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# 100
FROM: CLERK OF
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
On the 11th day of November,
1997 , the following action was taken by
the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed
below:
WRIT
GRANTED WITH ORDER :
97-CC- 2830 SHEILA
LAWSON, LISA PRINCE, AND KIMBERLY KADY v. DR. JEFFREY
STRAUS, LOUISIANA EYE CENTER OF NEW ORLEANS, P.C., D/B/A
STRAUS EYE AZAR MEDICAL SURGICAL AND LASER EYE CENTER,
MEDICAL CARE INTERNATIONAL CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.
AND ST. PAUL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)
JOHNSON, J. -
not on panel; recused.
On the 13th day of November,
1997 , the following action
was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s)
listed below:
INTERIM
SUSPENSION ORDERED:
97-B - 2638 IN
RE: C. WILLIAM GERHARDT
See Order.
KNOLL, J. - not
on panel.
In the 14th day of November,
1997 , the following action was taken by
the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed
below:
WRITS
GRANTED :
97-C - 1938 MICHELLE
AUCOIN, ET AL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of East Baton
Rouge) (Consolidated with No. 97-C-1967)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- not on panel.
97-C - 1967 MICHELLE
AUCOIN, ET AL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of East Baton
Rouge) (Consolidated with No. 97-C-1938)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- not on panel.
97-CC- 1997 GEORGE
UNDERWOOD, JR. AND DESSIE UNDERWOOD v. LANE MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL, ET AL (Parish of East Feliciana)
KIMBALL, J. -
not on panel.
97-CC- 2005 EARL
J. ADAMS, JR., ET AL v. J. E. MERIT CONSTRUCTION, INC.,
ET AL (Parish of Plaquemines)
LEMMON, J. -
not on panel.
WRITS
GRANTED WITH ORDER :
97-KH- 1691 STATE
EX REL JONATHAN STEVENSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of East Baton Rouge)
LEMMON, J. -
not on panel.
97-KK- 1837 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. TOMMY CAGE (Parish of Orleans)
JOHNSON, J. -
not on panel.
97-CC- 1972 DEBRA
WILLIAMS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS LEGAL TUTRIX OF HER MINOR
CHILDREN v. STEVEN J. GALLIANO, ET AL (Parish of Terrebonne)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- would grant and docket.
LEMMON, J. -
would grant and docket.
KIMBALL, J. -
not on panel.
JOHNSON, J. -
would deny the writ.
97-CC- 2125 KAREN
BEARD, ET AL v. JOHN E. WILSON, ET AL (Parish of East
Baton Rouge)
KIMBALL, J. -
would deny the writ.
JOHNSON, J. -
would deny the writ.
KNOLL, J. - not
on panel.
97-CC- 2137 ROBERT
DIMM AND ALICE DIMM v. DR. GUY P. ZERINGUE AND LOUISIANA
MEDICAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Lafourche)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- not on panel.
97-CC- 2325 ROBERT
H. CARR, III AND KATHLEEN CARR, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS
REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL PERSONS SIMILARLY SITUATED v.
GAF, INC., GAF BUILDING MATERIALS CORP., STATE ROOFING
AND SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. AND FONTAINE LUMBER COMPANY,
INC. (Parish of Pointe Coupee)
See Per Curiam.
JOHNSON, J. -
concurs in the result.
KNOLL, J. - not
on panel.
97-CC- 2356 MARZELL
IKE DUMAS, ET AL v. ANGUS CHEMICAL COMPANY, ET AL (Parish
of Ouachita)
See Order.
VICTORY, J. -
not on panel; recused.
WRIT
TRANSFERRED TO COURT OF APPEAL FIFTH CIRCUIT :
97-KH- 2743 STATE
EX REL PATRICIA VAN WINKLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of Jefferson)
JOHNSON, J. -
not on panel.
WRIT
TRANSFERRED TO DISTRICT COURT :
97-CI- 1764 FELIX
A. PRICE v. COMMISSIONER OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT COURT (Parish of East Baton Rouge)
TRAYLOR, J. -
not on panel.
WRITS
GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER / DENIED IN PART :
97-K - 1491 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD EMMETT LANGLOIS (Parish of Orleans)
LEMMON, J. -
would grant and docket.
TRAYLOR, J. -
not on panel.
97-KP- 1590 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. FELTUS CARTER (Parish of Orleans)
LEMMON, J. -
not on panel.
APPLICATION
DISMISSED ON RELATOR'S REQUEST:
97-K - 1715 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. GLENN A. BORCHERS (Parish of Jefferson)
KNOLL, J. - not
on panel.
MOTIONS TO ENFORCE GRANTED WITH ORDER:
95-KH- 0731 STATE
EX REL ALVIN LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of
Orleans)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- not on panel.
MOTIONS
TO ENFORCE GRANTED WITH ORDER:
96-KH- 2418 STATE
EX REL DARRELL JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of East Baton Rouge)
JOHNSON, J. -
not on panel.
97-KH- 0681 STATE
EX REL LIONEL JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of Jefferson)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- not on panel.
RECONSIDERATION
GRANTED; APPLICATION WAS TIMELY FILED; WRIT DENIED:
97-C - 1804 HUBERT E. RICHARD, ET
UX v. CLAUDE HOLLIS GOOCH, ET UX (Parish of Vermilion)
MOTION
TO ENFORCE DENIED:
97-KH- 0855 STATE
EX REL LIONEL TOLBERT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of East Baton Rouge)
KNOLL, J. - not
on panel.
RECONSIDERATIONS
DENIED :
97-KH- 0049 STATE
EX REL JAMES J. FETTERLY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of Lafourche)
LEMMON, J. -
not on panel.
97-C - 1404 MIDDLEBERG,
RIDDLE & GIANNA v. THE HOME INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish
of Orleans)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- not on panel.
97-C - 1520 SHYRONE
TITUS, JR. v. CAPITOL CITY TOWING & RECOVERY, INC.
ET AL (Parish of East Baton Rouge)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- not on panel.
97-C - 1639 SUSAN
LAPEYRONNIE v. DIMITRI EYE CENTER, INC. (Parish of Orleans)
VICTORY, J. -
not on panel.
WRITS
DENIED :
97-KH- 0548 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)
MARCUS, J. -
not on panel.
97-KH- 0789 STATE
EX REL JESSE BELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East
Baton Rouge)
JOHNSON, J. -
not on panel.
97-KH- 0841 STATE
EX REL JOHN M. WARRICK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of St. Tammany)
LEMMON, J. -
not on panel.
97-KH- 0842 STATE
EX REL FLOYD DARBY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of
Orleans)
VICTORY, J. -
not on panel.
97-KH- 0843 STATE
EX REL RANDOLPH MATTHIEU v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of Lafayette)
KIMBALL, J. -
not on panel.
97-KH- 0845 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. CARL J. GILLIAM, JR. (Parish of St.
Mary)
TRAYLOR, J. -
not on panel.
97-KH- 0846 STATE
EX REL DANIEL F. BEACH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of St. Mary)
KNOLL, J. - not
on panel.
97-KH- 0847 STATE
EX REL LARRY E. BROWDER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of Orleans)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- not on panel.
97-KH- 0849 STATE
EX REL FRANK GREEN v. STATE 0F LOUISIANA (Parish of
Orleans)
LEMMON, J. -
not on panel.
97-KH- 0850 STATE
EX REL DONALD RAY SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of Bossier)
KIMBALL, J. -
not on panel.
97-KH- 0904 STATE
EX REL SHELLY WALTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of
Orleans)
JOHNSON, J. -
not on panel.
97-K - 1424 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. MELVIN C. HUNTER (Parish of Orleans)
MARCUS, J. -
not on panel.
97-KO- 1470 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT POOLER (Parish of Livingston)
MARCUS, J. -
not on panel.
97-KO- 1473 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. OLIVER FRAZIER (Parish of East Baton
Rouge)
VICTORY, J. -
not on panel.
97-CC- 1493 WILLIAM
R.G. SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT
OF ADMINISTRATION; BILL LYNCH, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS INSPECTOR
GENERAL OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; AND STEVEN IRVING,
INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE ATTORNEY FOR THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Baton Rouge)
VICTORY, J. -
not on panel.
97-KO- 1496 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN THOMPSON (Parish of Orleans)
LEMMON, J. -
not on panel.
97-K - 1524 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT A. STEWART (Parish of Caddo)
JOHNSON, J. -
not on panel.
97-KO- 1535 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. CLEOPHA FREDERICK (Parish of Tangipahoa)
TRAYLOR, J. -
not on panel.
97-K - 1537 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. RUSSELL ROSS RUBIN (Parish of Evangeline)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- not on panel.
97-K - 1541 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. DEBRA SCOTT (Parish of East Baton Rouge)
MARCUS, J. -
not on panel.
KNOLL, J. - would
grant the writ.
97-KP- 1565 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. LAMON LAMAR MOODY, IV (Parish of East
Baton Rouge)
KIMBALL, J. -
not on panel.
JOHNSON, J. -
would grant and docket.
97-CC- 1600 MARZELL
IKE DUMAS, ET AL v. ANGUS CHEMICAL COMPANY, ET AL (Parish
of Ouachita)
LEMMON, J. -
would grant the writ.
VICTORY, J. -
not on panel; recused.
97-KH- 1672 STATE
EX REL CONRAD BECKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of
Jefferson)
TRAYLOR, J. -
not on panel.
97-CI- 1690 JOHN
R. ORTEGO v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (Parish of East
Baton Rouge)
MARCUS, J. -
not on panel.
97-CI- 1697 RICKIE
WESTFALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- not on panel.
97-KH- 1760 STATE
EX REL JOHN D. LYNCH, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of Orleans)
KNOLL, J. - not
on panel.
97-KH- 1768 STATE
EX REL MICHAEL FRANCOIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of St. Mary)
VICTORY, J. -
not on panel.
97-KH- 1796 STATE
EX REL WILLIAM WHITE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of
Ouachita)
VICTORY, J. -
not on panel.
97-KK- 1844 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES RAY ALFORD (Parish of Union)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- would grant the writ.
LEMMON, J. -
would grant the writ.
KIMBALL, J. -
would grant the writ.
VICTORY, J. -
not on panel.
97-C - 1863 NEWMAN
GREENHOUSE v. LAFAYETTE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of
Avoyelles)
VICTORY, J. -
would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J. -
would grant the writ.
KNOLL, J. - not
on panel; recused.
97-C - 1940 GLORIA
D. STRICKLAND v. ED LAYRISSON, SHERIFF OF TANGIPAHOA
PARISH (Parish of Tangipahoa)
JOHNSON, J. -
not on panel.
TRAYLOR, J. -
concurs in the denial, pointing out that this is a no
cause of action and not a motion for a summary judgment.
KNOLL, J. - concurs
in the denial, pointing out that this is a no cause
of action and not a motion for summary judgment.
97-C - 1986 PATRICIA
ANN MISTICH, ET AL. v. VOLKSWAGEN OF GERMANY, INC.,
ET AL. (Parish of St. Bernard)
MARCUS, J. -
not on panel.
97-C - 1994 PATRICIA
ANN MISTICH, ET AL v. VOLKSWAGEN OF GERMANY, INC. ET
AL (Parish of St. Bernard)
MARCUS, J. -
not on panel.
97-C - 1999 PATRICIA
ANN MISTICH, ET AL v. VOLKSWAGEN OF GERMANY, INC. ET
AL (Parish of St. Bernard)
MARCUS, J. -
not on panel.
97-C - 2002 EDDIE
HARRIS, JR. v. VENTURE TRANSPORT, INC. C/W HOUMA PHYSICAL
THERAPY CLINIC v. VENTURE TRANSPORT, INC. (Office of
Workers'Compensation District # 9)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- not on panel.
97-CP- 2014 VELBERT
M. REED, SR. v. LAYMON GODWIN, ET AL (Parish of Ouachita)
MARCUS, J. -
not on panel.
97-C - 2018 JAMES
HUMPHREYS, JR., ET AL v. ROBERT J. GOHRES, ET AL (Parish
of Jefferson)
VICTORY, J. -
not on panel.
97-C - 2026 ARTHUR
DAVIS v. CAJUN BAG AND SUPPLY CO. (Office of Workers'
Compensation District # 4)
JOHNSON, J. -
not on panel.
KNOLL, J. - would
grant the writ.
97-C - 2036 RANDY
STEED v. STOKES TOWING COMPANY, INC. (Parish of St.
John Baptist)
VICTORY, J. -
would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J. -
would grant the writ.
KNOLL, J. - not
on panel.
97-C - 2037 DAISY
LEE WARNER v. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans)
MARCUS, J. -
not on panel.
97-C - 2038 KENNETH
P. JONES v. WILLIAM OWENS, TYRONE OWENS, ALLSTATE INSURANCE
COMPANY, REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND EDDIE HALEY
(Parish of Orleans)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- not on panel.
97-CC- 2040 WILLIAM
YOUNG v. BICHAN PARTNERSHIP (Parish of Jefferson)
VICTORY, J. -
not on panel.
KNOLL, J. - would
grant the writ.
97-C - 2042 JOSEPH
JOFFRION v. CHARLES PURCELLO, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- not on panel.
97-CC- 2053 IN
RE: FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY v. LAUDRICK JONES (Parish
of Avoyelles)
VICTORY, J. -
not on panel.
97-KK- 2056 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. MATTHEW MARCHAND (Parish of East Baton
Rouge)
CALOGERO, C.J.
- not on panel.
97-CC- 2060 N-Y
ASSOCIATES, INC. v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE ORLEANS
LEVEE DISTRICT (Parish of Orleans)
LEMMON, J. -
not on panel.
97-C - 2067 LOIS
J. NICHOLS v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (Parish of Rapides)
LEMMON, J. -
not on panel.
97-C - 2068 BESSIE
C. CUMMINGS v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. ET AL (Parish of
Rapides)
KIMBALL, J. -
not on panel.
97-CC- 2076 RONALD
CARTER, ET AL v. THOMAS A. MAXWELL, ET AL (Parish of
Orleans)
LEMMON, J. -
not on panel.
97-KK- 2090 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. DAMON DAUSSAT (Parish of Orleans)
LEMMON, J. -
not on panel.
97-CC- 2092 MARILYN
BURGE MITCHELL WIFE OF/AND ROBERT WAYNE MITCHELL v.
A BONANO AGENCIES, INC. d/b/a BONANO INSURANCE AGENCY,
INTERSTATE GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ABC INSURANCE
COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany)
KNOLL, J. - not
on panel.
97-C - 2099 TUCKER
DICKSON v. LUCKY PIERRE'S WORLD BEAT AND SCOTTSDALE
INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)
KIMBALL, J. -
not on panel.
97-C - 2102 RAYMOND
HOLMES AND THE UNITED TEACHERS OF NEW ORLEANS v. ORLEANS
PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of Orleans)
VICTORY, J. -
not on panel.
97-CC- 2104 MICHAEL
WAYNE FLORES AND MELISSA FLORES v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT,
ET AL (Parish of Caddo)
KNOLL, J. - not
on panel.
97-CC- 2108 PATRICIA
SMITH, WIFE OF/AND EVAN SMITH, JR. v. STATE FARM MUTUAL
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, NAUTILUS PIPE & TOOL
COMPANY, INC. AND JOHN C. GORDON (Parish of Terrebonne)
VICTORY, J. -
not on panel.
97-CC- 2115 SUSAN
LECOMPETE SHIFTER v. JOHN H. HAMMEL, III, AND ALLSTATE
INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)
MARCUS, J. -
not on panel.
97-C - 2118 ROSEMARY
NIKLAUS v. JOSEPH H. BELLINA, M.D., ET AL (Parish of
Orleans)
KIMBALL, J. -
not on panel.
97-CC- 2120 SUSAN
LECOMPETE SHIFTER v. JOHN H. HAMMEL, III, AND ALLSTATE
INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)
MARCUS, J. -
not on panel.
97-KK- 2134 STATE
OF LOUISIANA v. PATRICIA O'SHEA AND MICHELLE NIEMEIR
(Parish of Orleans)
TRAYLOR, J. -
not on panel.
97-C - 2138 SYLVIA
JOSEPH SHEAR, ALAN SHEAR AND ANNETTA SHEAR KRELITZ v.
SAMUEL SHEAR A/K/A SAM SHEAR AND SHIRLEY GOODMAN SHEAR
(Parish of Jefferson)
MARCUS, J. -
not on panel.
97-CC- 2141 JO
ANN KUEBEL WILLIAMS v. FRANK B. WILLIAMS (Parish of
Orleans)
LEMMON, J. -
not on panel.
JOHNSON, J. -
would grant and reinstate the judgment of the trial
court.
TRAYLOR, J. -
would grant and reinstate the judgment of the trial
court.
97-C - 2142 KATHERINE
WARD v. JOSEPH VIZZINI, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)
JOHNSON, J. -
not on panel.
97-CC- 2156 DANIEL
LOMBAS, ET AL v. GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish
of Iberia)
JOHNSON, J. -
not on panel.
97-CC- 2157 IN
RE: ASBESTOS PLAINTIFFS, ET AL v. BORDEN, INC., ET AL
(Parish of Orleans)
TRAYLOR, J. -
not on panel.
97-CC- 2158 DEANNE
BLANCHARD v. DR. FRED F. PETMECKY (Parish of Jefferson)
VICTORY, J. -
not on panel.
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