Marilyn H. Mcbride, Davy A. Dowdy, And Joey E. Miller v. Old Republic Insurance Company, John K. Woodard, David G. Brooks, Sr., And Enable Midstream Partners, Lp

Supreme Court of Louisiana
March 18, 2025
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
MARILYN H. MCBRIDE, DAVY A. DOWDY,
AND JOEY E. MILLER
VS.
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY,
JOHN K. WOODARD, DAVID G. BROOKS,
SR., AND ENABLE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS,
LP
No. 2024-C-01519
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N RE: Enable Midstream Partners, LP - Applicant Defendant; Applying For Writ
Of Certiorari, Parish of Red River, 39th Judicial District Court Number(s) 37,445,
Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, Number(s) 55,772-CA;
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March 18, 2025
Writ application granted - see briefing notice and Order.
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WJC
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CRC
03/18/2025 "See News Release 010 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN L. WEIMER
JUSTICES
WILLIAM J. CRAIN
JOHN MICHAEL GUIDRY
CADE R. COLE
JAY B. MCCALLUM
JEFFERSON HUGHES
PIPER D. GRIFFIN
2024-C-0 1519
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First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Fifth District
Seventh District
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
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March 18, 2025
VERONICA 0. KOCLANES
CLERK OF COURT
400 Royal St., Suite 4200
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130-8102
TELEPHONE (504) 310-2300
HOME PAGE http://www.lasc.org
MARILYN H. MCBRIDE, ET AL. VS. OLD REPUBLIC
INSURANCE COMP ANY_ ET AL.
NOTE: FOR BRIEFING PURPOSES WRIT GRANTED March 18, 2025
MEMORANDUM TO COUNSEL IN CAPTIO ED 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 Vil of the Rules of this Court provides that the applicant
or relator, as the case may be, must file their briefs on or before April 14, 2025; and
the respondent on or before May 2, 2025.
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 fu11her 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 f rom 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 of the delay for filing.
RC:RC
ccs: All Counsel
Hon. Luke D. Mitchell
yan Chan
Deputy Clerk
Hon. Stuart Shaw
Hon. Robin Norman Jones
39th Judicial District Court: 37,445
Court of Appeal, Second Circuit: 55,772-CA

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No.2024-C-01519
MARILYN H. MCBRIDE, DAVY A. DOWDY, AND JOBY E. MILLER
VS.
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY, JOHN K. WOODARD,
DAVID G. BROOKS, SR., AND ENABLE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
On Writ of Certiorari and/or Review
Thirty-Ninth Judicial District Court, Parish of Red River, No. 37,445,
Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, No. 55,772-CA.
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 of the 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-entitled case.
Witness the Honorable Justices of the
Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana, on
this 18tl'day of March, in the year of our
Lord, Two Thousand Twenry-Five.
Veronica O. Koclanes
Clerk of Court
eputy Clerk of Courl