Rule 13 - Reporting on Actions for Offenses and Quasi-Offenses(a) When a lawsuit has been filed in any Louisiana judicial district court for damages arising from an offense or quasi-offense, the Clerk of Court shall submit information pertaining to the nature of the case and the final judgment of the district court following the commencement of a bench or jury trial to the Office of the Judicial Administrator, Supreme Court of Louisiana, except the communication and submission of information is suspended during the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.(b) At the commencement of every litigation involving an action for an offense or quasi-offense, counsel for the petitioner, counsel's representative, or the self-represented litigant, shall complete a Civil Case Cover Sheet Form
authorized by the Supreme Court of Louisiana. The Clerk of Court shall submit completed Civil Case Cover Sheets no later than the tenth day of each month, for cases filed in the preceding month, to the Office of the Judicial Administrator, except the communication and submission of information is suspended during the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.(c) At the conclusion of each case in which damages are sought for an offense or quasi-offense, and in which a bench or jury trial is commenced, the Clerk of Court shall forward the final judgment to the Office of the Judicial Administrator, Supreme Court of Louisiana. Final judgments shall be forwarded no later than the tenth day of each month, for judgments that become final in the district court during the preceding month, except the communication and submission of information is suspended during the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.(d) During the period of suspension indicated above, no information is required to be communicated or submitted to the Office of the Judicial Administrator by this rule; the clerk shall neither collect nor remit any processing fees as indicated in La. R.S. 13:4688. This period of suspension is for the purpose of providing the Office of the Judicial Administrator an opportunity to evaluate the information previously collected.Amended June 27, 2023, effective 7/1/2023.