CA-0018-0888 Nonprecedential Reversed and remanded Processed

Farida Shavkatova Nizamutdinova, Thru Her Legal Representative, Runpinder Jeet Singh v. Kappa Sigma Fraternity

Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit · Filed October 2, 2019

Opinion text

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

18-888

FARIDA SHAVKATOVA NIZAMUTDINOVA, THROUGH HER LEGAL
REPRESENTATIVE RUPINDER JEET SINGH

VERSUS

KAPPA SIGMA FRATERNITY, ET AL.

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APPEAL FROM THE
FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF LAFAYETTE, NO. C-2017-5360, DIVISION J
HONORABLE KRISTIAN DENNIS EARLES, DISTRICT JUDGE

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ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX
CHIEF JUDGE

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Court composed of Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux, Chief Judge, Billy Howard Ezell,
and John E. Conery, Judges.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

Thomas Reginald Hightower, Jr.
Patrick Wade Kee
P. O. Drawer 51288
Lafayette, LA 70505
Telephone: (337) 233-0555
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendant/Appellee – Camp Sledge as Agent for Kappa Sigma
Fraternity and Camp Sledge

Travis Q. Besline
Mickey Stephens deLaup
Mickey S. deLaup, APLC
2701 Metairie Road
Metairie, LA 70001
Telephone: (504) 828-2277
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendant/Appellee – Manny Duhon as agent for Kappa Sigma
Fraternity and Manny Duhon

Bruce David Beach
Keith Saverio Giardina
Law Offices of Keith S. Giardina
9100 Bluebonnet Centre – Suite 300
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Telephone: (225) 293-7272
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendant/Appellee – Alex Frederick as Agent for Kappa Sigma
Fraternity and Alex Frederick

Melvin Alan Eiden
Rabalais & Hebert, LLC
701 Robley Drive – Suite 210
Lafayette, LA 70503
Telephone: (337) 981-0309
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendants/Appellees – Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Kappa Sigma
Fraternity-Epsilon-Chi Housing Corp., Kappa Sigma Fraternity-
Epsilon-Chi Chapter, Kappa Sigma Frat and Kappa Sigma Frat-
Epsilon-Chi Chapter, and Kappa Sigma Frat-Epsilon-Chi Housing
Corp.

J. Neale deGravelles
Benjamin B. Treuting
deGravelles, Palmintier, LLP
618 Main Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Telephone: (225) 344-3735
COUNSEL FOR:
Plaintiff/Appellant – Farida Shavkatova Nizamutdinova, Through Her
Legal Representative Rupinder Jeet Singh

Douglas E. Fierberg
Jonathon N. Fazzola
Fierberg Nat’l Law Group, PLLC
161 East Front Street – #200
Traverse City, MI 49684
Telephone: (231) 933-0180
COUNSEL FOR:
Plaintiff/Appellant – Farida Shavkatova Nizamutdinova, Through Her
Legal Representative Rupinder Jeet Singh

Lauren Begneaud
Caffery, Oubre, Campbell & Garrison, L.L.P.
100 East Vermillion Street – Suite 201
Lafayette, LA 70501
Telephone: (337) 232-6581
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendant/Appellee – Imaan Ouedrago, Agent for Kappa Sigma and
Imaan Ouedrago

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

For the reasons discussed in the companion case of Farida

Shavkatova Nizamutdinova v. Kappa Sigma Fraternity, et al., 18-886 (La.App. 3

Cir. __/__/19), __ So.3d __, the judgment of the trial court is reversed and

remanded. Costs of the appeal are assessed to defendant/appellee, Imaan

Ouedrago.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.