State ex rel. Russell v. Wiley

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State ex rel. Russell v. Wiley, 608 So. 2d 187 (La. 1992)
1992 La. LEXIS 3694; 1992 WL 352845
Hall

State ex rel. Russell v. Wiley

Opinion of the Court

In re Russell, Terrance; — Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Winn, 8th Judicial District Court, No. 26,673.

Denied. Relator has failed to show that he has complied with the procedures set forth in the Public Records law, La.R.S. 44:1 et seq., by commencing his efforts to obtain the initial police report by making a request to the custodian of that record. Relator should follow the procedure set forth in La.R.S. 44:35 in the event that a request to the records custodian is denied or is not answered timely.

HALL, J., recused.

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE ex rel. Terrance RUSSELL v. Sheriff Warren WILEY
Status
Published