Walker v. State

PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.

L Calvin Walker is a prisoner in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Corrections who is confined at the Winn Correctional Center. He filed a lawsuit for tort damages against the state in the Eighth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Winn, but was, he claims, unable to prepay the costs of court. His failure to prepay the filing fees resulted in an automatic stay of those proceedings pursuant to the provisions of La. R.S. 15:1186 B(2) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, La. R.S. 15:1181-1190.

He then instituted this action, initially pursuant to La. R.S.…