Case Name: STATE ex rel. Jody M. ORTEGO v. STATE of Louisiana
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1995-09-01
Citations: 659 So. 2d 506
Docket Number: No. 95-KH-1984
Parties: STATE ex rel. Jody M. ORTEGO v. STATE of Louisiana.
Judges: JOHNSON, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 659
Pages: 506–506

Head Matter:
STATE ex rel. Jody M. ORTEGO v. STATE of Louisiana.
No. 95-KH-1984.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 1, 1995.

Opinion:
In re Ortego, Jody M.; — Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of Evangeline, 13th Judicial District Court, Div. "A", No. 47607-F; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. KW95-0501.
Writ denied. Premature. Should the State institute proceedings which could lead to relator's incarceration, relator will be entitled to a hearing at the district court to determine whether relator is indigent and whether she has made bona fide efforts to acquire the resources to pay court assessments. State v. Roberts, 600 So.2d 596 (La. 1992).
JOHNSON, J., not on panel.