La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 532
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 532, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Motions to stay in suits pending in Louisiana and federal or foreign court
Official statutory text
When a suit is brought in a Louisiana court while another is pending in a court of another state or of the United States on the same transaction or occurrence, between the same parties in the same capacities, on motion of the defendant or on its own motion, the court may stay all proceedings in the second suit until the first has been discontinued or final judgment has been rendered.
Acts 1990, No. 521, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 2017, No. 419, §1.
Acts 1990, No. 521, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 2017, No. 419, §1.
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