Douglas Bienvenu, Et Al. v. Defendant 1 And Defendant 2 #87184 C/w John Doe, Et Al. Vs. Defendant 1 And Defendant 2 #87515

Supreme Court of Louisiana
December 05, 2023
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
DOUGLAS BIENVENU, ET AL. VS.
DEFENDANT 1 AND DEFENDANT 2 #87184
C/W
JOHN DOE, ET AL. VS. DEFENDANT 1 AND
DEFENDANT 2 #87515
No. 2023-CC-01194
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IN
RE: Defendant 1 (The Society of the Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of
Lafayette) - Applicant Defendant; Defendant 2 (St. Martin De Tours Catholic
Church) - Applicant Defendant; Applying For Supervisory Writ, Parish of St.
Martin, 16th Judicial District Court Number(s) 87184 C/W 87515, Court of Appeal,
Third Circuit, Number(s) CW 22-00542;
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December 05, 2023
Writ application granted - see briefing notice and Order.
SJC
JLW
JDH
JTG
WJC
JBM
PDG
12/05/2023 "See News Release 052 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

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JUSTICES
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SCOTT J. CRICHTON
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December 05.2023
2023-CC-01194 DOUGLAS BIENVENU, ET AI. C/W JOHN DOE, ET
AL. VS, DEFENDANT I #87I84, ETAL. C/W
DEFENDANT 1 #875 I5. ET AI.
NOTE: FOR BRIEFING PURPOSES WRIT GRANTED December 05.2023
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.
Sixth District
Re
yan Chan
ds
Deputl Clerk
Please note Section 8 of Rule VII of the Rules of this Court provides that the aonlicant
or relator. as the case mav be. must file their briefs on or before Januarv 2.2024: and
the respondent on or before January 19.2024.
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
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 onty ifreceived by the clerk on or before the last day ofthe delay for filing.
12/05/23

RC: RC
ccs; All Counsel
Hon. Tony Saleme
Hon. Becky P. Patin
Hon. Renee R. Simien
16th Judicial District Court: 87184 C/W 87515
Court of Appeal, Third Circuit: CW 22-00542

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2023-CC-01194
DOUGLAS BIENVENU, ET AL.
VERSUS
DEFENDANT l AND DEFENDANT 2#81181
CONSOLIDATED WITH
JOHN DOE, ET AL. VERSUS
DEFENDANT I AND DEFENDANT 2 #87515
On Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs
Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Martin, Nos. 87184 CAV 875 l5;
Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. CW 22-00542.
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 issue; that the District Court and the Court of
Appeal send up the rccord in Duplicate of the case; and that counsel for all partics
be notified."
Now, therefore, the said District Court and the Court of Appeal is hercby
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 rccord in duplicate of the above-entitled case.
Witness the Honorable Justices of the
Supreme Court of the State ofLouisiana, on
this 5th day of Decembcr, in the year of our
Lord, Two Thousand Twenty-Three.
Veronica O. Koclanes
Clerk of Court
Deputy Clerk of Court