Opinion
NO. 2014 CW 1185
11-07-2014
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. KELVIN WELLS
In Re: Kelvin Wells, applying for supervisory writs, Family Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 181016.
BEFORE: KUHN, PETTIGREW AND WELCH, JJ.
WRIT DENIED.
JTP
JEW
Kuhn, J., concurs. Mr. Wells has been a party in over 100 appeals and writs filed in this Court. Many of the filings were confusing and appeared to be in conflict because some involved suits against Mr. Wells seeking enforcement of child support orders and payment of child support arrearages, while others involved suits filed by Mr. Wells, individually and on behalf of his minor children. Our review of these matters, however, reveals that Mr. Wells is being sued for child support arrearages for a child he fathered with Ms. Tunya Harris, while he filed suits on behalf of other children he shares with Ms. Kelda Wells.
The instant writ involves the on-going dispute seeking to collect child support from Mr. Wells. This application, like many others filed by Mr. Wells, exhibits a failure to comply with the requirements of the Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts of Appeal. The application appears to seek a writ of mandamus ordering the family court to rule on his motion for appeal, but does not clearly provide a statement of the case, arguments, prayer for relief and supporting documents necessary for review by this Court. The information we have received from the records of the Office of the Clerk of Court of East Baton Rouge Parish do not indicate that Mr. Wells filed a notice of appeal. Moreover, Mr. Wells has not provided this Court with information as to the specific ruling of the lower court that he seeks to appeal. COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT /s/_________
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT