STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY NO. 2021 CW 0216 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THROUGH LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY VERSUS

PETER JOHN NAUGHTON MARCH 11, 2021

In Re: Peter John Naughton, for applying supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 674591.

BEFORE: MCDONALD, HOLDRIDGE, AND PENZATO, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. The district court' s ruling that the motion for new trial filed defendant, by Peter John Naughton, was not filed by January 13, 2021 and for that reason is untimely, is vacated. This matter is remanded with instructions that the district court conduct a contradictory hearing on the issue of the timeliness of defendant' s motion for new trial.

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DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT