Blake v. State ex rel. Department of Public Safety & Corrections

Supreme Court of Louisiana February 22, 2002

Blake v. State ex rel. Department of Public Safety & Corrections, 810 So. 2d 1143 (La. 2002)

2002 La. LEXIS 693; 2002 WL 389664

Calogero, Deny, Weimer, Writ

Opinion of the Court

In re Coushatta Tribe of LA.; — Defendant; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of E. Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court Div. J, No. 473,147; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 2001-CW-0201.

Granted. The case is remanded to the court of appeal, which is instructed to allow relator to supplement its application with a certified copy of the complete “Tribal State Compact for the Conduct of Class III Gaming Between the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana and the State of Louisiana” and to reconsider relator’s application, as supplemented, on the merits.

CALOGERO, C.J., would deny the writ. WEIMER, J., would deny the writ.

Reference

Full Case Name: Chenele Ellis BLAKE v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS and Office of State Police, Grand Casinos of Louisiana, LLC—Coushatta
Status: Published