Case Name: In re Byard EDWARDS, Jr.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2009-07-14
Citations: 11 So. 3d 501
Docket Number: No. 2009-OB-1605
Parties: In re Byard EDWARDS, Jr.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 11
Pages: 501–502

Head Matter:
In re Byard EDWARDS, Jr.
No. 2009-OB-1605.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
July 14, 2009.

Opinion:
In re Edwards Jr., Byard; — Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory Writ From Hearing Committee Chair.
Writ granted in part. Although the respondent was ordered to show cause, this order did not shift the burden of proof from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel to the respondent. Accordingly, the order of the Hearing Committee Chair shifting the burden of proof to the respondent is vacated. In all other respects, the writ is denied, and the stay is denied.