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TRANCHANT v. STATE

No. 2008-C-0978.

5 So.3d 832 (2009)

Saledad Tranchant, Wife of/and Charles TRANCHANT v. STATE of Louisiana, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center d/b/a Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans—University Campus; Thomas B. Ferguson, M.D.; Watts Webb, M.D. and Christy Zolfoghary, M.D.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 6, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Caldwell, Attorney General, Paul B. Deal, Assistant Attorney General, for applicant.

Wolfe, Begoun & Pick, Mark Reed Wolfe, New Orleans, for respondent.

KIMBALL, Chief Justice.*

This case involves the legal issue of what constitutes a valid and timely request for service pursuant to La. R.S. 13:5107(D)(1). Specifically, we are called to determine whether a request for service is deemed made when a letter containing service instructions is mailed or when it is received by the clerk's office. Because we find the general meaning of "request" contemplates...

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