Henry Norris Williams and Betty Williams v. The Dow Chemical Company

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

HENRY NORRIS WILLIAMS AND NO. 2019 CW 1630
BETTY WILLIAMS

VERSUS

THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, ET 16, 2019
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In Re: David M. Bienvenu, Jr., applying for supervisory
writs, 18th Judicial District Court, Parish of

Iberville, No. 74597.

BEFORE: HIGGINBOTHAM, PENZATO, AND LANIER, JJ.

STAY DENIED; WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. The trial court' s

November 27, 2019 order which denied David M. Bienvenu, Jr. Is
Motion to Recuse Ad Hoc Judge William C. Dupont from presiding
over the contempt proceedings is vacated. We order that the
contempt hearing scheduled on December 18, 2019 be continued,

and we remand this matter to the trial court for referral to
another judge through the random process of assignment to
consider and rule on this motion to recuse, which must be
completed prior to any trial or hearing on the rule for
contempt. See La. Code Civ. P. arts. 151( A)( 4), 154, & 155( B).

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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

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