The opinion
STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY NO. 2021 CW 0216
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THROUGH
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
VERSUS
PETER JOHN NAUGHTON MARCH 11, 2021
In Re: Peter John Naughton, for
applying supervisory writs,
19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton
Rouge, No. 674591.
BEFORE: MCDONALD, HOLDRIDGE, AND PENZATO, JJ.
WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. The district court' s
ruling that
the motion for new trial filed defendant,
by Peter John
Naughton, was not
filed by January 13, 2021 and for that reason
is untimely, is vacated. This matter is remanded with
instructions that the district court conduct a
contradictory
hearing on the issue of the timeliness of defendant' s motion for
new trial.
JMM
GH
AHP
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
r
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT