Christopher Burns Versus United Bulk Terminals Davant, LLC

CHRISTOPHER BURNS NO. 21-C-135

VERSUS FIFTH CIRCUIT

UNITED BULK TERMINALS DAVANT, LLC COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF LOUISIANA

April 27, 2021

Susan Buchholz
First Deputy Clerk

IN RE UNITED BULK TERMINALS DAVANT, LLC

APPLYING FOR SUPERVISORY WRIT FROM THE TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, DIRECTED TO THE HONORABLE
E. ADRIAN ADAMS, DIVISION "G", NUMBER 807-658

Panel composed of Judges Susan M. Chehardy,
Marc E. Johnson, and John J. Molaison, Jr.

WRIT GRANTED, IN PART, REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS

In his writ application, relator/defendant, United Bulk Transport Davant,
LLC, seeks review of the trial court’s February 22, 2021 judgment granting the
motion of respondent/plaintiff, Christopher Burns, to extend deadlines pursuant to
La. R.S. 9:5830, and overruling defendant’s peremptory exception of prescription.
After review of the writ application, and finding that relator was not properly
served with respondent’s motion nor given an opportunity to file a written response
prior to the hearing on the motion, we grant relator’s writ application in part,
vacate the trial court’s judgment in its entirety, and remand the matter with
instructions to the trial court to conduct a full evidentiary hearing on all matters
that were pending before it at the February 9, 2021 hearing, including relator’s
peremptory exception of prescription and declinatory exception of venue, and
plaintiff’s motion to extend deadlines.

Gretna, Louisiana, this 27th day of April, 2021.

SMC
MEJ
JJM

21-C-135

SUSAN M. CHEHARDY CURTIS B. PURSELL

CHIEF JUDGE CLERK OF COURT

NANCY F. VEGA
FREDERICKA H. WICKER
CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK
JUDE G. GRAVOIS
MARC E. JOHNSON
ROBERT A. CHAISSON SUSAN BUCHHOLZ
STEPHEN J. WINDHORST
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