Dennis Minor v. Sgt. Jordan and State of Louisiana through Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Elayn Hunt Correctional Center

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DENNIS MINOR NO. 2020 CW 0931

VERSUS

SGT. JORDAN AND STATE OF
LOUISIANA THROUGH LOUISIANA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY NOVEMBER 09, 2020
AND CORRECTIONS ELAYN HUNT
CORRECTIONAL CENTER

In Re: Sgt. Jordan and the State of Louisiana, through the
Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Elayn
Hunt Correctional Center, for
applying supervisory
writs, 18th Judicial District Court, Parish of

Iberville, No. 79003.

BEFORE: GUIDRY, MCCLENDON, AND LANIER, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. Louisiana Revised Statutes 15: 1186( B) ( 2) ( a)
provides, "[ t] he order granting a prisoner' s request to proceed
in forma pauperis automatically stays all proceedings, including
any service of process, until all costs of court or fees due the
clerk by the prisoner in [ the] matter are paid." Moreover, the
district court
previously " recalled and rescinded" the service
cf process made upon
relators/ defendants by its August 21, 2019
Order. Accordingly, the portion of the district court' s July
29, 2020 Order, the
reinstating previously -made service of

process on defendants/ relators, is vacated.

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