<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" width="63%">FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE</td><td valign="top" width="37%"><div align="right">NEWS RELEASE #045</div></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td valign="top">FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA</td><td valign="top"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>21st day of August, 2006</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DISMISSED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C - 1914 SHANE H. COLLINS, ET AL. v. MIKE’S TRUCKING COMPANY, INC., ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>22nd day of August, 2006</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CD-2030 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALL PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CARRIERS AUTHORIZED AND LICENSED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant a hearing in this court without the necessity of remanding.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant a hearing in this court without the necessity of remanding.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant a hearing in this court without the necessity of remanding.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2006/06OB2097.pc.pdf">2006-OB-2097 IN RE: JOSEPH F. LAHATTE, JR.</a><br />See Per Curiam.<br />JOHNSON, J., would limit the continuance to no more than 30 days. See Supreme Court Rule XIX Appendix C, Rule 5(C) which provides that Disciplinary Counsel's request for revocation must be heard within 30 days.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would deny.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KD-2095 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ADELL ATKINS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KD-2118 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAWRENCE JACOBS (Parish of Jefferson)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>23rd day of August, 2006</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2031 GARY E. SMILEY, ELMER C. SMILEY, AND DENNIS W. SMILEY, EACH INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF ALCIDIE SMILEY v. ST. ANTHONY'S NURSING HOME, INC., JOHN MORVANT III, BEVERLY MORVANT AND "DOES" ONE THROUGH TWENTY (Parish of Jefferson)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KD-2106 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ADELL ATKINS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2006/06KD2106.bjj.rea.pdf">JOHNSON, J., would grant in part and deny in part, with reasons.</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KK-2119 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARK WAYNE DRACH (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KK-2124 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAWRENCE JACOBS (Parish of Jefferson)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>25th day of August, 2006</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-1117 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD FILE NO. 0019153</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0306 STATE EX REL. PERCY ALLEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-0484 IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD DECISION NO. 04-PDB-092</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-0716 IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD DECISION NO. 2004-ADMIN-1113; 2004-ADMIN-1114</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-0784 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 04-PDB-120</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-0855 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-088</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-0967 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-183</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-1155 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 2004-ADMIN-1047</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-1264 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-1282 IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD DECISION 03-PDB-085<br />CALOGERO, C.J., additionally concurs. Among other reasons prompting denial of the instant petition, the proceedings in No. 03-DB-085 resulted in a consent discipline, 05-1701 (La. 11/29/05), 915 So.2d 353, contrary to petitioner's suggestions.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-1314 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-1559 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 2005-ADMIN-637</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-1593 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 2005-ADMIN-209</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-1649 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 03-PDB-171</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-1667 IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD DECISION NO. 05-PDB-033<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-1794 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-039; 05-PDB-037</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-1807 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-020</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-1813 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-029</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-1814 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-017</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-2104 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-016</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-2105 IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD DECISION NO. 05-PDB-072</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-2109 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-015</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-OB-2514 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-050<br />CALOGERO, C.J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-0045 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-057</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-0234 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 2005-ADMIN-1115 AND 05-PDB-167</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-0293 IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD DECISION NO. 05-PDB-123; 2004-ADMIN-761</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-0306 IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD DECISION NO. 05-PDB-149</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-0318 IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD DECISION NO. 05-PDB-167</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-0474 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-126 & 05-PDB-127</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-0592 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 03-PDB-080<br />CALOGERO, C.J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-0640 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-141</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-0641 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-086</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-0642 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-184</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-0926 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NOS. 04-PDB-079 & 04-PDB-080</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-0927 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISON OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-154</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-0941 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-151</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-1030 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-173</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-1273 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-180</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-1274 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-136</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-1281 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 06-PDB-015</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-1393 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 2005-ADMIN-1084</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-1396 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 05-PDB-156</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OB-1683 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 06-PDB-035</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2004-OB-2385 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 03-PDB-093</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2004-OB-3012 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 04-PDB-116</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0641 STATE EX REL. FREDDIE LEBLANC v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KK-2139 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HILARY TRICHE (Parish of St. James)</p><p> </p>