STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
LYNDON LASITER NO. 2022 CW 0146
VERSUS
CYRUS CHIASSON, BRETT
CHIASSON, WILLIAM Z.
MAY 13, 2022
BUCKNER, AND ELIZABETH
BUCKNER
In Re: Lyndon Lasiter, applying for supervisory writs, Baton
Rouge City Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No.
201903088.
BEFORE: GUIDRY, HOLDRIDGE, AND CHUTZ, JJ.
WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. The city court' s December 1, 2021
ruling denying the motion for summary judgment filed by the
plaintiff, Lyndon Lasiter, is vacated. Considering the unique
circumstances caused by Hurricane Ida and Covid- 19 restrictions
and closures, especially in light of the fact the office of the
attorney for the defendant is located in St. John the Baptist
Parish which was devastated by Hurricane Ida, and because of the
city court' s concerns, it should have continued the hearing on
the motion for
summary judgment so that the opposition would
have been timely filed and the mover would have been able to
file an objection to any document in a timely filed reply
memorandum. La. Code Civ. P. art. 966( C)( 2) and ( D)( 2). This
matter is remanded to the city court with instructions to re -set
the motion for summary judgment in accordance with the mandatory
guidelines established in Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure
Article 966.
JMG
GH
WRC
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT