Holliday v. State ex rel. Office of Financial Assistance
2000 WL 365658, 2000 La. LEXIS 892, 758 So. 2d 154 (2000)
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Rule of Law:
A denial of a writ of certiorari or review is a discretionary act by a high court to not hear a case; it is not a decision on the merits and carries no precedential value.
Facts:
- The provided text is a court order denying a writ of certiorari and does not contain any substantive facts about the underlying dispute that led to the litigation.
Procedural Posture:
- A lawsuit, case number 436,167, was initiated in the 19th Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which is a state trial court.
- The case was appealed to the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, where it was assigned case number 98 CA 2196.
- Following the appellate court's decision, the party identified as the 'Financial Assistance Office of; Louisiana State of' petitioned the Louisiana Supreme Court, the state's highest court, for a Writ of Certiorari and/or Review.
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Issue:
Not applicable. The court did not decide a legal issue on the merits; it only decided whether to grant the application for a writ of certiorari and/or review.
Opinions:
Order - Per Curiam (Unsigned)
The Louisiana Supreme Court denied the application for a Writ of Certiorari and/or Review. This action does not constitute an opinion on the merits of the case and provides no legal reasoning for the denial. It simply signifies the court's refusal to hear the appeal.
Analysis:
This order has no legal significance as precedent. The denial of a writ is a common procedural action that does not indicate the Supreme Court's agreement or disagreement with the lower court's reasoning or outcome. The decision of the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, is simply left to stand as the final judgment in this specific case, but the Supreme Court's denial cannot be cited as legal authority in future cases.
