FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 082

FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 4th day of October, 1999 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT DENIED :

99-KK- 2851 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GEORGE PORTER (Parish of Lafayette)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

On the 5th day of October, 1999 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT DENIED :

99-CC- 2865 JANE DOE, ET AL v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

On the 6th day of October, 1999 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of

Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT DENIED :

99-KK- 2645 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MATT DOWNEY (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ.

WRIT TRANSFERRED TO COURT OF APPEAL FOURTH CIRCUIT :

99-KH- 2761 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICHARD MAHOGANY (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

On the 8th day of October, 1999 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of

Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT GRANTED :

99-C - 2668 AEB v. JBE (Parish of Desoto)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

WRITS GRANTED WITH ORDER :

99-K - 1247 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROSCOE DAVID CORMIER (Parish of St. Landry)

KIMBALL, J. - would grant and docket.

JOHNSON, J. - dissents from the order.

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1801 JOHN E. SPELLMAN v. RICHARD STALDER, ET AL JEWELS WILLIAMS AND SHERYL WILSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1933 MICHAEL KITCHEN v. LEROY FRANKLIN (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 2106 STATE EX REL LESTER ALLEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 2114 STATE EX REL LIONEL C. HILLS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 2214 STATE EX REL AL EDWARDS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

WRITS TRANSFERRED TO DISTRICT COURT :

99-KH- 2688 STATE EX REL PAUL D'AMICO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 2821 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LOUIS TURNER (Parish of Jefferson)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

GRANTED IN PART / DENIED IN PART :

99-KH- 2782 STATE EX REL MARK JOSEPH CASTANEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED :

99-OB- 1951 IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD APPEAL NO. 98-PDB-140

LEMMON, J. - not on appeal.

DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM :

99-B - 2484 IN RE: DAVID FERGURSON, SR.

LEMMON, J. - not on appeal.

RECONSIDERATIONS DENIED :

98-K - 1813 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MITCHELL HEBERT (Parish of Lafayette)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-KO- 0662 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RODDY GUILBEAU (Parish of Lafayette)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

WRITS NOT CONSIDERED :

99-CC- 2673 RALEIGH DURUISSEAU AND AVE DURUISSEAU v. VINCENT BENNETT, RONNIE SCHILLING, JR. AND CANAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Landry)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 2802 MARTHA ADAMS AND DON ADAMS v. STELLA D. JACKSON AND MELVIN JACKSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

WRITS DENIED :

98-KP- 1259 STATE EX REL DALE DWAYNE CRAIG v. NATHAN BURL CAIN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-K - 0893 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES KEVIN JORDAN (Parish of Bossier)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1129 STATE EX REL MARVIN MARTIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1135 STATE EX REL JOHNNY PEARSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1136 STATE EX REL ANTHONY PREJEAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1137 STATE EX REL MICHAEL W. GIBSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-KP- 1214 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANIEL L. GRIFFITH (Parish of Jefferson)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

99-KO- 1217 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANDREW CELESTINE (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KO- 1218 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC EWENS (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-K - 1240 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAYVELL RINCH (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would affirm defendant's conviction, vacate his sentence and remand for resentencing for reasons assigned by Judge Jones.

99-K - 1259 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLEMONE W. LANIEU (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KP- 1261 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ARTHUR ADDUCCI (Parish of Calcasieu)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-KO- 1275 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICHARD GALLEGOS, JR. (Parish of St. Tammany)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

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

LEMMON, J. - concurs. While this case appears to present an opportunity for this Court to discuss the application of Minnesota v. Dickerson, 508 U.S. 366 (1993), otherwise factors undermine the significance of that discussion.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

99-KP- 1279 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LONNIE P. FONTENOT (Parish of Evangeline)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-KO- 1300 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAYVELL FINCH (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would affirm defendant's conviction, vacate his sentence and remand for resentencing for reasons assigned by Judge Jones.

99-KH- 1379 STATE EX REL BRUCE BARKSDALE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1382 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GREGORY J. HERNANDEZ (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1383 STATE EX REL WILLIAM L. SIMS, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1409 STATE EX REL RICKY NICHOLAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1411 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HARVEY C. MENNE (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1449 STATE EX REL KEVIN RODRIGUE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1450 STATE EX REL ISSAC COLE, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Allen)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1451 STATE EX REL LORENZO R. DILLARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1453 STATE EX REL GERALD ROSS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1454 STATE EX REL WILLIE BAILEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1457 STATE EX REL CLYDE SCHNEIDER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1464 STATE EX REL RICHARD THOMAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Feliciana)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1465 STATE EX REL NELSON WILSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1466 STATE EX REL GERALD K. ARRINGTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1467 STATE EX REL WENDELL ADAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1468 STATE EX REL BERNARD J. DEL CARPIO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Bernard)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1472 STATE EX REL JORGE AVILA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Charles)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1473 STATE EX REL KEVIN D. MANIERI v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1474 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRANCISCO REYES (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 1479 STATE EX REL BILLY JOE HUCKABY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1563 WILBERINA RUSSELL v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, DEPARTMENT OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1722 LES J. O'QUAIN v. R. W. EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. AND CLAIMS CENTER (Office Of Workers' Comp. Dist 3)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1777 LYDIA GOURLEY AND FLOYD W. GOURLEY v. PRUDENTIAL PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, GAMCO TRUCKING, INC., OMAR D. SPENCER AND JANET LYNN BROUSSARD (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1787 B.F. CARVIN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC. v. JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL AND GARRITY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

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

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1796 MELVIN SUTHERLAND v. MYLIA BABIN, RELIANCE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, THE HOME INDEMNITY COMPANY AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. James)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1810 K-MART CORPORATION v. JOHN BICE (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 7)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

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

LEMMON, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1826 BRYAN K. PHILLIPS v. PATTERSON INSURANCE CO. ET AL (Parish of Lafayette)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1831 NKP VISION CENTER, INC. v. MARJORIE O. GREENBURG AS TESTAMENTARY EXECUTRIX OF THE SUCCESSION OF TOM I. GREENBERG, AN OPTOMETRY CORPORATION, D/B/A VISION PLAZA AND/OR VISION PLAZA, INC. AND PETER BROWN (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1834 GERALDINE SCHEXNAYDER v. CIGNA RETIREMENT AND INVESTMENT SERVICES, ET AL (Parish of St. Landry)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1836 KAREN E. KELLER v. WAYNE F. MCELVEEN, SHERIFF, ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

LEMMON, J. - would grant the writ.

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

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1838 RALPH S. WHALEN, JR. v. ELVIA E. LEGARRETA AND INTERNATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1843 EUGENE C. LATOUR, II, ET AL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL (Parish of Evangeline)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ.

MARCUS, J. - would grant the writ.

99-KK- 1850 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PATRICK KENNEDY (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel; recused.

KIMBALL, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1852 TERRY CARSON DAVIS / VS. / SPECIALTY DIVING, INC., XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, GENE LANE, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, AND DEBORAH WALLACE / CONSOLIDATED WITH / MARY JANE DUNCAN, ET AL v. SPECIALTY DIVING, INC., XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, GENE LANE, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, AND DEBORAH WALLACE (Parish of Tangipahoa)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grrant the writ.

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1853 DAVID E. MAY v. FLORDELITA CABERIA MAY (Parish of Rapides)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1859 CHARLES BARNES v. LONNIE MASSEY AND JAM LOGGING, INC. (Parish of Tangipahoa)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-KK- 1860 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GLYNIS GRIFFIN (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1861 SUCCESSION OF ABRAHAM G. MANHEIM CONSOLIDATED WITH LIQUIDATION OF MANHEIM ANTIQUE GALLERIES AS AN IN COMMENDAM PARTNERSHIP v. (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1862 SUCCESSION OF ABRAHAM G. MANHEIM CONSOLIDATED WITH LIQUIDATION OF MANHEIM ANTIQUE GALLERIES AN IN COMMENDAM PARTNERSHIP v. (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1864 SHERMAN C. IMLER, III v. SOUTHERN SIDING CO., INC. & NAVEED, INC. & LOUISIANA WORKERS' COMPENSATION CORPORATION (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 05)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1865 HARRY T. WHITING, JR. v. FRANK MASSENGALE, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1866 SUCCESSION OF ABRAHAM G. MANHEIM / CONSOLIDATED WITH / LIQUIDATION OF MANHEIM ANTIQUE GALLERIES AN IN COMMENDAM PARTNERSHIP v. (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

KNOLL, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1867 SHEILA DUFRENE, WIFE OF/AND PATRICK J. DUFRENE v. EDWARD L. GADDIS, SR., NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY AND FARM BUREAU INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1868 ANNE L. FARMER v. MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 08)

CALOGERO, C.J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1870 PATRICIA MILLER NEAL AND HER HUSBAND, RICHIE H. NEAL v. PENDLETON MEMORIAL METHODIST HOSPITAL (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the writ.

99-CC- 1871 SOUTHWEST NETWORK SERVICES, INC. v. STA-COOL SERVICES, INC. AND COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1880 NATIONAL LOAN INVESTORS, L.P. v. CURRY JOSEPH COOPER, JR., ET AL (Parish of Avoyelles)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1881 JOHNNY ALLEN v. ST. CHARLES GENERAL HOPITAL & XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Charles)

LEMMON, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

99-CC- 1884 ROBERT V. WESTMORELAND, ET UX v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS, ET AL (Parish of Vernon)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel; recused.

99-CC- 1885 SHIRLEY JACKSON, AARON JACKSON, REV. WALTER C. JACKSON, ET AL v. NU-EARTH ORGANICS, INC. AND UNITED PACIFIC RAILROAD (Parish of Orleans)

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

LEMMON, J. - would grant the writ.

JOHNSON, J. - would grant the wit.

99-CC- 1887 LINDA COSTANZA AND THOMAS COSTANZA v. THE CIRCLE K. CORPORATION D/B/A CHARTER FOOD MARKETING AND CHARTER MARKETING COMPANY A/K/A CHARTER FOOD STORES, GRAY MEYERS, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND CIRCLE K. CONVENIENCE STORES D/B/A CHARTER FOOD MARKETING A/K/A CHARTER FOOD STORES (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1888 ROGER FRUGE & ANGIE FRUGE v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE AND HELEN T. CHAPPUIS (Parish of Acadia)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

99-CC- 1902 REMADOSER, INC. v. COLONX INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1904 IVAN J. DORE, ET AL v. SERVICE CONTRACTORS, INC. (Parish of Lafayette)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1906 TELERECOVERY OF LOUISIANA, INC. v. LANCE D. GAULON (Parish of Jefferson)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1922 WILLIAM & JUDITH MCINTOSH, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, DUSTY MCINTOSH v. WILLIAM W. WALKER, JR., WILLIAM W. WALKER SR., AND TENA WALKER (Parish of Calcasieu)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1925 PAULETTE BROWN v. K-MART (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 6)

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1927 MONTE L. DEMARS v. NATCHITOCHES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND THE BOARD OF SECONDARY AND ELEMENTARYEDUCATION (Parish of Natchitoches)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

99-KK- 1929 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HATSY HEEP (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

LEMMON, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1931 JEFFREY S. LEVINE, M.D. v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J. - would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1936 NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC. AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION v. WARREN GOTTSEGEN, FREIDA TRESTMAN GOTTSEGEN, NOEL M. GILBERT AND WINIFRED BERTHELOT GILBERT (Parish of Jefferson)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

99-C - 1938 DUANE BUFFONE v. JAMES M. McCREADY, M.D., ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 1940 FAYE ANDERSON v. BUILDERS TRANSPORT, INC., ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1942 JOEL BOUDREAUX VAUGHAN v. JEFF ROBERT VAUGHAN (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1947 TODD M. SEGURA v. SAFETY & HEALTH ASSOC., INC.ET AL. (Parish of Iberia)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 1949 LESTER SMITH v. QUARLES DRILLING COMPANY, ET AL (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 04)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel.

99-CC- 2193 GERALDINE SCHEXNAYDER v. CIGNA RETIREMENT AND INVESTMENT SERVICES, ET AL (Parish of St. Landry)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

99-C - 2351 ROBERT V. WESTMORELAND v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS, OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH (Civil Service Commission)

TRAYLOR, J. - not on panel; recused.

99-C - 2366 NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC. AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION v. WARREN GOTTSEGEN, FREIDA TRESTMAN GOTTSEGEN, NOEL M. GILBERT AND WINIFRED BERTHELOT GILBERT (Parish of Jefferson)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

VICTORY, J. - would grant the writ.

99-CC- 2695 SUSAN ARRINGTON, INDIVIDUALLY, ETC. v. DR. RICARDO SAMUDIA, ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

VICTORY, J. - not on panel.

99-KH- 2808 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CARLOS COOPER (Parish of St. Tammany)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.