La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3831
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3831, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Appeal not to suspend execution of judgment; delay
Official statutory text
An appeal from a judgment ordering the release of a person from custody or placing him in the custody of another person shall not suspend the execution of the judgment.
Such an appeal shall be taken only within thirty days from the applicable dates provided in Article 2087(A).
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 132, ยง1.
Such an appeal shall be taken only within thirty days from the applicable dates provided in Article 2087(A).
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 132, ยง1.
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