Case Name: Dax O. STRATTMAN v. STATE of Louisiana; John Bel Edwards, Governor; Jeffery M. Landry, Attorney General; Paul D. Connick, District Attorney; et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2018-09-28
Citations: 253 So. 3d 132
Docket Number: No. 2017-OK-2039
Parties: Dax O. STRATTMAN
v.
STATE of Louisiana; John Bel Edwards, Governor; Jeffery M. Landry, Attorney General; Paul D. Connick, District Attorney; et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 253
Pages: 132–132

Head Matter:
Dax O. STRATTMAN
v.
STATE of Louisiana; John Bel Edwards, Governor; Jeffery M. Landry, Attorney General; Paul D. Connick, District Attorney; et al.
No. 2017-OK-2039
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
September 28, 2018
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL, FIFTH CIRCUIT, PARISH OF JEFFERSON

Opinion:
PER CURIAM
Writ granted. The court of appeal's ruling is reversed, and the district court's ruling is reinstated. Defendant's pleading captioned as a "Motion to Declare La. R.S.14:2(B)(25) Unconstitutional" is an action that contests the computation of his "good time" date (albeit one based on constitutional claims), and therefore venue is in the parish of East Baton Rouge. See R.S. 15:571.15 ("Venue in any action in which an individual committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections contests the computation of his sentence or sentences, discharge, good time dates, or any action concerning parole shall be in the parish of East Baton Rouge.") (emphasis added).
Guidry, J., recused.