STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

CLINT GREGORY GAYLE NO. 2022 CW 0228 VERSUS CANDICE HOLLEY JUNE 7, 2022 In Re: Clint Gregory Gayle, applying for supervisory writs, Family Court in and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 208,981.

BEFORE : McDONALD, THERIOT, CHUTZ, LANIER, AND HESTER, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. The judgment signed on March 4, 2022 that denied Clint Gregory Gayle’s motion to recuse Judge Erika Green is reversed. Based on the testimony and evidence of Judge Green’s prior association with counsel, Ebony Cavalier, Mr. Gayle demonstrated that there exists a substantial and objective basis that would reasonably be expected to prevent Judge Green from conducting any aspect of the cause in a fair and impartial manner. La. Code Civ. P. art. 151(B). Accordingly, the motion to recuse Judge Erika Green is granted.

JMM WIL CHH Theriot and Chutz, JJ., dissent and would deny the writ.

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT ASrl) DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT