STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT JOHN WARDEN NO. 2021 CW 1552 VERSUS

ELDORADO RESORTS, INC. D/ B/ A FEBRUARY 24, 2022 BELLE OF BATON ROUGE

In Re: Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam d/ b/ a the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 678815.

BEFORE: MCCLENDON, WELCH, AND THERIOT, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. We vacate the trial court' s August 13, 2021 judgment that denied the motion for summary judgment filed by the defendant, Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam d/ b/ a the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino. The trial court failed to " state on the record or in writing the reasons for or denying the granting motion[ s]" as required by La. Code Civ. P. art. 966( C)( 4) See James as Co - Trustees of Addison Family Trust v. Strobel, 2019- 0787 ( La. App. 1st Cir. 6/ 24/ 20), 2020 WL 3446635 ( unpublished), recognizing this provision is mandatory. Thus, this matter is remanded to the trial court for compliance with La. Code Civ. P. art. 966( 0)( 4).

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