State Of Louisiana v. Cynthia Payton

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2025 KW 1060

VERSUS

CYNTHIA PAYTON JANUARY 9, 2026

In Re: Cynthia Payton, applying for supervisory writs, 18th
Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberville, No. 2023-
CR-665.

BEFORE : MILLER, EDWARDS, AND FIELDS, JJ.

WRIT NOT CONSIDERED. Relator failed to include an affidavit
verifying the allegations of the petition and noting the method of
service with the email or physical addresses of opposing counsel
and the respondent judge. See Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts
of Appeal, Rules 4-5(A). Relator failed to comply with Rule 4-
5(B), as the writ application is not properly bound and the pages
are not consecutively numbered. Relator also failed to comply
with Rules 4-5(C) (5), (8), and (10), by not including assignments
of error, a memorandum, and a prayer for relief, and failing to
provide a copy of the bill of information and any pertinent
criminal court minutes. Supplementation of this writ application
and/or an application for rehearing will not be considered. see
Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts of Appeal, Rules 2-18.7 & 4-9.
In the event relator elects to file a new application with this
court, the application shall be filed on or before February 19,
2026. Any future filing on this issue should include the entire
contents of this application, the missing items noted above, and
a copy of this ruling.

SMM
BDE

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

FOR THE COURT