FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 064

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 6th day of July, 1999, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER:

99-CC- 1948 ALMA EARLINE TORRES v. ARLENE V. MEREAUX, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)
MARCUS, J. - would deny the writ.
KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.
VICTORY, J. - would deny the writ.

WRIT DENIED:

99-CC- 1952 CLARENCE LANDON, ET AL v. CONOCO INC. ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)
LEMMON, J. - not on panel.


On the 8th day of July, 1999, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER:

99-KH- 1343 STATE EX REL JOSEPH JUNIOR VERNON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)
TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

WRITS GRANTED AND TRANSFERRED TO DISTRICT COURT:

99-KH- 1099 STATE EX REL LEROY JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)
VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1312 STATE EX REL WILLIE FOLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)
MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1452 STATE EX REL JEROME WEST v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)
MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1642 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH GRAY (Parish of Orleans)
JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.


On the 9th day of July, 1999, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT DENIED:

99-CC- 1994 LEATHA GROOMES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CURATOR FOR EVONDA GROOMES v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND RONALD RECASNER (Parish of Orleans)
TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

On the 12th day of July, 1999, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER:

99-CC- 2031 LOUIS BOULLION, ET AL. v. PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)
MARCUS, J. - not on panel.
VICTORY, J. - would deny the writ.
TRAYLOR, J. - would deny the writ.

WRIT DENIED:

99-CC- 2026 KELLI M. TERRELL, EDWIN EDWARDS AND ELAINE EDWARDS v. FAT CITY BUILDING CORPORATION, COMPENSATION SPECIALTIES, L.L.C., JOSEPH A. TERRELL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AL J. RANSOME, INDIVIDUALLY (Parish of East Baton Rouge)
LEMMON, J. - not on panel.


On the 13th day of July, 1999, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT DENIED:

99-CD- 1930 ISABELLE MAGSINO v. GRIDIRON CONSTRUCTION, INC., DERLAND MOORE AND ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (Parish of Orleans)
CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.
LEMMON, J. - concurs. The trial judge has already limited the deposition to credibility issues only. In addition, I concur in the writ denial and note that the trial judge should limit the deposition to questions which are relevant to the subject matter involved in the present litigation, or which are reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of information which is relevant to the present litigation.
JOHNSON, J. - concurs. The trial judge has already limited the deposition to credibility issues only.