Rule 9.5 - Court's Signature; Circulation of Proposed Judgment; Request for Reasons for Judgment(a) All judgments, orders, and rulings requiring the court' s signature shall either be presented to the judge for signature when rendered or, if presented later, contain the typewritten name of the judge who rendered the judgment, order, or ruling.(b) If presented later, the responsible attorney or the self-represented party shall circulate the proposed judgment, order, or ruling to counsel for all parties and to self-represented parties and allow at least five (5) working days for comment before presentation to the court. When submitted, the proposed judgment, order, or ruling shall be accompanied by a Rule 9.5(b) certificate stating: the date of mailing; the method of delivery of the document to other counsel of record and to self-represented parties; whether any opposition was received; and the nature of the opposition. This certificate shall read: RULE 9.5(b) CERTIFICATE
I certify that I circulated this proposed judgment/order to counsel for all parties and/or to self-represented parties by [insert method of delivery] on [insert date], and that:
[] ___no opposition was received; or
[] ___the following opposition was received:
[Insert name of opposing party/attorney and nature of opposition.]
I have allowed at least five (5) working days before presentation to the court.
Certified this ___ day of ____________________, 20__.
_____________________________
[Insert typed or printed name]
Attorney for [insert name of party, if applicable]
(c) The page of the judgment, order, or ruling containing the judge' s signature line shall reflect the docket number and title(s) of the pleading(s) at issue.(d) This rule does not apply to judgments by default.(e) Requests for written reasons pursuant to La. Code Civ. Pro. art. 1917 shall be communicated to the judge either in open court or in writing. If the request is in writing, it shall: (1) contain a completed Rule 9.5(e) certificate (set forth below); and (2) be contemporaneously provided to the ruling judge in chambers, filed with the clerk of court, and served on all counsel of record and self-represented parties.RULE 9. 5(e) CERTIFICATE
I certify that I have delivered this request for written reasons for judgment to the clerk of court for filing into the suit record, and I have contemporaneously provided a copy of this request to the ruling judge in chambers and to counsel for all parties and/or to self-represented parties by [insert method of delivery] on [insert date].
Ruling Judge: __________________________
Chambers Address: __________________________
Case Caption: __________________________
Date(s) of trial or hearing: __________________________
Certified this ___ day of ____________________, 20__.
[Insert typed or printed name]
Attorney for [insert name of party, if applicable]
Adopted 4/1/2002, effective 4/1/2002; amended June 2, 2003, effective 7/1/2003; amended October 29, 2003, effective 1/4/2004; amended November 3, 2004, effective 1/1/2005; amended November 3, 2008, effective 1/1/2009; amended November 20, 2009, effective 1/1/2010; amended November 21, 2011, effective 1/1/2012; amended May 15, 2013, effective 6/1/2013; amended December 11, 2018, effective 1/1/2019.