SLS 18RS-619 ENGROSSED
2018 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 273
BY SENATOR MILKOVICH
CIVIL PROCEDURE. Provides relative to appellate panels. (8/1/18)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 13:319 and to enact Code of Civil Procedure Art. 2164.1,
3 relative to appeals; to provide relative to appellate procedure; to provide relative to
4 assignment of appellate panels; to provide certain terms and conditions; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 13:319 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง319. Assignment and allotment of cases
9 Each civil and criminal proceeding appeal and each application for writs
10 shall be randomly assigned by the clerk, subject to the direct supervision of the court.
11 Section 2. Code of Civil Procedure Art. 2164.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
12 Art. 2164.1. Assignment of appellate panels
13 The provisions of R.S. 13:319 shall be applicable to assignment of
14 appellate panels.
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SLS 18RS-619 ENGROSSED
The original instrument was prepared by Angela Lockett De Jean. The
following digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative
instrument, was prepared by Jerry G. Jones.
DIGEST
SB 273 Engrossed 2018 Regular Session Milkovich
Proposed law adds in Code of Civil Procedure that assignment of appellate panels shall be
in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 13:319.
Present law relative to assignment and allotment of cases provides in R.S. 13:319 that each
civil and criminal proceeding and each application for writs shall be randomly assigned by
the clerk, subject to the direct supervision of the court. Proposed law changes "proceeding"
to "appeal" and retains remainder of present law.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 13:319; adds C.C.P. Art. 2164.1)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary A to the
original bill
1. Removed provisions relative to random selection of appellate panels.
2. Added that R.S. 13:319 shall be applicable to assignment of panels.
3. Added change to R.S. 13:319.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.