Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2011

State ex rel. Lair v. State

State ex rel. Lair v. State
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided August 19, 2011
68 So. 3d 515; 2011 La. LEXIS 1837; 2011 WL 3890547 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

State ex rel. Lair v. State

Opinion of the Court

In re Lair, Robert;—Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Rapides, 9th Judicial District Court Div. F, No. 229,955; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. CW 10-00526.

Writ granted. If it has not already done so, the court of appeal is ordered to reach the merits of relator’s filing so as to afford him reasonable access to the courts. La. Const. art. I, Section 22; Gibbs v. Louisiana Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, 08-0815 (La.1/30/09), 999 So.2d 1137; Carter v. Cain, 99-2349 (La.1/28/00), 753 So.2d 225; Smith v. Terrell, 97-0640 (La.9/5/97), 699 So.2d 74; State ex rel. Johnson v. Maggio, 440 So.2d 1336, 1337 (La. 1983); Smith v. Cajun Insulation, 392 So.2d 398, 402 n. 2 (La. 1980).

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