HAMILTON v. LA. DEP'T OF PUB. SAFETY

2020 CA 0481.

327 So.3d 31 (2021)

Eric HAMILTON v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Judgment Rendered: May 26, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Hamilton, Angola, Louisiana, Plaintiff/Appellant, In Proper Person.

Jonathan R. Vining , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C.J., GUIDRY, McCLENDON, LANIER, AND HESTER, JJ.


In this appeal, the plaintiff challenges the district court's screening judgment, which dismissed his petition for judicial review for lack of subject matter jurisdiction based on the failure to exhaust administrative remedies. For the following reasons, we reverse the judgment and remand the matter for further proceedings.

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