Case Name: STATE ex rel. Rudolph ANDERSON v. CLERK OF COURT, et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1995-01-06
Citations: 648 So. 2d 909
Docket Number: No. 94-KH-1381
Parties: STATE ex rel. Rudolph ANDERSON v. CLERK OF COURT, et al.
Judges: LEMMON, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 648
Pages: 909–910

Head Matter:
STATE ex rel. Rudolph ANDERSON v. CLERK OF COURT, et al.
No. 94-KH-1381.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Jan. 6, 1995.

Opinion:
In re Anderson, Rudolph; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of Orleans Criminal District Court Div. "B" No. 303 — 669; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 94KW-0429.
Granted. The district court is ordered to provide relator with a copy of the charging document in his case. Although as a general matter incarcerated indigents must demonstrate a particularized need for a court document before receiving a copy of it free of charge, see, e.g., Stewart v. Lombard, 94-0040 (La. 6/3/94), 637 So.2d 496; cf. United States v. MacCollum, 426 U.S. 317, 325, 96 S.Ct. 2086, 2091, 48 L.Ed.2d 666 (1976); State ex rel. Nash v. State, 604 So.2d 1054 (La.App. 1st Cir.1992); LSA — R.S. 44:32(C)(l)(a), the bill of information or grand jury indictment charging them with committing a crime form an exception to that rule. La.C.Cr.P. art. 498; see, e.g., State ex rel. Foret v. State, 617 So.2d 900 (La.1993); State v. Martin, 516 So.2d 124 (La.1987). As to the other documents he requests, relator's application is denied. He has not demonstrated the required particularized need. See MacCollum, 426 U.S. at 329, 96 S.Ct. at 2093 (Blaekmun, J., concurring).
LEMMON, J., not on panel.