Calvin J. Hill, Individually and As the Executor of the Succession of Elnora Johnson Hill VS TMR Exploration, Inc., Park Exploration, Inc., and Vitol Resources, Inc.

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STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT CALVIN J. AND AS THE HILL, INDIVIDUALLY EXECUTOR SUCCESSION OF OF ELNORA 2014 NO. CW 1373 THE JOHNSON HILL VERSUS TMR EXPLORATION, EXPLORATION, RESOURCES, In PARK AND for applying District C. J. , Delaware of West Baton TMR Exploration, 18th Judicial 41, 245. No. Rouge, THERIOT AND McDONALD, GUIDRY, and writs, supervisory Parish Court, WHIPPLE, of Inc. Resources, Inc. , BEFORE: NOV 2 4 2014 VITOL INC. Vitol Re: INC. , INC. , DRAKE, JJ. WRIT GRANTED IN That portion of PART. the September judgments of the trial court ordering Defendants, Inc. , Delaware, of and Vitol INC. , Exploration, TMR to 4, 2014, Resources, all produce documents claimed as privileged or work- product on their privilege communications irrelevant except save and attorney- client log, Inc. , is hereby identified in court by counsel for TMR Exploration, Under Louisiana law, reversed. the party asserting the privilege has the burden of proving that the privilege applies; further, the party claim and the asserting Cacamo 807 a App. and 844, which they log to sufficient the respects, Maldonado containing the is a 2001- 2985 ( La. Louisiana description attorney- client establish writ v. Kiewit considered, the or privilege of each denied. JMM MRT VGW COURT OF J. , dissents and would deny the writ . APPEAL, PUTY FOR CLERK THE 2001- 3087 1/ 25/ 02) , 2012- 1868 FIRST OF CIRCUIT COURT COURT document work- product claimed. JMG Drake, Co. , See Cir. 2014) , reh' g reh' g denied (Aug. 24, Defendants are hereby ordered to produce 2014) . assert not the 5/ 30/ 14) , Cir. 26, (Sept. writ writ denied, 806 So. 2d 665, 1st privilege 1216, 1210, So. 2d 798 So. 2d denied substantiate rely on a blanket assertion of privilege. 4th 99- 1421 ( La. App. Liberty Mut Fire Ins. Co. , 1/ 25/ 02) , La. adequately cannot v. 10/ 10/ 01) , La. must privilege In over privilege all other

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