La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 284

This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 284, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.

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Judicial powers of district court clerk

Official statutory text

The clerk of a district court may render and sign default judgments or judgments by confession in cases where the jurisdiction of the court is concurrent with that of justices of the peace, as provided in Article 5011.

Amended by Acts 1979, No. 46, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Acts 2017, No. 419, §1; Acts 2021, No. 174, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.

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