Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1995

State ex rel. Dorsey v. Whitley

Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided March 30, 1995 · Watson

651 So. 2d 851; 1995 La. LEXIS 936; 1995 WL 146310 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Cases that cite this one

2 later published cases cite this decision.

State ex rel. Dorsey v. Whitley (La. 1997)
State ex rel. Dorsey v. Whitley (La. 1996)

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Opinion of the Court

In re Dorsey, Ervin; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “A”, No. 267-311.

Relator represents that the district court has failed to act timely on an application for post conviction relief he'filed on or about November 17, 1994. If relator’s representa*852tion is correct, the district court is ordered to consider and act on the application. If relator’s representation is incorrect, the district court is ordered to accept, file, and act upon the pleading which is herewith transferred to the district court. The district court is ordered to provide this Court with a copy of its judgment.

WATSON, J., not on panel.

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