Opinion
No. 9071.
October 31, 1972.
APPEAL FROM 19TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, ELMO E. LEAR, J.
Leonard Taylor, in pro. per.
William Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Jack E. Yelverton, Stacey Moak, Asst. Attys. Gen., L. J. Hymel, Special Counsel, Baton Rouge, for appellee.
Before LANDRY, TUCKER and CUTRER, JJ.
When this case was called for argument on appeal, the plaintiff-appellant, Leonard Taylor, did not make an appearance in open Court. Neither did he file a brief or a memorandum prior to the time the case was called for argument.
Under the provisions of Rule VII, Section 5, Subsection (b) of the Uniform Rules — Courts of Appeal, the appeal is deemed to be abandoned, and, accordingly, the appeal is dismissed at appellant's costs.
Appeal dismissed.