STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2022 KW 1175 VERSUS DONALD RAY SMITH DECEMBER 1, 2022 In Re: Donald Ray Smith, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 07-13-0191.

BEFORE : WHIPPLE, C.J., GUIDRY AND WOLFE, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. The district court is ordered to act on relator’s application for postconviction relief, filed on October 29, 2021, on or before January 4, 2023. A copy of the district court’s action shall be filed in this court on or before January 11, 2023.

VGW COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT A.Snl) DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT