Charles Davis, Ellen Davis and Liquid Ventures Incorporated v. Ring Publications, L.L.C. and Craig Gehring

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

CHARLES DAVIS, ELLEN DAVIS, NO. 2025 CW 1145
AND LIQUID VENTURES

INCORPORATED

VERSUS

RING PUBLICATIONS, L.L.C. MARCH 9, 2026

AND CRAIG GEHRING

In Re: Charles & Ellen Davis and Liquid Ventures, applying for
supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish
of East Baton Rouge, No. 725437.

BEFORE: MILLER, EDWARDS, AND FIELDS, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. The trial court’s September 22, 2025
judgment, which granted-in-part and denied-in-part defendants’
motion for summary judgment and denied plaintiffs’ motion for
summary judgment is vacated. Defendants, in their reply in support
of their motion for summary judgment and in their opposition to
plaintiffs’ summary judgment, raised evidentiary objections to
evidence submitted by plaintiffs. However, the trial court failed
to rule on the evidentiary objections. La. Code Civ. P. art.
966(D) (2) provides the court “shall specifically state on the
record or in writing whether the court sustains or overrules the
objections raised.” Accordingly, this matter is remanded to the
trial court for compliance with La. Code Civ. P. art. 966(D) (2)
and a ruling on the motions for summary judgment filed by
plaintiffs and defendants, after determination of any evidentiary
issues, pursuant to La. Code Civ. P. art. 966(C) (4).

SMM

BDE
WEF

OURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

FOR THE COURT