Opinion
No. 82 CJ 0110.
May 17, 1982.
ON APPEAL FROM THE CITY COURT OF HAMMOND, SEVENTH WARD, PARISH OF TANGIPAHOA, JOHN D. KOPFLER, JUDGE PRESIDING.
Gordon W. Matheny, Asst. Dist. Atty., Amite, for plaintiff.
Jonathan R. Schmidt, Hammond, for defendant-appellant.
Before ELLIS, PONDER and SAVOIE, JJ.
This appeal was scheduled for submission on May 12, 1982, and all attorneys of record and appellant were notified. Appellant was not present or represented at that time, nor had any brief or motion for continuance been filed on his behalf. On authority of Rule VII, Section 5(b), this court, ex proprio motu, considers said appeal as abandoned; therefore, it is ordered that this appeal be dismissed with prejudice.
APPEAL DISMISSED.