<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:justify;" 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 #074</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 style="text-align:justify;"> </p><div style="text-align:justify;"><p>On the <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;"><strong>20th day of December, 2006</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY(S) DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong></strong></span>2006-CC-2932 FRED L. FINCH, III v. MAX CLAY, NEW ORLEANS AUTO AUCTION, AND AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>2006-C -2933 FRED L. FINCH, III v. MAX CLAY, NEW ORLEANS AUTO AUCTION, AND AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong></strong></span>2006-K -0950 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONTRELL BROWN (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p>2006-K -1502 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEBRA HILL (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p>2006-K -1619 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COREY SMITH (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p>2006-K -1620 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BYRON SCOTT (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p>2006-K -1694 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL POLK (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p>2006-KK-1776 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TYRONNE RATCLIFF (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p></div><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KK-1889 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN M. GAUSE (Parish of Jefferson)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -2169 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. THEDROW BROWN (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -2287 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMIE METZLER (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -2325 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WAYNE ANDERSON, PHYLLIS WEST, TRINA JOHNSON, PHILLIP SEIFERT AND YANCY ROBERTS (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>21st day of December, 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(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong></strong></span>2006-C -2386 M.D., WIFE OF/ AND C.R.W., INDIVUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF THE MINOR CHILD, K.W. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND JULIANNE NORTH (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant.<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>22nd day of December, 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 TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT OF APPEAL:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong></strong></span>2006-CD-2996 KEVIN M. MCLAUGHLIN v. DONNA MCLAUGHLIN (Parish of Livingston)<br />First Circuit.<br />KIMBALL, J., would deny the writ.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p>