| BAR / DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
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| 1. | Court publicly censures Justice Hughes for violating Code of Judicial Conduct.
In re: Justice Jefferson D. Hughes, III, 2021-O-00771 (La. 06/30/2021) [9 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
The Court accepted a joint petition for consent discipline filed by Justice Jefferson D. Hughes,
III, and the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana. The consent discipline ... view full summary |
| CONTRACTS
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| 2. | Court reverses summary judgment dismissal of claims arising from contract with unlicensed contractor.
Ioannis Maroulis v. Entergy Louisiana, LLC, 2021-CC-00384 (La. 06/08/2021) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
This case arose from a work-related accident during the renovation of the Hampton Inn in
Metairie. Hotel Investors hired Sigur Construction and Castleman, Donlea, and A... view full summary |
| 3. | Court reverses summary judgment dismissal of oil and gas contract claim.
Macro Companies, Inc. v. Dearybury Oil & Gas, 2021-C-00483 (La. 06/29/2021) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
Plaintiff filed suit against Dearybury Oil & Gas, Florida Marine Transporters, and Kenneth
Pullen. Plaintiff alleged that defendants owed it a $250,000 comm... view full summary |
| CIVIL PROCEDURE
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| 4. | Suit by Iberville Parish against East Baton Rouge Parish should proceed in Iberville Parish.
Iberville Parish v. City of Baton Rouge, 2021-CC-00694 (La. 06/08/2021) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
Iberville Parish filed suit against the City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge alleging
that Baton Rouge had created flooding issues in Iberville Parish. Baton ... view full summary |
| 5. | Court reinstates district court's grant of motions to quash depositions and for protective order.
Gustave J. Labarre, Jr. v. Occidental Chemical Company, 2021-CC-00760 (La. 06/10/2021) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA and AIG Specialty Insurance
Company issued deposition subpoenas to PriceWaterHouseCoopers Advisory Se... view full summary |
| MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
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| 6. | Case remanded to court of appeal for consideration of intervening decision regarding effect of paying PCF filing fees for some but not all qualified providers.
In re: Medical Review Panel Proceeding for Claim of Rhonda Ferguson v. Dr. James Howell, 2019-C-02033 (La. 06/22/2021) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
This case arose from a hernia repair and two subsequent surgeries that Rhonda Ferguson
underwent at Willis-Knighton Bossier Health Center in November 2016. The... view full summary |
| PROPERTY
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| 7. | Issue of fact precluded summary judgment in tax sale dispute.
Crescent City Property Redevelopment Association, LLC v. Carmen Muniz, 2020-CA-0421 (La. 06/01/2021) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
In 2002 plaintiff purchased the property at 3028-30 Bienville Street in New Orleans at a tax
sale for unpaid ad valorem taxes for the years 1997-2001. In 200... view full summary |
| STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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| 8. | Court reinstates Civil Service Commission's decision upholding NOPD's demotion of former lieutenant based on harassing workplace conduct.
Jimmie Turner v. New Orleans Police Department, 2021-C-00476 (La. 06/29/2021) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
Jimmie Turner was employed by the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) as a police
lieutenant with permanent status. In January 2017 Sergeant Peter... view full summary |
| DOMESTIC RELATIONS
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| 9. | Court nullifies ex parte temporary order of child custody.
Amanda Frances Anderson v. Mehgan Ciara Kutsyk, 2021-CC-00857 (La. 06/23/2021) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
The district court granted a temporary order of child custody in April 2021. The relator filed
a "motion to deem ex parte temporary order null and void" for failure to ... view full summary |
| CRIMINAL
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| 10. | Defendant entitled to suppress fruits of warrantless search of his bedroom.
State v. Herman Raney, 2021-KK-00349 (La. 05/25/2021) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
Orlantez Brown told Detective Edwards with the East Baton Rouge Parish Police Department
that there would be evidence of Brown's involvement in the burglary ... view full summary |
| 11. | State must notify defense counsel of order in which cases will be called for trial.
State v. Bryant Scott Tanner, 2021-KK-00698 (La. 05/23/2021) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
In this case from the 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, the Court granted a
supervisory writ and issued a brief per curiam ordering the State to e... view full summary |
| 12. | District court erred in granting motion to withdraw sex offender's guilty plea.
State v. James Toomey, 2021-KP-0420 (La. 06/01/2021) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
Defendant pled guilty to a sex offense that required him to comply with the Louisiana sex-
offender registration requirements. He later moved to withdraw his g... view full summary |
| 13. | Court orders district court to provide copies of jury polling slips to defendant with names redacted.
State v. Steven Jermaine Charles, 2021-KK-00466 (La. 06/01/2021) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
In this one-paragraph per curiam, the Court granted a supervisory writ in part and ordered
the district court to "review the sealed jury polling slips and provide copie... view full summary |
| 14. | State abused its authority to dismiss and reinstitute charges.
State v. Calvin M. Williams, Jr., 2021-K-00205 (La. 06/08/2021) [8 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
Immediately prior to the start of trial, the district court granted defendant's motion to
exclude a cellphone video that the State failed to authe... view full summary |
| 15. | Court orders jury instruction on insanity in first-degree murder re-trial.
State v. Anthony Dearmas, 2021-KK-00884 (La. 06/24/2021) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
Defendant was convicted in 2019 of the first-degree murder of his six-week-old son and
sentenced to life in prison. The verdict was not unanimous, with 11 ... view full summary |