Legal Opinion
Foster v. Louisiana Department of Corrections
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 21, 1980No. 13076PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARDS, Judge.
Joseph Vernon Foster, Jr., plaintiff-appellant, filed suit against the Louisiana Department of Corrections in an attempt to win good-time credits for pre-trial time served in jail. The Department filed a peremptory exception of no cause of action which was maintained by the trial court. Plaintiff has appealed. We affirm.
The particular circumstances surrounding plaintiff’s present incarceration are unclear save for the fact that he has been in the Department’s custody since 1973. The bases for appeal, as presented by plaintiff, who has represented himself, are twofold. First,…
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