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LA Rev Stat § 13:3381 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3381. Stay of proceedings

RS 3381 - Stay of proceedings  A.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon the filing of a motion to stay by the defendant, the court shall stay the proceedings on a claim for defamation of character, libel, slander, or damage to reputation when the plaintiff is an alleged perpetrator of sexual misconduct against the defendant who is the alleged victim until such time as all civil or criminal investigations, administrative hearings, or any other hearing or legal proceeding regarding the allegations of sexual misconduct are complete and final.  (2) For purposes of this Subsection, the motion to stay shall identify the forum of the pending investigation, hearing, or proceeding.  (3) For purposes of this Chapter, a plaintiff is "an alleged perpetrator of sexual misconduct" if there is a pending claim of unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature that was allegedly committed without consent or by force, intimidation, coercion, or manipulation and the victim of the unwelcome behavior is the defendant.  B.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if the claim for defamation of character, libel, slander, or damage to reputation referred to in Subsection A of this Section is determined by the court to be fraudulent or frivolous, the court shall order the plaintiff to pay all court costs and reasonable attorney fees and the defendant shall be entitled to exemplary damages.  (2) For the purposes of this Section, "fraudulent" and "frivolous" shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S. 13:5241.  (3) The amount of exemplary damages that may be awarded to the defendant by the court pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be at the court's discretion and shall not be subject to any cap or similar limitation provided by law.  Acts 2018, No. 359, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3382 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3382. Waiver

RS 3382 - Waiver  A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a plaintiff filing a claim for defamation of character, libel, slander, or damage to reputation referenced in R.S. 13:3381, waives all privileges and protections relating to the civil or criminal investigations, administrative hearings, or any other hearing or legal proceeding regarding the alleged sexual misconduct.  B. Such waiver shall apply but not be limited to all evidence, records, testimony, and findings of an investigation, hearing, or proceeding.  C. Such waiver shall not be construed to waive the attorney-client privilege of any party.  Acts 2018, No. 359, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3411 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3411. §§3411 to 3414 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1961

RS 3411 - §§3411 to 3414 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1961
LA Rev Stat § 13:3415 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3415. Party not liable for slander or libel uttered by his attorney

RS 3415 - Party not liable for slander or libel uttered by his attorney  No party to an action or proceeding is liable for any slanderous or libellous words uttered by his attorney at law.  Acts 1960, No. 32, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1961; Acts 1990, No. 989, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3416 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3416. Directors of personnel of civil service as indispensable parties in judicial proceedings

RS 3416 - Directors of personnel of civil service as indispensable parties in judicial proceedings  The director of personnel of any department of state or city civil service existing under the provisions of Article XIV, Section 15 of the Constitution of Louisiana shall be an indispensable party in any judicial proceeding wherein relief is sought against any rule, decision, action or failure to act of the civil service commission under which the director functions, with all of the rights and remedies afforded to parties in litigation by the laws of this state.  Acts 1962, No. 57, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3417 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3417. Directors made parties in certain proceedings

RS 3417 - Directors made parties in certain proceedings  In any judicial proceeding involving an interpretation of or decision under any provision of Article XIV, Section 15 of the Constitution of Louisiana in which a director of personnel functioning thereunder is not an indispensable party, the director may be made a party thereto at any stage of the proceeding on his own motion or by motion of an indispensable party. Directors made parties to such proceedings shall possess all of the rights afforded to parties in litigation by the laws of this state including the right to appeal and to apply for and obtain writs from the courts of the state.  Acts 1962, No. 57, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3418 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3418. Delivery of copies of pleadings and briefs

RS 3418 - Delivery of copies of pleadings and briefs  Copies of all pleadings and briefs filed or submitted in any proceeding in which a director of personnel is a party, as herein provided, shall be delivered to the director by the party filing or submitting the same. The director of personnel shall deliver to all adverse parties in such proceeding a copy of all pleadings and briefs filed or submitted on his behalf.  Acts 1962, No. 57, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3419 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3419. Notices to director

RS 3419 - Notices to director  The clerk of court in which any action is brought, whether originally, by appeal, or otherwise, in any case in which a director of personnel is a party, as herein provided, shall give to such director all notices required to be furnished to a party in any similar judicial proceeding.  Acts 1962, No. 57, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3421 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3421. Curatorship of the property of absent persons; court where proceedings are brought

RS 3421 - Curatorship of the property of absent persons; court where proceedings are brought  A. A petition for the appointment of a curator for an absent person, as provided in Civil Code Article 47, shall be filed in the district court of the parish where the absent person was domiciled at the time his absence commenced.  B. If the absent person was not domiciled in this state at the time his absence commenced, the petition may be filed in the district court of any parish where:  (1) Immovable property of the absent person is situated; or  (2) Movable property of the absent person is situated, if he owned no immovable property in the state at the time of his absence.  C. The venue provided in this Section may not be waived.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3422 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3422. Petitions filed in two or more courts

RS 3422 - Petitions filed in two or more courts  If petitions for the appointment of a curator for an absent person are filed in two or more competent courts, the court in which a petition was first filed shall proceed to a determination of the issues and the proceedings in the other courts shall be stayed. However, the first court may adopt as its own any of the proceedings taken in the other courts.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3423 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3423. Evidence of jurisdiction and relationship; affidavits

RS 3423 - Evidence of jurisdiction and relationship; affidavits  A. The absent person's domicile at the time of his absence, his ownership of property in this state, and all other facts necessary to establish the jurisdiction of the court may be evidenced by affidavits submitted with the petition of the person seeking to be appointed curator for the absent person. All other facts necessary to establish the relationship with the absent person may be evidenced either by official certificates or by affidavits.  B. The affidavits shall be executed by two persons having knowledge of the facts to which they have sworn, and shall be filed in the record of the proceeding.  C. The court may require further proof of any fact sworn to in the affidavit by the introduction of evidence as in ordinary cases.  D. No fact that is an issue in a contradictory proceeding to appoint a curator for an absent person may be proved by affidavit. Issues of fact shall be determined on the trial thereof only by evidence introduced as in ordinary cases.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3424 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3424. Costs

RS 3424 - Costs  In a proceeding to appoint a curator for an absent person conducted ex parte, the court costs are to be paid from the estate of the absent person. In all contradictory proceedings conducted pursuant to the filing of an opposition to the appointment, the court costs are to be paid by the party cast, unless the court directs otherwise.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3425 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3425. Notice

RS 3425 - Notice   A. The applicant for appointment as curator of an absent person shall attach to his petition an affidavit listing to the best of his knowledge those persons eligible for appointment as curator listed in R.S. 13:3433.   B. A copy of the petition for appointment shall be mailed by the applicant by registered or certified mail to each person listed in the affidavit, and to each person requesting notice pursuant to R.S. 13:3426, and shall notify him of the date and hour assigned by the court for a hearing thereon.   C. Notice of the application shall also be published once in the parish where the petition was filed, in the manner provided by law.   Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3426 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3426. Request for notice

RS 3426 - Request for notice  A. An interested person desiring to be notified of the filing of an application for appointment as curator of an absent person may petition the district court of the parish where the absent person was domiciled at the time his absence commenced for such notice. If the absent person was not domiciled in this state at the time his absence commenced, the petition for notice may be filed in the venue provided in R.S. 13:342l(B).  B. A petition for notice shall not be effective unless it is signed by the person requesting notice or his attorney, and sets forth:  (1) The name and domicile of the person requesting notice;  (2) A statement of the interest of the person requesting notice;  (3) The name and mailing address of the person to whom the requested notice shall be given; and  (4) A prayer that the requested notice be given.  C. When notice has been requested, the applicant for appointment as curator of the absent person shall mail a copy of his petition for appointment by registered or certified mail to the person designated to receive such notice.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3427 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3427. Descriptive list

RS 3427 - Descriptive list  A. The court shall order the filing of a detailed descriptive list of all the property of the absent person upon the filing of an application for appointment as curator. The list shall be sworn to and subscribed by the person filing it, shall show the location of all items of property of the absent person, and shall set forth the fair market value of each item at the time of the making of the list.  B. The descriptive list shall be accepted as prima facie proof of all matters shown therein, unless amended or traversed successfully.  C. The court may amend the descriptive list at any time to correct errors therein, on ex parte motion of the person filing it. Any interested person may traverse the descriptive list at any time, on contradictory motion served on the person filing it.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3428 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3428. Opposition

RS 3428 - Opposition  A. The opposition to an application for appointment as curator of an absent person shall be filed prior to the hearing on the application and shall be served on the applicant for appointment. The opposition shall be in writing and shall comply with the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Articles 853 through 863. It shall state the name and domicile of the opponent, and shall allege the prior right of the opponent to the appointment, the grounds on which it is claimed the applicant is disqualified, the grounds on which it is claimed an appointment should not be made, or other grounds for the opposition. If the opposition is based on a prior right to the appointment, the opponent shall pray that he be appointed curator. The opposition shall conclude with a prayer for appropriate relief.  B. Responsive pleadings to an opposition may be filed as provided in Code of Civil Procedure Article 2593.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3429 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3429. Hearing

RS 3429 - Hearing  A. At any time after the expiration of ten days from date of publication or date of mailing of the notice as provided in R.S. 13:3425, whichever period is longer, if no opposition has been filed, and if the applicant shows that an appointment is necessary, the court shall appoint the applicant, unless he is disqualified under R.S. 13:3431.  B. If an opposition has been filed, it shall be tried in a summary proceeding. If the court finds a curatorship necessary, it shall appoint as curator the qualified claimant having the highest priority of appointment or shall appoint the best qualified of those having the same priority.  C. If all claimants are disqualified under R.S. 13:3431, the court may appoint a qualified person willing to accept the curatorship.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3430 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3430. Appeal

RS 3430 - Appeal  A. An appeal from a judgment confirming, appointing, or removing a curator or an undercurator can only be taken within thirty days from the applicable date provided in Code of Civil Procedure Article 2087(A).  B. Such judgment shall not be suspended during the pendency of an appeal. The acts of a curator or of an undercurator shall not be invalidated by the annulment of his appointment on appeal.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3431 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3431. Disqualification

RS 3431 - Disqualification  In proceedings for appointment of a curator for an absent person, no person may be appointed who is:  (1) Under eighteen years of age;  (2) Interdicted, or who, on contradictory hearing, is proved to be mentally incompetent;  (3) A convicted felon, under the laws of the United States or of any state or territory thereof;  (4) A nonresident of the state who has not appointed a resident agent for the service of process in all actions and proceedings with respect to the curatorship, and caused such appointment to be filed in the curatorship proceeding;  (5) A corporation not authorized to perform the duties of curator in this state;  (6) A person indebted to the absent person, except a spouse in community, unless he discharges the debt prior to the appointment;  (7) An adverse party to a suit to which the absent person is a party; or  (8) A person who, on contradictory hearing, is proved to be incapable of performing the duties of curator, or to be otherwise unfit for appointment.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3432 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3432. Revocation; removal; resignation

RS 3432 - Revocation; removal; resignation  A. If a person who is appointed curator or undercurator fails to qualify for the office within ten days from his appointment, on its own motion or on motion of any interested person, the court may revoke the appointment and appoint another qualified person to the office forthwith. The delay allowed herein may be extended by the court for good cause shown.  B. The court may, on its own motion or on motion of any interested party, remove a curator or undercurator who is or has become disqualified; has failed in or become incapable of discharging his duties; has mismanaged the absent person's property; or if such removal would be in the best interest of the absent person.  C. The curator or undercurator may resign when authorized by the court for any reason that the court in its discretion may deem sufficient, but the resignation shall not be effective until a successor has been appointed and qualified, and, in the case of a curator, a final account has been filed and homologated.  D. The resignation or removal of a curator or undercurator does not invalidate any of his official acts performed prior to his removal or resignation, and does not affect his liability for any acts performed prior to his removal or resignation. The curator or undercurator who has been removed or who has resigned has no further authority as such, and no further duty, except that the curator must file his final account.  E. When a curator or undercurator dies, is removed, or resigns, another curator or undercurator shall be appointed in his place in the manner provided in the original appointment.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3433 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3433. Priority of appointment; spouse in community

RS 3433 - Priority of appointment; spouse in community  When the appointment as curator for an absent person is claimed by more than one qualified person, preference in the appointment shall be given by the court in the following order to the absent person's:  (1) Spouse not judicially separated from him;  (2) Descendants;  (3) Parents; and  (4) Brothers or sisters, or descendants from them.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3434 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3434. Security

RS 3434 - Security  The court shall order the curator to furnish security, within ten days of the appointment, in a form and in an amount determined by the court as adequate to protect the interests of the absent person. The court may order the security to be increased, diminished, or replaced at any time for circumstances which the court may consider proper.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3435 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3435. Oath and letters

RS 3435 - Oath and letters  A. Before the person appointed as curator for an absent person enters upon the performance of his official duties, he must take an oath to discharge faithfully the duties of his office.  B. After the person appointed as curator for an absent person has qualified by furnishing security required of him by order of court and by taking his oath of office, the clerk shall issue to him letters of curatorship. These letters, issued in the name and under the seal of the court, evidence the appointment of the curator, his qualification, and his compliance with all requirements of law relating thereto.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3436 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3436. Undercurator

RS 3436 - Undercurator  A. At the time judgment is rendered appointing a curator for an absent person, the court shall also appoint a responsible person as undercurator. Before entering upon the performance of his official duties, the undercurator must take an oath to discharge faithfully the duties of his office.  B. The undercurator shall express his concurrence or nonconcurrence in action suggested by the curator to the court, as set forth in R.S. 13:3440, and shall act for the absent person whenever the absent person's interest is opposed to that of the curator.  C. The undercurator shall apply to the court for an order compelling the curator to file an account whenever the curator has failed to file his annual account or at any other time when the circumstances indicate that an account should be filed.  D. The curatorship does not devolve upon the undercurator when it is vacant. If a vacancy occurs, the undercurator shall apply to the court for the appointment of a new curator. The undercurator may apply to be appointed as the new curator.  E. The undercurator is relieved of further duty and authority as undercurator when the curatorship terminates; however, his liability for acts prior thereto shall not be affected.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3437 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3437. Duties

RS 3437 - Duties  A. The curator shall take possession of, preserve, and administer the absent person's property. He shall enforce all obligations in favor of the absent person, shall represent him in all civil matters, and may exercise all procedural rights available to a litigant. He shall act at all times as a prudent administrator, and shall be personally responsible for all damages resulting from his failure to act.  B. When an absent person has no known heirs and is presumed dead, it shall be the duty of the curator to initiate proceedings for a declaration of death.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 13:3438 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§3438. Powers

RS 3438 - Powers  The curator may exercise all functions with respect to the absent person's property consistent with prudent administration and disposition thereof. Within the limitations of the foregoing standard, the curator may, with the approval of the court as provided in R.S. 13:3440:  (1) Exercise all functions and activities with respect to the administration and disposition of the absent person's property, including, but not limited to, lease, sale, purchase, exchange, borrow, loan, mortgage, deposit and investment.  (2) Compromise an action or right of action by or against the absent person, or extend, renew, or in any manner modify the terms of an obligation owed by or to the absent person.  (3) Continue any business in which the absent person has an interest. (4) Place all or a portion of the absent person's property in trust for administration, management and investment in accordance with the Louisiana Trust Code. The trust instrument shall name the absent person as sole beneficiary of the trust, shall name a trustee, and be subject to termination at the option of the beneficiary upon his return or at the option of his heirs or legatees after a declaration of death of the absent person. The court may, upon application, make such changes in the trust instrument as may be advisable. Upon creation of the trust, the curator shall be entitled to no further commissions with respect to the trust property.  (5) Perform the contract of the absent person who became an absent person before performing an executory contract evidenced by writing.  Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.