Legal Opinion
Boudreaux v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 2, 2017No. 2016 CA 0995PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHigginbotham, J.
| Jn this appeal, Gary Boudreaux challenges the district court’s judgment dismissing his motion for reconsideration. Specifically, Mr. Boudreaux contends that the district court erred in not allowing his writ of mandamus to be converted to a petition for judicial review.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On July 15, 2015, Mr. Boudreaux, an inmate in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (“DPSC”), filed a writ of mandamus in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court to compel DPSC to respond to his lost personal property claim that he filed on February 2, 2015. In his…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Foster v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety & CorrectionsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2013
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