STATE OF LOUISIANA V. KENNETH MILLIGAN (2025)

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

STATE OF LOUISIANA V. KENNETH MILLIGAN

No. 2024-KH-01283

Decided: January 28, 2025

Writ application denied.

JBM JLW JTK WJC JMG

Supreme Court of Louisiana January 28, 2025

An inmate seeking public records must first make a demand of the records’ custodian(s) before seeking judicial review. R.S. 44:35(A). Then, only after making a fruitless demand of the custodian(s) may he seek mandamus relief by instituting an independent action under the district court's civil jurisdiction. State ex rel. McKnight v. State, 98-2258 (La. App. 1 Cir. 12/03/98), 742 So.2d 894.

Hughes, J., concurs and assigns reasons. Griffin, J., would deny on the showing made.

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