Gerald Williams v. Louisiana Department Of Public Safety And Corrections

Supreme Court of Louisiana
February 05, 2025
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
GERALD WILLIAMS
VS.
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
No. 2024-C-00957
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N RE: Gerald Williams - Applicant Plaintiff; Applying For Writ Of Certiorari,
Parish of East Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court Number(s) 723929, Court
of Appeal, First Circuit, Number(s) 2023 CA 1235;
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February 05, 2025
Writ application granted - see briefing notice and Order.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
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CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN L. WEIMEN
JUSTICES
WILLIAM J, CRAIN
JOHN MICHAEL GUIDRY
JEANNETTE T, KNOLL
JAY B. MCCALLUM
JEFFERSON HUGHES
PIPER D, GRIFFIN
VEBONICA O- KOCLANES
CLERK OF COUBT
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NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130.8102
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February 05,2025
2024-C-00957 GERALD WILLIAMS VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
NOTE: FOR BRIEFING PURPOSES WRIT GRANTED February 05,2025
MEMORANDUM TO COUNSEL IN CAPTIONED CASE:
Please be advised that the above-captioned matter will be set for oral argument on this
Court's next available docket. A copy of the official docket with the specific date and time
of oral argument will be mailed out.
Sixth Districr
Oral argument will be waived if brief is untimely filed. Briefs submitted on legal sized paper
should be fastened at the top. All briefs should be backed with the customary "Blueback" or
other flexible material. In criminal proceedings, the court directs that counsel must file a
brief. Failure to do so may subject counsel to a penalty of contempt of Court.
It is further provided in Rule VII, Section 9 that briefs sent through the mail shall be deemed
timely filed if mailed on or before the due date. If the brief is received by mail on the first
legal day following the expiration of the delay, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that it
was timely filed. In all cases where the presumption does not apply, the timeliness of the
mailing shall be shown only by an official United States postmark or by official receipt or
certificate from the United States Postal Service, or bona fide commercial mail services such
as Federal Express or United Parcel Service, made at the time ofmailing which indicates the
date thereof. Any other date stamp, such as a private commercial mail meter stamp, or label
from an Automated Postal Center, shall not be used to establish timeliness.
Briefs forwarded by private delivery or courier service shall be deemed timely filed only if
received by the clerk on or before the last day ofthe delay for filing.
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ccs: All Counsel
Hon, Donald R. Johnson
Depulv Clerk
First Oistrict
Second District
Third District (pro
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Fourth District
Fifth Distrlct
Ssv€nth District
Please note Section 8 of Rule VII of the Rules of this Court provides that the apnlicant
or relator. as the case mav be. must file their briefs on or before March 3.20251 and
the resrlondent on or before March 24. 2025,
Regards,
02/05/25

Hon. J. Douglas "Doug" Welborn
Hon. Rodd Naquin, Clerk
19th Judicial District Court: 723929 - JDC:19th
Court of Appeal, First Circuit: 2023 CA 1235

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2024-C-00957
GERALD WILLIAMS
vs.
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
On Writ of Certiorari and/or Review
l gth Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 723929;
Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 2023 CA 1235.
And, whereas, the Court has this date. pursuant to Article 5, Section 5, of the
Constitution of Louisiana, made and issued the following order, to wit- "lt is
ordered that the writ of review issue; that the District Court and the Court of
Appeal send up the record in Duplicate ofthe case; and that counsel for all parties
be notified."
Now, therefore, the said District Court and the Court of Appeal is hereby
commanded, in the name of the State of Louisiana and of this Honorable Court. to
send up forthwith to this Court, in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 1, at the
City of New Orleans, the record in duplicate of the above-entitled case.
Witness the Honorable Justices of the
Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana, on
this 5th day ofFebruary, in the year ofour
Lord. Two Thousand Twentv-Five.
Veronica O. Koclanes
Clerk of Court
puty Clerk of Court