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Ainsworth v. Young Women's Christian Ass'n of New Orleans

Citations: 978 So. 2d 330; 2008 La. LEXIS 822; 2008 WL 1765627Docket: No. 2008-CC-0360

Court: Supreme Court of Louisiana; April 4, 2008; Louisiana; State Supreme Court

Narrative Opinion Summary

Billie Davis, as Coordinator, along with the Young Women’s Christian Association of New Orleans and Gertrude Galloway Boyd, Associate Director, are involved in a legal matter where they applied for supervisory and/or remedial writs concerning a case from the Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court, Division J, case number 04-14618. The matter was escalated to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, with reference numbers 2007-C-1295 and 2007-C-1239. The court denied the application for writs, although Judge Victory expressed a dissenting opinion, indicating he would have granted the writs.

Legal Issues Addressed

Application for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs

Application: The applicants sought supervisory and/or remedial writs from the Court of Appeal, but the application was denied.

Reasoning: Billie Davis, as Coordinator, along with the Young Women’s Christian Association of New Orleans and Gertrude Galloway Boyd, Associate Director, are involved in a legal matter where they applied for supervisory and/or remedial writs.

Dissenting Opinion in Writ Denial

Application: Despite the majority's decision to deny the writs, a dissenting opinion was expressed by Judge Victory, suggesting a different outcome was preferred by him.

Reasoning: The court denied the application for writs, although Judge Victory expressed a dissenting opinion, indicating he would have granted the writs.