Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2023

Sydney Petite v. John L. Hinds, III

Sydney Petite v. John L. Hinds, III
Louisiana Court of Appeal · Decided December 4, 2023

Sydney Petite v. John L. Hinds, III

Concurring in Part

SYDNEY PETITE * NO. 2023-CA-0262 VERSUS * COURT OF APPEAL JOHN L. HINDS, III * FOURTH CIRCUIT * STATE OF LOUISIANA * * *******

RLB BELSOME, J. CONCURS IN PART AND DISSENTS IN PART WITH B REASONS.

I concur with the majority in granting rehearing. However, I depart from the majority decree for the following reasons.

The majority opinion recognizes error and abuse of discretion in the number of boxes checked on the form. I would go further. The trial court abused its discretion in multiple areas as outlined in my dissent after the original hearing.

The only remedy for these errors and abuse of discretion is a reversal and remand for a new trial.

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