Case Name: William H. BAKER and Bobby L. Culpepper, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Honorable Edwin W. EDWARDS, Governor of the State of Louisiana, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1976-11-15
Citations: 339 So. 2d 927
Docket Number: No. 10998
Parties: William H. BAKER and Bobby L. Culpepper, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Honorable Edwin W. EDWARDS, Governor of the State of Louisiana, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before ELLIS, CHIASSON and PONDER, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 339
Pages: 927–927

Head Matter:
William H. BAKER and Bobby L. Culpepper, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Honorable Edwin W. EDWARDS, Governor of the State of Louisiana, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 10998.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
Nov. 15, 1976.
William H. Baker, pro se.
Bobby L. Culpepper, pro se.
I. Stephen George, Atty., Office of Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, for defendants Edwin W. Edwards, etc., and others.
Before ELLIS, CHIASSON and PONDER, JJ.

Opinion:
CHIASSON, Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants brought this proceeding seeking a mandamus against the defendants-appellees to compel the enactment of legislation establishing a uniform system for securing and compensating qualified counsel for indigents as required by the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, Article I Section 13.
The District Court sustained an exception of unauthorized use of summary proceedings and dismissed plaintiffs' suit. Plaintiffs then perfected this appeal.
Passage of Act 653 of 1976 makes the questions presented in this case moot. Therefore, this appeal is dismissed at appellants' cost.
DISMISSED.