Case Name: STATE ex rel. Daniel ROBINSON v. Burl CAIN, Warden of The Louisiana State Penitentiary, Richard Stalder, Secretary of the La. Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2000-08-31
Citations: 766 So. 2d 1268
Docket Number: No. 1999-CI-2986
Parties: STATE ex rel. Daniel ROBINSON v. Burl CAIN, Warden of The Louisiana State Penitentiary, Richard Stalder, Secretary of the La. Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections.
Judges: KNOLL, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 766
Pages: 1268–1268

Head Matter:
STATE ex rel. Daniel ROBINSON v. Burl CAIN, Warden of The Louisiana State Penitentiary, Richard Stalder, Secretary of the La. Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections.
No. 1999-CI-2986.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Aug. 31, 2000.

Opinion:
In re Robinson, Daniel; — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of E. Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court Div. N, No. 439-823; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 98 CA 1503.
Granted. Under the unique circumstances presented by this case, including the allegation that all ventilation exhaust fans and ports were removed and sealed off in January, 1998, and in light of the possible Eight Amendment violations at issue, the district court abused its discretion in failing to order that additional evidence be taken before the agency under La. R.S. 49:964(E). The judgment of the courts below are set aside and vacated and the ease is remanded to the trial court for it to order that the additional evidence be taken pursuant to La. R.S. 49:96(E).
KNOLL, J., not on panel.