Background
Woodrow Holiday, Jr. sought supervisory review in a case brought by De’Shad Lawson-Cannon in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for East Baton Rouge Parish, docket number 778111.
Holiday challenged the district court’s denial of his motion for appeal and motion to stay execution of judgment. He also sought an avenue to obtain review of the district court’s June 24, 2026 judgment following a trial de novo.
The Court’s Holding
The First Circuit denied Holiday’s writ application insofar as it challenged the denial of his motion for appeal and motion to stay execution of judgment.
The court granted the writ in part solely to permit Holiday to file a new writ application seeking review of the June 24, 2026 judgment, as contemplated by Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure article 4924. Any new application must be filed by October 19, 2026 and include the required appellate materials, the transcript of the June 24 trial de novo, all evidence introduced at that hearing, and a copy of this ruling.
Key Takeaways
- The court left intact the denial of Holiday’s motion for appeal and request to stay execution of judgment.
- Holiday may seek supervisory review of the June 24, 2026 judgment through a new, properly documented writ application.
- The renewed application has a court-imposed deadline of October 19, 2026.
Why It Matters
The ruling distinguishes between an unavailable appeal or stay and the separate availability of supervisory review. It preserves a limited opportunity to challenge the underlying judgment while requiring a complete record of the trial de novo for appellate consideration.