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<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:justify;" width="100%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" width="63%">FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE</td><td valign="top" width="37%"><div align="right">NEWS RELEASE #005</div></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td valign="top">FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA</td><td valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="nrbody"><p><style>.nrbody h1 { display:block; font-size:1em; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline; } .nrbody p { text-align:justify; } .nrdate { font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline; } </style></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Opinions handed down on the <span class="nrdate">27th day of January, 2023</span> are as follows:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Crichton, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/22-0757.C.OPN.pdf">2022-C-00757&nbsp;HIDDEN GROVE, LLC VS. RICHARD A. BRAUNS AND LESLIE BRAUNS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)<br />REVERSED AND REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., concurs in part and dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />Hughes, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Genovese, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/22-0730.CC.OPN.pdf">2022-CC-00469 c/w 2022-CC-00539 c/w 2022-CC-00730&nbsp;BRITTANY LYNN SPENCER VS. VALERO REFINING MERAUX, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Bernard)<br />REVERSED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Hughes, J., dissents and would affirm the ruling of the lower courts.<br />Crain, J., concurs and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Griffin, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY McCallum, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/22-0336.C.OPN.pdf">2022-C-00336&nbsp;PINEVILLE CITY COURT, ET AL. VS. CITY OF PINEVILLE, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)<br />REVERSED. TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT REINSTATED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Hughes, J., dissents and would affirm the court of appeal.<br />Genovese, J., concurs in the result and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Griffin, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/22-0625.C.OPN.pdf">2022-C-00625&nbsp;STEVE CROOKS, ET AL. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)<br />COURT OF APPEAL REVERSED. TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT REINSTATED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Hughes, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>PER CURIAM:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/22-1338.B.OPN.pdf">2022-B-01338&nbsp;IN RE: W. JAMES SINGLETON</a><br />SUSPENSION IMPOSED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., concurs in part and dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/22-1357.B.OPN.pdf">2022-B-01357&nbsp;IN RE: ALTON BATES, II</a><br />SUSPENSION IMPOSED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., concurs in part and dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />Crichton, J., concurs in part and dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />Genovese, J., concurs in part and dissents in part for the reasons assigned by&nbsp;Chief Justice Weimer.<br />Crain, J., concurs.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/22-1439.B.OPN.pdf">2022-B-01439&nbsp;IN RE: ROBERT BARTHOLOMEW EVANS III</a><br />DISBARMENT IMPOSED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p>Crichton, J., concurs in part and dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., concurs in part and dissents in part for the reasons assigned by Justice Crichton.<br /><p>&nbsp;</p></div>
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