Darren Patrick Gaunt v. Adrienne Derouen Gaunt

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DARREN PATRICK GAUNT NO. 2019 CW 0830

VERSUS

ADRIENNE DEROUEN GAUNT OCT 2 9 2019

In Re: Adrienne Derouen Gaunt, applying for supervisory
writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St.

Tammany, No. 2018- 13894.

BEFORE: MCDONALD, HIGGINBOTHAM, AND LANIER, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. The district court' s April 8,
2019 judgment denying the Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant,
Adrienne Derouen Gaunt, is vacated. A request for involuntary
dismissal for failure to request service within the time

prescribed by La. Code Civ. P. art. 1201( 0) requires a

contradictory motion pursuant to La. Code Civ. P. art. 1672 ( C) .
This matter is hereby remanded to the district court with

instruction to conduct a contradictory hearing as mandated by
La. Code Civ. P. art. 1672( 0).

JMM

TMH
WIL

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DEPUTY CL RK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT