Summary
The Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, did not consider Dana M. Hebert's supervisory writ application because it was filed more than thirty days after the district court's notice of judgment was mailed. The court cited Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure article 1914 and the Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts of Appeal, Rules 4-3, 2-18.7, and 4-9.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the supervisory-writ application was timely filed under Louisiana appellate procedure.
Holdings
- The supervisory-writ application was untimely because it was filed more than thirty days after the district court's notice of judgment was mailed, and the court therefore would not consider the writ application.
- The court would not consider supplementation of the writ application or an application for rehearing.
Key quotations
“WRIT NOT CONSIDERED. This writ application is untimely.”
Factual background
The district court mailed notice of its judgment in the underlying matter. Dana M. Hebert filed an application for supervisory writs on July 30, 2025, more than thirty days after that notice was mailed. The appellate court therefore treated the writ application as untimely.
Procedural history
The writ application arose from proceedings in the 23rd Judicial District Court for the Parish of Ascension, case number 142,195. Hebert filed the supervisory-writ application on July 30, 2025, more than thirty days after notice of the district court's judgment was mailed. The Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, declined to consider the writ application as untimely.