Earnest Williams D v. United Medical Healthcare Inc.

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

EARNEST WILLIAMS (D), ET AL. NO. 2025 CW 0697
VERSUS

UNITED MEDICAL HEALTHCARE
INC. D/B/A UNITED MEDICAL
REHABILITATION HOSPITAL AND
DISC OF LOUISIANA HOLDINGS,
LLC D/B/A DISC OF LOUISIANA,

INC. OCTOBER 6, 2025

In Re: DISC of Louisiana Holdings, LLC d/b/a DISC of Louisiana,
Inc. and Dr. Khader Samer, applying for supervisory
writs, 21st Judicial District Court, Parish of
Tangipahoa, No. 2020-1288.

BEFORE: McCLENDON, C.J., GREENE AND STROMBERG, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. The criteria set forth in Herlitz Const. Co.,
Inc. v. Hotel Investors of New Iberia, Inc., 396 So.2d 878 (ha.
1981) (per curiam) are not met.

PMc
TPS

Greene, J., dissents and would grant the writ. A party seeking
an order compelling discovery has the burden of proving that the
discovery sought is relevant. Testa Distributing Co., Ine. v.
Tarver, 584 So.2d 300, 307 (La. App. 1st Cir. 1991). Plaintiffs
failed to meet their burden of showing they are entitled to the
additional records sought through discovery herein. Therefore, I
would deny the motion to compel discovery responses filed by
plaintiffs.

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

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DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT