Joseph Ballard v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess
Is Louisiana obligated to implement and maintain a Centralized Inmate Banking System?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Is Louisiana obligated to implement and maintain a Centralized Inmate Banking System capable of withdrawing and forwarding timely accurate state prisoner pauper payments as required under the Louisiana Prison Litigation Reform Act (LSA-R.S. 15:1179 et. seq.) to prevent violations of due process, equal protection of the laws and meaningful access to the courts through statutory application of the autom atic stay, abandonment and dismissal provisions of the LPLRA? 2. Has Louisiana’s failure to implement and maintain a DPS&C Centralized Inmate Banking System capable of withdrawing and forwarding timely and accurate state prisoner pauper payments as required under the Louisiana Prison Litigation Reform Act (LSA-R.S. 15:1179 et. seq.) violated Mr. Ballard’s right to Due Process, Equal Protection of the Laws and Meaningful Access to the Courts ; as contemplated in Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817, 821, 97 S.Ct 1491, 1494, 52 L_Ed.2d 72 (1977), clarified in Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 353, n. 3, 116 S.Ct. 2174, 135 L-Ed2d 606 (1996),' through application of the statutory automatic stay, abandonment and dismissal provisions of the LPLRA, in violation of USCA J and USCA 14? . : ¢ [See also Melzer u. ©. Buck LeGraw & Co., 91 S.Ct. 1624, 402 US. 936, (US. Ga. 1970, pre-dating implementation of the federal and Louisiana State Prison Litigation Reform Act i “