Dixon Wallace McMakin v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Thomas C. Galligan, Jr., President of Louisiana State University

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
DIXON WALLACE MCMAKIN NO. 2021 CW 1247
VERSUS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
AND AGRICULTURAL AND
MECHANICAL COLLEGE, THOMAS
C. GALLIGAN, JR., PRESIDENT
OF LOUISIANA STATE JANUARY 21, 2022
UNIVERSITY, ET AL.
In Re: Dixon Wallace McMakin, applying for supervisory writs,
19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton
Rouge, No. 709240.
BEFORE: GUIDRY, HOLDRIDGE, AND CHUT2, JJ.
WRIT GRANTED. The district court' s September 13, 2021
judgment denying plaintiff/ relator, Dixon Wallace McMakin' s,
request for a writ of mandamus on the basis that mandamus relief
it not an available remedy, is vacated. A person may seek a writ
of mandamus against a records custodian which has denied the
right to obtain access to public records. See La. R. S. 44: 35( A);
Misita v. St. Tammany Parish Government, 2018- 1595 ( La. App. 1st
Cir. 9/ 11/ 19), 286 So. 3d 440, writ denied, 2019- 01877 ( La.
1/ 28/ 20), 291 So. 3d 1060; Hatcher v. Rouse, 2016- 0666 ( La. App.
4th Cir. 2/ 1/ 17), 211 So. 3d 431, writ denied, 2017- 0427 ( La.
4/ 24/ 17), 221 So. 3d 66; Bixby v. Arnold, 2019- 0477 ( La. 4th
App.
Cir. 12/ 5/ 19), 287 So. 3d 43.
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