FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 024

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 17th day of March, 1997 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:
 

WRITS DENIED :

95-KH- 1028 STATE EX REL JEFFREY C. HAM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2188 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EZARD C. HALL (Parish of Ouachita)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

On the 19th day of March, 1997 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:
 

WRIT DENIED :

95-KH- 2425 STATE EX REL DAVID WINCHESTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

On the 20th day of March, 1997 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:
 

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER :

97-CC- 0706 MARILYN SPITZFADEN, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF A CLASS OF THOSE SIMILARLY SITUATED v. DOW CORNING CORPORATION, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - would grant to consider adequacy of the notice requirement.

LEMMON, J. - not on panel; recused.

TRAYLOR, J. - recused.
 

STAY GRANTED :

97-KK- 0707 IN RE: GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS (Parish of Orleans)

On the 21st day of March, 1997 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:
 

WRIT GRANTED :

97-C - 0188 MELVIN GRAHAM v. WILLIS-KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, ET AL (Parish of Caddo)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.
 

WRITS GRANTED WITH ORDER :

96-KK- 2553 STATE EX REL KEVIN PARKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

See Per Curiam.

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

96-KD- 2633 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TRAVIS ROGERS AND DWAYNE WINLEY (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

97-CC- 0178 JUDY WALLS, JAMES E. WALLS, KATHY W. HOFFPAUIR, BRENDA W. HEBERT, AND MICHAEL WALLS v. AMERICAN OPTICAL CORPORATION, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0214 SHARON TURNER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HER MINOR CHILD, REGINALD TURNER v. LINDA D'AMICO, LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND POINTE COUPEE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of Pointe Coupee)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

97-CC- 0315 STATE OF LOUISIANA, EX REL, USED MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS COMMISSION v. GENE H. ALEXANDER d/b/a ALEXANDER'S AUTO SALVAGE (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel; recused.

97-KK- 0367 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFFREY NELSON (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would deny the writ.
 

WRIT TRANSFERRED TO DISTRICT COURT :

97-KH- 0629 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHNNY RAY DESELLE (Parish of Rapides)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.
 

RECONSIDERATIONS DENIED :

96-KO- 1734 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LARRY D. HULS (Parish of Tangipahoa)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

96-KO- 1962 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EARL CRUM (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 2715 CAROLINE JAEGER v. AUTOMOTIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND INTERSTATE FORD (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

96-C - 2869 ADDISON JACK WORTHINGTON v. VASA NORTH ATLANTIC INS, CO., ET AL; TONY DEAN MULLINS v. VASA NORTH ATLANTIC INS. CO., ET AL; CHARLES RAY WHITAKER v. VASA NORTH ATLANTIC INS. CO., ET AL; RONALD L. POWELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DOTD; AND OTHER CONSOLIDATED CASES (Parish of Union)

VICTORY,. J. - not on panel.
 

WRITS NOT CONSIDERED :

97-CC- 0373 UMA RANI TAMMA v. MURTY S. KAMBHAMPATI (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0382 DR. PHILIP H. CREECH, M.D. v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel; recused.
 

WRIT DENIED; STAY ORDER VACATED:

96-KK- 2381 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LARRY JOHNSON (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.
 

WRITS DENIED :

95-KH- 2287 STATE EX REL TRACY D. FOWLKES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2301 STATE EX REL ROBERT YOUNG, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2316 STATE EX REL ELLIS R. WILKINSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2363 STATE EX REL LESTER JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2420 STATE EX REL HAROLD E. JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jackson)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2423 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEO STEWARD (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2439 STATE EX REL ERIC DUNN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2442 STATE OF LOUISIANA, EX REL FREDERICK JONES v. STATE OF LOUISISANA (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2443 STATE EX REL WILLIAM KISSINGER v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2457 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CARL HACKETT (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2458 STATE EX REL GREGORY LAGARDE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2478 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL FREDDIE L. THIBODEAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2507 STATE EX REL PATRICK SALONE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2508 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CARL JACQUET (Parish of Iberia)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2514 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL MELVIN REED v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2520 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL PAUL J. MAYEAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2524 STATE EX REL WILEY F. FOLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2529 STATE EX REL PHILLIP MILES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ascension)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2531 STATE EX REL ROY ANTHONY HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2533 STATE EX REL CHARLES WASHINGTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2538 STATE EX REL LARRY SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

95-KH- 2552 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL JEFFERY B. HALL v. KELLY WARD, WARDEN DAVID WADE CORRECTIONAL CENTER (Parish of Caddo)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

96-KH- 1539 STATE EX REL LESTER JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

96-K - 1710 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID MATHIS (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

96-K - 1974 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY BOULT (Parish of Caddo)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

96-K - 2563 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN THAMES (Parish of Livingston)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

96-K - 2564 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TOUSSAINT KATAZ RIDGEWAY (Parish of Lincoln)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

96-K - 2566 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SANDRA HARRIS (Parish of St. Landry)

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

96-K - 2570 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. IVORY J. DYER (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

96-K - 2571 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHNNY DUNCAN (Parish of West Feliciana)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

97-CC- 0006 JENNIFER L. ARMAND v. CHRISTOPHER B. RHODES, ET AL (Parish of Avoyelles)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0121 JOSEPH E. MATURIN v. THERESA POIRIER MATURIN (Parish of Lafayette)

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

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0134 ALLIE MARTIN v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Jefferson)

LEMMON, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ.

97-C - 0171 ALLIE MARTIN v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Jefferson)

LEMMON, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

97-OC- 0185 PATRICIA SERPAS, WIFE OF CHESTER SERPAS v. CHESTER ROMERO (Parish of St. Bernard)

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

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0210 HARRY THOMAS, ET AL v. MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0211 JOHN P. WILLIAMSON, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of his Minor children, CLAYTON M. WILLIAMSON AND NATALIE C. WILLIAMSON and ANGELA C. WILLIAMSON v. FRED KOURY AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Mary)

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0218 RAYMOND AND MARGARET DELAUNE v. MEDICAL CENTER OF BATON ROUGE, INC. (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0243 RAYMOND AND MARGARET DELAUNE v. MEDICAL CENTER OF BATON ROUGE, INC. (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

97-C - 0251 LONNIE B. BUTLER, ET AL v. FIDELITY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Parish of Vernon)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0253 LOUIS DAVID DARCEY v. C & D WIRELINE SERVICE, INC., FLORES & RUCKS, INC. ELEVATING BOATS, INC. AND ANTHONY HOTARD (Parish of Terrebonne)

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ.

97-C - 0254 COTT INDEX COMPANY v. CHARLES JAGNEAUX, CLERK, ET AL (Parish of St. Landry)

LEMMON, J. - would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

97-CC- 0284 TED E. BATISTE, ADMINISTRATOR OF TED ANTOINE v. MARY MOSS, ET AL (Parish of Iberia)

LEMMON, J. - would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J. - not on panel; recused.

97-C - 0285 LEONARD STANDEFORD AND KIM STANDEFORD v. WINN DIXIE OF LOUISIANA, INC. AND SCOTT SHERLOCK (Parish of Jefferson)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ.

97-C - 0286 PAUL ARNOLD, SR., INDIVIDUALLY AND PAUL ARNOLD, SR. AND PAMELA S. ARNOLD, AS NATURAL TUTOR AND TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, PAUL ARNOLD, JR. AND PAMELA S. ARNOLD INDIVIDUALLY v. SCHNEIDER, INC., DAVID C. SCHROEDER, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY - 1, RIVER CITY AIR CONDITIONING, [INC.], XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY - 2, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY - 3 (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

97-C - 0295 LARRY WOODLAND v. EAST FELICIANA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of East Feliciana)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

97-CC- 0297 PEGGY HILBUN AND FLEM HILBUN v. VERNON AND SHIRLEY KUNEFKE AND STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY (Parish of Livingston)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0299 SHERIE CONRAD AND JULIEN PEMBO, HUSBAND OF SHERIE CONRAD v. SWISS CHALET PICNIC GROUNDS & CATERING SERVICE, SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE CO., BARBARD TANNENAUM, THE ROMA CLUB, INC. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0305 LEONARD STANDEFORD AND KIM STANDEFORD v. WINN DIXIE OF LOUISIANA, INC. AND SCOTT SHERLOCK (Parish of Jefferson)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0309 S. MICHAEL CASHIO v. MARTIN JOHN TOLLIN AND GAIL TOLLIN (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0311 LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD v. OLA ARDOIN KELLER (Parish of Lafayette)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

LEMMON, J. - would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ.

97-CC- 0313 DR. CARLTON L. WINBERY, ET AL v. DR. LEON HYATT, JR., ET AL (Parish of Rapides)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0316 MARGARET LOUISE COLEMAN GIFFIN v. JERRY EDWARD GIFFIN (Parish of Natchitoches)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

97-CC- 0318 DEBORAH LAMBERT, ET AL v. PEPSICO, INC., ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0329 ERNEST D. SHARP v. JOHNSON BROS. CORPORATION, CENTENNIAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0332 TERRY F. HESSICK, ETC. v. PETRO PUBLICATIONS, INC. ET AL (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0334 ERNEST D. SHARP v. JOHNSON BROS. CORPORATION, CENTENNIAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

97-CP- 0335 LARRY STEVEN PERKINS v. ANTHONY MILETELLO, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0351 PHILIP N. BURT, CLERK OF COURT PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE v. H.M. "MIKE" CANNON (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0352 EARL M. SANDERS, CURATOR FOR DOUGLAS SANDERS v. J. CHRISTOPHER PILLEY, STATE OF LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

97-C - 0353 GEORGE R. DOUGLAS AND BONNIE MORALES DOUGLAS v. ALLIED-SIGNAL INC., ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0357 WALTER J. SNYDER v. OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH (Office of Workers' Compensation District # 8)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0359 SAMMIE LOTT, CHRISTOPHER BAIRNSFATHER, ET AL v. MARION LEBON, ET AL C/W DENNIS MARQUETTE d/b/a MARQUETTE HARDWARE v. MARION LEBON, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

97-CC- 0361 ELOISE DUCKETT v. WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER, GATES, MCDONALD COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

97-CC- 0362 KENNETH ACREMAN, ET AL v. OWENS/CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION, ET AL (Parish of Ouachita)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0366 CENTRAL OIL AND SUPPLY CORPORATION v. SAVANT INSURANCE SERVICES, INC., SAVANT INSURANCE COMPANY AND JAMES H. BROWN (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0368 MONICA PALERMO, ET AL. v. AUDUBON INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0369 WARREN L. GOTTSEGEN v. NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC., AND LAWRENCE ROE DODD (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

97-KK- 0370 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LORENZO ADAMS (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

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

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

97-CC- 0371 GEORGE PHILLIPS, SR. v. HOSPITAL SERVICES OF LOUISIANA, INC. (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

97-CC- 0376 PATRICK D. SUTHERLIN v. TIDEWATER MARINE, INC. (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0378 CHARLES W. BUTLER v. GEORGE CHUZI AND WINTHROP G. GARDNER (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0381 MICHAEL J. RILEY v. SHEILA COLLINS, WIFE OF/AND WILLIAM A. STALLWORTH (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0384 IRA L. CAMPBELL, JR. v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Red River)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

97-C - 0385 G.B.F. v. MICHAEL WAYNE KEYS (Parish of Bossier)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

97-CC- 0387 CAROL ALEXANDER v. BARFLIES, INC. AND SPHERE DRAKE INSURANCE COMPANY, PLC (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0389 SEA TREK, INC. v. SUNDERLAND MARINE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

97-KK- 0390 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LORENZO ADAMS (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

97-C - 0414 SAMMIE LOTT, CHRISTOPHER BAIRNSFATHER, ET AL v. MARION LEBON, ET AL C/W DENNIS MARQUETTE D/B/A MARQUETTE HARDWARE VS. MARION LEBON, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.