by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Louisiana
Formal exceptions to rulings or orders of the court are unnecessary. For all purposes it is sufficient that a party, at the time the ruling or order of the court is made or sought, makes known to the court the action which he desires the court to take or his objection...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Louisiana
A party or a person identified with a party may be called as a witness and examined by the adverse party in accordance with Louisiana Code of Evidence Articles 607 and 611.La. C.P. § 1634Amended by Acts 1970, No. 406, §1; Acts 1988, No. 515, §2, eff. Jan 1,...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Louisiana
The court may order, upon a showing of appropriate safeguards, live testimony of a witness to be presented in open court by teleconference, video link, or other visual remote technology, if the witness is beyond the subpoena power of the court or when compelling...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Louisiana
A. Before testifying, every witness shall be required to declare that he will testify truthfully, by oath or affirmation administered in a form calculated to awaken his conscience and impress his mind with his duty to do so.B. A witness who appears but refuses to...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Louisiana
The normal order of trial shall be as follows:(1) The opening statements by the plaintiff and the defendant, in that order;(2) The presentation of the evidence of the plaintiff and of the defendant, in that order;(3) The presentation of the evidence of the plaintiff...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Louisiana
A. The court has the power to require that the proceedings shall be conducted with dignity and in an orderly and expeditious manner, and to control the proceedings at the trial, so that justice is done.B. The exclusion of witnesses is governed by Louisiana Code of...
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