Case Name: Roberta Margaret Young MADDEN, Individually and in her Capacity as Executive Director of Louisiana Common Cause, and Charles A. "Sam" Jones, III, Individually, and Winston J. Jackson, Jr., Individually v. Michael J. MUSMECI, Sr. and James H. "Jim" Brown, in his Capacity as Secretary of State
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1983-08-15
Citations: 436 So. 2d 762
Docket Number: No. 83 CE 0923
Parties: Roberta Margaret Young MADDEN, Individually and in her Capacity as Executive Director of Louisiana Common Cause, and Charles A. “Sam” Jones, III, Individually, and Winston J. Jackson, Jr., Individually v. Michael J. MUSMECI, Sr. and James H. “Jim” Brown, in his Capacity as Secretary of State.
Judges: Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS, COLE, WATKINS, SHORTESS, CARTER, SAVOIE, LANIER, CRAIN and ALFORD, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 436
Pages: 762–763

Head Matter:
Roberta Margaret Young MADDEN, Individually and in her Capacity as Executive Director of Louisiana Common Cause, and Charles A. “Sam” Jones, III, Individually, and Winston J. Jackson, Jr., Individually v. Michael J. MUSMECI, Sr. and James H. “Jim” Brown, in his Capacity as Secretary of State.
No. 83 CE 0923.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
Aug. 15, 1983.
Writ Denied Aug. 24,1983.
Theodore (Ted) L. Jones, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellees Roberta Margaret Madden, et al.
Milton Osborne, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant Michael J. Musmeci, Sr.
Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS, COLE, WATKINS, SHORTESS, CARTER, SAVOIE, LANIER, CRAIN and ALFORD, JJ.

Opinion:
LOTTINGER, Judge.
For the reasons assigned in Roberta Margaret Young Madden, individually, and in her capacity as executive director of Louisiana Common Cause, and Charles A. "Sam" Jones, III, individually, and Winston J. Jackson, Jr., individually versus R.E. Edwards and James H. "Jim" Brown, in his capacity as Secretary of State, 436 So.2d 759, rendered this date, the judgment of the trial court disqualifying the candidacy of Michael J. Musmeci, Sr. and enjoining the Honorable James H. "Jim" Brown, Secretary of State of Louisiana from placing the name of Michael J. Musmeci, Sr. on the ballot in the October 22,1983, gubernatorial primary election is reversed, and the suit of plaintiffs is dismissed with costs to be paid by appellees both in this court and in the trial court as it relates to this suit.
REVERSED AND RENDERED.
WATKINS, J., concurs in the result.