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BATTAGLIA v. LEBLANC

2021 CA 0011.

328 So.3d 467 (2021)

Danny BATTAGLIA, Quentin Coleman, James Gilmore, Anderson Hill, Scott Lingle, and Terrance Simon v. James M. LEBLANC, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Decision Rendered: June 17, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol A. Kolinchak , Kristen Rome , Hannah Vandecar , Stephen J. Haedicke , New Orleans, Louisiana, and Jane Hogan , Hammond, Louisiana, Attorneys for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Danny Battaglia, Quentin Coleman, James Gilmore, Anderson Hill, and Scott Lingle.

Jonathan R. Vining , Heather C. Hood , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Attorneys for Defendant/Appellee, James M. LeBlanc, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

BEFORE: McDONALD, HOLDRIDGE, and PENZATO, JJ.

Five inmates, serving life sentences for murders they committed as juveniles, allege a recently amended statute entitles them to parole eligibility. They filed a petition seeking a writ of mandamus directing the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC) to set their parole eligibility dates. After the district...

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