Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2022

Beau Higginbotham v. Doug Welborn, in his official capacity as Clerk of Court for East Baton Rouge Parish

Beau Higginbotham v. Doug Welborn, in his official capacity as Clerk of Court for East Baton Rouge Parish
Louisiana Court of Appeal · Decided March 10, 2022

Beau Higginbotham v. Doug Welborn, in his official capacity as Clerk of Court for East Baton Rouge Parish

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT BEAU HIGGINBOTHAM NO. 2022 CW 0206

VERSUS

DOUG WELBORN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CLERK MARCH 10, 2022 OF COURT FOR EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH

In Re: Beau Higginbotham, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 703011.

BEFORE: GUIDRY, HOLDRIDGE, AND CHUTZ, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. The district court' s January 31, 2022 judgment dismissing all claims of plaintiff, Beau Higginbotham, is a final appealable judgment. See La. Code Civ. P. arts. 1841 & 2083( A). Accordingly, the writ application is granted for the limited purpose of remanding the case to the district court with instructions to grant an appeal to plaintiff pursuant to the notice of intent to seek supervisory writs. See In re Howard, 541 So. 2d 195, 196 ( La. 1989) (, per curiam). In the event plaintiff seeks to appeal the district court' s judgment, he shall submit a new order for appeal to the district court within thirty days of this order. Additionally, a copy of this court' s order is to be included in the appellate record.

JMG GH WRC

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DEPUTY C ERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT

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