Case Name: Evans P. THIBODAUX, Jr., Gene L. Thibodaux, Patricia T. Naquin, and Felicia T. Bader v. LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER, Formerly South La Medical Center, Jeffery J. Joseph, M.D., John A. Dean, M.D., John Dampeer, M.D., Thomas W. Downes, M.D., Jose Mena, M.D., Chris P. Patronella, M.D.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2007-01-12
Citations: 948 So. 2d 148
Docket Number: No. 2006-OC-2594
Parties: Evans P. THIBODAUX, Jr., Gene L. Thibodaux, Patricia T. Naquin, and Felicia T. Bader v. LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER, Formerly South La Medical Center, Jeffery J. Joseph, M.D., John A. Dean, M.D., John Dampeer, M.D., Thomas W. Downes, M.D., Jose Mena, M.D., Chris P. Patronella, M.D.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 948
Pages: 148–149

Head Matter:
Evans P. THIBODAUX, Jr., Gene L. Thibodaux, Patricia T. Naquin, and Felicia T. Bader v. LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER, Formerly South La Medical Center, Jeffery J. Joseph, M.D., John A. Dean, M.D., John Dampeer, M.D., Thomas W. Downes, M.D., Jose Mena, M.D., Chris P. Patronella, M.D.
No. 2006-OC-2594.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Jan. 12, 2007.

Opinion:
In re Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center et al.; — Defendant; Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review, Parish of Ter-rebonne, 32nd Judicial District Court Div. D, No. 106,961; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 2006 CA 0599.
Granted. For the reasons assigned by Judge Parro in his dissent, and because appeals are favored in law, and especially given the unique procedural facts of this case, we reverse the court of appeal's ruling dismissing relator's appeal and remand for briefing, argument and opinion. See, Evans P. Thibodaux, Jr., Gene L. Thibodeaux, Patricia T. Naquin and Felicia T. Bader v. Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center, formerly South LA Medical Center, Jeffery J. Joseph, M.D., John A. Dean, M.D., John Dampeer, M.D., Thomas W. Downes, M.D., Jose Mena, M.D., Chris P. Patronella, M.D., 06-CA-0599 (La.App. 1 Cir. 7/24/06), Parro, J. dissenting.