{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-15-1188","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 15:1188","heading":"Judicial screening and service of process","body":"A. The court shall review, before docketing if feasible or, in any event, before service on the defendants, a petition in a civil action in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. On review, the court shall identify cognizable claims or dismiss the petition, or any portion of the petition, if the petition is frivolous, is malicious, fails to state a cause of action, seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief, or fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.\nB. A court shall not authorize or permit service of a prisoner suit until compliance with both of the following:\n(1) The screening required in Subsection A of this Section has been completed.\n(2) The provisions of R.S. 15:1186(A)(1), (2), and (3) have been satisfied, if the plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis.\nC. The clerk shall not have a prisoner suit served until specifically ordered to do so by the court as provided in Subsection B of this Section, and then the suit shall be served only upon those defendants specifically ordered by the court to be served.","path":["TITLE 15. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=78884","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:41Z","sha256":"3a5fdadfa7a48284e836699e81331e8a1e6747fd6611efd57e164580c8a5f83f","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-15-1187","next":"us-la/rs-15-1189"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}