when he did not hear from Pelican prior to the sale, given the nature and size of its claim. When questioned by the court at hearing, the attorney for the trustee responded that he did not find this strange and that it is quite common not to hear from the secured creditors until they show up the day of the sale. Indeed, he pointed out, regarding the instant sale two other creditors, Guaranty Bank and American Bank, who held similar secured claims on another piece of property being sold according to the same notice, also made no attempt to contact him before the day of the sale.
There were approximately fifteen people at the sale and about four or five of these people participated in the active bidding. Anday. With the order in hand, the trustee promptly delivered a bill of sale to the Comeaux's. Following the trustee's suggestion, the Comeaux's then had the sale recorded in the conveyance records in Lafayette and had the recorder cancel the outstanding liens of record on the strength of the order.
The whole process appeared to be complete and beyond reproach until on December 3, 1984, some thirteen days after the signing of the order of ratification, Pelican filed its present motion to annul and set aside the sale. Ironically had the order of November 19 been properly entered and noticed, Pelican would probably find itself out of court, the applicable appeal delays having run. Instead, as the official docket entry card maintained by the clerk reveals, no official notation