La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4918
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4918, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Record of the case; subsequent entries; justice of the peace courts; district courts with concurrent jurisdiction
Official statutory text
When no written pleadings are required, the justice of the peace or the clerk of court shall record in a permanent book or case file the title of the case, the docket number, the name and address of all parties, a brief statement of the nature and amount of the claim, the issuance and service of citation, the defenses pleaded, motions and other pleas made, the names of witnesses who testified, a list of the documents offered at the trial, the rendition of judgment, and any appeal therefrom.
Acts 1986, No. 156, §1; Acts 2004, No. 679, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Acts 1986, No. 156, §1; Acts 2004, No. 679, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
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