Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1989

Benton v. Parish of East Baton Rouge

Benton v. Parish of East Baton Rouge
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided April 7, 1989
541 So. 2d 842; 1989 La. LEXIS 1147; 1989 WL 32780 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Benton v. Parish of East Baton Rouge

Opinion of the Court

In re East Baton Rouge Parish; Baton Rouge, City of; Greater Baton Rouge Park. Auth.; Greater Baton Rouge Con. Sew.Dt., Defendants); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of East Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court, Div. “M”, No. 324550; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. CW89 0416.

Granted. Judgment of the district court denying discovery of recordings and/or transcripts of original recordings requested by relator is vacated and set aside. Relator is entitled to discover “any matter, not privileged, which is relevant to the subject matter involved in the pending action....” L.C.C.P. art. 1422. La.R.S. 15:1301 et seq. and 18 U.S.C.A. Sec. 2510 et seq. do not apply in this situation.

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