Donovan Taplette v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DONOVAN TAPLETTE NO. 2020 CW 0213

VERSUS

LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CORRECTIONS MAY 12 2020

In Re: Donovan Taplette, applying for supervisory writs, 19th
Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No.
675377.

BEFORE: McCLENDON, WELCH, AND HOLDRIDGE, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. The district court' s October 29,
2019 judgment that dismissed Donovan Taplette' s action, with

prejudice, is a final appealable judgment. La. R. S. 15: 1177. The

writ is granted for the limited purpose of remanding this matter
to the district court with instructions to grant Mr. Taplette an
appeal pursuant to his notice of intent to apply for writ of

review. See In Re Howard, 541 So. 2d 195, 197 ( La. 1989) ( per

curiam). In the event relator seeks to appeal the trial court' s
judgment, he shall submit an order for appeal to the trial court

by June 12, 2020. Additionally, a copy of this court' s order is
to be included in the appellate record.

PMC
JEW
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DEPUTY CLE K OF COURT
FOR THE COURT