Elysian, Inc. v. Neal Auction Co.

Judge Joy Cossich Lobrano

Plaintiffs, Elysian, Inc. and Cusachs Family Collection, L.L.C., (hereinafter "plaintiffs"), filed the instant appeal from the district court's judgment that granted an exception of lis pendens , and dismissed their complaint without prejudice. After reviewing the record and applicable law, we find that lis pendens does not apply, reverse the judgment of the district court, and remand the matter for further proceedings.

*145The case concerns the sale of items contained in an art collection that was on display at the New Orleans Museum of Art for over a century. The Gaspar…