Muhammad v. Office of the Dist. Attorney for the Parish of St. James

The instant appeal arises from a mandamus proceeding, wherein plaintiff, Abdullah Muhammad a/k/a/ Kirk Spencer, sought to obtain records under the Public Records Law from the St. James Parish District Attorney's Office relating to his 1992 first degree murder conviction. In this appeal, plaintiff seeks review of the trial court's denial of his motion for costs, attorney's fees, and penalties pursuant to La. R.S. 44:35. For the following reasons, we affirm the district court's judgment.

FACTS

The facts of this case have been well established as plaintiff has come before this Court on three other…