FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 074

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 15th day of September, 1999 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER :

99-CC- 2684 IN RE: ASBESTOS PLAINTIFFS, ET AL. v. BORDEN , INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

CONSENT DISCIPLINE REJECTED; SEE ORDER:

99-B - 2385 IN RE: CARDELL A. THOMAS

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

STAY DENIED; WRIT DENIED:

99-CC- 2653 CHARLES RAGUSA & SON, INC. AND CHARLES RAGUSA, INDIVIDUALLY v. PAUL MCMAHON, III AND COREGIS GROUP (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

WRIT DENIED :

99-KK- 2682 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TODD PLAISANCE (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

On the 16th day of September, 1999 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT GRANTED AND TRANSFERRED TO DISTRICT COURT:

99-KH- 2692 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEONARD HARRIS (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

On the 17th day of September, 1999 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT GRANTED :

99-C - 1410 VICTOR C. BENWARE v. JESSE MEANS, JR. AND LLOYDS UNDERWRITERS AT LONDON (Parish of West Feliciana)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

WRITS GRANTED WITH ORDER :

98-KH- 2652 STATE EX REL GREGORY CHARLES A/K/A GREGORY GARRISON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1535 STATE EX REL CLEMMIE L. RUSSELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1568 ARTHUR JAMES SEAL v. BOGALUSA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1912 STATE EX REL ROBERT REDDICK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 2544 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EMMETT D. TAYLOR (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

WRIT GRANTED AND TRANSFERRED TO DISTRICT COURT :

99-KH- 1915 STATE EX REL BARON GOODMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

WRIT GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER / DENIED IN PART :

99-KK- 1953 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERRAN G. EVANS (Parish of Orleans)

See Per Curiam.

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

ADMISSION TO BAR GRANTED; SEE ORDER:

99-OB- 1076 IN RE: PAUL CHRISTOPHER BEALL

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:

99-B - 1828 IN RE: MICHAEL A. HARRIS

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

APPLICATION TRANSFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON BAR

ADMISSIONS:

99-OB- 2115 IN RE: JEFFREY ALAN ALTER

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

DISCIPLINE ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:

99-B - 2326 IN RE: MARION DEAN FLOYD

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

CONSENT DISCIPLINE ORDERED: SEE PER CURIAM:

99-B - 2483 IN RE: DOUGLAS C. ELLIS

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

PETITIONS FOR INTERIM SUSPENSION GRANTED: SEE ORDER:

99-B - 2599 IN RE: KEITH L. WARD

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

99-B - 2600 IN RE: KEVIN JOSEPH BOUTON

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

APPLICATIONS DISMISSED AT RELATORS' REQUEST:

99-KH- 1534 STATE EX REL SIDNEY J. MARTS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 2047 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SIDNEY MARTS (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

MOTION TO ENFORCE: DENIED:

98-KH- 2265 STATE EX REL ALBERT WARNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

RECONSIDERATIONS DENIED :

99-KK- 0027 STATE EX REL MICHAEL PHILIPS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-K - 0125 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH SPRADLEY (Parish of Iberville)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the reconsideration.

99-KO- 0191 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TODD BENN (Parish of St. James)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KP- 0872 STATE EX REL ROGER BATTLE v. BURL CAIN (Parish of Jefferson)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-OB- 1825 IN RE: BARRY ERROL EDWARDS

CALOGERO, C.J - not on panel.

WRITS NOT CONSIDERED :

99-CC- 1791 JERRY HILL AND THELMA HILL v. THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1855 MARIA J. PATRICIO v. CIRCUIT CITY (Office of Workers' Compensation District # 6)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 2621 FOREST MOSLEY, II v. LEONI ANN MOSLEY (Parish of Evangeline)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

WRITS DENIED :

98-KH- 1325 STATE EX REL J. D. THOMPSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 3100 STATE EX REL EDDIE SPILLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 3187 STATE EX REL DANNY RAY LEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 0446 STATE EX REL KENNETH GRAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Cameron)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-KO- 0517 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RODNEY TURNER (Parish of Sabine)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 0742 STATE EX REL WILLIAM J. WIGGINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KO- 0797 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANIEL C. SULLIVAN (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 0833 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SANDRA LACREASE STARR (Parish of Ouachita)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 0845 STATE EX REL GLENN HARRISON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-KO- 0855 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NORVEL REYNOLDS (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

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

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

LEMMON, J. - would grant the writ.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

99-KO- 0856 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERRY C. RICHARDSON (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-K - 0858 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALYSIA JIMCOILY (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

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

99-KH- 0926 STATE EX REL JOHN E. SPELLMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Bernard)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 0933 FLORENCE T. ROBINSON, WALTER WRIGHT AND JUANITA STEWART v. HONORABLE RICHARD P. IEYOUB, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, LOUISIANA BOARD OF COMMERCE AND AND INDUSTRY, AND ROLLINS ENVIROMENTAL SERVICES, INC. (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

99-KH- 0963 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHANNON ALEXANDER (Parish of Jefferson)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-K - 0969 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALFRED CLAY (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ.

99-KH- 0978 STATE EX REL STERLING COLLINS A/K/A JAMES TAYLOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 0979 STATE EX REL GLENN GARNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 0981 FLORENCE T. ROBINSON, WALTER WRIGHT AND JUANITA STEWART v. HONORABLE RICHARD P. IEYOUB, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, LOUISIANA BOARD OF COMMERCE AND AND INDUSTRY, AND ROLLINS ENVIROMENTAL SERVICES, INC. (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

99-KH- 0982 STATE EX REL JACKIE DAMONE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Bernard)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 0987 STATE EX REL LEONARD PERKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 0988 STATE EX REL JOHN R. NICOLAUS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 0989 STATE EX REL LIONEL EDWARDS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

99-K - 0998 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TORIANO L. JORDAN (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1009 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHNNY JEROME RAY (Parish of Terrebonne)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1017 STATE EX REL DON N. CARTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1018 STATE EX REL CHRIS A. BARNES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1019 STATE EX REL STEPHEN BRADLEY III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1144 STATE EX REL NOLAN MOTT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1145 STATE EX REL BOBBY BEECHER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1146 STATE EX REL LEWIS E. BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1147 STATE EX REL GREGORY NAVARRE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1148 STATE EX REL WILLIAM FITZPATRICK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of East Baton Rouge)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1149 STATE EX REL WILLIE D. RICHMOND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of DeSoto)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1150 STATE EX REL LEMUEL R. LOCKETT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1151 STATE EX REL JUNIUS D. LANE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1158 STATE EX REL LEROY MINGO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1170 STATE EX REL DREW D. ARNOLD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1171 STATE EX REL TYRONE JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

99-CI- 1173 RICHARD LAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1219 STATE EX REL WILLIAM S. LIGHT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1221 STATE EX REL STEVE C. GUILLORY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1299 STATE EX REL CHARLES F. PIERRE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1304 STATE EX REL GREGORY WALKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1338 STATE EX REL ARTHER LEE TAYLOR, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1341 STATE EX REL SYLVESTER ROLLINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1342 STATE EX REL MANUEL FLEMING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-CI- 1387 WALTER A. SMITH v. CRIMINALISTIC LABORATORY (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1393 VIRGINIA GAIL EDWARDS, ET AL v. EDWARD M. DAUGHERTY, ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1434 VIRGINIA GAIL EDWARDS, ET AL v. EDWARD M. DAUGHERTY, ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1442 ARNOLD NATALI AND YVETTE LANDRY NATALI v. WILLIAM DANIEL FROEBA AND LESLEY HAMILTON FROEBA (Parish of Calcasieu)

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

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ.

99-CI- 1455 CHRIS J. LEONARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1456 STATE EX REL MARK JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1469 STATE EX REL ROBERT JAMES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1488 STATE EX REL PATRICIA VAN WINKLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1502 EDWIN A. LUPBERGER v. MARY JANE LUPBERGER (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1504 LARRY P. HOLT v. BILL WORTHINGTON PHIPPS, ET AL (Parish of Lafayette)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1507 DAVID W. NICHOLS v. VERNON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, ET AL (Parish of Vernon)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1515 DONALD J. OUBRE v. JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP AND CIGNA (Office of Workers' Compensation District # 5)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1527 MARVIN DOUGLAS HILL v. MICHAEL DWAYNE LEACH (Parish of Natchitoches)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1532 WARREN SEAL v. SEALEXCO, INC., BEN A. SEALE and JERRY SEALE (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1549 D'ARBONNE CONSTRUCTION, CO., INC. v. UNION PARISH POLICE JURY (Parish of Union)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1564 ROBERT GORDON ROBIDEAU, JEANETTE ROBIDEAU AND THAD MAYO v. HEATHER Y. JOHNSON AND PATTERSON INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Ouachita)

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1567 ASUNCION McCARTY v. MOSS McCARTY, JR. (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1572 JANE DOE, ET AL v. SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSPITAL, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1573 DIANA K. PELOQUIN v. THE EUNICE NEWS (Office of Workers' Compensation District # 4)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1574 WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. RHONDA ARNAUD (Parish of St. Landry)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1578 HOWARD MITCHELL MCCAIN, JR. v. THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE, ET AL (Parish of Lafayette)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1579 TERRY V. BATTAGLIA, WIFE OF/AND JOHN BATTAGLIA, INDIVIDUALLY AND JOHN S. BATTAGLIA ON BEHALF OF MINOR CHILD, TRAVIS BATTAGLIA v. TEXAS FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, A/K/A FARMERS TEXAS COUNTRY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., AND ZACHARY T. HALL (Parish of St. Bernard)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1582 DEPOSIT GUARANTY NATIONAL BANK v. CENTRAL LOUISIANA GRAIN CO-OP, INC. (Parish of Rapides)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1583 EMILY LAWSON, ETC. v. ISSAC JONES, JR., ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1588 CAROLYN WILLIAMS ET AL v. NORTHGATE HOSPITAL D/B/A SABINE MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of Sabine)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1597 GEORGE ELBERT HARRISON v. SHERIFF EUGENE PARKER, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY, THE FRANKLIN PARISH SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE FRANKLIN PARISH DETENTION CENTER (Parish of Franklin)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel; recused.

99-CC- 1598 EUGENE J. LANDRY v. LAMMICO PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1603 DLAINE THOMAS, ET AL v. GALLANT INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1606 CHARLES DEWAYNE WHIDDON v. PAMELA SUSAN HOLLOWAY WHIDDON (Parish of Rapides)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1608 MICHAEL BUTCHER v. CITY OF MONROE, MONROE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND VINCE HODNETT (Parish of Ouachita)

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

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1611 DAVID J. ORDOYNE AND STARR V. ORDOYNE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OT THEIR MINOR CHILDREN KELLY ANN ORDOYNE AND ANGEL MICHELLE ORDOYNE v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (Parish of Terrebonne)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1612 JAMES AND JUANITA BRADFORD, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR DECEASED SON, HARRISON JAMES BRADFORD AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR SON PRESTON BRADFORD v. CRAIG KASTER, PAM KASTER, USAA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1626 DAVID J. ORDOYNE AND STARR V. ORDOYNE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OT THEIR MINOR CHILDREN KELLY ANN ORDOYNE AND ANGEL MICHELLE ORDOYNE v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (Parish of Terrebonne)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1863 JOHN O'QUINN v. CITIZENS UTILITIES COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1923 HERSHALL CORPORATION v. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Lafayette)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 2034 VIRGINIA GAIL EDWARDS, ET AL v. EDWARD M. DAUGHERTY, JR., ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

99-KK- 2126 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEITH JENKINS (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-C - 2317 DONALD J. OUBRE v. JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP AND CIGNA(Office of Workers' Compensation District # 5)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 2475 DON THOMAS BELLELO AND NORMA ROUBIQUE BELLELO v. DONALD MARK SCHEXNAYDER AND ELIZABETH CAILLOUET SCHEXNAYDER (Parish of West Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KK- 2482 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VANTRELL TOOMER (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ.