Case ID: so3d_195/html/1204-01.html
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Author: {"author": "KNOLL, J.,", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

ST. TAMMANY PARISH GOVERNMENT v. James H. WELSH, in His Capacity as Commissioner of Conservation of the State Of Louisiana, Department of Natural Resources.
    No. 2016-C-0657.
    Supreme Court of Louisiana.
    June 28, 2016.
   In re St. Tammany Parish Government; — Plaintiff; Applying for Reconsideration of this Court’s action dated June 17, 2016; Parish of East Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court Div. E, No. 631370; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 2015 CA 1152.

Reconsideration not considered.

JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.

KNOLL, J., would grant and assigns reasons.

GUIDRY, J., would grant and assigns reasons.

KNOLL, J.,

would grant.

| j Because I find the judgment of the District Court represents a declaration of unconstitutionality, the Court of Appeal’s judgment is an absolute nullity under La. Code Civ. P. art.2002. When the appellate court notices an absolute nullity, the court is empowered to vacate or correct the judgment on its own motion. See Mack v. Wiley, 07-2344 (La.App. 1 Cir. 5/2/08), 991 So.2d 479, 486, writ denied, 08-1181 (La.9/19/08), 992 So.2d 932. Accordingly, I would grant and docket this case as an appeal to this Court.

GUIDRY, Justice, would grant the application for reconsideration for the same reasons given in reference to the original writ application.