Rickey Evans v. James M. LeBlanc, Secretary of Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

RICKEY EVANS NO. 2023 CW 0736

VERSUS

JAMES M. LEBLANC, SECRETARY
OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
CORRECTIONS

In Re: Rickey Evans, applying for supervisory writs, 19th
Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge,
No. 728510.

BEFORE: THERIOT, PENZATO, AND GREENE, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. The trial court's June 20, 2023
judgment that dismissed Rickey Evans's action is a final,
appealable judgment. La. R.S. 15:1177. The writ is granted for
the limited purpose of remanding this matter to the trial court
with instructions to grant Mr. Evans 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 on or before
October 11, 2023. Additionally, a copy of this court's order is
to be included in the appellate record.

MRT
AHP
HG

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT