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COPELAND v. COPELAND

No. 2007-CC-0177.

966 So.2d 1040 (2007)

Jennifer Devall COPELAND v. Alvin C. COPELAND.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 16, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Correro, Fishman, Haygood, Phelps, Walmsley & Casteix, James Richard Swanson, Loretta Gallaher Mince, Lance C. McCardle, New Orleans, for applicant.

Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, Phillp A. Wittmann, Daria, B. Diaz, New Orleans, Magee & Devereux, Mary Clemence Devereux, Covington, Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver, Robert Charles Lowe, Suzette Marie Smith, New Orleans, Joseph Marc Vezina, for respondent.

VICTORY, J.

We granted this writ application to address whether the trial court, on remand, abused its discretion in sealing certain documents in the Copeland divorce/custody case. After reviewing the record and the applicable law, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand this matter for further proceedings.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The divorce proceedings between Jennifer Devall Copeland and Alvin Copeland (the "Copelands") sparked...

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