La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 864
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 864, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Attorney subject to disciplinary action
Official statutory text
An attorney may be subjected to appropriate disciplinary action for a wilful violation of any provision of Article 863, or for the insertion of scandalous or indecent matter in a pleading.
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