Quinn L. Ducote and Judy Ducote v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

08-1001 consolidated with 08-1208

QUINN L. DUCOTE AND JUDY DUCOTE

VERSUS

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, ET AL.

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APPEAL FROM THE
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF RAPIDES, NO. 218,842
HONORABLE F. RAE DONALDSON SWENT, DISTRICT JUDGE

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ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX
CHIEF JUDGE
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Court composed of Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux, Chief Judge, Elizabeth A. Pickett, and
Billy Howard Ezell, Judges.

WRIT GRANTED IN PART AND MADE
PEREMPTORY; WRIT DENIED.

James D. “Buddy” Caldwell
Attorney General
P. O. Box 94005
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendant/Applicant - State of Louisiana, Thru The Department of
Transportation and Development

Elizabeth S. Hardy
Thomas & Hardy
2380 Lake Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Telephone: (337) 433-4903
COUNSEL FOR:
Plaintiffs/Respondents - Quinn L. Ducote and Judy Ducote

Steven Patrick Mansour
P. O. Box 13557
Alexandria, LA 71315
Telephone: (318) 442-4855
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendant/Respondent - Rapides Parish Police Jury

Jay Anthony Pucheu
P. O. Box 310
Marksville, LA 71351
Telephone: (318) 253-5080
COUNSEL FOR:
Plaintiffs/Respondents- Quinn L. Ducote and Judy Ducote

Patricia Jackson Delpit
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation
P. O. Box 98001
Baton Rouge, LA 70898-8001
Telephone: (225) 231-0899
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendant/Respondent - Louisiana Workers’ Compensation
Corporation

Laurel I. White
Assistant Attorney General
P. O. Box 1710
Alexandria, LA 71309
Telephone: (318) 487-5944
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendant/Applicant - State of Louisiana, Thru The Department of
Transportation and Development

Kevin M. Dills
Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier & McElligott
P. O. Drawer 2908
Lafayette, LA 70502
Telephone: (337) 237-1660
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendant/Respondent - Union Pacific Railroad Company

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

For the reasons discussed in the consolidated case of Ducote v. Union

Pacific R.R. Co., 08-1208 (La.App. 3 Cir. __/__/__), __ So.2d __, the DOTD’s writ

application is granted in part and denied in part. We grant the writ on the issue of

motion to strike unauthenticated documents. The writ application requesting a

summary judgment is denied, but we affirm the trial court’s ruling recognizing and

granting an exception of no cause of action in favor of the DOTD. We dismiss with

prejudice the DOTD from this lawsuit. Costs are assessed to the defendant, Union

Pacific Railroad Company.

WRIT GRANTED IN PART AND MADE PEREMPTORY; WRIT

DENIED.