Total Benefits Services, Inc. v. City of New Orleans

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Total Benefits Services, Inc. v. City of New Orleans, 821 So. 2d 480 (La. 2002)
2002 La. LEXIS 1856; 2002 WL 1306064
Johnson, Reasons

Total Benefits Services, Inc. v. City of New Orleans

Opinion of the Court

In re New Orleans City of; United Healthcare;—Defendant(s); Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court Div. F, Nos. 2001-10005; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2002-C-1063.

Stay denied. Writ denied.

JOHNSON, J., concurs and assigns reasons.

Concurring Opinion

JOHNSON, Justice

concurring.

The issue in this case stems from the trial court’s denial of Total Benefits’ requests for a preliminary injunction, mandamus, and temporary restraining order. LSA-C.C.P. art. 3612 provides, in pertinent part:

B. An appeal may be taken as a matter of right from an order or judgment relating to a preliminary or final injunction, but such an order or judgment shall not be suspended during the pen-dency of an appeal unless the court in its discretion so orders.

(Emphasis added). Clearly, a suspensive appeal is not allowed under this provision unless the trial court so orders. In this case, the trial court allowed the suspensive appeal as a result of an erroneous instruction from the court of appeal. Thus, I believe that this matter should be converted to a devolutive appeal. Consequently, it would be unnecessary to post a bond.

*481However, since Total Benefits’ appeal is not limited to the denial of the preliminary injunction and the temporary restraining order, a reduction of the suspensive appeal bond is proper.

Reference

Full Case Name
TOTAL BENEFITS SERVICES, INC. v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
Status
Published