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| JUVENILE
| | 1. | Juvenile court should not have kept charges open after competency determination.
State v. CS, 2024-CK-00972 (La. 09/17/2024) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9
In this case, a juvenile faced multiple delinquency charges. The district court conducted a
contradictory hearing and determined the juvenile was incompetent with resp... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 2. | Court reinstates life sentence for multiple offender seeking post-conviction relief.
State v. Kyron Theophile, 2024-KP-00285 (La. 09/04/2024) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9
In July 2016 defendant pleaded guilty to domestic abuse battery involving strangulation in
exchange for a sentence of three years in prison. He twice failed to appear for ... view full summary | | 3. | Court orders evidentiary hearing on motion to quash.
State v. Anthony Howells, 2024-KK-00978 (La. 09/13/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9
In a brief per curium with no detail, the court granted a supervisory writ in part and ordered
the district court to conduct an evidentiary hearing on defendant's m... view full summary | | 4. | Court orders court of appeal to rule on writ application.
State v. Craig Sullivan, 2024-KH-0852 (La. 09/24/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9
Defendant represented that the First Circuit failed to act timely on a supervisory writ
application filed in July 2023. The Court granted a superv... view full summary | | CONTRACTS
| | 5. | District court had jurisdiction to consider whether contract violated lobbying laws.
Advanced Benefit Concepts v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, 2023-CC-01291 (La. 09/06/2024) [35 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9 Plaintiff entered into an agreement with defendant Access Health, Inc. whereby plaintiff helped defendant identify, establish, and enter... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 6. | Fax filing had no effect absent proof of timely delivery of original.
Shawn Noell Holiday v. Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, 2024-CC-00909 (La. 9/04/2024) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9 Plaintiffs filed a class action petition against various state entities, including the Louisiana Attorney General. The AG filed an excep... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 7. | Court remands premises liability case for reconsideration in light of recent jurisprudence.
Juanita Augman v. Grambling State University, 2023-CC-01557 (09/04/2024) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9 This case arises from the shooting death of plaintiff???s son at Grambling State University. Grambling filed a motion for summary judgment, which the district court denied. The Second Circuit denied ... view full summary | | 8. | District court had jurisdiction over former prisoner???s action for damages from over-detention.
Keith Bryant v. State of Louisiana, 2024-CC-00692 (La. 09/04/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9On April 16, 2017, plaintiff was arrested and charged with aggravated second-degree battery. He was unable to post bail and remained incarcerated through the criminal proceedings. He pled guilty on Ja... view full summary | | SUCCESSIONS
| | 9. | Courts enforce no-contest clause after indirect attack on succession proceeding.
Succession of Bonny Babin Maloney, 2023-C-01447 c/w 2023-C-01452 (La. 09/06/2024) [10 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9 Bonny Babin Maloney and Robert Maloney, Sr., were married and had five children: Robert, Jr., Kurt, Craig, Julie, and Jeanie. Jeanie pre... view full summary |
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