Atkins v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections

|2The appellant, Jermaine Atkins, appeals the judgment of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court in favor of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDPSC). For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Mr. Atkins, an inmate in LDPSC’s custody, filed a petition for judicial review by the 19th JDC on July 16, 2015, In the petition, Mr. Atkins claimed he had exhausted his administrative remedy action and included his disciplinary board appeal number. He also claimed he never received a response on the appeal.1

On August 4, 2015, the district court determined…