State Of Louisiana v. James Covington

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISTANA NO. 2026 KW 1082

VERSUS

JAMES COVINGTON OCTOBER 5, 2026

In Re: James Covington, applying for supervisory writs,
Ascension Parish Court, Parish of Ascension, No.
641249,

BEFORE : WOLFE, STROMBERG, AND BALFOUR, JJ.

WRIT NOT CONSIDERED. Relator failed to comply with Uniform
Rules of Louisiana Courts of Appeal, Rule 4-5(A) and (B), in
that the application does not contain an Affidavit. Relator also
failed to comply with Rules 4-5(C)(1), (2), (6), (8), (9) and
(10), by failing to include an index, a proper jurisdictional
statement, the judgment complained of, a copy of the pleadings
on which the ruling was founded, including the bill of
information, a copy of any opposition or statement that no
opposing written document was filed, and the pertinent court
minutes. Moreover, although it is not a violation of the Uniform
Rules, we note that relator failed to include a copy of the
bench trial transcript and a copy of any exhibits introduced at
trial. See City of Baton Rouge v. Plain, 433 So.2d 710 (La.),
cert. denied, 464 U.S. 896, 104 S.Ct. 246, 78 L.Ed.2d 235
(1983); La. Code Crim. P. art. 912.1(C) (1). 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 must be filed
with this court on or before December 1, 2026. Any future filing
on this issue must include the entire contents of this
application, the missing items noted above, and a copy of this
ruling.

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