Billy Ray Hodge v. Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Xyz Insurance Company, Nicolas Hopkins

Supreme Court of Louisiana
January 14, 2025
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
BILLY RAY HODGE
VS.
LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL
INSURANCE COMPANY, XYZ INSURANCE
COMPANY, NICOLAS HOPKINS
No. 2024-C-00958
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IN
RE: Billy Ray Hodge - Applicant Plaintiff; Applying For Writ Of Certiorari,
Parish of Madison, 6th Judicial District Court Number(s) 201948, Court of Appeal,
Second Circuit, Number(s) 55,656-CA;
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January 14, 2025
Writ application granted - see briefing notice and Order.
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01/14/2025 "See News Release 001 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

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JUSTICES
WILLIAM J, CRAIN
JOHN MICHAEL GUIDFY
JEANNETTE T, KNOLL
JAY B. MCCALLUM
JEFFERSON HUGHES
PIPER D, GRIFFIN
First District
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Fourth Oistrict
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VERONICA O. KOCLANES
CLERK OF COURT
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January 14,2025
2024-C-00958 BILLY RAY HODGE VS. LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU
MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. ET AL.
NOTE: FOR BRIEFING PLIRPOSES WRIT GRANTED January 14,2025
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.
Sixth Distri€t
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 courl 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 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 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.
Regards.
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Deputy Clerk
Please note Section 8 of Rule VII of the Rules of this Court rrrovides that the arrnlicant
or relator. as the case may be. must file their briefs on or before Februarv 10.2025;
and the respondent on or before Februarv 28.2025.
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01/14/25

ccs: All Counsel
Hon. Laurie Reis Brister
Hon. Marion Hopkins
Hon. Robin Norman Jones
6th Judicial District Court: 201948 - JDC:6th Div:B
Court of Appeal, Second Circuit: 55,656-CA

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2024-C-00958
BILLY RAY HODCE
VERSUS
LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, NICOLAS HOPKINS
On Writ of Ce(iorari and/or Review
Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Madison, No. 201948,
Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, No. 55,656-CA.
And, whereas, the Court has this date, pursuant to Article 5, Section 5, of the
Constitution of Louisiana, made and issued the fottowing order, to wit- "lt 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 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 14'h day ofJanuary, in the year ofour
Lord, Two Thousand Twenty-Five.
Veronica O. Koclanes
C lerk of Court
Deputy Clerk of Cou(