Opinion
NUMBER 10-175-FJP-DLD
04-24-2012
PAMELA CASTLE v. MARCELLA, BONNESON, JOHN CHRISTNER TRUCKING, INC., & ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
CIVIL ACTION
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the motion by plaintiff to appoint a curator to represent the defendant Marcella Bonneson.Pursuant to the authority granted to the Court under Article 5091 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, through the Erie Doctrine, and for the reasons set forth in plaintiff's motion, the motion is granted.
Rec. Doc. No. 17.
See, Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 585 S.Ct. 817, 82 L.Ed. 1188 (1938).
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The Court hereby appoints Ian Hipwell of the Manasseh, Gill, Knipe & Belanger law firm, as curator to represent the defendant Marcella Bonneson in the above referenced matter.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Article 5096 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, the appointed attorney shall be allowed a reasonable fee for his services, "which shall be paid for by the plaintiff, but shall be taxed as costs of court."
It is so ordered.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 24, 2012.
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FRANK J. POLOZOLA
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA