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Office
of the Clerk of Court |
| AMICUS: |
| Supreme
Court Rule VII, §12 |
| Filed only with leave of Court (Motion
and Brief filed together) |
| Original and 8 copies if filed prior to
Court's ruling on application |
| Original and 15 copies if filed post granting
of the application |
| Motion - maximum 5 pages |
| Brief - maximum 15 pages legal; 20 pages
letter |
| BRIEFS ON GRANTED
WRITS: |
| 25 days from grant - Applicant |
| 45 days from grant - Respondent |
| BRIEFS ON APPEALS:
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| 30 days from lodging of record - Appellant
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| 60 days from lodging of record - Appellee
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| ORAL ARGUMENT:
(total time - split between two sides) |
| 30 minutes civil summary docket cases |
| 40 minutes Bar/non-capital criminal cases
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| 60 minutes judicial discipline, civil cases
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| 80 minutes capital cases |
| RECONSIDERATIONS:
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| Supreme
Court Rule X - no application for a rehearing of the
case shall be entertained. |
| COMPUTATION OF
TIME: |
| Civil - La. C.C.P.
art. 5059 |
| Criminal - La. C.Cr.P.
art. 13 |
| NO FAX FILINGS (Exception:
Person scheduled to be executed that day and court deems
it necessary to fax file - very rare occasion) |
| CRITERIA FOR
GRANTING WRITS: |
| Supreme
Court Rule X , § 1 |
| 1. Conflicting Decisions |
| 2. Significant Unresolved Issues of Law
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| 3. Overruling or Modification of Controlling
Precedents |
| 4. Erroneous Interpretation or Application
of Constitution or Laws |
| 5. Gross Departure From Proper Judicial
Proceedings |
6 week cycle (Varies
but generally followed)
| Week 1 |
Week 2 |
Week 3 |
Week 4 |
Week 5 |
Week 6 |
Argument |
Conference
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Conference
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Conference
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Rehearing
Conference |
Opinion
Conference |
| M-TH |
Tu-W |
Tu-W |
Tu-W |
Tu-W |
Tu-W |
| Tue Opinion Release |
Fri Release |
Fri Release |
Fri Release |
Fri Release |
Fri Release of writ actions |
| OTHER:
Certificates
of Good Standing (504-310-2315
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- No charge at this time
- 3-5 business days
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Change of Address with both
Court and Bar
- Office address and phone number
- Home address and phone number
- Fax number
- E-mail address
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Records
in cases dating back to the 1800's are maintained
by the clerk's office, though many are not
stored on site. Copies are available for
$1.00 per page and must be paid for in advance.
There is an additional fee of $5.00 per
document for certification. Active, eligible
members of the Louisiana Bar may be billed
for copies of less than one hundred pages.
To check the availability of a particular
record please call 504-310-2310. |
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For
emergency filings call main number (504-310-2300)
for instructions. |
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