Case Name: Kevin D. SMITH v. Terry TERRELL, Warden, Allen Correctional Center, et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1997-09-05
Citations: 699 So. 2d 74
Docket Number: No. 97-CI-0640
Parties: Kevin D. SMITH v. Terry TERRELL, Warden, Allen Correctional Center, et al.
Judges: KIMBALL, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 699
Pages: 74–75

Head Matter:
Kevin D. SMITH v. Terry TERRELL, Warden, Allen Correctional Center, et al.
No. 97-CI-0640.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 5, 1997.

Opinion:
In re Smith, Kevin D.; — Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of East Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court, Div. "A", No. 415-544; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. CW96-2791.
Writ granted. The court of appeal is ordered to reach the merits of relator's application so as to afford him reasonable access to the courts. See La. Const. art. I, sec. 22; State ex rel. Johnson v. Maggio, 440 So.2d 1336, 1337 (La.1983); Smith v. Cajun Insulation, 392 So.2d 398, 402 n. 2 (La.1980).
KIMBALL, J., not on panel.