Legal Opinion
Muller v. Fort Pike Volunteer Fire Dep't
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 26, 2019No. 2019-CA-0156PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Rosemary Ledet
This is a tort suit. The plaintiff, Henry Muller, sued the defendants-the Fort Pike Volunteer Fire Department (the "Department"), Bryan Gonzalez, and Kirk Jacobs *930(collectively the "Defendants")-for defamation. In response, Mr. Jacobs filed an exception of no cause action; and the Defendants filed a special motion to strike the petition, pursuant to La. C.C.P. art. 971. In connection with the motion to strike, Mr. Muller caused a subpoena duces tecum to issue to the Department; and the Defendants filed a motion to quash the subpoena. The trial court granted Mr. Jacobs'…
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