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VERSUS

STATE OF LOUISIANA - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In Re: State of Louisiana -Department of Transportation and Development, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 697858.

BEFORE: LANIER, WOLFE, AND BALFOUR, JJ.

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

EW KEB

Lanier, J., dissents and would grant the writ and remand to the trial court to amend the Case Management Scheduling Order to permit sufficient time for all parties to have a reasonable opportunity to conduct fact discovery and to prepare and provide expert reports.

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT