Appealing a City or Parish Court Eviction Judgment
by: New Orleans Legal Assistance
To appeal a city or parish court eviction judgment, you must do two things. These two things must be done within 24 hours of the eviction judgment in order to stop the eviction.:
- file the Motion for Appeal with the Clerk of Court for city or parish court that issued the eviction judgment, and get the judge to sign the appeal order, and;
- file the bond required by that court.
This sample Motion for Appeal uses one of several ways of posting a bond. This method of posting a bond requires the tenant to pay his or monthly rent to the court regularly as it comes due. This is the most practical method of posting bond for most tenants. Tenants may also use either a surety bond or a cash bond. See other resources under the Evictions page of LawHelp's Housing section for more information about bonds and appeals.
The court should have a form Motion for you to deposit the monthly rent with the Clerk's office. Make sure you deposit the monthly rent as it becomes due. Get a receipt from the Clerk's office when you make each payment.
The Motion for Appeal form below can only be used for appeals of city or parish court judgments. If you were evicted by a justice of the peace court, you must file something called a Petition for Suspensive Appeal by Trial de Novo with the parish court or, if there is no parish court in your parish, with the district court. This self-help section of our webpage also has a sample appeal of justice of the peace court evictions.
Click here for sample Motion for Appeal of city or parish court eviction judgment for tenants who are representing themselves.
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