Background
Dakota Theriot sought supervisory review of proceedings in the 21st Judicial District Court for Livingston Parish, case number 38517. The writ application raised claims concerning a guilty plea, but the appellate order does not describe those claims or the district court’s disposition on the merits.
Theriot’s submission omitted the district court’s ruling, any written reasons, the guilty-plea transcript, the written plea agreement, pertinent minute entries, relevant transcripts, and other portions of the district court record that might support the claims.
The Court’s Holding
The Louisiana First Circuit denied the supervisory writ “on the showing made” because Theriot failed to provide the materials necessary to evaluate the claims. The denial therefore rested on the incomplete supporting record rather than an adjudication of the claims’ merits.
The court stated that it would not consider supplementation of the existing application or an application for rehearing under Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts of Appeal 2-18.7 and 4-9. Theriot may instead file a new application by October 20, 2026, containing the entire original application, all identified missing materials, and a copy of the court’s ruling.
Key Takeaways
- A supervisory-writ applicant must provide the rulings, transcripts, minute entries, agreements, and other record materials needed to support the asserted claims.
- The court denied review on the showing made because the application was incomplete, without resolving the underlying claims on their merits.
- The existing application cannot be supplemented or reheard, but a complete new application may be filed by October 20, 2026.
Why It Matters
The order underscores that record completeness is a threshold requirement in Louisiana supervisory-writ practice. Even potentially reviewable claims cannot be evaluated when the applicant omits the district court ruling and other materials necessary to establish the relevant facts and procedural history.
Practitioners should assemble the complete supporting record before filing because defects may require an entirely new application rather than later supplementation, and any refiling must comply with the deadline and content requirements specified by the appellate court.