Touchet v. United Specialty Insurance Company et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
CHARLES TOUCHET 	CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS 	NO. 24-1020
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY, ET AL.
SECTION “R” (2)
ORDER AND REASONS
Plaintiff Charles Touchet moves to strike 1 the summary judgment reply
brief 	of 	defendants 	Dorgelys 	Manzano 	Borrell 	and 	Alive 	Free
Transportation. 2
The district court must either give the other party an opportunity to
respond or decline to rely on new arguments and evidence presented for the
first time in a reply brief. 	Georgia Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. Anadarko
Petroleum Corp., 99 F.4th 770, 774 (5th Cir. 2024).
Here, Touchet asserts correctly that defendants’ reply brief presents
new evidence and arguments. The reply brief includes an attachment A not
previously 	provided 	to 	the 	Court 	and 	relies 	on 	the 	newly 	presented
“independent evidence” in the attachment. 3
1 	R. Doc. 57.
2 	R. Doc. 54.
3 	Id.
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Accordingly, the Court grants Touchet an opportunity to respond to the
new arguments and evidence presented. The Court grants Touchet leave to
file a sur-reply within seven days of this order to address the new arguments
and evidence defendants present.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 9th day of January, 2026.
_____________________
SARAH S. VANCE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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