FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 066

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 7th day of June, 1996 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:
 

WRITS GRANTED :

96-C - 0803 MELVIN FOSTER AND LOU M. FOSTER v. DESTIN TRADING CORPORATION AND BLESSEY MARINE SERVICES, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1027 KIMBERLY SYRIE v. VICTOR SCHILHAB, ET AL C/W ROBERT ETIE, ETC. v. VICTOR R. SCHILHAB, ET AL (Parish of Lafayette)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.
 

WRITS GRANTED WITH ORDER :

96-CC- 1015 EDMUNDSON BROTHERS PARTNERSHIP, ET AL v. MONTEX DRILLING COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Avoyelles)

See Order.

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

WATSON, J. - would deny the writ.

VICTORY, J. - would deny the writ.

BLEICH, J. - would deny the writ.

96-KK- 1145 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CEDRIC THOMAS (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

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

JOHNSON, J. - would deny the writ.

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

96-CC- 1212 ROBERT G. HARVEY, SR. ET AL v. WILLIAM (BILL) ELDER AND RAMPART BROADCASTING COMPANY D/B/A WWL TELEVISION (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

KIMBALL, J. - would deny the writ.
 

WRITS GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER / DENIED IN PART :

96-C - 1030 SUSAN RICHARDSON PRUDHOMME, INDIVIDUALLY & ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR SON, TRAVERN RICHARDSON v. IMPERIAL FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY & WARREN BIAS (Parish of Evangeline)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

KIMBALL, J. - would grant and docket.

VICTORY, J. - would grant and docket.

96-KH- 1296 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL GERARD DAVE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.
 

SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM :

91-B - 2938 IN RE: JAMES E. MOUTON

BLEICH, J. - not on panel.
 

INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE ORDER:

96-B - 1115 IN RE JOSE L. CASTRO

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.
 

CONSENT DISCIPLINE APPROVED; SEE PER CURIAM :

96- B- 0981 IN RE: DONALD L. MAYEUX

LEMMON, J. - concurs in part, dissents in part and assigns reasons.

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.
 

WRITS DENIED :

93-KH- 3006 STATE EX REL HERBERT ROSS v. JOHN P. WHITLEY, WARDEN (Parish of Lafourche)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

93-KH- 3078 STATE EX REL TYRONE LIVAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

93-KH- 3081 STATE EX REL KENNY WAYNE WHITMORE v. JOHN P. WHITLEY, WARDEN (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

93-KH- 3155 STATE EX REL TERRY BROOKS v. JOHN P. WHITLEY, WARDEN (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

93-KH- 3176 STATE EX REL KIRK DOUGLAS CHARLES v. JOHN P. WHITLEY, WARDEN (Parish of Jefferson Davis)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

94-KH- 0008 STATE EX REL ARDIE BROWN v. JOHN P. WHITLEY, WARDEN (Parish of Ouachita)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

94-KH- 0009 STATE EX REL ALBERT LANDRY v. RICHARD L. STALDER, SECRETARY (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

94-KH- 0039 STATE EX REL VERNELL RICHARDSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

94-KH- 0043 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. REYNOLD SANTA CRUZ (Parish of Orleans)

WATSON, J. - not on panel.

94-KH- 0058 STATE EX REL DAVID HAMILTON v. FRED KENNEDY, WARDEN (Parish of Caddo)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

94-KH- 0061 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENT ANDERS (Parish of Orleans)

BLEICH, J. - not on panel.

94-KH- 0067 STATE EX REL OSCAR TUESNO v. JOHN P. WHITLEY, WARDEN (Parish of Orleans)

WATSON, J. - not on panel.

94-KH- 0077 STATE EX REL CARL CARRIERE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

94-KH- 0082 STATE EX REL LEE WILLIAMS v. HON. LEON A. CANNIZZARO (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

94-KH- 0087 STATE EX REL HARRY ROBART v. JOHN P. WHITLEY, WARDEN (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

94-KH- 0107 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARVIN D. COLLINS (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

94-KH- 0115 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIE J. ROSS (Parish of Ouachita)

WATSON, J. - not on panel.

94-KH- 0127 STATE EX REL WILLIAM A. HARPER v. PAUL J. deMAHY, JUDGE (Parish of St. Martin)

BLEICH, J. - not on panel.

94-KH- 0167 STATE EX REL MOSES MILLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Franklin)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 0097 STATE EX REL CHARLES BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 0256 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLARENCE JONES (Parish of Jefferson)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 0261 STATE EX REL WESLEY BRIGGS v. JOHN P. WHITLEY, WARDEN (Parish of Vernon)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 1679 STATE EX REL WALTER BURNETTE v. PATRICK J. MCCABE (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

95-CP- 1722 DOYLE WHITTINGTON v. RICHARD WALL, WARDEN (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 1728 STATE EX REL BRIAN BELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2184 STATE EX REL JOHN HENRY McCLINTOCK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

96-KO- 0551 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLIE W. WATER (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

96-KO- 0579 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL IRBY (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

96-KO- 0590 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH FRANCIS FORBES, JR. (Parish of St. Landry)

BLEICH, J. - not on panel.

96-KO- 0595 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LARRY TAYLOR (Parish of Calcasieu)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

96-K - 0649 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD E. SMITH (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel; recused.

96-C - 0903 ANTON HAWTHORNE v. THE SALVATION ARMY, CALVIN BOOTH AND LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

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

WATSON, J. - not on panel.

KIMBALL, J. - would grant the writ.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

96-C - 0995 KIMBERLY SYRIE v. VICTOR SCHILHAB, ET AL C/W ROBERT ETIE, ETC. v. VICTOR R. SCHILHAB, ET AL (Parish of Lafayette)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

WATSON, J. - would grant the writ.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

96-C - 1022 OCHSNER CLINIC v. MAXICARE LOUISIANA, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)

WATSON, J. - would grant the writ.

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1051 JAMES TYE v. CO-MAR OFFSHORE OPERATOR, INC., AND MCCALL ENTERPRISES, INC. (Parish of St. Mary)

WATSON, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1076 PATRICK SCOTT KINCHEN v. BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, AND CHARLES E. ALSANDER (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1081 PUMPKIN AIR, INC. AND OFFSHORE LOGISTICS, INC. v. LEON TARVER, II, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND TAXATION, STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL (Parish of Lafayette)

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1085 ANN H. BOWEN v. BEN S. SKILLMAN, ET AL (Parish of Bossier)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

96-KK- 1086 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BYRON CHAD JONES (Parish of Jefferson Davis)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

96-CC- 1092 STEVEN G. CRIGLER v. DAVID CRIGLER, ET AL (Parish of Bossier)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1094 DAVID A. DUHON v. RITA DETTE, ET AL (Parish of St. Tammany)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1097 GINA FIRAVICH, WIFE OF/AND JAMES L. JOHNSTON v. MARSHA KIMBLE, WIFE OF/AND WAYNE LEROY HAGAN, DEBBIE HOLTGREN, AND STIRE REAL ESTATE (Parish of Tangipahoa)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1100 ALEX OIL CO. v. HOUMA PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Concordia)

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

96-C - 1102 WILLIAM DEAL v. BANCROFT BAG, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation District No. 1E)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1103 GARRETT WALKER v. DALE RINICKER AND EAST CARROLL PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE (Parish of East Carroll)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

WATSON, J. - would grant the writ.

96-C - 1106 JAMES H. "JIM" BROWN, AS COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ASSOCIATED INSURANCE CONSULTANTS, INC. AND ASSOCIATED AUDITORS, INC., ET AL C/W JAMES H. "JIM" BROWN, AS COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PHYSICIAN'S MEDICAL INDEMNITY ASSOCIATION, ET AL C/W JAMES H. "JIM" BROWN, AS COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEME REINSURANCE LIMITED; NUMA, INC.; ERIC T. SCHMIDT; JOHN O'BRIEN; & GARY BENNETT (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

96-CC- 1109 WILLIAM B. BOOTH, JR., ET AL v. MAHORNER CLINIC AND DR. H. WAYNE HENRY (Parish of Jefferson)

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

96-C - 1113 DAVID RICE v. ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND FAIRGROUNDS CORPORATION (Parish of Orleans)

WATSON, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1114 ANTOINETTE ZACHARY v. SENIOR VILLAGE NURSING HOME AND RICHARD & ASSOCIATES (Office of Workers' Compensation District No. 2)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1119 CYNTHIA WOLD v. FUGRO-MCCLELLAND, INC., ET AL (Office of Workers' Compensation District No. 3)

BLEICH, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1120 MARK GONZALES v. JOHNSON BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Parish of Avoyelles)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

96-C - 1121 ETHEL SINCLAIR v. CROWLEY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

96-C - 1123 GLORIA SANCHEZ v. LIBERTY LLOYDS, ET AL (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1124 JOHNNIE CAROLYN MAZA BARRETT, ET AL v. T.L. JAMES & COMPANY (Parish of Lincoln)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1125 LOUISIANA HORSEMEN'S BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION 1993, INC. v. FAIR GROUNDS CORPORATION, FIRST STATEWIDE RACING COMPANY, INC. D/B/A EVANGELINE DOWNS, LOUISIANA DOWNS, INC. DELTA DOWNS RACING ASSOCIATION, INC. AND LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

BLEICH, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1129 TONYA MCDOUGAL VS DR. JUAN BLANCH C/W TERRY HIGGINBOTHAM v. LAFOURCHE HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT #3 d/b/a THIBODAUX HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER AND DR. JUAN BLANCH (Parish of Lafourche)

WATSON, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1130 BENJAMIN TRENCH v. HARMONY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Office of Workers' Compensation District No. 5)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1133 GLORIA MAYEUX v. KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN (Office of Workers' Compensation District No. 1E)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

96-KK- 1134 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAYMUNDO FLORES, ET AL (Parish of Caddo)

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

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

96-CC- 1139 JUDY A. MASTERS, ET AL v. COURTESY FORD COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Union)

BLEICH, J. - not on panel; recused.

96-CC- 1140 STUART PIKE v. PETRO-CHEM OPERATING, CO., INC. ET AL (Parish of Caddo)

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1144 MILDRED MARIE BROWN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS DULY APPOINTED NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR, JERMAINE QUINTEZ BROWN v. UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO., ET AL (Parish of Franklin)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

96-CC- 1148 STEVEN G. CRIGLER v. DAVID CRIGLER, ET AL (Parish of Bossier)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 1163 LOUISIANA HORSEMEN'S BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION 1993, INC. v. FAIR GROUNDS CORPORATION, FIRST STATEWIDE RACING COMPANY, INC. D/B/A EVANGELINE DOWNS, LOUISIANA DOWNS, INC. DELTA DOWNS RACING ASSOCIATION, INC. AND LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

BLEICH, J. - not on panel.

96-KK- 1191 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CEDRIC JACOBS (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

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

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

KIMBALL, J. - would grant the writ.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

96-KK- 1197 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAYMUNDO FLORES, ET AL (Parish of Caddo)

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

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

96-KH- 1258 STATE EX REL TYRONE LIVAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

96-KK- 1357 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRENCE HIDALGO (Parish of St. Martin)

WATSON, J. - not on panel.