State of Louisiana Ex Rel. Raymond H. Kimble, III v. Todd Schliem, Chief (Mandeville Police Department)

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. NO. 2025 CW 1181 RAYMOND H. KIMBLE, III VERSUS TODD SCHLIEM, CHIEF (MANDEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT); J. COLLINS SIMS, DISTRICT ATTORNEY (ST. TAMMANY PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE), RANDY MARCH 9, 2026 SMITH, SHERIFF (ST. TAMMANY PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE) in Re: Raymond H. Kimble, III, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, No. 25-13141. BEFORE : MILLER, EDWARDS, AND FIELDS, JJ. WRIT GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER AND DENIED IN PART. The district court’s September 11 and September 30, 2025 judgments which granted the exceptions of no cause of action and no right of action and dismissed all claims against defendants, Sheriff Randy Smith and Todd Schliem, Chief (Mandeville Police Department), are appealable judgments. Thus, the writ application is granted for the limited purpose of remanding this matter to the district court with instructions to grant an appeal to plaintiff, Raymond H. Kimble, III, pursuant to his notice of intent to seek supervisory writs. See In Re Howard, 541 So.2d 195 (La. 1989) (per curiam). Additionally, a copy of this court’s order is to be included in the appellate record. The writ is denied in all other respects. However, this court notes that the district court orally denied the petition for mandamus at the hearing on August 7, 2025, and although a judgment was ordered by the court, the writ application did not include a judgment denying the petition for mandamus. Once a judgment with proper decretal language is signed dismissing plaintiff’s petition for mandamus relief, that judgment will be final and appealable. See LA Contracting Enter., LLC v. S. Lafourche Levee Dist., 2024-0272 (La. App. Ist Cir. 12/20/24), 404 So.3d 898 , 902. SMM BDE WEF QURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT Vl seta Ned GO TY CLERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT