Mansfield Lewis v. Martin L. LaBlanc

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT MANSFIELD LEWIS NO. 2021 CW 1624 VERSUS MARTIN L. LABLANC MARCH 14, 2022 In Re: Martin L. LaBlanc and Bridget Le Blanc, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 651579. BEFORE: GUIDRY, HOLDRIDGE, AND CHUTZ, JJ. WRIT DENIED. .JMG WRC Holdridqe, J.,concurs. When deciding abandonment issues, the trial court is cautioned to follow the procedures of La. Code Civ. P. art. 561. In this case, the continuance of a hearing by the trial court to a specific date is a step in the prosecution or defense of the action, unlike a continuance of a hearing or trial date without date, which is not a step in the prosecution or defense of the action. See Hilbert v. Miley, 2012-2108 (La. App. 1st Cir. 11/14/13), 136 So.3d 847, 849-50 . COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT EPUTY CLER OF COURT FOR THE COURT