Chad Hughes v. Connie Hargrave And Sarwat Gad

Supreme Court of Louisiana
April 29, 2025
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
CHAD HUGHES
VS.
CONNIE HARGRAVE AND SARWAT GAD
No. 2025-CC-00426
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N RE: Connie Hargrave, et al. - Applicant Defendant; Connie Hargrave - Applicant
Defendant; Sarwat Gad - Applicant Defendant; Applying For Supervisory Writ,
Parish of East Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court Number(s) C-751774, Court
of Appeal, First Circuit, Number(s) 2025 CW 0166;
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April 23, 2025
Writ application granted. See per curiam.
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04/23/2025 "See News Release 020 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2025-CC-00426
CHAD HUGHES
VS.
CONNIE HARGRAVE AND SARWAT GAD
On Supervisory Writ to the 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton
Rouge
PER CURIAM
Granted. The district court erred in denying relators’ exception of improper
venue. The record establishes relators produced sufficient evidence to establish that
Sarwat Gad is domiciled in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. See Landiak v. Richmond,
2005-0758 (La. 3/24/05), 899 So. 2d 535.
Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is reversed, and relator’s
exception of improper venue is granted. Pursuant to La. Code Civ. P. art. 932(A),
the district court is directed to set a reasonable time for plaintiff to remove the
objections presented by relators’ objection. 1 If plaintiff fails to comply with the
order or fails to remove the objections, the district court is directed to transfer the
case to an appropriate venue. La. Code Civ. P. arts. 121 and 932(B).
1 In his opposition to relators’ writ application, plaintiff references a December 12, 2024 First
Supplemental and Amended Petition in which he makes additional allegations and adds additional
defendants. Because this petition was filed after the December 3, 2024 hearing on relators’
exception of improper venue, it is not properly before this court, and we will not consider it.