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Marine Shale Processors, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit
Jan 5, 1989
543 So. 2d 487 (La. Ct. App. 1989)

Summary

In Marine Shale, supra, we held that the district court lacked jurisdiction of a suit challenging an order of the director of DEQ, and we implicitly recognized the legislature's power to control the jurisdiction of the appeal of such an agency determination.

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Opinion

No. CW/88/1888.

January 5, 1989.

APPEAL FROM NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA.

Emile C. Rolfs, III, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Christopher A. Ratcliff, Staff Atty., for defendant.

Before SHORTESS, SAVOIE and EDWARDS, JJ.


WRIT GRANTED. The trial court lacks jurisdiction in this matter. Marine Shale Processors, Inc., is seeking a stay of an order issued by the Department of Environmental Quality. A person who is aggrieved by an order of the secretary may appeal to the Court of Appeal. This court has supervisory jurisdiction over any preliminary, procedural, or intermediate ruling or decision by the Secretary. La.R.S. 30:1072(C). Therefore, Marine Shale Processors' remedy was with this court rather than with the Nineteenth Judicial District Court. The objection of lack of subject matter jurisdiction is granted, and the suit is dismissed.

Because the trial court lacked jurisdiction, the stay is lifted, and the order that the Department of Environmental Quality hold a hearing on the applicability of Act 874 of 1988 is hereby vacated. The Department of Environmental Quality's order of August 15, 1988 is hereby reinstated. However, under the provisions of La.R.S. 30:1072(C), Marine Shale Processors, Inc., has thirty days to seek writs with this court.


Summaries of

Marine Shale Processors, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit
Jan 5, 1989
543 So. 2d 487 (La. Ct. App. 1989)

In Marine Shale, supra, we held that the district court lacked jurisdiction of a suit challenging an order of the director of DEQ, and we implicitly recognized the legislature's power to control the jurisdiction of the appeal of such an agency determination.

Summary of this case from Moore v. Roemer
Case details for

Marine Shale Processors, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality

Case Details

Full title:MARINE SHALE PROCESSORS, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Court:Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit

Date published: Jan 5, 1989

Citations

543 So. 2d 487 (La. Ct. App. 1989)

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