Booker SCC, LLC; Bossier SCC, LLC; Bradford SCC, LLC; Colonial SCC, LLC; Ruston SCC, LLC; Normandie SCC, LLC; Shreveport SCC, LLC; Shringlake SCC, LLC v. Dr. Courtney N. Phillips, in her official capacity as the Secretary of The Louisiana Department of Health

Opinion

BOOKER SCC, LLC; BOSSIER NO. 2024 CW 1036 SCC, LLC; BRADFORD SCC, LLC; COLONIAL SCC, LLC; RUSTON

SCC, LLC; NORMANDIE SCC, LLC; SHREVEPORT SCC, LLC; AND SPRINGLAKE SCC, LLC

VERSUS

DR. COURTNEY N. PHILLIPS, IN

HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE SECRETARY OF THE LOUISIANA NOVEMBER 18, 2024 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

In Re: Louisiana Department of Health, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East

Baton Rouge, No. 713601.

BEFORE: THERIOT, CHUTZ, AND HESTER, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. Plaintiffs, Booker SCC, LLC; Bossier SCC, LLC; Bradford SCC, LLC; Colonial SCC, LLC; Ruston SCC, LLC; Normandie SCC, LLC; Shreveport SCC, LLC; and Springlake SCC, LLC, filed a motion to depose an attorney of record for defendant, Louisiana Department of Health. No attorney of record shall be deposed except under extraordinary circumstances and only where the

information sought cannot be obtained through other means. See La. Code Civ. P. art. 1452( B); Board of ComIrs of New Orleans Exhibition Authority v. Missouri Pacific R. Co., 94- 2604 ( La. 12/ 19/ 94), 647 So. 2d 340 ( per curiam). We find plaintiffs failed

to meet their burden of showing extraordinary circumstances exist in this case. Accordingly, we hereby reverse the district court' s September 18, 2024 judgment granting the motion to depose attorney and ordering Michelle Christopher to submit to such deposition.

MRT WRC CHH

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DF( TTY CLERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT