Robert Kevin McCartney v. Carolyn J. Ryland

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

10-597

ROBERT KEVIN MCCARTNEY, ET AL.

VERSUS

CAROLYN J. RYLAND, ET AL.

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APPEAL FROM THE
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF RAPIDES, NO. 231,218
HONORABLE MARY LAUVE DOGGETT, DISTRICT JUDGE

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JOHN D. SAUNDERS
JUDGE

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Court composed of John D. Saunders, J. David Painter, and Shannon J. Gremillion,
Judges.

AFFIRMED.

Paul Mantle Lafleur
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 1711
Alexandria, LA 71309
(337) 487-4910
Counsel for Defendant Appellee:
Hon. Carolyn J. Ryland, Clerk of Court

Robert Kevin McCartney
DWCC H3A
670 Bell Hill Road
Homer, LA 71040
Counsel for Plaintiff Appellant:
Robert Kevin McCartney
Aubrey McCartney
Elaine McCartney

PER CURIUM.

In this case, the plaintiff filed suit, pro se, individually and on behalf of

numerous members of his family in Rapides Parish asserting various claims for relief

against the Rapides Parish Clerk of Court. The trial court dismissed these claims with

prejudice and assessed the plaintiff with costs citing La.R.S. 15:1184(B), no cause of

action, and prescription. We affirm.

FACTS, PROCEDURAL HISTORY, DISCUSSION OF THE MERITS, AND
DISPOSITION:

On April 10, 2008, Robert Kevin McCartney (McCartney) filed suit

individually and on behalf of various family members against Carolyn C. Ryland

(Ryland) in Rapides Parish seeking “monetary, injunctive, and declaratory judgments

in favor of all plaintiffs.” McCartney is not a stranger to this court, nor most any

court in our judicial system. McCartney has been denied relief by our court system

all the way up to our United States Supreme Court on multiple occasions. See

McCartney v. Louisiana, 522 U.S. 1002, 118 S.Ct. 573 (1997); McCartney v. Terral,

525 U.S. 1125, 119 S.Ct. 910 (1999); McCartney v. Cain, 537 U.S. 953, 123 S.Ct.

420 (2002); In re McCartney, 546 U.S. 809, 126 S.Ct. 275 (2005); McCartney v.

McCormick, 78 USLW 3521, 130 S.Ct. 1746 (2010).

Our United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, in McCartney v. Terral, 98-

30490, p. 1 (5th Cir. 8/26/98), 157 F.3d 903, cert. denied, 525 U.S. 1125, 119 S.Ct.

910 (1999), chastised McCartney when it stated the following:

We previously warned McCartney that additional frivolous
appeals would result in the imposition of sanctions against him.
Accordingly, McCartney is BARRED from filing any pro se civil appeal
in this court without the prior written approval of an active judge of this
court. Further, he is BARRED from filing any pro se initial civil
pleading in any court which is subject to this court’s jurisdiction,
without the advance written permission of a judge of the forum court.
The clerk of this court and the clerks of all federal district courts subject

to the jurisdiction of this court are directed to return to McCartney,
unfiled, any attempted submission inconsistent with this bar.

In his latest attempt to move the judicial system into action, McCartney asserts

that Ryland, in her capacity as clerk of court for Rapides Parish, failed “to keep

correct, accurate, and truthful records, a lawful duty, that created the basis” of this

suit. The trial court, for various reasons, including La.R.S. 15:1184(B)1, dismissed

all claims against Ryland with prejudice.

After consideration of the errors alleged by McCartney and a thorough review

of the record, we find that McCartney has, once again, failed to raise any issues with

merit. Therefore, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. All costs of this appeal

are assessed to McCartney.

AFFIRMED.

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Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1184(B) provides:

The court, on its own motion or on the motion of a party, shall dismiss any
prisoner suit if the court is satisfied that the action is frivolous, is malicious, fails to
state a cause of action, seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from
such relief, or fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. If the court
makes a determination to dismiss the suit based on the content, or lack thereof, of the
petition, the court may dismiss the underlying claim without first requiring the
exhaustion of administrative remedies. The court, on its own motion, may raise an
exception of improper venue and transfer the suit to a court of proper venue or
dismiss the suit.

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