Louise Frederick Wife Of/and Steven Frederick v. St. Charles Surgical Hospital, Llc, Et Al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana
April 29, 2025
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
LOUISE FREDERICK WIFE OF/AND STEVEN
FREDERICK
VS.
ST. CHARLES SURGICAL HOSPITAL, LLC, ET
AL.
No. 2024-CC-01537
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IN
RE: Steven Frederick - Applicant Plaintiff; Louise Frederick - Applicant
Plaintiff; Louise Frederick wife/of and Steven Frederick - Applicant Plaintiff;
Applying For Writ Of Certiorari, Parish of Jefferson, 24th Judicial District Court
Number(s) 807-181, Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, Number(s) 24-C-464;
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April 29, 2025
Writ application granted. See per curiam.
Weimer, C.J., dissents.
Guidry, J., dissents.
Cole, J., dissents.
WJC
JDH
JBM
PDG
04/29/2025 "See News Release 020 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2024 -CC-01537
LOUISE FREDERICK WIFE OF/AND STEVEN FREDERICK
VS.
ST. CHARLES SURGICAL HOSPITAL, LLC, ET AL.
On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, Parish of Jefferson
PER CURIAM
Granted. The district court did not abuse its great discretion in granting
plaintiffs’ motion to compel the second deposition of Dr. Waguespack .
Accordingly, the judgment of the court of appeal is reversed, and the judgment
of the district court is reinstated. The case is remanded to the district court for
further proceedings.