State of Louisiana vs. John Simpkins (Denied)
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DocuSign Envelope ID: D31AED8B-1E76-44B6-82DC-3BE7540C2A53 STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, SECOND CIRCUIT 430 Fannin Street Shreveport, LA 71101 (318) 227-3700 No. 55,679-KH STATE OF LOUISIANA VERSUS JOHN SIMPKINS FILED: 11/14/23 RECEIVED: PM 11/01/23 On application of John Simpkins for POST CONVICTION RELIEF in No. 75451 on the docket of the Twenty Sixth Judicial District, Parish of WEBSTER, Judge Michael Owens Craig. Pro se Counsel for: John Simpkins John Schuyler Marvin Counsel for: State of Louisiana Before COX, ROBINSON, and ELLENDER, JJ. WRIT DENIED. The applicant, John Simpkins, seeks supervisory review of the trial court’s October 9, 2023, ruling denying his “Motion to Enforce Order.” A writ application arising in a criminal proceeding is not the proper procedural vehicle to establish a right to records under the Louisiana Public Records Law. La. R.S. 44:1 et seq. Under these provisions, Simpkins is required to first make a proper request to the custodian of the records. La. R.S. 44:31 and 32. If the request for public records is denied, before seeking relief from this Court, Simpkins is required to institute civil proceedings for a writ of mandamus against the district attorney at the trial court level. La. R.S. 44:35. On the showing made, this writ is denied. Shreveport, Louisiana, this ________ day of ________________________, 2024. January 23 ___________________ ___________________ FILED: _____________________________ January 23, 2024 ____________________________________ DEPUTY CLERK ___________________
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