State Of Louisiana v. Donald W. Holton ( 2020 )

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2020 KW 0757
VERSUS
DONALD W. HOLTON NOVMdBER 09, 2020
In Re: Donald W. Holton, applying for supervisory writs, 23rd
Judicial District Court, Parish of Ascension, No.
17863.
BEFORE: GUIDRY, McCLENDON, AND LANIER, JJ.
WRIT GRANTED for the purpose of
transferring relator' s
Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Rule to Show Cause" to the
district court to be properly filed as a civil and
proceeding,
reconsidered
by the district court as a civil matter under the
Public Records Law, La. R. S. 44: 1, et seq. Pursuant to La. R. S.
44: 31 and 44: 32, relator previously made two requests to examine
records with the custodian of the the
records, District
Attorney' s Office. Relator then followed La. R. S. 44: 35( A) by
filing a writ of mandamus with the district court regarding this
matter. Should relator prevail, he should be prepared to pay
the regular service fees for copies of the documents. After the
district court rules in the civil proceeding, relator may seek
an appeal of the district court' s action, if he desires. See
La. R. S. 44: 35( C). See also State ex rel. McKnight v. State,
98- 2258 ( La. App. 1st Cir. 12/ 3/ 98), 742 So. 2d 894, 895 ( per
curiam).
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