Joyce Acolatse, Etc. v. Jim Easterwood

NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

03-201 JOYCE ACOLATSE, individually and as Guardian, Mother and Next Friend of MICHAEL ACOLATSE (a developmentally disabled individual), DAVID EATON, individually and GAIL PETERSON, individually VERSUS JIM EASTERWOOD, MARTIN DE PORRES NURSING HOME, INC., a Louisiana non-profit corporation, and DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES OF NEBRASKA, a Nebraska non-profit corporation.

********** APPEAL FROM THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

PARISH OF CALCASIEU, NO. 99-6898

HONORABLE DAVID PAINTER, DISTRICT JUDGE

********** NED E. DOUCET, JR.

CHIEF JUDGE

********** Court composed of Ned E. Doucet, Jr., Chief Judge, Billie Colombaro Woodard, Jimmie C. Peters, John D. Saunders, and Marc T. Amy, Judges.

AFFIRMED. Peters, J., dissents finding that there exists genuine issues of material fact that preclude the grant of a summary judgment. Amy, J., concurs and assigns written reasons.

Roger G. Burgess Baggett, McCall & Burgess 3006 Country Club Road Lake Charles, LA 70605 Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellants:

Joyce Acolatse, David Eaton, and Gail Peterson

Craig Robert Nelson Ward Nelson, L. L.C.

1539 Jackson Ave., 6th Floor New Orleans, LA 70130 Counsel for Defendant/ Appellee:

Martin De Porres Nursing Home Benjamin Wakefield Mount Bergstedt & Mount 1011 Lakeshore Dr., Ste 200 Lake Charles, LA 70601 Counsel for Defendant /Appellee:

Nebraska Dept. of Social Services