Lyndon Lasiter v. Cyrus Chiasson, Brett Chiasson, William Z. Buckner, and Elizabeth Buckner

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

LYNDON LASITER NO. 2022 CW 0146

VERSUS

CYRUS CHIASSON, BRETT
CHIASSON, WILLIAM Z.
MAY 13, 2022
BUCKNER, AND ELIZABETH
BUCKNER

In Re: Lyndon Lasiter, applying for supervisory writs, Baton

Rouge City Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No.

201903088.

BEFORE: GUIDRY, HOLDRIDGE, AND CHUTZ, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. The city court' s December 1, 2021

ruling denying the motion for summary judgment filed by the

plaintiff, Lyndon Lasiter, is vacated. Considering the unique

circumstances caused by Hurricane Ida and Covid- 19 restrictions

and closures, especially in light of the fact the office of the

attorney for the defendant is located in St. John the Baptist

Parish which was devastated by Hurricane Ida, and because of the

city court' s concerns, it should have continued the hearing on

the motion for
summary judgment so that the opposition would

have been timely filed and the mover would have been able to

file an objection to any document in a timely filed reply
memorandum. La. Code Civ. P. art. 966( C)( 2) and ( D)( 2). This

matter is remanded to the city court with instructions to re -set
the motion for summary judgment in accordance with the mandatory
guidelines established in Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure

Article 966.

JMG
GH

WRC

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT