Rule 4-4 - Stay of ProceedingsA. When an application for writs is sought, further proceedings may be stayed at the trial court's discretion. Any request for a stay of proceedings should be presented first to the trial court. The filing of, or the granting of, a writ application shall not stay further proceedings unless the trial court or the Court of Appeal expressly orders a stay.B. When expedited consideration by a Court of Appeal is requested, including, but not limited to, a request for a stay order, the application shall include on the cover a statement in bold print that such consideration is sought and a statement within the application itself, entitled "REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION," setting forth justification for the request and a specific time within which action by the Court of Appeal is sought by the applicant. The "REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION" shall be included as a separate page and properly noted in the index. The applicant shall notify the Court of Appeal immediately of any change in the status of the case.C. In all applications requesting a stay order or other priority consideration, the applicant shall certify in affidavit form that the trial court, all counsel, and unrepresented parties have been notified by telephonic, electronic, or other equally prompt means of communication that said writ application has been or is about to be filed and that said application has been served forthwith on the trial court and all parties at interest or their counsel, by means equal to the means used to effect filing with the Court of Appeal. (That is, if filing with the Court of Appeal is by overnight mail, the same means shall be employed for service on the trial court and all parties at interest or their counsel. If filing is by hand or in electronic form to the Court of Appeal, service shall be made on the trial court and all parties at interest or their counsel by an equally prompt means.)La. Uni. R. Ct. Appeal., 4-4
Amended October 3, 1994, effective 1/1/1995; amended October 2, 1995, effective 1/1/1996; amended May 2, 2022, effective 1/1/2023.