Nancy LeBouef v. American Service Insurance Company, Inc., Bergeron Mobile Health Service, Inc., and Shawn Calloway

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

NANCY LEBOUEF NO. 2022 CW 0050

VERSUS

AMERICAN SERVICE INSURANCE
COMPANY, INC., BERGERON
MOBILE HEALTH SERVICE, INC., MARCH 28, 2022

AND SHAWN CAILLOWAY

In Re: Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association, applying for
supervisory writs, 32nd Judicial District. Court,
Parish of Terrebonne, No. 184338.

BEFORE: McDONALD, LANIER, AND WOLFE, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. The portion of the
district court' s December 10, 2021 judgment granting in part the
motions to compel and ordering defendant, Louisiana Insurance
Guaranty Association, to pay plaintiff $ 750. 00 in attorneys fees
and all costs associated with filing the motions in the amount

of $ 367. 74 plus any and all additional costs associated with

filing the motion and appearing at the hearing of November 19,
2021 is reversed. The judgment of the district court denied the
motions to compel, finding the discovery responses by defendants
sufficient. Attorneys' fees may be awarded only if an order is
issued directing that discovery requests be answered pursuant to
the directive of La. Code Civ. P. art. 1469. Russell v. Snelling
Personnel, 2001- 2134 ( La. App. 1st Cir. 10/ 9/ 02), 835 So. 2d 672,
679- 80. La. Code Civ. P. art. 1469 does not authorize the award
of attorneys' fees and costs to a mover when a motion to compel
is denied. This writ application is denied in all other

respects.

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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DEPUTY LERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT