Opinion
NO. 2020-O-1492
01-14-2021
IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY
IN RE: Judiciary Commission - Applicant Other; Interim Disqualification; Interim disqualification denied. See Order.
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Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.
Crain, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Chief Justice Weimer. Supreme Court of Louisiana
January 14, 2021 /s/_________
Clerk of Court
For the Court ORDER
Considering the Recommendation for Interim Disqualification filed by the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana, and the response thereto filed by the respondent judge,
IT IS ORDERED that, without reaching the merits, which are not before us at this time, the Judiciary Commission's recommendation for interim disqualification be and hereby is denied. In accordance with Supreme Court Rule XXIII, § 27(d), we deny respondent's motion to unseal the record. We remand this matter to the Judiciary Commission for further proceedings in accordance herewith.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, this ___ day of __________, 2021.
FOR THE COURT:
/s/_________
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA