Shawn David Stepp v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

SHAWN DAVID STEEP NO. 2023 CW 0727

VERSUS

LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF AUGUST 23, 2023
PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CORRECTIONS

In Re: Shawn David Stepp, applying for supervisory writs,
18th Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberville, No.
82140.

BEFORE: THERIOT, PENZATO, AND GREENE, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. Habeas corpus proceedings shall be instituted
in the parish in which the person is in custody. See La. Code
Crim. P. art. 352. However, if re lator is making a complaint
with regard to personal injuries allegedly caused by the state,
La. R.S. 15:1171(B) grants authority to the Department of Public
Safety and Corrections to adopt administrative remedy procedures
to receive, hear, and dispose of such complaints. Any complaint
pertaining to personal injuries caused by the state must be made
under the Corrections Administrative Remedy Procedure Act as
provided in La. R.S. 15:1171-79. See Robinson v. Parole &
Probation Division, Department of Public Safety & Corrections,
2000-1574 ( La. App. 1st Cir. 9/28/01), 819 So.2d 1031. In the
event of an adverse ruling, an offender may within thirty days
after receipt of the decision, seek judicial review of the
decision only in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court in the
manner prescribed in La. R.S. 15:1177.

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AHP
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

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