Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:601.21 – Judicial review; mandamus
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:601.21
- 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.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: means an individual, a business entity, a multilateral development bank, or a government or quasi-governmental body, such as a political subdivision or a government-sponsored enterprise. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:601.1
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
A. Any person aggrieved by any act, determination, rule, regulation, or order or any other action of the commissioner pursuant to this Subpart may appeal to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court in and for the parish of East Baton Rouge. The court shall conduct its review without a jury and by trial de novo, except that if all parties, including the commissioner, so stipulate, the review shall be confined to the record. Portions of the record may be introduced by stipulation into evidence in a trial de novo as to those parties so stipulating.
B. The filing of an appeal pursuant to this Section shall stay the application of any rule, regulation, order, or other action of the commissioner to the appealing party unless the court, after giving the party notice and an opportunity to be heard, determines that a stay would be detrimental to the interest of policyholders, shareholders, creditors, or the public.
C. Any person aggrieved by any failure of the commissioner to act or make a determination required by this Subpart may petition the Nineteenth Judicial District Court in and for the parish of East Baton Rouge for a writ of mandamus directing the commissioner to act or make a determination forthwith.
Acts 2021, No. 165, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.