Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5127 – Consolidation of actions or proceedings
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5127
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Governmental unit: means the state of Louisiana, municipalities, parishes, parish and municipal school boards and districts, levee boards and districts, housing authorities, bridge authorities, community improvement agencies, redevelopment agencies, all other political subdivisions of the state, public trusts, corporations, districts, boards, authorities, agencies, and units of local government and nonprofit corporations created by or governed by the governing authorities of parishes or municipalities, any special service districts, such as water, sewerage, garbage, and lighting districts created by or pursuant to legislative acts and any other districts, boards, authorities, and agencies of the state of Louisiana authorized to issue bonds. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5121
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Upon motion of the plaintiff or the governmental unit the court in which the first proceeding to invalidate or sustain the bonds or the action taken with respect to a new or different source of payment thereof was instituted may enjoin the commencement by any person, corporation or association of any other action or proceeding involving the validity of the bonds or any matter recited in the motion for judgment, and may order a joint hearing before it of all such issues then pending in any actions or proceedings in any court in the state, and may order all such actions or proceedings consolidated with the validation proceeding pending before it, and may make such orders as may be necessary or proper to effect consolidation and as may tend to avoid unnecessary costs or delays. Such order shall not be appealable.
Acts 1972, No. 385, §1, eff. July 26, 1972.