appellee.

REVERSED AND RENDERED.