The Cartesian Company, Inc. and Greg Gachassin v. The Louisiana Board of Ethics

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT THE CARTESIAN COMPANY, INC. NO. 2020 CW 0103 AND GREG GACHASSIN VERSUS THE DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ETHICS ADJUDICATORY BOARD PANEL A AND THE LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS JULY 6, 2020 In Re: The Louisiana Board of Ethics, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 669617. BEFORE: MCDONALD, McCLENDON, PENZATO, LAMER, AND BURRIS.' JJ. WRIT GRANTED. We find that the trial court erred in denying the Louisiana Board of Ethics' s motion to quash the second La. Code Civ. P. art. 1442 notice of deposition and reverse the trial court' s October 28, 2019 This matter ruling. does not involve First Amendment freedoms, and therefore the plaintiffs', Greg Gachassin and The Cartesian Company, Inc.' s, vagueness challenge to La. R. S. 42: 1113( B) must be examined in light of the facts of the case at hand and as applied to them. State v. Boyd, 97- 0579 ( La. 4/ 14/ 98), 710 So. 2d 1074, 1076 . They may not speculate about hypothetical conduct that could also be prosecuted under the same statute. State v. Hair, 20002694 ( La. 5/ 15/ 01), 784 So. 2d 1269, 1273 . Accordingly, the plaintiffs failed to show the requested information is discoverable herein. La. Code Civ. P. art. 1422. The motion to quash filed by the defendant, the Louisiana Board of Ethics, is granted, and the notice of corporate deposition directed to the Louisiana Board of Ethics is quashed. JMM AHP WIL WJB McClendon, J., concurs. COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT DEPUTY C E K OF COURT FOR THE COURT Judge William J. Burris, retired, serving pro tempore by special appointment of the Louisiana Supreme Court.