<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 #028</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>12th day of April, 2010</strong></span>, the following actions were taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases 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;">2010-CC-0772 QUINN L. DUCOTE AND JUDY DUCOTE v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMAPNY, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KK-0827 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TITUS STEWART, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>13th day of April, 2010</strong></span>, the following actions were taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DISMISSED ON RELATOR’S REQUEST:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-0468 LOUISIANA STADIUM & EXPOSITION DISTRICT, ET AL. v. BFS DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTS, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>14th day of April, 2010</strong></span>, the following actions were taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases 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;">2010-KP-0768 STATE EX REL. BOBBY HAMPTON v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-0736 THE PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA v. TRI-PARISH INDUSTRIES, INC., MISSISSIPPI RIVER BANK, RESERVE MOORING, INC. AND ASSOCIATED TERMINALS (Parish of St. John)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-0798 ROBIN BENEDICT WIFE OF/AND JOHN BENEDICT v. LOUISIANA STADIUM AND EXPOSITION DISTRICT (Parish of Orleans)<br />CLARK, J., would grant the writ.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KK-0808 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BOBBY DEAN HIGGINBOTHAM (Parish of Tensas)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KD-0831 IN RE GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KK-0836 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ISAAC CASTLE (Parish of Orleans)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>15th day of April, 2010</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;">2010-KK-0857 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER ROY BROWN (Parish of Rapides)<br />JOHNSON, J., would deny.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>16th day of April, 2010</strong></span>, the following actions were taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KK-2695 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANIEL SMALLS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -0105 SHERRY COLEMAN TARANTO, DEAN COLEMAN AND WILLIAM S. COLEMAN, JR. v. LOUISIANA CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION D/B/A LOUISIANA CITIZENS COASTAL PLAN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -0140 THEODORE LANGE v. ORLEANS LEVEE DISTRICT C/W THEODORE LANGE v. ORLEANS LEVEE DISRICT (Civil Service Commission)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -0193 RED STICK STUDIO DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA BY AND THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; STATE OF LOUISIANA BY AND THROUGH THE DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION; & STATE OF LOUISIANA BY AND THROUGH THE OFFICE OF ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -0243 HANS WEDE v. NICHE MARKETING USA, LLC, A LOUISIANA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND RODNEY C. WHITNEY, JR. (Parish of St. John)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -0245 KENNETH ARDOIN v. FIRESTONE POLYMERS, LLC (Office of Workers’ Compensation District 3)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED IN PART; OTHERWISE DENIED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1473 STATE EX REL. MELVIN DRAKE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</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;"><a href="/opinions/2010/09K2235.pc.pdf">2009-K -2235 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC T. MAXWELL</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br />See Per Curiam.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-0300 WAYNE URSIN v. AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION (Parish of St. Charles)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KK-0321 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY MORGAN, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant and docket.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-0336 HERIBERTO RODRIGUEZ v. BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PERMISSION TO TAKE BAR EXAM GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-OB-0583 IN RE: TIMOTHY L. SPRATT</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>DISCIPLINE ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2010/10B0092.pc.pdf">2010-B -0092 IN RE: HARVEY WAYNE COOK</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>CONSENT DISCIPLINE ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2010/10B0598.pc.pdf">2010-B -0598 IN RE: TYFFANIE A. VIAL</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PERMANENT DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2010/09B2623.pc.pdf">2009-B -2623 IN RE: RICHARD BATES</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-OB-2783 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 09-PBS-075</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -0337 DEBORAH TATE v. MICHAEL TATE (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-C -2775 BILLIE HUNT v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-CP-2822 SEAN C. WALKER v. DR. JAYAGOPAY APPURAO AND HIS INSURER, AND DR. HAMID HUSSAIN AND HIS INSURER (Parish of Washington)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1096 STATE EX REL. ROBERT GRAHAM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Carroll)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1199 STATE EX REL. FELTON LAGARDE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-CC-2717 LENORA M. ROBINSON, GREGORY A. JOHNSON v. POINTE COUPEE PARISH POLICE JURY AND ITS INSURER (Parish of Pointe Coupe)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>MOTION TO ENFORCE DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-KH-1297 STATE EX REL. BRUCE STIPE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-K -1639 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TRENITA COMADORE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1174 STATE EX REL. RODERICK JARON VIDAU v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KP-1258 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TRAVIS V. ALLISON (Parish of Evangeline)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KP-1332 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANIEL VALLERE (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1474 STATE EX REL. KENNETH DUROSSEAU v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Acadia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1475 STATE EX REL. JAMEEL A MALIK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1476 STATE EX REL. RUFUS HENRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1478 STATE EX REL. ARTHUR JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1479 STATE EX REL. CHARLES K. WALLACE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1480 STATE EX REL. VERNON E. BRAUD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1510 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL SHOEMAKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ascension)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1511 STATE EX REL. RICKEY BARNES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1515 STATE EX REL. JUAN R. NOVOA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-CI-1516 STATE EX REL. JIMMY SEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1519 STATE EX REL. HENRY HICKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1520 STATE EX REL. LEON WILLIAMS, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1531 STATE EX REL. DAVID MARSHALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-1532 STATE EX REL. WILLIE HARDY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-K -2004 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CORDELL COLLINS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-2150 STATE EX REL. KENNETH DUROSSEAU v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Acadia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-K -2229 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLOVIS R. WILLIAMS, III (Parish of East Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-K -2247 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. QUAC TRAN, VU V. NGO AND JESSE QUACH (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KO-2249 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EUGENE FREDERICKS (Parish of Assumption)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KO-2251 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL CORNELL TIMMONS (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-K -2263 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLARENCE JOHNSON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KO-2265 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRANDON A. GRIFFIN (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KO-2267 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALBERT NORMAN PIERRE, SR. (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KO-2279 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICKY OTTO KOPPENOL, JR. (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -0117 REBECCA OWENS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF MICAH OWENS v. JOSHUA G. BYERLY, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -0194 MARION D. BATTALORA AND CHARLES BATTALORA v. RONALD FICKLIN, AS SHERIFF OF ST. HELENA PARISH, ET AL. (Parish of St. Helena)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -0196 STREAM FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ET AL. v. MARATHON OIL CO., ET AL. (Parish of Cameron)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-0309 RANDY WILLIAMS v. IESI-LA CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-0311 DEMETRIUS WRIGHT, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR CHILDREN, DEMETRIUS WRIGHT, JR., AND DEMESION GABRIELLE WRIGHT v. CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, DOUG MURPHY, INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS MURPHY'S AUTO SALES, AND GARY R. MURPHY (Parish of Jefferson)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -0312 ESTATE OF BERNICE MAYEAUX AND BERNICE QUAINTANCE INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE MAYEAUX v. KAROLINA GLOVER, XYZ HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE AND GOUX ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A PONCHARTRAIN HEALTH CARE CENTRE C/W TIMOTHY WAYNE DAVIS O/B/O HIS MINOR CHILD, BENJAMIN ANTHONY DAVIS, AND O/B/O THE ESTATE OF BERNICE MAYEAUX v. KAROLINA GLOVER, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY AND GOUX ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A PONTCHARTRAIN HEALTH CARE CENTRE C/W ANN RILES, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE MAYEAUX v. KAROLINA GLOVER, PONTCHARTRAIN GUEST HOUSE, INC. D/B/A PONTCHARTRAIN HEALTH CARE CENTRE AND THE LOUISIANA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-0313 WILLIAM J. NEWTON AND ELAINE NEWTON v. DR. GENE LEWIS DONGIEUX, SR. AND RHONDA BARRAS DONGIEUX (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-OC-0316 NANCY DAVIS JUDSON, SECRETARY/TREASURER HALL'S MORTUARY, INC. v. HALL DAVIS, IV, PRESIDENT HALL'S MORTUARY, INC. (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-0317 GEORGE SABA ELLIS, JR., ROBERT G. ELLIS AND JOAN ELLIS GREEN v. ANPAC LOUISIANA INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -0320 ANGELINA CANTUBA v. THE AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING AND MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-0331 SYBIL RAMSEY, ET AL. v. JNW CONTRACTOR, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-0333 JASMINE RICKS v. ODYSSEY HEALTH CARE (Office of Workers’ Compensation District 7)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-0334 CATHERINE STRATMANN, WIFE OF/AND JORGE A. MENES, III v. JOHN M. PARR (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CP-0338 KATHY'S COMPUTERS, ANGEL'S DESIGNS, AND ARTEMIS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL. (Parish of East Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -0348 JO KENT TAYLOR (WIDOW OF GARY M. TAYLOR) v. J. PHILLIP BOUDREAUX, M.D., ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KK-0349 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. J. NORRIS CARTER 08CR20242, 09CR24197, 08CR7595 C/W WILFORD D. CARTER, II 09CR8012, 08CR20716 (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -0350 PATRICK D. JOHNSON v. CONAGRA POULTRY COMPANY (Office of Workers’ Compensation District 2)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KK-0355 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERRY BABINEAUX (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p> </p>