Earnest Williams (D) v. United Medical Healthcare Inc.

• Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
• Decided: June 16, 2025
• Docket: 2025 CW 0381
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

Rodd Naquin Clerk of Court

Docket Number: 2025 - CW - 0381 Earnest Williams (D), Et al

versus

Office Of The Clerk

Court of Appeal, First Circuit

State of Louisiana www.la-feca.org

Notice of Judgment and Disposition

June 16, 2025

United Medical Healthcare Inc. d/b/a United Medical Rehabilitation Hospital and Disc of Louisiana Holdings, LLC d/b/a Disc of Louisiana, Inc.

TO:

Kelly M. Brian 1060 West Causeway Approz Mandeville, LA 70471

Bert J. Miller

3421 N. Causeway Bivd., Suite 900

Metairie, LA 70002 bmiller@bluewilliams.com

Davida F. Packer 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 2! New Orleans, LA 70163

Paul A. Tabary Ill Esq. Three Courthouse Square Chalmette, LA 70043

Thomas C. Wicker IV 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 2: New Orleans, LA 70163

Guice Anthony Giambrone III 3421 N. Causeway Bivd., Suite 900

Mandeville, LA 70002

Vincent E. Odom 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 2! New Orleans, LA 70163

Michael S. Sepcich 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 2! New Orleans, LA

T. Carey Wicker Ill CAPITELLI & WICKER

1100 Poydras St., Suite 2950 New Orleans, LA 701632950 tcw@capitelliandwicker.com

Hon. Brenda Bedsole Ricks P. O. Box 788

Amite, LA 70422

VIA EMAIL

Post Office Box 4408 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4408

(225) 382-3000

In accordance with Local Rule 6 of the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, I hereby certify that this notice of judgment and disposition and the attached disposition were transmitted this date to the trial judge or equivalent, all counsel of record,

and ail parties not represented by counsel.

CLERK OF COURT

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

EARNEST WILLIAMS (D), ET AL NO. 2025 CW 0381 VERSUS

UNITED MEDICAL HEALTHCARE

INC. D/B/A UNITED MEDICAL

REHABILITATION HOSPITAL AND JUNE 16, 2025 DISC OF LOUISIANA HOLDINGS,

LLC D/B/A DISC OF LOUISIANA,

INC.

In Re: DISC of Louisiana Holdings, LLC, Diagnostic and Interventional Spinal Care of Louisiana, Inc., and Dr. Khader Samer Shamieh, applying for supervisory writs, 21st Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa, No. 20201288.

BEFORE : McCLENDON, C.J., GREENE AND STROMBERG, JJ.

WRIT NOT CONSIDERED. This court requires a copy of the district court’s minutes of the March 17, 2025 hearing on plaintiffs’ motion to compel and a copy of the district court’s reasons for judgment, which are required by Rules 4-5(C)(7) and (10) of the Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts of Appeal. In addition, this court requires a transcript of the hearing and all evidence introduced at the hearing at issue in this writ application.

Supplementation of this writ application and/or an application for rehearing will not be considered. Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts of Appeal, Rules 2-18.7 & 4-9.

In the event relators seek to file a new application with this court, it must contain all pertinent documentation, including a transcript from the March 17, 2025 hearing on the motion to compel, and must comply with Rule 2-12.2 of the Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts of Appeal. Any new application must be filed on or before July 16, 2025 and must contain a copy of this ruling.

HG TPS

McClendon, C.J., dissents and would deny the writ. The criteria set forth in Herlitz Const. Co., Inc. v. Hotel Investors

of New Iberia, Inc., 396 So.2d 878 (La. 1981) (per curiam) are not met.

DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT