<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 #015</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:underline;"><strong>26th day of March, 2018</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:<br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2018-KK-0461<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TRAVIS BOYS (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>2nd day of April, 2018</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span><br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0361.B.PC.pdf">2018-B -0361</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0361.B.PC.pdf">IN RE: RONALD J. SHOLES</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0361.B.mrc.dis.pdf">CLARK, J., would reject the joint petition for consent discipline and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0361.B.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would reject the joint petition for consent discipline and assigns reasons</a>.<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2018-BA-0321<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-1578<br /></p><p>2018-BA-0325<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-7077<br /></p><p>2018-BA-0360<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-6739<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span><br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/15-0265.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-0265</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/15-0265.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. EUGENE JARROW v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/15-0265.KH.jlw.dis.pdf">WEIMER, J., dissents with reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/15-0265.KH.ggg.dis.pdf">GUIDRY, J., dissents</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/15-0265.KH.mrc.dis.pdf">CLARK, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Justice Weimer</a>.<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2203.KP.pc.pdf">2016-KP-2203</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2203.KP.pc.pdf">STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BERTIE HICKS </a>(Parish of Webster)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would deny.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2203.KP.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would deny</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2203.KP.jtg.dis.pdf">GENOVESE, J., would deny</a>.<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0131.KK.PC.pdf">2018-KK-0131</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0131.KK.PC.pdf">STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JULIAN MCCONNELL</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2013-KP-2206<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JILL HILSHER (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REHEARING(S) DENIED:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2017-C -1846<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>BLAKE AND COURTNEY FREEMAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN v. FON'S PEST MANAGEMENT, INC. AND ABC INSURANCE CO. (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant and docket.<br /></p><p>2017-C -1948<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>SCOTT LOWE AND BETH LOWE v. NOBLE, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of West Feliciana)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant and docket.<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2016-KH-1666<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. ROBERT SKIPPER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Madison)<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2017-KO-0808<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANIAL LEWAYNE LAFLEUR -AKA- DANIEL LAFLEUR -AKA- DANIEL LEE LAFLEUR -AKA-DANIAL LAFLEUR (Parish of Jefferson Davis)<br /></p><p>2017-KH-1795<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. MARK MILLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. James)<br /></p><p>2017-OB-1829<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 17-PDB-053<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span><br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2062.KH.pc.pdf">2016-KH-2062</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2062.KH.pc.pdf">STATE EX REL. LARRY MANDELA SYLVESTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Landry)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2073.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2073</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2073.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. KEVIN MINOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2138.KH.pc.pdf">2016-KH-2138</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2138.KH.pc.pdf">STATE EX REL. KEVIN ALEXANDER, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. John)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2171.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2171</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2171.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. JESSIE CARTER, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2173.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2173</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2173.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. DARRYL SYLVESTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA </a>(Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2191.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2191</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2191.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. BENNIE CARTER, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2192.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2192</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2192.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. TREVELL WATTS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2193.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2193</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2193.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. DWAIN WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2205.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2205</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2205.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. WYNN JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2235.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2235</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2235.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. CRAYTONIA L. BADGER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of East Carroll)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2236.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2236</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2236.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. JAMAR OWENS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2244.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2244</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2244.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. TEVEST A. VANCE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0031.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0031</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0031.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX. REL. RYAN DOZIER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0079.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0079</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0079.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. LEONARD CAIN, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Webster)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0085.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0085</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0085.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. DWIGHT BACON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2015-KH-1977<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. RICKY CARTHAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Beauregard)<br /></p><p>2016-KO-0801<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEITH C. KISACK (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p>2016-KH-0950<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. CARLOS A. MCGREW v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br /></p><p>2016-KH-1905<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL NICKEY A. LANDOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /></p><p>2017-KH-0091<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. ROY JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Avoyelles)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.<br /></p><p>2017-KH-0120<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. TREVELL WATTS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /></p><p>2017-KP-0256<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NATHAN WILSON (Parish of Jefferson)<br /></p><p>2017-KO-0941<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JACOB DEWAYNE PURVIS (Parish of Grant)<br /></p><p>2017-K -0973<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MELVIN JONES (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p>2017-KO-1030<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHNDELL RAYMOND TAYLOR (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p>2017-KH-1046<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. ROY JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Avoyelles)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.<br /></p><p>2017-KH-1724<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. RYAN DOZIER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p>2017-C -1953<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>J & M PILE DRIVING, LLC v. CHABERT INSURANCE AGENCY, LLC (Parish of Lafourche)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.<br /></p><p>2018-C -0208<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>GLORIA BROWN v. PATIENT COMPENSATION FUND OVERSIGHT BOARD (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p>2018-C -0209<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>GLORIA BROWN v. PATIENT COMPENSATION FUND OVERSIGHT BOARD (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p>2018-C -0216<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>GLORIA BROWN v. PATIENT COMPENSATION FUND OVERSIGHT BOARD (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p>2018-C -0238<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>GEORGE RAYMOND WILLIAMS, M.D., ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY, A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL LLC, ET AL. v. BESTCOMP, INC., ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.<br /></p><p>2018-C -0243<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>WESLEY DRAUGHN AND STARR DRAUGHN, AS THE NATURAL PARENTS AND TUTOR AND TUTRIX OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, STORMY DRAUGHN v. STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br /></p><p>2018-C -0244<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>WILLIE F. WALTON v. DUSTIN GUIDRY, CLINT EDWARD GIVENS, AND A-PORT, LLC (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br /></p><p>2018-CC-0245<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>ERIKA MANN v. TIM CLARK CONSTRUCTION, LLC v., ORLEANS SHORING, LLC (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p>2018-CC-0246<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>CARL KRIELOW, GLENDON MARCEAUX, PHILLIP J. WATKINS, AND SIMILARLY SITUATED PLAINTIFFS v. LOUISIANA RICE PROMOTION BOARD, LOUISIANA RICE RESEARCH BOARD, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p>2018-KK-0247<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>IN RE: JASON NAPOLI, ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY (Parish of Orleans)<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.<br /></p><p>2018-KK-0251<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VINCENT JACKSON (Parish of Jefferson)<br /></p><p>2018-KK-0252<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VINCENT JACKSON (Parish of Jefferson)<br /></p><p>2018-CC-0253<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>ALCEE A. ANDERSON v. AMERICAN TRADING AND PRODUCTION CORPORATION; HESS CORPORATION, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO AMERADA HESS CORPORATION AND HESS, INC.; TEXACO, INC.; APEX OIL COMPANY, INC.; INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO TRINIDAD CORPORATION; JOHN CRANE, INC.; AND METLIFE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p>2018-CC-0254<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>PARTECH, LLC v. ST. BERNARD PARISH GOVERNMENT (Parish of St. Bernard)<br /></p><p>2018-CC-0255<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>ALCEE A. ANDERSON v. AMERICAN TRADING AND PRODUCTION CORPORATION; HESS CORPORATION, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO AMERADA HESS CORPORATION AND HESS, INC.; TEXACO, INC.; APEX OIL COMPANY INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO TRINIDAD CORPORATION; JOHN CRANE, INC.; AND METLIFE, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p>2018-CC-0256<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>MARGARET FISK MUNRO, ET AL. v. BRITISH AMERICAN OIL PRODUCING COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Cameron)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br /></p><p>2018-C -0257<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>KEARNEY LOUGHLIN AND TERRI LOUGHLIN v. UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p>2018-KK-0261<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PAUL F. CULLEN (Parish of Jefferson)<br /></p><p>2018-CP-0266<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>NORMAN DEAN v. SGT. BRIAN FLETCHER, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)<br /></p><p>2018-C -0269<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>ASHANTI GREEN AS TUTRIX OF THE MINORS, DAVE PETERSON, III & DAVID PETERSON v. MICHAEL JOHNSON, STATE FARM INSURANCE AGENCY, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, & AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p>2018-C -0277<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>SUCCESSION OF FRANCES ODEN YOUNGBLOOD C/W SUCCESSION OF RAY ODEN YOUNGBLOOD C/W SUCCESSION OF JAMES DEE YOUNGBLOOD, III (Parish of Caddo)<br />CRICHTON, J., recused.<br /></p><p>2018-C -0282<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>BARRETT W. MAGEE AND MEGAN A. MAGEE v. CADIS CONSTRUCTION, LLC (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /></p><p>2018-KK-0387<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICHARD MCGEE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p> </p><p> </p></div>