WHITNEY HAMPTON v. STEPHANIE LEWIS (2026)

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

WHITNEY HAMPTON, M.D. v. STEPHANIE LEWIS

NO. 2026-CA-0433

Decided: October 27, 2026

(Court composed of Judge Sandra Cabrina Jenkins, Judge Dale N. Atkins, Judge Rachael D. Johnson)

Nairda (Lesa) Teresa Colon Joshua Spencer Kari D. Fleming Leah T. Therio FRILOT, L.L.C. 1100 Poydras Street Suite 3700 New Orleans, LA 70163 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE Stephanie Lewis 4703 Music Street New Orleans, LA 70122 DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

Pro se appellant, Stephanie Lewis seeks a rehearing of this Court's October 23, 2026 opinion that dismissed her appeal as abandoned. We grant Ms. Lewis's application for rehearing for the limited purpose of amending this Court's previous opinion to provide a disposition on Ms. Lewis's motion for leave to file an out of time appellant brief.

In her application for rehearing, Ms. Lewis asserts that she acknowledged in her motion for leave that she missed deadline and the circumstances related to her failure to timely file her appellant's brief. As provided in the October 23, 2026 decision, Ms. Lewis did not seek a motion for extension of time to file her brief until October 21, 2026, after the thirty-day period expired as set forth in Uniform Rules, Courts of Appeal, Rule 2-8.6, and after Dr. Hampton filed a motion to dismiss the appeal. Ms. Lewis failed to comply with the Uniform Rules.

For these reasons, we grant a limited rehearing, amend this Court's October 23, 2026 opinion to deny Ms. Lewis's motion for leave to file an out of time appellant brief, deny relief, and affirm our original opinion as amended.

LIMITED REHEARING GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED; ORIGINAL OPINION AFFIRMED AS AMENDED

JUDGE SANDRA CABRINA JENKINS

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