Posted on 10/27/2007 6:20:19 PM PDT by John Jorsett
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mayor Ray Nagin says the state could take over the New Orleans district attorney's office as early as Monday as the agency faces a multimillion-dollar civil judgment.
A federal judge ruled this past week that district attorney office assets could be seized to pay off a $3.65 million judgment pending from a 2005 case in which dozens of white office workers successfully sued District Attorney Eddie Jordan for replacing them with black workers.
Jordan is not personally responsible for the payment.
And in an opinion released Friday, City Attorney Penya Moses-Fields concluded after reviewing state and federal laws that "the city of New Orleans has never been required to fund any judgments rendered against the Orleans Parish District attorney or any other state official."
Kris Wartelle, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Charles Foti, said Saturday she did not know whether the office is defined as a state or city agency.
Council President Arnie Fielkow said the DA's office gets money from city, state and federal sources.
Members of the City Council noted that the judgment isn't against the city itself and resources are spread thin as New Orleans struggles to recover from Hurricane Katrina.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs said this past week that they are ready to seize assets from the district attorney's office if the judgment isn't paid. If payroll accounts are seized, aides to Jordan said prosecutors would quit and the office would shut down.
Nagin told the council Friday that Foti is ready to step in and take over management of the office. Nagin said after the meeting that Foti is willing to do "whatever it takes" to ensure the office doesn't shut down.
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It’d be kind of entertaining to see marshals carrying out the office furniture and computers.
What a pathetic bunch of incompetents.
Sounds like they need to take over the entire city governmente. WHAT A MESS!!!!
The Gov. is gone - the dirty Senator is outed - now this - next Nagin. all in the midst of the campaigns - "Inconvenient Timing"
The Chocolate City delayed.
This racist is still employed!!!
I guess it is not that hard to believe, after all it is a democrat controlled city
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1193466032169820.xml&coll=1
Republican legislators want to impeach DA
Speaking of New Orleans...
We can all trust Democrats to run our government——————NOT!
I checked and did not see any bullet holes in its windows or body. Did I mention, this is in Simi Valley-- Ronald Reagan Library--- Ronald Reagan Freeway...
I once sued Washington Pa. for failure to return tax money. I got a judgment against the city and then advised them I would take either fire trucks or police cars. I got paid fast after that.
I always wanted my own fire truck, so I was a little disappointed.
You all think New Orleans is corrupt...you ain’t seen New York—the whole state.
genug ist genug nazi alert!
don’t forget Mr. Freezer Bank.
“A federal judge ruled this past week that district attorney office assets could be seized to pay off a $3.65 million judgment pending from a 2005 case in which dozens of white office workers successfully sued District Attorney Eddie Jordan for replacing them with black workers.”
My only question....why isnt this all over the the news?? If a white DA had fired all the black workers it would be front page news for months!
I am sure you are correct but didn't your Momma ever teach you that two wrongs don't make a right?
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