Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Leonard TAYLOR v. Louis M. SOWERS, Superintendent, etc.
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1972-10-31
Citations: 267 So. 2d 908
Docket Number: No. 9071
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Leonard TAYLOR v. Louis M. SOWERS, Superintendent, etc.
Judges: Before LANDRY, TUCKER and CUT-RER, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 267
Pages: 908–908

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Leonard TAYLOR v. Louis M. SOWERS, Superintendent, etc.
No. 9071.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
Oct. 31, 1972.
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 CUT-RER, JJ.

Opinion:
TUCKER, Judge.
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.