Legal Opinion
Bourque v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 12, 2017No. 2016 CA 1342PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCalloway, J.
I aPlaintiff, Scott Bourque, an inmate in the custody of . the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (“the Department”), housed at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for judicial review. Based on our review of the record, we reverse.the district court’s judgment.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On March 17, 2014, Bourque initiated a complaint under the Louisiana Corrections Administrative Remedy Procedure Act (“CARP”), La. R.S. 15:1171, et seq. The warden denied Bourque’s request for hip replacement surgery*…
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