No. 21-262

The Rouge House, LLC v. 308 Decatur-New Orleans, LLC

Lower Court: Louisiana
Docketed: 2021-08-24
Status: Rehearing
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: 14th-amendment access-to-courts constitutional-rights corporate-representation corporations due-process equal-protection in-forma-pauperis
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the fundamental rights of Due Process and Equal Protection guaranteed by the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution are violated when a corporation, a juridical person, is denied the right to proceed in forma pauperis simply because it is not a natural person

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the fundamental rights of Due Process and Equal Protection guaranteed by the 14 Amendment to the U.S. Constitution are violated when a corporation, a juridical person, is denied the right to proceed in forma pauperis simply because it is not a natural person. 2. Whether the State courts erred as a matter of law in allowing a corporation to be represented its member, a non-attorney, in a case where it was sued for $100,000 where Louisiana Revised Statute 37:212(C) prohibits a corporation from appearing pro se to assert or defend against a claim in excess of $5,000. i

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing filed by petitioner DENIED.
2021-12-15
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-08
Motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing filed by petitioner.
2021-10-18
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021.
2021-09-15
Waiver of right of respondent 308 Decatur - New Orleans, LLC to respond filed.
2021-08-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 23, 2021)

Attorneys

308 Decatur - New Orleans, LLC
R. Chauvin KeanKean Miller, LLP, Respondent
The Rouge House, LLC
Ernest L. Johnson — Petitioner