Opinion
No. 1999-CC-3096
January 14, 2000
IN RE: Freeport McMoran Inc. etal; Freeport McMoran Copper Gold; — Defendant(s); Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court Div. H, Nos. 96-9962; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 99-C-1901
Granted. Ruling of trial judge granting plaintiff's motion to conduct discovery is reversed. Case remanded to the district court with instructions to the trial judge to rule on the exception of no cause of action prior to discovery.
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CALOGERO, C.J., not on panel; recused.