Edward Earl Harris VS Burl N. Cain, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary; Dora Rabalais, Legal Programs and Richard Stalder, Secretary of the Department of Corrections
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NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL FIRST CIRCUIT NO 2011 CA 0657 EDWARD EARL HARRIS VERSUS BURL N CAIN WARDEN LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY DORA RABALAIS LEGAL PROGRAMS AND RICHARD STALDER SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Judgment rendered November 9 2011 Appealed from the 19th Judicial District Court in and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge Louisiana Trial Court No 485 709 Honorable Kay Bates Judge EDWARD HARRIS IN PROPER PERSON ANGOLA LA PLAINTIFF APPELLANT L BRUCE DODD ATTORNEY FOR BATON ROUGE LA DEFENDANT APPELLEE JAMES LEBLANC BEFORE PETTIGREW MCCLENDON AND WELCH 33 R C61fk t 6 T arax PETTIGREW J In this case petitioner Edward Harris an inmate in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections 1177 15 seeking judicial DPSC review of filed a request for relief pursuant to La R S the final agency Administrative Remedy Procedure No LSP 2000 2032 decision rendered under In said case petitioner sought replacement cost for an address book that he alleged was received in the mailroom at his institution but never delivered to him According to the record petitioner initial request s for administrative relief was denied at the agency level based on a finding by DPSC that subsequent to the address book being received at the institution an address book was observed in petitioner housing area by the assistant warden during a shakedown s Following a de nova review of the record herein including the Commissioner s Report the trial court maintained the decision by DPSC dismissing petitioner suit with s prejudice This appeal followed After a thorough review of the record and relevant jurisprudence we find no error of law or abuse of discretion by the trial court Accordingly we affirm the trial court judgment in accordance with Uniform RulesCourts s of Appeal Rule 2 16 6 7 and 8 5 2A assessed against petitioner Edward Harris AFFIRMED N All costs associated with this appeal are
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