Jason Franco Versus Wright & Gray, LLC

JASON FRANCO NO. 25-C-457

VERSUS FIFTH CIRCUIT

WRIGHT & GRAY, LLC COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF LOUISIANA

October 01, 2025

Linda Tran
First Deputy Clerk

IN RE WRIGHT & GRAY, LLC

APPLYING FOR SUPERVISORY WRIT FROM THE TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, DIRECTED TO THE HONORABLE
DONALD A. ROWAN, JR., DIVISION "L", NUMBER 843-585

Panel composed of Judges Susan M. Chehardy,
Fredericka Homberg Wicker, and John J. Molaison, Jr.

WRIT GRANTED FOR LIMITED PURPOSE

Relator, Wright & Gray, LLC, seeks emergency, expedited

intervention by this Court to stay execution or levy of a Writ of Fieri

Facias, issued by the Clerk of Court for the 24th Judicial District Court

on September 23, 2025, directing the Sheriff of Jefferson Parish to seize

“all of Wright and Gray’s rights, title, and interests” in three separate

allegedly unrelated lawsuits and directing the clerk to issue notices of

seizure to various Wright & Gray clients.

On September 9, 2025, the trial court denied Wright & Gray’s Motion

to Dissolve Writ of Fieri Facias originally issued by the Jefferson Parish

Clerk on July 28, 2025, to seize property of Wright & Gray to satisfy a March

25, 2025 judgment for attorney’s fees in the amount of $105,000.00. Wright

& Gray filed a notice of intent to seek supervisory review of the September 9,

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2025 judgment and asked the trial court to set a return date for October 9,

2025, which the trial court so ordered. Additionally, Wright & Gray

requested a stay of all proceedings, including execution or levy on the writ of

fieri facias, through the duration of appellate writ practice, which request the

trial court denied on September 11, 2025.

On September 23, 2025, respondent, Jason P. Franco, through the duly

appointed Independent Administrator of the Succession of Jason P. Franco,

and his attorneys, Scott E. Delacroix and P.M. Donovan, requested that the

Clerk of Jefferson Parish issue a second writ of fieri facias to satisfy the

March 2025 judgment awarding attorney’s fees. In connection therewith,

counsel requested that a writ of fieri facias be issued seizing “any and all

property, rights, title and interests of Wright and Gray, LLC in order to

satisfy” the March 25, 2025 judgment, including Wright & Gray’s rights, title,

and interests in the following lawsuits:

Sheyla Barahona v. William Sarco, et al, 24th JDC,
Parish of Jefferson, Docket No. 781-983, Division
“P;

Alexis Williams, et al v. Kissel Entertainment, LLC,
et al,” 24th JDC, Parish of Jefferson, Docket No.
851-618, Division “L;” and

Elizabeth Rhodes v. DG Louisiana, LLC, DBA
Dollar General, et al,” 24th JDC, Parish of
Jefferson, Docket No. 852-983, Division “E.”

The Writ of Fieri Facias further directs the Sheriff to issue a notice of

seizure to various clients of Wright & Gray.

On October 1, 2025, Wright & Gray filed an ex parte Motion to

Dissolve Second Writ of Fieri Facias in the trial court. As of the filing of the

instant emergency writ application, also filed on October 1, 2025, the trial

court has not ruled on Wright & Gray’s motion.

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Upon review, we grant the instant writ for the limited purpose of

staying the execution or levy of the second writ of fieri facias pending the

trial court’s ruling on Wright & Gray’s Motion to Dissolve Second Writ of

Fieri Facias, as the issue is in the process of being litigated by the trial court.

Gretna, Louisiana, this 1st day of October, 2025.

SMC
FHW
JJM

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SUSAN M. CHEHARDY CURTIS B. PURSELL

CHIEF JUDGE CLERK OF COURT

SUSAN S. BUCHHOLZ
FREDERICKA H. WICKER
CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK
JUDE G. GRAVOIS
MARC E. JOHNSON
STEPHEN J. WINDHORST LINDA M. TRAN
JOHN J. MOLAISON, JR.
FIRST DEPUTY CLERK
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TIMOTHY S. MARCEL FIFTH CIRCUIT
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COUNSEL, AS LISTED BELOW:

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E-NOTIFIED
24th Judicial District Court (Clerk)
Honorable Donald A. Rowan, Jr. (DISTRICT JUDGE)
P. M. Donovan (Respondent) W. J. LeBlanc, Jr. (Relator)
Scott E. Delacroix (Respondent)

MAILED
David I. Courcelle (Respondent)
Attorney at Law
3500 North Causeway Boulevard
Suite 185
Metairie, LA 70002