2025-CC-00583 Precedential And in. Processed

Dean E. Gilbert v. Sidney H. Cates, IV, Individually, And In His Official Capacity As Judge Of The Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Et Al.

Louisiana Supreme Court · Filed June 25, 2025

Also decided on this docket: La., November 5, 2025

Opinion text

Supreme Court of Louisiana
June 25, 2025
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
DEAN E. GILBERT
VS.
SIDNEY H. CATES, IV, INDIVIDUALLY, AND
IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS JUDGE OF
THE ORLEANS PARISH CIVIL DISTRICT
COURT, ET AL.
No. 2025-CC-00583
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N RE: Dean E. Gilbert, Jr. - Applicant Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory Writ,
Parish of Orleans Civil, Civil District Court Number(s) 2024-3686, Court of Appeal,
Second Circuit, Number(s) 56,383-CW;
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June 25, 2025
Writ application not considered. See per curiam.
JMG
JLW
WJC
JBM
PDG
CRC
06/25/2025 "See News Release 032 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2025 -CC-00583
DEAN E. GILBERT
VS.
SIDNEY H. CATES, IV, INDIVIDUALLY, AND IN HIS OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS JUDGE OF THE ORLEANS PARISH CIVIL DISTRICT
COURT; DWIGHT A. GILBERT, INDIVIDUALLY, AND IN HIS
CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE SUCCESSION OF
BERNADETTE GANIES GILBERT ; THOMAS J. CORTAZZO,
INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS COUNSEL FOR THE SUCCESSION OF
BERNADETTE GAINES GILBERT; DARRYL M. GILBERT,
INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS AN HEIR TO THE SUCCESSION OF
BERNADETTE GAINES GILBERT, BALDWIN HASPEL BURKE &
MAYER; JUSIN ISREAL WOODS, INDIVIDUAL LY, AND IN HIS
CAPACITY AS CLERK OF COURT FOR THE LOUISIANA FOURTH
CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL; ANDREW "DREW" BLANCHFIELD,
INDIVIDUALLY, AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS CAPACITY AS
MANAGING PARTNER OF KEOGH COX; CHELSEA R. NAPOLEON,
INDIVIDUALLY, AND IN HER CAPACITY A S CLERK OF THE
ORLEANS PARISH CIVIL DISTRICT COURT; AND SANDRA A.
VUJNOVICH, INDIVIDUALLY, AND IN HER CAPACITY AS CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF
LOUISIANA DEBRA DAVE, AN AGENT TO THE SUCCESSION OF
BERNADETTE GAINES GILBERT
On Supervisory Writ to the Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans Civil
PER CURIAM
Not considered. Not timely filed. See Supreme Court Rule X, § 5. Motion
for extension denied as moot.