Legal Opinion

Payne v. Ouachita Parish Tax Assessor Custodian of Records

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided July 9, 2014No. 49,116-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.

|,Landford Anthony Payne is appealing the district court’s judgment dismissing his civil writ of mandamus. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

FACTS

On June 18, 2013, Landford Anthony Payne, an indigent prisoner at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, filed a civil writ of mandamus in the 4th Judicial District Court, requesting documents from the Ouachita Parish tax assessor’s office relating to an abandoned home located in Ouachita Parish at 2208-B Short Washington Street. Payne asserted that he inquired about this home because he believed that…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gary William Holt v. Jerry Pitts, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
  2. Ballard v. SpradleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  3. Toups v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
  4. Ardoin v. BourgeoisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
  5. James Pollard v. J.D. White, Warden, Officer John Chancery, Officer Jerry Davis and Officer TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Wells v. Criminal District Court of Orleans ParishLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API