Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 1911 – Final judgment; partial final judgment; signing; appeals
Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 1911
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, every final judgment shall contain the typewritten or printed name of the judge and be signed by the judge. Any judgment that does not contain the typewritten or printed name of the judge shall not be invalidated for that reason. Judgments may be signed by the judge by use of electronic signature.
B. For the purpose of an appeal as provided in Article 2083, no appeal may be taken from a final judgment until the requirement of this Article has been fulfilled. No appeal may be taken from a partial final judgment under Article 1915(B) until the judgment has been designated a final judgment under Article 1915(B). An appeal may be taken from a final judgment under Article 1915(A) without the judgment being so designated.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 87, §1; Acts 1979, No. 618, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2014, No. 144, §1; Acts 2014, No. 606, §1; Acts 2023, No. 272, §1.