Ward Spivey v. Hornbeck Offshore Operators, LLC, Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC and ABC Insurance Company

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

WARD SPIVEY NO. 2019 CW 0703

VERSUS

HORNBECK OFFSHORE OPERATORS,
LLC, HORNBECK OFFSHORE SEP 2 5 2019
SERVICES, LLC AND ABC
INSURANCE COMPANY

In Re: Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC and Hornbeck Offshore
Operators, LLC, applying for supervisory writs, 17th
Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafourche, No.

133472.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., GUIDRY AND CRAIN, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. The district court' s April 26,

2019 judgment directing Integrity Investigation, Inc. d/ b/ a
Terrell Miceli Investigations (" TMI") to respond in full to the

subpoena tecum issued by Plaintiff, Ward Spivey, with
duces the

exception of any correspondence received by TMI from counsel for
the Defendants, is vacated. Work product protection afforded

pursuant to La. Code Civ. P. art. 1424( A) extends to materials

prepared by agents for the attorney as well as those prepared by
the attorney himself. See U. S. v. Nobles, 422 U. S. 225, 95
S. Ct. 2160, 45 L. Ed. 2d 141 ( 1975). Therefore, this matter is
remanded to the district court with instruction to conduct an in
camera inspection of the responsive documents to determine
whether any documents are subject to work product protection in
accordance with this ruling.

VGW

JMG

Crain, J., concurs. The in camera inspection should

identify any privilege applicable to the documents.

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DVPT T CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT