Legal Opinion

Rice v. Coroner of Winnfield

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 15, 2015No. 49,748-CAPublished

1Opinion of the CourtLolley, J.

| iPro se plaintiff, Michael T. Rice, appeals a judgment of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Parish of Winn,. State of Louisiana, dismissing a writ of mandamus against the coroner of Winn Parish, Dr. Randolph L. Williams. Rice now appeals, and for the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Facts

Litigation between Rice and Dr. Williams began on March 20, 2013, when Rice, who is serving a life sentence at Angola, filed a petition for writ of mandamus and/or alternate writ for records. In his petition, Rice asserted that in 1995, Dr. Williams evaluated his mental competency…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. RiceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
  2. Peterson v. MayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005

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