Watson Memorial Spiritual Temple Of

Supreme Court of Louisiana
March 12, 2024
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
WATSON MEMORIAL SPIRITUAL TEMPLE
OF CHRIST D/B/A WATSON MEMORIAL
TEACHING MINISTRIES, CHARLOTTE
BRANCAFORTE, ELIO BRANCAFORTE,
BENITO BRANCAFORTE, JOSEPHINE
BROWN, ROBERT PARKE, NANCY ELLIS,
MARK HAMRICK, ROBERT LINK,
CHARLOTTE LINK, ROSS MCDIARMID,
LAUREL MCDIARMID, JERRY OSBORNE,
JACK STOLIER, AND WILLIAM TAYLOR
VS.
GHASSAN KORBAN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD OF NEW
ORLEANS
No. 2024-C-00055
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N RE: Ghassan Korban, in His Capacity as Executive Director of the Sewerage and
Water Board of New Orleans - Applicant Defendant; Applying For Writ Of
Certiorari, Parish of Orleans Civil, Orleans Civil District Court Number(s) 2022-
10955, Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Number(s) 2023-CA-0293;
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March 12, 2024
Writ application granted - see briefing notice and Order.
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CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN L, WEIMER
JUSTICES
WLLIAIVI J, CRAIN
SCOTT J, CBICHTON
JAMES T, GENOVESE
JAY B, MCCALLUM
JEFFERSON HUGHES
PIPER D. GNIFFIN
Firsr District
Third Disrrict
Fourlh Oistricr
Fitth Dist.ict
Sevonth Disvicr
VERONICA O. KOCLANES
CLERK OF COURT
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NEW OBLEANS, LA 70130 8102
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2024-C-00055 WATSON MEMORIAL SPIRITUAL TEMPLE OF
CHRIST. ET AL. VS. GFLASSAN KORBAN. ET AL.
NOTE: FORBRIEFING PI-,'RPOSES WzuT GRANTED March 12,2024
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.
Please note Section 8 of Rule VII of the Rules of this Court D rovides that the anolicant
or relator, as the case may be, must file their briefs on or before April 8,2024; and the
respondent on or before April26. 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 ofCourt.
It is further provided in Rule VII, Section 9 that briefs sent through the mail shall be deemed
timely fited 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.
Re ards.
van Chan
Sixth District
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Deputy Clerk
03/12/24

ccs: All Counsel
Hon. Jennifer M. Medley
Hon. Chelsey Richard Napolean
Hon. Justin I. Woods, Clerk
Orleans Civil District Courr: 2022-10955
Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit:2023-CA-0293

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No.2024-C-00055
WATSON MEMORIAL SPIRITUAL TEMPLE OF CHRIST D/B/A
WATSON MEMORIAL TEACHING MINISTRIES, CHARLOTTE
BRANCAFORTE, ELIO BRANCAFORTE, BENITO BRANCAFORTE,
JOSEPHINE BROWN, ROBERT PARKE, NANCY ELLIS, MARK
HAMRICK, ROBERT LINK, CHARLOTTE LINK, ROSS MCDIARMID,
LAUREL MCDIARMID, JERRY OSBORNE, JACK STOLIER,
AND WILLIAM TAYLOR
VERSUS
GHASSAN KORBAN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SEWEARGE AND WATER BOARD OF NEW ORLEANS
On Writ of Certiorari and/or Review
Orlcans Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, No. 2022-10955,
Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2023-CA-0293.
And, whereas, thc Court has this date, pursuant to Article 5, Section 5, of thc
Constitution of Louisiana, made and issued the following order, to wit- "It is
ordered that the writ of review issue; that the District Court and the Court of
Appeal send up the record in Duplicate of the case; and that counsel for all parties
be notified."
Now, therefore, the said District Court and the Court of Appeal is hcreby
commanded, in thc namc of thc State of Louisiana and of this Honorable Court, to
Witness the Honorable Justices of the
Supreme Court of the State ofLouisiana, on
this 12th day of March, in the year of our
Lord, Two Thousand Twenty-Four.
Veronica O. Koclanes
Clerk of Court
eputy Clerk of Court
send up forthwith to this Court, in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 1 , at thc
City of New Orleans, the record in duplicate of the above-entitled case.