Summary
The Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit declined to consider a supervisory writ application because it omitted numerous required documents, including judgments, pleadings, court minutes, the notice of intent and return date order, hearing transcripts, and admitted evidence. The court stated that supplementation or rehearing would not be considered and set May 20, 2026, as the deadline for any new application complying with the applicable appellate rules.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the supervisory writ application should be considered when it failed to include documents and materials required by the Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts of Appeal.
Holdings
- The court would not consider the supervisory writ application because it failed to include the documents and evidentiary materials required by Rule 4-5(C) of the Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts of Appeal.
- Supplementation of the writ application and an application for rehearing would not be considered.
Key quotations
“WRIT NOT CONSIDERED.”
“Supplementation of this writ application and/or an application for rehearing will not be considered.”
Factual background
The writ application arose from proceedings involving Brittany Dunn and Jonathan Weaver in Ascension Parish Court. The application did not include the judgment or judgments under review, the pleadings supporting those judgments, required oppositions and attachments, pertinent court minutes, the notice of intent and return-date order, hearing transcripts, or evidence admitted at the relevant hearings.
Procedural history
Relators sought supervisory review of proceedings in the Ascension Parish Court. The Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, declined to consider the writ application because it omitted multiple documents and materials required by the Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts of Appeal. The court stated that supplementation and rehearing would not be considered, while allowing a new, compliant application to be filed by May 20, 2026.
Remand instructions
The court did not direct a remand. It stated that relators could file a new application containing all pertinent documentation, including the missing items, and complying with Rule 2-12.2, by May 20, 2026.