La. R. Dist. Ct. 60.1

As amended through October 31, 2024
Rule 60.1 - General Venue Statutes for Litigation by Inmates
A. Appeals of Administrative Decisions filed under the CARP shall be filed in the 19th Judicial District Court. Suits seeking monetary damages or based on delictual actions for injury caused by prison personnel are not subject to the CARP, but must be filed in accordance with La. La. Code Civ. Proc. arts. 851 - 893 in the exclusive venue set forth in La. R.S. 15:1184 (see Rule 60.3 ).
B. All Post-Conviction Relief actions shall be filed in the parish of conviction pursuant to La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 924.
C. Any ordinary civil actions, including torts or suits seeking monetary damages, shall be filed in accordance with the applicable venue statutes and the PLRA in the parish where prisoner was incarcerated at the time the action arose. Post-conviction relief applications and habeas petitions are excluded from the requirements of the PLRA and shall be filed in accord with the venue statutes applicable to such actions.
D. All Parole Revocation Complaints/Appeals are proper only in the 19th Judicial District Court, pursuant to La. R.S. 15:574.11.

La. Dist. Ct. 60.1

Adopted April 20, 2010, effective 6/1/2010; amended November 18, 2010, effective 1/1/2011; amended November 21, 2011, effective 1/1/2012.