Trotter v. Laurent — Louisiana appeals court denied supervisory writ relief

Case
Steven Trotter and Siobhan Trotter v. Ryan Laurent
Court
Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit
Judge
Wolfe; Stromberg; Balfour
Date Decided
October 5, 2026
Docket No.
2026 CW 1022
Topics
Supervisory Writs; Appellate Procedure
Source
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Background

Steven Trotter and Siobhan Trotter sought supervisory review in litigation against Ryan Laurent pending in Louisiana’s 22nd Judicial District Court for St. Tammany Parish, case number 202211848.

The appellate court’s order does not identify the challenged ruling, describe the underlying dispute, or state the arguments presented in the writ application.

The Court’s Holding

The Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, denied the Trotters’ application for supervisory writs.

The court provided no reasons for the denial and did not issue a substantive ruling on the merits of the underlying dispute.

Key Takeaways

  • The First Circuit declined to exercise supervisory review.
  • The one-line disposition announced no legal rule or reasoning.
  • The order does not disclose the nature of the trial-court ruling the Trotters sought to challenge.

Why It Matters

The denial leaves the challenged trial-court ruling undisturbed at this stage of the litigation. Because the court supplied no reasoning, the order offers no precedential guidance on the underlying legal issues.

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