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NEWS RELEASE # 010

FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 28 th day of January, 2000 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

EXECUTION OF SENTENCE STAYED :

2000-OK- 0275 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARK CASEY (Parish of Orleans)

WRIT APPLICATION DISMISSED ON RELATOR'S MOTION :

2000-C - 0190 THOMAS JUDE MIER v. ROBERT FREDERICK MARTIN, ET AL (Parish of Iberia)

On the 2nd day of February, 2000 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court

of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER :

2000-CC- 0261 REBECCA C. HELLER v. NOBEL INSURANCE GROUP, ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.

LEMMON J., dissents from the order.

JOHNSON J., dissents from the order.

2000-CC- 0276 CHARLES WAYNE BOYD AND REBECCA DAVIS BOYD, INDIVIDUALLY, ETC. v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

MARCUS J., not on panel.

KIMBALL J., would deny the writ.

INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED :

1999-B - 3147 IN RE: PIERRE F. GAUDIN, JR.

TRAYLOR J., not on panel.

CALOGERO C.J., dissents.

MARCUS J., dissents.

LEMMON J., dissents.

STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED :

2000-CC- 0187 ELIZABETH S. WOODARD v. MELVIN M. GEHRIC, JR. AND NATALIE D. GEHRIG (Parish of Calcasieu)

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

APPEAL TRANSFERRED TO COURT OF APPEAL FIRST CIRCUIT :

2000-CA- 0046 SHIRLEY M. AVANTS, ET AL v. JOHN NEELY KENNEDY, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND TAXATION, STATE OF LOUISIANA; AND ELMER LITCHFIELD, SHERIFF OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2000-CD- 0286 JOHN AND AURA KARAGIANNOPOULOS, PRO SES v. REDLER BROWN WILLIAMS ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL COROPORATION AND/OR JAMES T. WILLIAMS, M.D. AND FRANK E. BEESON, III, NO. 538-D (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.

On the 4th day of February, 2000 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED :

1999-C - 3264 MICHAEL TIMMONS AND WANDA TIMMONS v. STACIE MICHELLE SILMAN AND STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE (Parish of Ouachita)

MARCUS J., not on panel.

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER :

1999-OK- 2338 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ONEIL GILBERT (Parish of Jefferson)

See Per Curiam.

LEMMON J., not on panel.

1999-C - 2681 JAMES JOSEPH PINSONNEAULT, ET AL v. MERCHANTS & FARMERS BANK & TRUST COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Vernon)

KNOLL J., not on panel.

1999-CC- 3252 ANTHONY ASHY AND STACEY LAJAUNIE ASHY v. CHANDA MIGUES, ET AL (Parish of Lafayette)

MARCUS J., not on panel.

CALOGERO C.J., would deny the writ.

KIMBALL J., would deny the writ.

JOHNSON J., would deny the writ.

1999-KH- 3276 STATE EX REL MORRIS PATIN, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.

1999-CC- 3313 IN RE: ROBERT L. BICKHAM, ET AL v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO., ET AL (Parish of Washington)

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

1999-CC- 3378 GILBERT J. SMITH, SR. AND CATHY SMITH v. RALLY'S HAMBURGERS, INC., RALLY'S INC. AND/OR SELF SERVICE DRIVE THRU, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 3516 STATE EX REL MELVIN L BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Charles)

TRAYLOR J., not on panel.

2000-KH- 0022 STATE EX REL ABDULLAH HAKIM EL-MUMIT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston)

MARCUS J., not on panel.

2000-KH- 0162 STATE EX REL WILBERT BRUNO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON J., not on panel.

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART :

1999-C - 3305 MICHAEL SALLINGER v. GLENN ROBICHAUX D/B/A ROBICHAUX QUICK STOP AND ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Lafourche)

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

LEMMON J., concurs with reasons.

DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM :

1999-B - 3125 IN RE: FRANCIS A. TOUCHET

CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.

RULE TO REVOKE PROBATION DENIED; SEE PER CURIAM :

1999-B - 2623 IN RE: JAMES A. DUNN, JR.

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

MOTION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM :

2000-B - 0028 IN RE: CLIFTON J. SPEARS, JR.

JOHNSON J., not on panel.

RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED :

1999-KO- 1654 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LANCE BARTON (Parish of Livingston)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED :

1999-O - 3355 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STEVE M. MARCANTEL AND STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES C. PIERCE; IN RE: CONTEMPT OF JOHN BLAKE DESHOTELS (Parish of Evangeline)

TRAYLOR J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3451 JEANELLE BROWN GLASCOCK v. KERMIT WAYNE GLASCOCK (Parish of Livingston)

MARCUS J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3569 TIMOTHY KERRIGAN v. IMPERIAL FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURAMCE COMPANY, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE, TERRI LEGERE', AND BRIAN BROUSSARD C/W TERRI LEGERE' v. ILLINOIS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, KEVIN M. FITCH, DBA LAFAYETTE AUTO SALVAGE, AND TIMOTHY KERRIGAN (Parish of Lafayette)

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

1999-KO- 1525 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VINCENT GUIDERA (Parish of St. Tammany)

TRAYLOR J., not on panel.

1999-CK- 2068 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF C.R.W. (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

VICTORY J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR J., would grant the writ.

1999-K - 2315 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARTHA ROBINSON (Parish of St. Charles)

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

1999-KO- 2319 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRUCE L. STIPE (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL J., not on panel.

1999-KO- 2342 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERALD J. HILTON (Parish of Ascension)

CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.

1999-KO- 2343 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER PRICE (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

1999-KO- 2344 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GEORGE WEBER (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON J., not on panel.

1999-KO- 2346 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN PETERSON (Parish of Ascension)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2369 STATE EX REL BRYAN CHISOLM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS J., not on panel.

1999-KO- 2393 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NEAL G. DIVINE A/K/A TERRY HORTON (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2401 STATE EX REL KENNETH RAYMOND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. John)

VICTORY J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2406 STATE EX REL LESTER DRAKE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson Davis)

KNOLL J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2407 STATE EX REL HENRY SAMPSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of

Jefferson)

MARCUS J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2408 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICKY HAMPTON A/K/A RICHARD HAMPTON (Parish of Jefferson)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2410 STATE EX REL BOB THOMAS THIBODEAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2411 STATE EX REL JEROME THOMAS RICHARDSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2412 STATE EX REL GLENN FORDE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2413 STATE EX REL JUAN MATTHEWS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2414 STATE EX REL BRIAN ALEXIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2415 STATE EX REL ROSS McCAA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Martin)

VICTORY J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2416 STATE EX REL HENRY W. JAMES, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2423 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LLOYD E. MEYERS (Parish of Lafayette)

CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2424 STATE EX REL GILBERT SANCHEZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of

Jefferson)

MARCUS J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2425 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PATRICK O. DEVILLE AND JIMMY A. VIDRINE (Parish of Evangeline)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2427 STATE EX REL WILLIAM R. JOHANSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

1999-K - 2429 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JASON R. PETERSON (Parish of Plaquemines)

TRAYLOR J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2432 STATE EX REL JEFFERY STEWART v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2436 STATE EX REL REGINALD MORRISON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

MARCUS J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3181 JUDY MANUEL GRANGER AND CHRISTOPHER JOHN GRANDER v. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHWESTERN, LOUISIANA, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, JOHN DOE (UNIDENTIFIED DEFENDANT) AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANIES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

KIMBALL J., concurs. The plaintiff's breach of contract and wrongful termination claims were not before the courts below.

1999-C - 3334 LUCY B. HUNTER v. TENSAS NURSING HOME, ET AL (Parish of Tensas)

VICTORY J., not on panel.

KIMBALL J., would grant the writ.

1999-C - 3353 JOE GANEY v. RMH CABLE, INC. (Office Of Workers' Compensation

District 01E)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

KIMBALL J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR J., would grant the writ.

VICTORY J., would grant the writ.

1999-C - 3356 GENE TYRNEY v. CITY OF MADISONVILLE , ET AL (Parish of St. Tammany)

KNOLL J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3359 KENNETH R. WHITE, ET AL v. EKAL-SELNA CORPORATION, DBA CHATEAU CHARLES HOTEL AND SUITES, ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3361 IN RE: LEONARD STEPHENS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3362 BECKY STRONG v. FARM BUREAU INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Ouachita)

VICTORY J., not on panel.

KIMBALL J., would grant the writ.

1999-C - 3363 SUCCESSION OF CLAUD BENJAMIN HEUSZEL v. PAMELA HEUSZEL WOLDOW (Parish of Calcasieu)

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3364 CATHERINE BROUSSARD v. PATTERSON INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

JOHNSON J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3366 HELEN BABER, ET AL. v. CENTURY INDEMNITY COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)

CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3367 DAVID AND RHONDA LILE v. LOVENCIE J. AND YVETTE TRAHAN GAMBARELLA (Parish of Terrebonne)

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3377 LINDA BROWN, KATHRYN FREEMAN, THOMAS GOZA, LILLIAN HALL AND GRACE FRANKLIN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF MARIE CATHERINE GOZA v. HARVEST MANOR NURSING HOME (Parish of Livingston)

MARCUS J., not on panel.

KIMBALL J., would grant the writ.

1999-CC- 3379 MARIA FRERE AND ALBERT FRERE v. BENSON MOTOR COMPANY, JOSEPH WOODS & MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

1999-CC- 3381 BARBARA MCDONALD v. HOME DEPOT, INC. AND AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3385 LINDA BROWN, KATHRYN FREEMAN THOMAS GOZA, LILLIAN HALL, GRACE FRANKLIN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF MARIE CATHERINE GOZA v. HARVEST MANOR NURSING HOME (Parish of Livingston)

MARCUS J., not on panel.

KIMBALL J., would grant the writ.

1999-C - 3386 GEORGIA MOUTON AND WANDA MAE WOODS v. SEARS ROEBUCK AND COMPANY AND KEMPER NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANIES (Parish of Lafayette)

VICTORY J., not on panel.

TRAYLOR J., would grant the writ.

1999-C - 3387 WESTERN SOUTHERN v. DON W. LAFLEUR (Office Of Workers Compensation District 4)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3389 JAMES F. HARRISON v. JEROME LENOIR AND SHERIFF OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3391 PAULA M. BROWN v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT ET AL (Parish of Iberia)

JOHNSON J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3396 GERALD FONTENOT v. WESTERN AUTO (Office Of Workers' Compensation Dist. 2)

CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.

TRAYLOR J., would grant the writ.

1999-CC- 3398 DANIEL MARINO v. FRANTZ DUNN, STATE OF LOUISIANA, RICHARD STALDER, SECRETARY OF/AND THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (Parish of Jefferson)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3399 MICHAEL SALLINGER v. GLENN ROBICHAUX D/B/A ROBICHAUX QUICK STOP AND ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Lafourche)

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3403 CHRISTOPHER J. BOUTTE v. CITY OF MARTINVILLE (Parish of St. Martin)

VICTORY J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3404 PAM CARTINEZ v. RELIABLE AMUSEMENT CO., INC., ET AL (Parish of Natchitoches)

KIMBALL J., not on panel; recused.

JOHNSON J., would grant the writ.

1999-C - 3405 SOUTHLAKE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, KING'S CROSS, INC. AND CROSS GATES, INC. v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND TAXATION FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

KNOLL J., not on panel.

MARCUS J., would grant the writ.

1999-CC- 3406 RAMILA H. KAJI, MEENA KAJI, AND NEETA KAJI, ON BEHALF OF SANJAY KAJI v. SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO., MONTGOMERY INVESTMENT CO., INC. D/B/A MONTGOMERY REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CO., AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Bossier)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3410 TIMOTHY KERRIGAN v. IMPERIAL FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, TERRI LEGERE' AND BRIAN BROUSSARD C/W TERRI LEGERE' v.ILLINOIS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, KEVIN M. FITCH, DBA LAFAYETTE AUTO SALVAGE, AND TIMOTHY KERRIGAN (Parish of Lafayette)

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3411 CAPITOL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, ETC., ET AL v. TIMOTHY C. BROOKS C/W TIMOTHY C. BROOKS v. CAPITOL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, ETC., ET AL (Office Of Workers Compensation District 4)

JOHNSON J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3412 JENNIFER BERNARD v. FERRELLGAS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

VICTORY J., not on panel.

JOHNSON J., would grant the writ.

1999-C - 3414 PATRICIA SWEET, ET AL v. IBERIA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, ET AL (Parish of Iberia)

KNOLL J., not on panel.

TRAYLOR J., would grant the writ.

1999-C - 3418 DELLA WEISE SMITH, BORN GASAWAY v. SHONEY'S INC. AND SHONEY'S STORE NO. 1516 (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

MARCUS J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL J., would grant the writ.

1999-KK- 3423 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARROD FONTENOT (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR J., not on panel.

JOHNSON J., would grant for reasons stated in State v. Hill, 725 So.2d 1282.

1999-C - 3426 TUTORSHIP OF LARRY WITT C/W HELEN WITT, ET AL v. SUBARU OF AMERICA, ET AL (Parish of Vernon)

CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.

LEMMON J., would grant the writ.

1999-C - 3427 MICHELLE BORNE, INDIVIDALLY AND IN HER CAPACITY AS THE TUTOR OF HER MINOR CHILD, ESTEAN GODOY v. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

JOHNSON J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3429 JAMES BUVENS v. JOSEPH A. HEDRICK D/B/A CORPORATE CARE LAWN SERVICE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

VICTORY J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3430 TAX COLLECTOR v. WAL-MART STORES EAST, INC., ET AL (Parish of St. Tammany)

TRAYLOR J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3438 HARAHAN GUEST HOUSE v. DOROTHY VARNADO (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 7)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

VICTORY J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR J., would grant the writ.

1999-KK- 3442 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEO SCHWARTZ, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON J., not on panel.

1999-CC- 3443 KAREN A. ANDRUS AND JOHN ANDRUS v. DR. UPENDRA KULKARNI, ET AL (Parish of Evangeline)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

TRAYLOR J., would grant the writ.

1999-C - 3448 JAMES BUVENS v. JOSEPH A. HEDRICK D/B/A CORPORATE CARE LAWN SERVICE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

VICTORY J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3449 MARLENE B. SHAW v. MICHAEL DANIEL SHAW (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

KNOLL J., not on panel.

VICTORY J., would grant the writ.

1999-C - 3450 PEGGY HALL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TUTRIX AND ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HER MINOR SON, ROBERT ROUSE v. MARK HEBERT, CLAYTON HEBERT, MARIE HEBERT AND STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY (Parish of Lafourche)

CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.

1999-C - 3452 FIRST NATIONAL INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC v. RICHARD F. KEYWORTH (Parish of Jefferson)

LEMMON J., not on panel.

1999-CC- 3460 TROY GENE BENOIT v. TOWN OF VINTON, ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

KIMBALL J., not on panel.

TRAYLOR J., would grant the writ.