Background
B.J.T.J. brought an action against the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, and Father Salvador Nickie “Butch” Moran in the 17th Judicial District Court for Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. The appellate disposition does not describe the underlying allegations or identify the district court ruling at issue.
The Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux and the Congregation of Our Lady of the Rosary Roman Catholic Church applied to the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, for supervisory review in district court case No. 151552.
The Court’s Holding
The First Circuit denied the application for a supervisory writ.
The court issued no reasons and did not state that it was affirming the district court on the merits. The short order therefore establishes only that the applicants did not obtain the requested supervisory relief.
Key Takeaways
- The Diocese and the church congregation sought supervisory review of an unidentified district court ruling.
- The First Circuit denied the writ application without an accompanying opinion or explanation.
- The order should not be read as resolving the underlying claims or expressly approving the district court’s reasoning.
Why It Matters
The denial leaves the challenged district court ruling undisturbed at this stage of the litigation. Because the appellate court provided no reasoning, the order offers no substantive guidance on the underlying dispute or the legal issues presented in the writ application.