Case Name: STATE ex rel. James GLADNEY v. 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF BOSSIER
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1994-05-13
Citations: 637 So. 2d 1064
Docket Number: No. 92-KH-1453
Parties: STATE ex rel. James GLADNEY v. 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF BOSSIER.
Judges: DENNIS, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 637
Pages: 1064–1064

Head Matter:
STATE ex rel. James GLADNEY v. 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF BOSSIER.
No. 92-KH-1453.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 13, 1994.

Opinion:
In re Gladney, James; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of Bossier, 26th Judicial District Court, Div. "B", Nos. 58-622, 58-839.
Denied. Relator has failed to show that he has complied with the procedures set forth in the Public Records Law, LSA-R.S. 44:1, et seq., by commencing his efforts to obtain the initial police report and district attorney's files by making a request to the custodians of those records. If the records custodian denies or does not respond timely to relator's request, relator should follow the procedure set out in LSA-R.S. 44:35. As to the trial court transcript, relator has not shown a particularized need.
DENNIS, J., not on panel.