STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT JONAS BEATTY NO. 2024 CW 0415 VERSUS RIGID CONSTRUCTORS, LLC; JULY 16, 2024 CODY FORTIER; RUSS SETTOON; AND ABC COMPANY

In Re: Jonas Beatty, applying for supervisory writs, 18th Judicial District Court, Parish of Pointe Coupee, No. 51002.

BEFORE: WOLFE, HESTER, AND MILLER, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. The criteria set forth in Berlitz Construction Co., Inc. v. Hotel Investors of New Iberia, Inc., 396 So.2d 878 (La. 1981) (per curiam) are not met.

EW Miller, J., concurs and would deny the writ.

Hester, J., dissents in part. I find the portion of the district court's May 9, 2024 judgment that deferred ruling on the motion to compel documents related to plaintiff's job performance until after mediation to be an abuse of discretion and would vacate that portion of the order and remand the matter to the district court with instructions to rule on that portion of the motion to compel. In all other respects, I concur in the denial of the writ application.

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT