3.1 Basic Principles

When beginning a representation in a foreclosure case, review the pleadings, exhibits, and notices that were served on the client. Identify any hard deadlines that must be addressed immediately.

• Be familiar with La. C.C.P. 5059 – Computation of time.
• Be aware of La. R.S. 1:55 – Days of public rest, legal holidays, and half-holidays. Under this statute:

Only the enumerated holidays in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, days of closure under Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, Mardi Gras only in those parishes in which the governing authority of the parish declares a holiday under authority of Paragraph (A)(3) of this Section, and all Saturdays and Sundays shall be considered as legal holidays for the purposes of Code of Civil Procedure Article 5059.