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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

RANDY J. BOUDREAUX CIVIL ACTION

VERSUS No. 19-11962

LOUISIANA STATE BAR SECTION I
ASSOCIATION, ET AL.

FINDINGS OF FACT & CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

Following a bench trial in the above-captioned matter held on June 21, 2022,

the Court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law. For the reasons

stated herein, the Court will grant judgment in favor of defendants, the Louisiana

State Bar Association (“LSBA” or “the Bar”) and the Justices of the Louisiana

Supreme Court in their official capacities (collectively, “defendants”), and against

plaintiff, Randy Boudreaux (“Boudreaux”) as to all claims.

I. FACTS

A. Plaintiff

Boudreaux has been licensed to practice law in Louisiana since 1996, and he

1
has been a member in good standing of the LSBA throughout this period. Boudreaux
has paid his dues to the LSBA each year from 1996 to the present. Boudreaux
2

3
maintains an active legal practice in Louisiana.

1 Testimony of Randy Boudreaux (“Boudreaux”) at 8:20-9:6, 10:8-11. All citations to
the trial transcript herein refer to R. Doc. No. 97.
2 Plaintiff’s Exhibits (“Pl. Exh.”) 1, 2, 3, 22, 23.
3 Boudreaux at 10:2-7.