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| CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 1. | Plaintiffs were entitled to depose counsel for defendant.
Booker SCC, LLC v. Dr. Courtney N. Phillips, 2024-CC-01500 (La. 01/28/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 1
Plaintiffs, a group of skilled nursing facilities, filed suit against the Secretary of the Louisiana
Department of Health in her official capacity. At some point plaint... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 2. | Court dissolves injunction preventing State Police from clearing homeless encampments.
Raymond Scott v. Louisiana State Police, 2024-CD-01591 (La. 01/09/2025) [6 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 1
On December 13, 2024, the district court enjoined the Louisiana State Police and Department
of Wildlife and Fisheries from taking action to clear homeless encampments o... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 3. | District court ordered to act on application for post-conviction relief.
State v. David Williams, 2024-KH-01289 (La. 01/14/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 1
Defendant represented to the Court that the district court failed to act on an application for
post-conviction relief filed in February 2021. The Court granted ... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 4. | On rehearing Court reinstates $10.75M general damage award.
Barber Brothers Contracting Company, LLC v. Capitol City Produce Company, LLC, 2023-C-00788 (La. 12/19/2024) [33 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 12
In March 2018 Barber Brothers Contracting Company, LLC, was working on a Louisiana
DOTD project on the I-10 exits for LA-3188 in Laplace. The project requir... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 5. | Court remands suspensive appeal order in light of recent decision on bond amount.
Frank Raborn v. Jeffrey R. Albea, M.D., 2024-CC-00712 (La. 12/27/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 12
In this medical malpractice case, the district court issued a suspensive appeal order, and the
First Circuit denied supervisory writs. The Court granted a supervisory w... view full summary | | 6. | Appeal of denial of special motion to strike was not untimely.
Amanda Jones v. Citizens for a New Louisiana, 2024-C-00945 (La. 12/27/2024) [8 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 12
Plaintiff filed a defamation suit against defendants, who responded with special motions to
strike the petition under La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 971. Under art. 971(A), w... view full summary | | MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
| | 7. | Genuine issues of material fact precluded summary judgment in medical malpractice case.
Charles Burns v. Baton Rouge General Medical Center, 2024-C-01013 (La. 12/11/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 12
Enorris Jones was admitted to Baton Rouge General Medical Center on June 28, 2014, and
underwent oral and maxillofacial surgery for repair of a fractured jaw the follow... view full summary | | SUCCESSIONS
| | 8. | Notarial will with initials instead of signature on first two pages was absolutely null.
Succession of John Wallace Frabbielle, 2024-CC-00091 (La. 12/13/2024) [22 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 12
In 2008 John Wallace Frabbielle executed a three-page document purporting to be his last
will and testament. He bequeathed the disposable portion of his estate to his t... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 9. | Motion to compel testimony not a nullity although signed by recused DA.
State v. Derwin Walker, 2024-KK-01317 (La. 12/10/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 12
In this criminal matter with multiple defendants, the St. John the Baptist District Attorney
filed a motion to recuse her office because one of the defendants was t... view full summary | | 10. | Court remands post-conviction claims for evidentiary hearing.
State v. Quint Mire, 2024-KH-1148 (La. 12/11/2014) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 12
Defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and obstruction of justice in the death of
Julian Gajan. Defendant and Gajan were hunting deer in 2011 when defendant sh... view full summary | | 11. | Court orders court of appeal to act on pro se brief.
State v. Eddie Richards, 2024-KH-1355 (La. 12/11/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 12
Defendant represented that the Fifth Circuit had failed to act timely on a pro se appellate
brief he filed in September 2023. The Court granted a supervisory ... view full summary | | 12. | No abuse of discretion in removing juror who repeatedly appeared to be asleep.
State v. Jaylon K. Brown, 2023-K-01715 (La. 12/13/2024) [22 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 12
In December 2019 the St. Gabriel Police Department responded to a 911 call from Dararius
Evans, stating "Sneaks" had shot him. Officers found Evans's vehicl... view full summary |
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