Mark Wightman, Doctor Of Dental Surgery' Courtney Wightman, Doctor Of Dental Surgery; Wightman Family Dental, L.l.c v. Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation; Dentemax, L.L.C.

Supreme Court of Louisiana
April 12, 2022
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
MARK WIGHTMAN, DOCTOR OF DENTAL
SURGERY' COURTNEY WIGHTMAN,
DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY;
WIGHTMAN FAMILY DENTAL, L.L.C
VS.
AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE
CORPORATION; DENTEMAX, L.L.C.
No. 2022-CQ-00364
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IN R
E: Mark Wightman, Doctor of Dental Surgery - Applicant Plaintiff; Courtney
Wightman, Doctor of Dental Surgery - Applicant Plaintiff; Wightman Family
Dental, L.L.C . - Applicant P laintiff; Certified Question, United States Court of
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number(s) 21-30148;
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April 12, 2022
Certification granted. See briefing notice.
WJC
JLW
JDH
SJC
JTG
JBM
PDG
04/12/2022 "See News Release 016 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

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CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN L. WEIMER
JUSTICES
WILLIAM J. CRAIN
SCOTT J. CRICHTON
JAMES T. GENOVESE
JAY B. MCCALLUM
JEFFERSON D. HUGHES III
PIPER D. GRIFFIN
Sixth District
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Fifth District
Seventh District
VERONICA O. KOCLANES
CLERK OF COURT
400 Royal St., Suite 4200
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130-8102
TELEPHONE (504) 31 0-2300
HOME PAGE http://www. lasc.org
April 12,2022
2022-CQ-00364 MARK WIGHTMAN ET AL. VS. AMERITAS LIFE
INSTJRANCE CORPORATION ET AL.
FOR BRIEFING PURPOSES CERTIFICATION GRANTED: April 12,2022.
MEMORANDUM TO COTINSEL IN CAPTIONED CASE:
Please be advised that the above-captioned matter will be set for oral argument on this
Court's next available docket. A copy of the official docket with the specific date and time
of oral argument will be mailed out.
annellee or resDondins party in the certifvinp court on or before June 13,2022.
Oral argument will be waived if brief is untimely filed. Briefs submitted on legal sized paper
should be fastened at the top. All briefs should be backed with the customary "Blueback" or
other flexible material. In criminal proceedings, the court directs that counsel must file a
brief. Failure to do so may subject counsel to a penalty of contempt of Court.
It is further provided in Rule VII, Section 9 that briefs sent through the mail shall be deemed
timely filed if mailed on or before the due date. If the brief is received by mail on the first
legal day following the expiration ofthe delay, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that it
was timely filed. In all cases where the presumption does not apply, the timeliness of the
mailing shall be shown only by an official United States postmark or by official receipt or
certificate from the United States Postal Service, or bona fide commercial mail services such
as Federal Express or United Parcel Service, made at the time ofmailing which indicates the
date thereof. Any other date stamp, such as a private commercial mail meter stamp, or label
from an Automated Postal Center, shall not be used to establish timeliness.
Briefs forwarded by private delivery or courier service shall be deemed timely filed only if
received by the clerk on or before the last day ofthe delay for filing.
With kindest regards, I remain,
Very truly yours,
Chan
RC: RC
uty Clerk
Please note Section 6 of Rule XII of the Rules of this Court provides that anpellant or
movins partv in the certifving court must file its brief on or before May 12. 2022 and
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