Opinion
NO. 2014 CW 1778
02-23-2015
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAMAR DAWSON
In Re: Lamar Dawson, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington, Nos. 118474, 119304, 113280, 97115, 115796, 115101. BEFORE: PETTIGREW, DRAKE AND CHUTZ, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. Relator contends that the Department of Public Safety and Corrections has not properly given him credit for time served on each of the charges to which he pled guilty on February 20, 2013. Relator's complaint is in the nature of a time computation grievance and falls exclusively under the Corrections Administrative Remedy Procedures ("CARP") set forth in La. R.S. 15:1171, et seq. See La. R.S. 15:1171(B). Accordingly, prisoners must pursue time computation grievances by initiating and exhausting the administrative remedy procedure provided under CARP. After obtaining a final agency decision on a time computation grievance, if dissatisfied, prisoners may seek review only in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court by filing a "civil" petition for review of the final agency decision. See La. R.S.15:1177(A)(1)(a). Thereafter, relator may file an appeal with this Court. See La. R.S. 15:1177 (A) (10); See Williams v. Creed, 2007-0614 (La. App. 1st Cir. 12/21/07), 978 So.2d 419, 422, writ denied, 2008-0433 (La. 10/2/09), 18 So.3d 111; Hull v. Stalder, 2000-2730 (La. App. 1st Cir. 2/15/02), 808 So.2d 829.
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT /s/_________
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT