Katherine Reznik Benoit v. Benjamin Paul Benoit

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
KATHERINE REZNIK BENOIT NO. 2024 CW 0339

VERSUS
BENJAMIN PAUL BENOIT JUNE 17, 2024

In Re: Katherine Reznik Benoit, applying for supervisory
writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East
Baton Rouge, No. 729453.

BEFORE: GUIDRY, C.J., McCLENDON AND WELCH, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. The district court's March 8,
2024 judgment sustaining the exceptions of res judicata and lis
pendens and dismissing relator's petition is a final, appealable
judgment. See La. Code Civ. P. art. 1841; Jenkins v. Willow
Inc., 2016-38 (La. App. 5th Cir. 5/26/16), 353 So.3d 767, 775,
writ denied, 2016-1627 (La. 11/18/16), 210 So.3d 291. Therefore,
the writ is granted for the limited purpose of remanding the
case to the district court with instructions to grant relator,
Katherine Reznik Benoit, an appeal pursuant to the pleading that
notified the district court of her intention to seek writs. See
In re Howard, 541 So. 2d 195, 197 (La. 198 9) (per curiam) . A
copy of this court's order is to be included in the appellate
record.

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JEW

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT