Gustavo Bonilla v. Verges Rome Architects - A Professional Architectural Corporation, Pivotal Engineering Llc, Steven Hannah Rome And James E. Amedeo

Supreme Court of Louisiana
November 08, 2023
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
GUSTAVO BONILLA
VS.
VERGES ROME ARCHITECTS - A
PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL
CORPORATION, PIVOTAL ENGINEERING
LLC, STEVEN HANNAH ROME AND JAMES
E. AMEDEO
No. 2023-C-00928
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N RE: Verges Rome Architects - A Professional Architectural Corporation -
Applicant Defendant; Steven Hannah Rome - Applicant Defendant; Applying For
Writ Of Certiorari, Parish of Orleans Civil, Orleans Civil District Court Number(s)
2019-02366, Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Number(s) 2022-CA-0625;
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November 08, 2023
Writ application granted - see briefing notice and Order.
Hu
ghes, J., recused.
JLW
SJC
JTG
WJC
JBM
PDG
11/08/2023 "See News Release 048 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

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STATE OF LOUISIANA
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CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN L, WEIMER
JUSTICES
WILLIAM J. CRAIN
SCOTT J, CRICHTON
JAMES T, GENOVESE
JAY 8. MCCALLUM
JEFFERSON D. HUGHES III
PIPER D. GFIFFIN
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth Disrrict
Fitth Oistrict
Sevsnth Diskict
VERONICA O, KOCLANES
CLEFK OF COURT
400 Royal Sl., Suits 4200
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130.8102
TELEPHONE {504) 310-2300
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November 08.2023
2023-C-00928 GUSTAVO BONILLA VS. VERGES ROME
ARCHITECTS. ET AL.
NOTE: FOR BzuEFING PURPOSES WRIT GRANTED November 08,2023
MEMORANDUM TO COUNSEL 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.
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 of the 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
cenificate from the United States Postal Service, orbona fide commercial mail services such
as Federal Express or United Parcel Service, made at the time of mailing 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.
Re ards,
Ryan Chan
Deputy Clerk
Sixth Oistrict
Please note Section 8 of Rule VII of the Rules of this Court provides that the applicant
or relator. as the case mav be. must file their briefs on or before December 4. 2023:
and the respondent on or before December 26. 2023.
11/08/23

RC: RC
ccs: All Counsel
Hon. Robin M. Giarrusso
Hon. Chelsey Richard Napolean
Hon. Justin I. Woods, Clerk
Orleans Civil District Court: 2019-02366
Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit: 2022-CA-0625

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2023-C-00928
GUSTAVO BONILLA
VERSUS
On Writ of Certiorari and/or Review
Orleans Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, No. 2019-02366,
Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2022-CA-0625.
And. whereas. the Court has this date, pursuant to Article 5. Section 5. of the
Constitution of Louisiana, made and issued the following order, to wit- "lt is
ordered that the writ of review issuel that the District Court and the Court of
Appeal send up the record in Duplicate ofthe case; and that counsel for all parties
be notified."
Now, therefore, the said District Court and the Court of Appeal is hereby
commanded, in the name of the State of Louisiana and of this Honorable Court, to
send up forthwith to this Court, in accordance with Supreme Court Rule l, at the
City of New Orleans, the record in duplicate of the above-entitled case.
Witness the Honorable Justices of the
Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana, on
this 8'h day of November, in the year of our
Lord, Two Thousand Twenty-Three.
Veronica O. Koclanes
CIerk of Court
puty Clerk of Court
VERGES ROME ARCHITECTS - A PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL
CORPORATION, PIVOTAL ENGINEERING LLC,
STEVEN HANNAH ROME AND JAMES E. AMEDEO