Legal Opinion

Martin v. Lafon Nursing Facility of Holy Family, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided July 31, 2007No. Civil Action No. 06-5108PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AND REASONS

AFRICK, District Judge.

Before the Court is a motion filed on behalf of defendant, Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family, Inc., to set aside a ruling of the United States Magistrate Judge requiring the production of privileged information allegedly needed by plaintiffs counsel to support a motion to remand the case to state court. For the following reasons, defendant’s motion is DENIED.

*353 BACKGROUND

Defendant is the owner and operator of a nursing home located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Plaintiff alleges that when Hurricane Katrina struck the New Orleans area on August 29,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  5. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. TashireSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hillhouse v. IPFS CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2025

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API