FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 102

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 9th day of December, 1998 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT GRANTED :

98-C - 2929 ROOSEVELT SAVAGE v. BILLY EDWARDS, ET AL (Parish of Catahoula)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER :

98-CC- 3002 MARK PREVOST v. TRICIA BONIAL PREVOST (Parish of Avoyelles)

CALOGERO, C.J. - would grant and docket.

LEMMON, J. - would grant and docket.

VICTORY, J. - would grant and docket.

KNOLL, J. - not on panel; recused.

STAY GRANTED:

98-C - 1976 CARLAS ANN SEXTON FOLSE v. DARRYL GERARD FOLSE

(Parish of East Baton Rouge)
 
 

WRITS DENIED :

98-KK- 2844 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HENRY T. BECNEL, JR. (Parish of Jefferson)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

98-CC- 2930 MARY VICE EVANS, ET AL v. CRAIG MOORE, ET AL (Parish of Acadia)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2995 ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC. v. THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, PAMELA PORTER, IN HER CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, LYNN SCHOFIELD, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, AND PRIORITY E.M.S., INC. (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

KIMBALL, J. - would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ.
 
 

On the 10th day of December, 1998 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT DENIED :

98-CC- 3048 JOE DOE AND JANE DOE C/W RICHARD DOE, ET AL v. CUTTER BIOLOGICAL (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

On the 11th day of December, 1998 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRITS GRANTED :

98-C - 2378 PATRICIA DESHOTEL CORMIER, ET AL v. MICKEY L. COMEAUX, ET AL C/W MICKEY LOUIS COMEAUX, ET AL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL (Parish of Acadia)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2408 RAYMOND CHRISTOFFER v. DEPARTMENT OF FIRE (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2564 AL JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION and LIGA v. DONALD PITRE (Office of Workers' Compensation District # 2)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

GRANTED AND DOCKETED AS AN APPEAL:

98-C - 2627 C. H. JENKINS v. ST. TAMMANY PARISH POLICE JURY (Parish of St. Tammany)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

WRITS GRANTED WITH ORDER :

98-C - 2209 WEST ASHLEY v. STELLY'S CAJUN YAMS, ET AL

(Office of Workers' Compensation District No. 2)

See Per Curiam.

CALOGERO, C.J. - would grant and docket.

LEMMON, J. - would grant and docket.

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

98-KD- 2577 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAWRENCE JACOBS (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

98-KK- 2586 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD LANGLOIS (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

98-KK- 2606 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIAMS COOPER (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - would grant and docket.

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

WRITS GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER / DENIED IN PART :

98-K - 1603 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERRY L. HAYES (Parish of St. Tammany)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would deny the writ.

98-KP- 1918 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICHARD PAYNE (Parish of St. Bernard)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would deny the writ.

SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:

98-B - 2513 IN RE: BARBARA IONE BIVINS

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:

98-B - 2515 IN RE: EDDIE L. STEPHENS

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

98-B - 2590 IN RE: NORWOOD M. LYONS

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

RECONSIDERATIONS DENIED :

98-C - 1537 MASTER AUTOMOTIVE WAREHOUSE, INC. v. JACOB J. AMATO, JR., ROERT G. CREELY, MICHAEL F. SOMOZA, AND AMATO & CREELY (Parish of Jefferson)

98-KH- 1653 STATE EX REL LAFAYETTE BALLARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

9-KH- 1695 STATE EX REL GEORGE ARTHUR BRUMFIELD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)

98-KH- 1836 STATE EX REL MICHAEL LeBLANC v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

98-KH- 1842 STATE EX REL LARRY ARDIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

WRITS NOT CONSIDERED :

98-C - 1696 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LOUIS WELLS (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2522 JOSEPH A. WHITE, III AND JOHN L. MONSON, ANTHONY J. CASHIOLA, SR. v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, BROCKHOEFTS CHEVROLET, INC. AND HANKS PONTIAC-GMC- BUICK, INC. (Parish of Iberville)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2626 REBECCA SELVAGE v. ROBERT LEVIS CHEVROLET, INC., GLENN DUFFARD, MOTORS INSURANCE CORPORATION AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

98-CC- 2753 BRUCE E. NACCARI AND CATHERINE ANN LAMPARD NACCARI v. ROBERT NAMER, WTIX, INC., ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

WRITS DENIED :

98-CC- 0947 NEVA SHAFER, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF GRANT PARADISE, INC. v. LOUIS B. VIELEE (Parish of West Baton Rouge)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

98-KP- 1724 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DOUGLAS BOYD (Parish of St. Tammany)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

98-KP- 1922 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARGARET CATALANOTTO (Parish of Orleans)

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

98-KH- 1949 STATE EX REL GLENN HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 1967 STATE EX REL LARRY MIZETT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 1991 STATE EX REL JESSIE J. OFFORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

98-KP- 2009 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JASON HUVAL (Parish of Lafayette)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

98-K - 2066 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL DEGAN (Parish of Washington)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

98-K - 2070 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RASSIE GIVENS (Parish of West Baton Rouge)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

98-KK- 2076 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH RONALD JAGNEAUX (Parish of Lafayette)

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

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

98-CK- 2099 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF H.N., L.C., T.B. (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

98-KH- 2108 STATE EX REL DAVID LAMBERT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

98-KO- 2115 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RODERICK PRESIDENT (Parish of Vernon)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 2120 STATE EX REL CHARLES LAWRENCE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 2121 STATE EX REL RONALD PORTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2124 MARTIN TIMBER COMPANY, INC. v. WILLIAM T. PEGUES (Parish of DeSoto)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 2131 STATE EX REL JIMMY FOSTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 2132 STATE EX REL MARK A. ISAAC v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 2133 STATE EX REL JOSEPH JANICE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 2134 STATE EX REL TYRONE WALKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Franklin)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

98-KO- 2136 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DWAYNE MITCHELL (Parish of St. John Baptist)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 2138 STATE EX REL LAURA PELETZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 2139 STATE EX REL DONALD E. SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 2140 STATE EX REL BRIAN MCCULLUM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

98-KK- 2151 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CECIL J. ROGERS (Parish of Webster)

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

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ.

98-KH- 2161 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIAM DENNING (Parish of Jefferson)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 2166 STATE EX REL MELVIN DURET v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 2167 STATE EX REL CHARLES B. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 2168 STATE EX REL BOBBY RAY PICKETT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

98-KK- 2316 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRIAN BARTON (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

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

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

98-CC- 2409 KRISTINE E. BROUSSARD, INDIVIDUALLY, ETC. v. F. A. RICHARD & ASSOCIATES, INC. ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

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

LEMMON, J. - would grant the writ.

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

98-C - 2480 CLAIBORNE BREAUX v. MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

98-C - 2502 JOSEPH A. WHITE, III AND JOHN L. MONSON, ANTHONY J. CASHIOLA, SR. v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, BROCKHOEFT'S CHEVROLET, INC. AND HANKS PONTIAC-GMC BUICK, INC. (Parish of Iberville)

LEMMON, J. - would grant the writ.

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

98-C - 2511 JOSEPH A. WHITE, III AND JOHN L. MONSON ANTHONY J. CASHIOLA, SR. v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, BROCKHOEFT'S CHEVROLET, INC. AND HANKS PONTIAC-GMC-BUICK, INC. (Parish of Iberville)

LEMMON, J. - would grant the writ.

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

98-CC- 2597 MARK CALLAIS v. LYTAL OFFSHORE, INC. AND LYTAL MARINE OPERATORS, INC. (Parish of Lafourche)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2599 THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, THE EAST JEFFERSON PARK AND COMMUNITY CENTER AND PLAYGROUND DISTRICT OF THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL v. THE LAFRENIERE PARK FOUNDATION, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

98-CC- 2611 DAVID C. MILLER, HUSBAND OF/AND JOANN P. MILLER v. JILL HARRISON MILLER AND JAMES ARMSTRONG (Parish of Washington)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

98-CC- 2612 EUGENE R. CAMANGA, JR. v. RHONDA LEE JOHNSON (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2613 BRADLEY J. COLLINS v. MAGNOLIA MARKETING COMPANY, ET AL (Office of Workers' Compensation District # 7)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2614 PARISH OF JEFFERSON v. KEVON BORDELON (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2615 SHEILA CAVALIER, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HER CAPACITY AS TUTRIX OF HER MINOR SON, TAVIUS CAVALIER v. GARY BRENT WARD, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ELLEN SANDERS, AND THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2618 PATSY D. CRYAR v. DAVID K. WILLIS (Parish of Cameron)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2619 CORNELIUS HOOLAHAN AND CHARLES ROUNSAVILLE, ET AL v. WANDA GAIL MUNCH, ET AL C/W MERCEDES FELTON AND JANICE ROSS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR SON, JOSEPH ROSS v. LOUISIANA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, ET ALS (Parish of St. Charles)

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

LEMMON, J. - would grant the writ.

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

98-CC- 2620 JAMES E. SHIELDS v. FRANK V. LEBLANC, III, JAMES L. BATES, JR. BATES & LEBLANC CORPORATION, AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

98-CC- 2621 ALTON JAMES OLINDE v. ALLIEDSIGNAL, INC. ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2623 STANFORD LATTER AND ROBERT L. YUSPEH v. ABC INSURANCE CO., J. B. KIEFER, ANN W. SCHNEIDER, AND KIEFER & RUDMAN, A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

98-CC- 2625 ROBERT LEE BICKHAM, ET AL v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Washington)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2629 LARRY BURRELL, ET AL v. THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT (Parish of Caddo)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

98-CC- 2633 ROBERT J. HARGETT, ET AL v. DANIEL N. HARGETT, SR. (Parish of Lafayette)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2634 PARISH OF JEFFERSON v. OSCAR DAVIS, JR. (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2641 BOSSIER MEDICAL CENTER v. MARTHA PRUDHOMME (Parish of Bossier)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2642 JACK MOORE BAILEY, SR., ET AL v. THE PARISH OF CADDO (Parish of Caddo)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2643 ELNORA AUGUST, LILLIE WOODLAND, CHARLES WRIGHT, BARBARA WILLIAMS, MARY ANN ANDERSON, GERALDINE LAPHAND AND WALTER WRIGHT v. ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND MYLIE MELTON MONTGOMERY WRIGHT C/W MYLIE MELTON MONTGOMERY WRIGHT v. ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

98-KK- 2647 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DERRICK DIGGS (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2649 DAULTON KENNEDY v. DENTSPLY CAULK, A DIVISION OF L.D. CAULK DIVISION (Parish of St. Tammany)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

98-CC- 2650 JANET MARIE KNOX AND COLETHA WALKER v. LOUISIANA CASINO CRUISES, INC. D/B/A CASINO ROUGE, AND CHUCK JONES (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2651 SUCCESSION OF ROSALIE BIGMAN LINDER (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

98-KK- 2658 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TIMOTHY MELIET (Parish of Jefferson)

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

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

98-CC- 2659 IN RE: MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL OF HEDDA NEVILLE, ETC. (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2664 ROYAL MACCABEES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. JERRY D. MONTGOMERY (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

98-CC- 2665 ALTON OCHSNER MEDICAL FOUNDATION v. YU-MAI LIEU, WIFE OF/AND HSIEN CHIN PENG (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

98-CC- 2666 TROY TIPPEN v. DICKIE ALLEN BAKER (Parish of Webster)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

98-C - 2669 TRACI JOHNSON BEARD v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT

(Office of Workers' Compensation District # 1)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 2672 BOSSIER MEDICAL CENTER v. MARTHA PRUDHOMME (Parish of Bossier)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 2838 STATE EX REL BOBBY RAY REED v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel; recused.

98-KH- 2983 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARREN MITCHELL (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.