John Warden v. Eldorado Resorts, Inc. d/b/a Belle of Baton Rouge

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

JOHN WARDEN NO. 2021 CW 1552

VERSUS

ELDORADO RESORTS, INC. D/ B/ A FEBRUARY 24, 2022
BELLE OF BATON ROUGE

In Re: Catfish Queen Partnership in Commendam d/ b/ a the Belle
of Baton Rouge Casino, applying for supervisory writs,
19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton
Rouge, No. 678815.

BEFORE: MCCLENDON, WELCH, AND THERIOT, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. We vacate the trial court' s

August 13, 2021 judgment that denied the motion for summary
judgment filed by the defendant, Catfish Queen Partnership in
Commendam d/ b/ a the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino. The trial
court failed to " state on the record or in writing the reasons

for or denying the
granting motion[ s]" as required by La. Code
Civ. P. art. 966( C)( 4) See James as Co - Trustees of Addison
Family Trust v. Strobel, 2019- 0787 ( La. App. 1st Cir. 6/ 24/ 20),
2020 WL 3446635 ( unpublished), recognizing this provision is
mandatory. Thus, this matter is remanded to the trial court for
compliance with La. Code Civ. P. art. 966( 0)( 4).

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