FIRST COMMERCE TITLE CO., INC. v. MARTIN

No. 38,903-CA.

887 So.2d 716 (2004)

FIRST COMMERCE TITLE COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James W. MARTIN, Clerk of Court, et al., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

November 17, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff R. Thompson, Bossier City, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Corkern & Crews, L.L.C. by Ronald E. Corkern, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BROWN, WILLIAMS, STEWART, MOORE, and LOLLEY, JJ.


MOORE, J.

The single issue presented in this appeal is whether a clerk of court may prevent the use of hand-held or portable scanners inside the office of a clerk of court. The district court concluded that La. R.S. 44:32 C(1)(c) and C.C.P. art. 251 A allowed the clerk to prevent such use. For the following reasons, we reverse.

Factual Background

In August 2001, an employee of First Commerce Title Company went to the Bienville Parish Courthouse...

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