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Last Updated on Thursday, 30 August 2007 01:54 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 30 August 2007 01:54
The beat goes on for Louisiana's Democrat Attorney General Charles Foti.
New Orleans (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Louisiana's attorney general can't sue the Army Corps of Engineers on behalf of Hurricane Katrina victims who don't have lawyers.
The emergency order by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came on the day of the deadline flood victims had to file suit — the second anniversary of Katrina. The order negates a lawsuit filed by state Attorney General Charles Foti earlier Wednesday.
The appeals court said that U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval acted without proper authority in appointing Foti as guardian for about 350,000 people with claims against the Corps.
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