LA HB142

Removes requirement for parties to submit written requests for trial notice; clerks must now automatically notify all counsel of record or self-represented parties at least 10 days before trial via electronic means or certified mail

Expands protective order provisions to explicitly authorize courts to grant motions to quash subpoenas, not just discovery requests

Clarifies judgment classifications by distinguishing between final judgments (determining all merits), partial final judgments (appealable under Article 1915(A)), and interlocutory judgments (preliminary matters or partial merits determinations)

Requires writs and appeals from contemporaneously-rendered orders in the same action or consolidated cases to be assigned to the same randomly-selected appellate panel, absent good cause

Increases the jurisdictional threshold for reconventional demands in small claims actions from $3,000 to $5,000 and repeals the provision allowing appellate review of expert qualification rulings