Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1974

State ex rel. Benitez v. Rabalais

State ex rel. Benitez v. Rabalais
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided April 19, 1974
293 So. 2d 174; 1974 La. LEXIS 3534 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Benitez v. Rabalais

Opinion of the Court

In re: Robert Benitez applying for Remedial Writs of Mandamus, Prohibition and Habeas Corpus.

Granted. (See Order)

The petition of the relator in the above entitled and numbered case having been duly considered,

It is ordered that a writ of certiorari issue herein, directing the Honorable John S. Covington, Judge of the Nineteenth Judicial District, Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, to transmit to the Supreme Court of Louisiana, on or before the 17th day of May, 1974, the record in duplicate, or a certified copy of the record in duplicate, of the proceedings complained of by the relator herein, to the end that the validity of said proceedings may be ascertained.

It is further ordered that the aforesaid Judge of said Court and the respondent through counsel shall show cause, in this court, on the 26th day of August, 1974, at 10 o’clock A.M., why the relief prayed for in the petition of the relator should not be granted.

On Joint Motion to Dismiss.

Motion granted and case dismissed.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.