Case Name: Willie Warren HARPER, et al. v. The STATE of Louisiana, Through its DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1998-11-25
Citations: 729 So. 2d 568
Docket Number: No. 98-CC-2500
Parties: Willie Warren HARPER, et al. v. The STATE of Louisiana, Through its DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS.
Judges: KNOLL, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 729
Pages: 568–568

Head Matter:
Willie Warren HARPER, et al. v. The STATE of Louisiana, Through its DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS.
No. 98-CC-2500.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Nov. 25, 1998.

Opinion:
In re Health & Hospitals, Dept, of; — Defendants); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court, Div. "A", No. 97-8745; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 98CW-0398.
Denied. Prior to any ruling on the appropriateness of class certification, a hearing is required in the trial court. See La.Code Civ.P. art. 592; Vardaman v. Airsol Co., 98-1740 (La.11/6/98), 722 So.2d 985.
KNOLL, J., not on panel.