Washington v. Secretary, Department of Public Safety & Corrections

| iPETERS, Judge.

The plaintiff, Issac Washington, brought this suit against the State of Louisiana through the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (sometimes referred to hereinafter as the “state” or the “department”) to recover damages he allegedly sustained in an accident on July 12, 1995, at the Avoyelles Correctional Center in Cottonport, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. In response to this suit, the state filed exceptions of lack of subject matter jurisdiction, improper venue, prematurity, and failure to timely seek judicial review pursuant to La. R.S. 15:1177(A).…