La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4866
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4866, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Power and authority of judge ad hoc
Official statutory text
A judge ad hoc appointed under the provisions of Articles 4861 through 4865 shall have the same power and authority to act on the causes or on the dates to which appointed as the judge whom he replaces would have.
Acts 1979, No. 46, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Acts 2021, No. 143, §1.
Acts 1979, No. 46, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Acts 2021, No. 143, §1.
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