FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 043

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 4th day of April, 1996 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:
 

MOTION GRANTED PROBATION SATISFIED :

87-B-2061 LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION v. GEOFFREY LONGENECKER
 

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER :

96-KK- 0813 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARK CAMBRE (Parish of St. John Baptist)

KIMBALL, J. - would deny the writ.
 

STAY RECALLED; WRIT DENIED:

96-CC- 0833 RICHARD T. SMITH v. DESHA SWAYZE (Parish of Orleans)
  

STAY DENIED; WRIT DENIED:

96-CC- 0865 STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT v. AUGUST CRISTINA & BROTHERS, INC. (Parish of St. Charles)
  

REHEARING DENIED :

96-CC- 0380 DORIS PONTHIEUX, KEITH PONTHIEUX, VINCENT PONTHIEUX AND WAYNE PONTHIEUX v. MARK J. ALLEMAN AND SHELBY DIXON ALLEMAN (Parish of Jefferson)

LEMMON, J. - would grant a rehearing.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant a rehearing.

On the 8th day of April, 1996 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:
 

WRITS GRANTED :

95-C - 2670 BILLY W. COATS v. A.T.&T.(Office of Workers' Compensation Div. 1W)

96-C - 0199 NEW ORLEANS RIVERWALK ASSOCIATES v. ROBERT P. GUASTELLA EQUITIES, INC. ET AL CONSOLIDATED WITH ROBERT P. GUASTELLA EQUITIES, INC. v. NEW ORLEANS RIVERWALK ASSOCIATES, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

96-C - 0434 ISSAC KNAPPER v. HARRY F. CONNICK AND DAVID PADDISON (Parish of Orleans)
 

WRITS GRANTED WITH ORDER :

95-KH- 2065 STATE EX REL ALVIN CAMPBELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

96-CC- 0369 WILLIAM BRANDNER, RITA MAE BRANDNER, MICHAEL S. BRANDNER, WILLIAM BRANDNER, JR., PATRICK J. BRANDNER, CRAIG J. BRANDNER, KATHLEEN BRANDNER FERNANDEZ, AND MAUREEN BRANDNER MULLER v. THE ALTON OCHSNER MEDICAL FOUNDATION, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)
 

96-KK- 0503 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LENORA PRATT (Parish of Ouachita)

LEMMON, J. - dissents and would deny the writ.

KIMBALL, J. - dissents and would deny the writ.

VICTORY, J. - dissents and would deny the writ.

96-CC- 0739 JOHNNY JOSEPH GIORDANO, JR., ET UX v. RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

LEMMON, J. - would grant and docket.

96-CC- 0758 JOHNNY JOSEPH GIORDANO, JR., ET UX v. RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

LEMMON, J. - would grant and docket.
 

WRITS TRANSFERRED TO COURT OF APPEALS :

96-KH- 0702 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALBERT WALTER (Parish of St. Mary) (Court of Appeal, First Circuit)

96-KH- 0703 STATE EX REL CECIL CURAN v. 19th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT (Parish of East Baton Rouge) (Court of Appeal, First Circuit)

96-KH- 0705 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WALTER FAVOROTH (Parish of Orleans) (Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit)
 

WRIT TRANSFERRED TO DISTRICT COURT :

96-KH- 0710 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRELL MORGAN (Parish of Orleans)
 

MOTIONS TO ENFORCE; GRANTED:

94-KH- 2912 STATE EX REL ROBERT MYLES v. HON. CALVIN JOHNSON, JUDGE (Parish of Orleans)

94-KH- 3088 STATE EX REL CLYDE CARTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

95-KH- 0251 STATE EX REL LARRY TRIGGS v. JOHN P. WHITLEY, WARDEN (Parish of Orleans)

95-KH- 0585 STATE EX REL RONALD PHILLIPS v. N. BURL CAIN, WARDEN (Parish of Orleans)

95-KH- 0596 STATE EX REL ERVIN DORSEY v. JOHN P. WHITLEY, WARDEN (Parish of Orleans)
 

MOTIONS TO ENFORCE; DENIED:

94-KH- 2107 STATE EX REL GERALD A. BAILEY v. JOHN P. WHITLEY, WARDEN (Parish of Jefferson)

94-KH- 3152 STATE EX REL LOUIS WHITE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

95-KH- 0510 STATE EX REL KIRK SPENCER v. HON. FRANK J. SHEA, JUDGE (Parish of Orleans)
 

REHEARING DENIED :

95-CC- 0953 WILBERT BOLDS v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - would grant and docket.
 

RECONSIDERATIONS DENIED :

94-K - 1379 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SILAS JOHNSON (Parish of Calcasieu)
  

96-C - 0066 JOE STEPHENS v. AUDUBON INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Caddo)
 

WRITS DENIED :

95-KK- 2958 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)

95-C - 2994 DEADRIA SINGLETON v. MALCOLM ROSS, ET AL CONSOLIDATED WITH MALCOLM ROSS VERSUS KALTRIM G. SINGLETON, ET AL CONSOLIDATED WITH KAHRIM G. SINGLETON, ET AL v. MALCOLM ROSS, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - would grant the writ.

KIMBALL, J. - would grant the writ.

96-KO- 0106 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES BOSTON (Parish of Caddo)

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

96-KO- 0119 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC JEROME THOMAS (Parish of Caddo)

96-C - 0151 WILLIAM J. PITTS, AND BRENDA JOYCE LYLES PITTS v.SOUTHERN SCRAP RECYCLING MORGAN CITY, INC. AND WILLIAM OLIVIER CONSOLIDATED WITH PAUL POLK, JR. AND DENA RENEE MULLINS POLK, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, CHRISTOPHER PAUL DOUGLAS POLK AND SARAH ELIZABETH POLK v. SOUTHERN SCRAP RECYCLING MORGAN CITY, INC. AND WILLIAM OLIVIER (Parish of St. Mary)

96-C - 0179 WILLIAM J. PITTS, AND BRENDA JOYCE LYLES PITTS VERSUS / SOUTHERN SCRAP RECYCLING MORGAN CITY, INC. AND WILLIAM OLIVIER CONSOLIDATED WITH PAUL POLK, JR. AND DENA RENEE MULLINS POLK, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, CHRISTOPHER PAUL DOUGLAS POLK AND SARAH ELIZABETH POLK v. SOUTHERN SCRAP RECYCLING MORGAN CITY, INC. AND WILLIAM OLIVIER (Parish of St. Mary)

96-C - 0191 STEVEN J. LEWIS v. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS CRIMINAL SHERIFF'S OFFICE (Office of Workers' Compensation Div. 8)

96-C - 0202 GLADYS PARKER, ET AL v. MILLARD DEPRIEST, ET AL (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

96-C - 0218 GLADYS PARKER et al v. MILLARD DEPRIEST et al (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

96-CK- 0406 D. E. IN INTEREST OF (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - would grant the writ.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

96-C - 0437 RACHEL F. PRISK v. M. CARMEN PALAZZO, ST. JUDE MEDICAL CENTER AND AMERICAN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL A/K/A AMI (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - would grant the writ.

KIMBALL, J. - would grant the writ.

96-C - 0438 JAMES MICKEY WELCH, WANDA L. WELCH, SIDNEY L. GREEN AND TONI L. GREEN v. NANCY ZUCCO AND THE SUCCESSION OF KATHERINE STRAUGHN (Parish of Tensas)

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

96-C - 0439 GEORGE DADE v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Office of Workers' Compensation, Dist. 5)

96-C - 0440 JAMES E. PREVOST v. JOBBERS OIL TRANSPORT COMPANY (Office of Workers' Compensation, Dist. 6)
 

96-C - 0472 EARLYN CARRIER, JR v. DEBARGE'S COLLEGE JUNCTION (Office of Workers' Compensation Dist. 2)

MARCUS, J. - would grant on issue of attorney's fees and penalties.

LEMMON, J. - would grant on issue of attorney's fees and penalties.

VICTORY, J. - would grant on issue of attorney's fees and penalties.

96-C - 0475 GEORGE DADE v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Office of Workers' Compensation, Dist. 5)

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

96-CC- 0476 BOBBY DANIEL FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD, KENDALL DANIEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS (Parish of Rapides)

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

96-C - 0504 SHANE DEJEAN v. INTERSTATE GUARANTY INS. CO., ET AL (Parish of St. Martin)

96-C - 0505 MARSHA LORRAINE HENDERSON v. NEW MEDICO ASSOCIATES, INC. AND AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL ADJUSTMENT COMPANY, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation Dist. 6)

96-C - 0506 RICHARD WOOLEY v. E.J.D. BUILDERS, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation, Dist. 7)

96-KK- 0509 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEITH BLAZIO (Parish of Orleans)

96-KK- 0511 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN PATTON (Parish of Jefferson)

96-C - 0512 ALFRED LEROY CAILLET, ET AL v. BOUWE DYKSTRA, ET AL (Parish of Iberville)

96-C - 0514 SHEILA ADKINSON AND WILLIE ADKINSON v. BROOKSHIRE GROCERY COMPANY, INC., D/B/A SUPER 1 FOOD STORE (Parish of Rapides)

96-KK- 0517 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRANK H. COLEMAN (Parish of Cameron)

96-CC- 0525 EDMUNDSON BROTHERS PARTNERSHIP, ET AL v. MONTEX DRILLING COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Avoyelles)

KIMBALL, J. - would grant the writ.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

96-C - 0526 STANLEY J. STEWART v. PARISH OF JEFFERSON, JEFFERSON PARISH PUBLIC WORKS (Parish of Jefferson)

96-C - 0527 CHRISTOPHER V. FONTAINE v. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS, ST. RITA CHURCH OF NEW ORLEANS, FATHER DINO CINEL, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

96-KK- 0530 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY A. BIRTHA (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - recused.

96-C - 0531 LAURA E. COCO v. CHARLES L. COCO, III (Parish of Avoyelles)

96-C - 0532 ROSE M. POCHE' v. TORRIS M. CUNNINGHAM AND STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Terrebonne)
 

96-C - 0533 GEORGE TEMPLE AND PENNY TEMPLE v. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Pointe Coupee)

KIMBALL, J. - recused.

96-C - 0534 JANE C. BUCHERT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND TOURISM, OFFICE OF TOURISM (Parish of Orleans)

96-KH- 0629 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFFERY MIMS, SR. (Parish of Orleans)

96-KK- 0641 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LARRY JOHNSON (Parish of Orleans)

96-C - 0706 HEYWARD G. JEFFERS, JR. v. THOMAS BOOTY AND WENDY BOOTY (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

96-CC- 0871 WAYNE R. CENTANNI v. BARRY SPIZER, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)