Opinion
2011 CA 1084
12-21-2011
RANDELL ORANGE v. JAMES LEBLANC, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
Randell Orange Angle, LA Plaintiff-Appellant In Proper Person Jonathan R. Vining Baton Rouge, LA Attorney for Defendant-Appellee James LeBlanc, Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, State of Louisiana
NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION
On Appeal from the 19th Judicial District Court
Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Docket No. 584,172, Division "D"
Honorable Janice Clark, Judge Presiding
Randell Orange
Angle, LA
Plaintiff-Appellant
In Proper Person
Jonathan R. Vining
Baton Rouge, LA
Attorney for
Defendant-Appellee
James LeBlanc, Secretary of the
Department of Public Safety and
Corrections, State of Louisiana
BEFORE: CARTER, C.J., PARRO, AND HIGGINBOTHAM, JJ .
PARRO, J .
Randell Orange, an inmate in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC), appeals a judgment dismissing his petition for judicial review of a DPSC ruling concerning a series of adverse disciplinary decisions resulting in lost good time credits. In his petition for judicial review, Orange sought monetary damages plus restoration of "over 2,850 days" of good time credits that he had lost in 39 separate disciplinary actions over a period of five years. It is well settled that only one disciplinary matter can be reviewed by the court in a single appeal. See Lightfoot v. Stalder. 97-2626 (La. App. 1st Cir. 12/28/98), 727 So.2d 553, 554-55. Moreover, under LSA-R.S. 15:1177(A), a claim for damages is specifically excluded from the matters that can be brought to the district court for judicial review. See also Pope v. State, 99-2559 (La. 6/29/01), 792 So.2d 713, 720-21.
The commissioner's screening report more than adequately addresses all of Orange's arguments and thoroughly explains the decision ultimately made by the district court in its judgment. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment and issue this summary disposition in accordance with Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts of Appeal, Rules 2-16.2(A)(2), (4), (5), (6), and (7). All costs of this appeal are assessed to Randell Orange.
AFFIRMED.