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State v. Ostarly - Writ Granted, District Court Ordered to Rule on Postconviction Relief

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The Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, granted a supervisory writ in State v. Ostarly, docket 2026 KW 0083, ordering the 22nd Judicial District Court in St. Tammany Parish to rule on the defendant's remaining application for postconviction relief claims. The district court must act by May 22, 2026 and file its ruling with the appellate court by May 29, 2026.

“If relator's representation is correct, the district court is ordered to act on the claims, if it has not already done so, on or before May 22, 2026 and to file a copy of its ruling with this court on or before May 29, 2026.”

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The court granted the relator's supervisory writ, finding that the district court had failed to act on his remaining postconviction relief claims. The appellate court ordered the district court to issue a ruling by May 22, 2026, and to file a copy of its ruling with the appellate court by May 29, 2026.

Postconviction relief applicants in Louisiana should be aware that supervisory writs remain available where district courts fail to rule on pending applications within a reasonable time. Courts subject to appellate supervision should prioritize ruling on outstanding postconviction matters to avoid similar writ actions.

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April 20, 2026 Get Citation Alerts Download PDF Add Note

State Of Louisiana v. Wade Ryan Ostarly

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Combined Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISTANA NO. 2026 KW 0083

VERSUS

WADE RYAN OSTARLY APRIL 20, 2026

In Re: Wade Ryan Ostarly, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd
Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, No.
3336-F-2019.

BEFORE : LANIER, WOLFE, AND HESTER, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. Relator represents that the district court has
failed to act on his remaining application for postconviction
relief claims. If relator’s representation is correct, the
district court is ordered to act on the claims, if it has not
already done so, on or before May 22, 2026 and to file a copy of
its ruling with this court on or before May 29, 2026.

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OURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

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(DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT

Named provisions

Postconviction Relief

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Classification

Agency
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir.
Filed
April 20th, 2026
Compliance deadline
May 22nd, 2026 (31 days)
Instrument
Enforcement
Branch
Judicial
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Docket
2026 KW 0083

Who this affects

Applies to
Courts Criminal defendants
Industry sector
9211 Government & Public Administration
Activity scope
Postconviction relief Appellate supervision Judicial orders
Geographic scope
US-LA US-LA

Taxonomy

Primary area
Criminal Justice
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Judicial Administration

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