Case Name: STATE ex rel. Terrance RUSSELL v. Sheriff Warren WILEY
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1992-11-30
Citations: 608 So. 2d 187
Docket Number: No. 91-KH-2316
Parties: STATE ex rel. Terrance RUSSELL v. Sheriff Warren WILEY.
Judges: HALL, J., recused.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 608
Pages: 187–187

Head Matter:
STATE ex rel. Terrance RUSSELL v. Sheriff Warren WILEY.
No. 91-KH-2316.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Nov. 30, 1992.

Opinion:
In re Russell, Terrance; — Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Winn, 8th Judicial District Court, No. 26,673.
Denied. Relator has failed to show that he has complied with the procedures set forth in the Public Records law, La.R.S. 44:1 et seq., by commencing his efforts to obtain the initial police report by making a request to the custodian of that record. Relator should follow the procedure set forth in La.R.S. 44:35 in the event that a request to the records custodian is denied or is not answered timely.
HALL, J., recused.