Maxine Thomas v. Housing Louisiana Now, L.L.C., Tracy F. Robinson, Master Builders & Contractors, L.L.C., Richard J. Mithun, Dean's Air Condition & Heating, L.L.C., And Dean Walters

Supreme Court of Louisiana
October 23, 2024
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
MAXINE THOMAS
VS.
HOUSING LOUISIANA NOW, L.L.C., TRACY
F. ROBINSON, MASTER BUILDERS &
CONTRACTORS, L.L.C., RICHARD J.
MITHUN, DEAN'S AIR CONDITION &
HEATING, L.L.C., AND DEAN WALTERS
No. 2024-C-00631
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N RE: Housing Louisiana Now, L.L.C. - Applicant Defendant; Applying For Writ
Of Certiorari, Parish of Orleans Civil, Orleans Civil District Court Number(s) 2018-
08574, Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Number(s) 2023-CA-0296;
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October 23, 2024
Writ application granted - see briefing notice and Order.
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JLW
JDH
SJC
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JBM
10/23/2024 "See News Release 047 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

Suyrttnt $.suil
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Sptu (Drleuns
CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN L. WEIMER
JUSTICES
WILLIAM J, CRAIN
SCOTT J. CRICHTON
JEANNETTE T, KNOLL
JAY B MCCALLUM
JEFFERSON HUGHES
PIPER O, GRIFFIN
First Districr
Second District
Third Diskict (pro
Fou(h District
Fifth Oistrict
Sevenih District
Sixth District VEBONICA O, KOCLANES
CLERK OF COURT
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NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130,8102
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October 23. 2024
2024-C-00631 MAXINE THOMAS VS. HOUSING LOUISIANANOW,
L.L.C.. ET AL.
NOTE:FOR BzuEFING PI'RPOSES WRIT GRANTED October 23,2024
MEMORANDUM TO COLINSEL 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.
and the respondent on or before December 9,2024,
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 only if
received by the clerk on or before the last day ofthe delay for filing.
Regards,
yan Chan
RC: R(l
Deputl Clerk
Please note Section 8 of Rule VII of the Rules of this Court provides that the applicant
or relator. as the case may be. must file their briefs on or before November 18.2024;
10/23/24

ccs: All Counsel
Hon. Jennifer M. Medley
Hon. Chelsey Richard Napolean
Hon. Justin I. Woods, Clerk
Orleans Civil District Court: 2018-08574 - Div:F-14
Courr of Appeal, Fourth Circuit: 2023-CA-0296

SUPREME, COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2024-C-00631
MAXINE THOMAS
VS.
HOUSING LOUISIANA NOW, L.L.C., TRACY F. ROBINSON, MASTER
BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS, L.L,C,, RICHARD J. MITHUN, DEAN'S
AIR CONDITION & HEATING, L.L.C., AND DEAN WALTERS
On Writ of Certiorari and/or Review
Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, No. 201 8-08574;
Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2023-CA-0296.
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- "It is
ordered that the writ of review issue; 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 1, at the
City of New Orleans, the record in duplicate of the above-cntitled case.
Witness the Honorable Justices of the
Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana, on
this 23rd day ofOctober, in the year ofour
Lord, Two Thousand Twenty-Four.
Veronica O. Koclanes
Clerk of Court
Deputy Clerk of Court