Tuscano v. Donnelly

ORDER

Granted. A court of appeal has supervisory jurisdiction over cases which arise within its circuit. La. Const.1974, art. 5 Sec. 10(A). This constitutional grant of power is plenary, and its use cannot be fettered by statutory law. See Tate, Supervisory Powers of the Supreme Court of Louisiana over Inferior Courts, 34 Tul.L. Rev. at 165. This court has announced certain self-imposed restrictions, however. Generally, supervisory writs will not issue when relator has available another adequate remedy. See, e.g., Mundy v. Phillips, 142 La. 180, 76 So. 602 (1917); Tate, supra at 171. However,…