112 So. 3d 385 - Brown v. Serpas’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “Ethan Brown filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus under the Louisiana Public Records Act, naming Roñal Serpas as the defendant, both in his capacity as superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department and as custodian of the records maintained by the department (hereinafter referred to collectively as “NOPD”). Brown sought “any and all records in the custody and control of the New Orleans Police Department concerning Aaron Harvey. Mr. Harvey is deceased. The specific information sought was from all cases in which Harvey was a suspect, defendant, witness, complainant or victim. The petition listed six known cases. Prior to filing the Petition for Writ of Mandamus, Brown and the NOPD exchanged a series of emails. After seeking clarification of the exact documents requested, NOPD informed Brown that the City Attorney’s office had advised that only initial reports would be released and that no supplemental reports would be forthcoming. Subsequently, Brown specifically requested confirmation of what documents, i.e., photographs, arrest registers, chain of custody forms, crime lab reports, etc., would be released. He received no response. Brown sent another email to NOPD requesting, as per a previous offer, to inspect and review the information deemed “public” by the NOPD/City Attorney’s Office. He received no response and the subject petition was filed. [2A hearing was held on January 17, 2012, after which the trial court requested Brown’s counsel to prepare the judgment. On Ma”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 146 So. 3d 748 - Brown v. Serpas