D& J Investments of Cenla, LLC, Deborah H. Greer, James W. Greer, Jr., Daniel L. Webb, Jim Admas, Darwin Oliver Arrington, Richard Bardwell, Barfield Insurance Agency, LLC, James Benedict, Cassandra S. Carmouche, Cayse Collision Repair LLC, Michael S. Cer v. Baker-Hughes, A GE Company, Baker Hughes Energy Services LLC, Dresser, Inc., Dresser RE, LLC, GE Oil & Gas, LLC, GHD Services, Inc., Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., and State of Louisiana through the Department of Env

COURT OF APPEAL., FIRST CIRCUIT

NO. 2024 CW 0879
D& J INVESTMENTS OF CENLA,
LLC, ET AL.

VERSUS

BAKER - HUGHES, A GE COMPANY,

BAKER HUGHES ENERGY SERVICES
LLC, DRESSER, INC., DRESSER

RE, LLC, GE OIL & GAS, LLC,

GHD SERVICES, INC.,

HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES,
INC., STANTEC CONSULTING
SERVICES, INC., AND STATE OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
LOUISIANA THROUGH THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY

applying
In Re: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality,
19th Judicial District Court,
for writs,
supervisory
No. 730821.
Parish of East Baton Rouge,

BEFORE: WOLFE, MILLER, AND GREENE, JJ.

September 4, 2024 judgment,
WRIT GRANTED. The trial court' s
30, 2024
which vacated the portion of the appeal order dated July
25, 2024, is
that had suspended the judgment signed on July
reversed. The jurisdiction of the trial court over all matters in
and that of the
the case reviewable under the appeal is divested,
appellate court attaches, on the granting of the order of appeal
bond, in the case of a
the filing of the appeal
and timely
Civ. P. art. 2088( A). The
suspensive appeal. See La. Code
2024 without the
suspensive appeal order was granted on July 30,
The suspensive appeal
necessity of posting bond or other security.
25, 2024.
seeks review of the trial court' s judgment signed on July
had no jurisdiction to vacate its
the trial court
Accordingly,
Given this ruling, a
suspensive appeal order as to that ruling.

stay by this court is unnecessary.
EW
HG

Miller, J., concurs. Once the trial court' s jurisdiction is
to La. Code Civ. P. art. 2088( A), only an
divested, pursuant

determine whether a suspensive
appellate court has authority to
appeal should be converted to a devolutive appeal.

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