Opinion
NO. 2019 CW 1504
01-16-2020
CRAIG AND SHEILA P. MILLS v. LISA PECQUET HARELL, CAROL LEE GRIFFIN, THOMAS FRANKLIN CARLSON, AND DECOLORES ADOPTIONS INTERNATIONAL
In Re: DeColores Adoptions International, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 638781. BEFORE: McDONALD, THERIOT, AND CHUTZ, JJ.
STAY DENIED; WRIT GRANTED. The trial court's September 27, 2019 judgment, which granted the Motion for New Trial filed by Craig and Sheila Mills ("Mills") and vacated the judgment granting summary judgment in favor of DeColores Adoptions International ("DeColores") rendered in open court on February 25, 2019 and signed on April 30, 2019, is reversed. The trial court abused its discretion in granting the Mills' Motion for New Trial, and the April 30, 2019 judgment of the trial court granting DeColores' Motion for Summary Judgment and dismissing the Mills' claims against it, with prejudice, is reinstated.
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT /s/_________
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT