FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 027

FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 19th day of April, 2000 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2000-KK- 0939 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES BART FITZGERALD (Parish of Pointe Coupee)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.

On the 20th day of April, 2000 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED :

2000-CC- 0424 DAVID BENOIT v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0445 MARY DAVIS v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0469 DIAMOND SERVICES CORPORATION v. DELORES N. BENOIT (Parish of Lafayette)

LEMMON, J., not on panel; recused.

2000-C - 0492 BERT J. WAINWRIGHT, ET AL v. ROMONA FONTENOT, ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

KNOLL, J., not

on panel.

REHEARING(S) GRANTED; DOCKETED FOR ORAL ARGUMENT :

1999-C - 3577 MARY B. TOUCHARD v. SLEMCO ELECTRIC FOUNDATION, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER :

2000-CC- 0372 PHILLIPS CONNELL WITTER v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND RESEARCH PARK CORPORATION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

MARCUS, J., not on panel.

KIMBALL, J., would grant and docket.

2000-CC- 0617 JASON WADE DENNIS & KRISTI DENNIS, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN v. CHM MANUFACTURING, INC., ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

CALOGERO, C.J., not on panel.

2000-KH- 0885 STATE EX REL KENNETH FRANCIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J., not on panel.

APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER; OTHERWISE DENIED :

1999-KH- 2158 STATE EX REL EDWARD LEE LEMONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)

See Per Curiam.

MARCUS, J., not on panel.

1999-K - 3056 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RANDALL J. SMITH (Parish of Orleans)

See Per Curiam.

MARCUS, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0681 BAKER HUGHES, INC. D/B/A HUGHES CHRISTENSEN v. PHILLIP C. ARDOIN C/W PHILLIP C. ARDOIN v. BAKER HUGHES, INC. D/B/A HUGHES CHRISTENSEN (Office Of Workers' Compensation Dist. 4)

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT :

2000-KH- 0887 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BOBBY WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

2000-KH- 0924 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LINDA H. SMITH (Parish of Madison)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.

2000-KH- 0980 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARROL BRUCE BROWN (Parish of Rapides)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED :

2000-OB- 0669 IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 99-PDB-138

MARCUS, J., not on appeal.

APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED

:

2000-C - 0624 ELAINA POOLE, ET AL v. JEFFERSON PARISH RECREATION DEPARTMENT (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.
 

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

1999-K - 2419 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH SIMMONS (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

LEMMON, J., concurs in the denial because I believe, contrary to the determination by the court of appeal, that the trial judge did not err in denying relator's motion for mistrial during the prosecutor's closing argument. Moreover, if the denial had been reversible error, I further disagree that the error would have been harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.

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

1999-CI- 2760 ROBERT HAMILTON v. OFFICER S. SANDAGE, LOUISIANA STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT (Parish of St. Tammany)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2776 STATE EX REL RICHARD A. DARBY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bienville)

CALOGERO, C.J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2783 STATE EX REL ALLEN WOODHAM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

MARCUS, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2817 STATE EX REL NORMAN SANDERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2818 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN OTTO LEWIS (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2819 STATE EX REL KENNETH HILL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2823 STATE EX REL MARK JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2828 STATE EX REL DAVID WILSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

MARCUS, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2830 STATE EX REL ISIDROS LOPEZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2831 STATE EX REL SAMUEL LEE HAMILTON, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2832 STATE EX REL SAMUEL LEE HAMILTON, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2833 STATE EX REL CHARLES DEWAYNE SUMLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2834 STATE EX REL NATHANIEL PARISH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2970 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHNNY WATKINS (Parish of Lafourche)

KIMBALL, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2974 STATE EX REL CEVERO GARCIA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2975 STATE EX REL CALVIN CARTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

LEMMON, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2977 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIAM McINTYRE (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2978 STATE EX REL THOMAS SILMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Grant)

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

1999-KP- 2979 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHELLE KAY HOLLIS (Parish of Caddo)

KIMBALL, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2984 STATE EX REL DESSIE R. TUCKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2985 STATE EX REL LESLIE GREEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2987 STATE EX REL TERRY FARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Allen)

CALOGERO, C.J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2989 STATE EX REL MARK KING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lincoln)

LEMMON, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2990 STATE EX REL GEORGE E. DUGARS, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2995 STATE EX REL TYRONE HICKERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2996 STATE EX REL ROBERT BINDON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

LEMMON, J., not on panel.

1999-KH- 2997 STATE EX REL DAVID WAYNE POYDRAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)

KNOLL, J., not on panel; recused.

1999-KO- 3148 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NATHAN BROWN (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.

1999-KO- 3149 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TRAVIS ROGERS (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

1999-KP- 3183 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL FREEMAN (Parish of St. Landry)

KIMBALL, J., not on panel.

1999-KO- 3187 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HYMEL VARNADO (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL, J., not on panel.

1999-KP- 3196 STATE EX REL AARON J. NEWBROUGH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

MARCUS, J., not on panel.

1999-KO- 3201 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TONY RAY ERVIN (Parish of Caddo)

CALOGERO, C.J., not on panel.

1999-KO- 3216 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT L. CEASAR (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.

1999-KO- 3217 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JIMMIE PATTERSON (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

1999-K - 3236 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID LEE VALRIE (Parish of St. Landry)

KIMBALL, J., not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

1999-CK- 3251 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF K.H.

CALOGERO, C.J., not on panel.

1999-K - 3288 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLARK A. LEBOUEF (Parish of Lafourche)

LEMMON, J., not on panel.

1999-K - 3291 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PHIL W. BANKS (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0188 RONALD DEMERITT v. FRED B. TRAHAN D/B/A BAYOU HERITAGE MOTORS (Office of Workers' Compensation District # 3)

KIMBALL, J., not on panel.

MARCUS, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 0253 BARBARA CLEMENT v. DYNASTY TRANSPORTATION, INC. (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 9)

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0319 DARRYL H. POTIER, ET AL v. COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, ET AL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J., not on panel.

LEMMON, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 0320 DARRYL H. POTIER, ET AL v. COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, ET AL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J., not on panel.

LEMMON, J., would grant the writ.

2000-CC- 0421 ROSE POLITO WOODEN v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J., not on panel.

LEMMON, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 0457 LUDY L. PITTMAN v. ROY L. HEBERT, ANN HEBERT, KEVIN HEBERT, MARY HEBERT, REED HEBERT, ALETHA HEBERT, TODD HEBERT, CARLA BONIN AND JOHN BONIN (Parish of St. Mary)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.

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

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 0472 DONALD J. OUBRE AND JEANINE V. OUBRE v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION (Parish of St. James)

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

MARCUS, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 0473 DONALD J. OUBRE AND JEANINE V. OUBRE v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION (Parish of St. James)

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 0475 CHRISTINE MCGRAIL, WIFE OF/ AND PAUL FERGUSON v. DR. MAX SUGAR AND CPC OF LOUISIANA, INC. (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., not on panel.

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

LEMMON, J., would grant the writ.

KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 0491 KAREN WILLIS v. ROBERT W. CLOUD, ET AL (Parish of Rapides)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.

LEMMON, J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 0600 DAVID AND MICHELLE DABDOUB, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR DAUGHTER, LAUREN ASHLEY DABOUB v. OCHSNER CLINIC, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION AND ALTON OCHSNER MEDICAL FOUNDATION, DR. MARIE DELVALLE-MAHONEY AND DR. BETH O'NEILL (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

LEMMON, J., would grant to address the scope of duty issue on this matter of first impression.

2000-C - 0603 ANGELA ARBON, JUDY MACKLES AND STATE FARM AND CASUALTY v. DR. CLAYTON CHARBONNET, D.D.S. v. DAYTON CORPORATION, W.W. GRANGER, INC., MEER DENTAL SUPPLY AND WAUSAU INSURANCE (Parish of Jefferson)

LEMMON, J., not on panel.

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 0615 PATRICK A. REESE v. ED WATTERS (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0616 NESRIN AKYAR v. DR. FREDERICK LEE (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0618 DONALD JOHN SCHULINGKAMP AND DONNA SCHULINGKAMP, INDIVIDUALLY, AND DONALD J. SCHULINGKAMP ON BEHALF OF DONALD J. SCHULINGKAMP, JR. v. OCHSNER CLINIC, A PROFFESSIONAL CORPORATION, ROBERT BAUER AND UNITED CAB INCORPORATED, ET AL AND DR. ROBERT TREUTING (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

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

LEMMON, J., would grant the writ.

2000-CC- 0621 WILLIAM JOHN BILLY BRITT, ET AL v. FERRELL GAS, INC. ET AL C/W ANGELA THIBODEAUX v.LAWRENCE LANCLOS, ET AL., ANGELA THIBODEAUX v. FERRELL GAS, INC., MICHAEL BONIN, ET AL. v. FERRELL GAS, INC., ET AL., BRENT MICHAEL BENOIT, ET AL. v. FERRELL GAS, INC. ET AL., JEFFREY W. KEBODEAUX, ET AL.v. FERRELL GAS, INC., JOHN PEREZ, ET AL. v. FERRELL GAS, INC. ET AL. (Parish of Cameron)

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0623 DOTTIE A.LICHTI AND BRUCE F. LICHTI v. SCHUMPERT MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of Caddo)

VICTORY, J., not on panel.

MARCUS, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 0625 ROSIE MCNEIL v. JOHN ARONSTEIN AND STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Caddo)

CALOGERO, C.J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0626 LORRAINE MOREAU v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

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

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2000-CC- 0627 BEVERLY A. DIXON v. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of Caddo)

MARCUS, J., not on panel.

KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 0629 BARBARA ZOBEL CARTER v. JOHN DEERE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Lafayette)

KIMBALL, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0632 TEDDIE GRIFFIN v. PAUL WEINGARDEN AND LAFAYETTE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.

2000-CC- 0635 JERROLD JONES v. GREATER BATON ROUGE PORT COMMISSION (Parish of Ascension)

CALOGERO, C.J., not on panel.

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 0643 HOUSTON INDUSTRIES, INC. v. EDWARD A FITCH, ADMINISTRATOR CADDO SHREVEPORT SALES AND USE TAX COMMISSION (Parish of Caddo)

LEMMON, J., not on panel.

2000-KK- 0644 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHNNY L. JONES (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J., not on panel.

2000-CC- 0653 CLAUDE TROSCLAIR, ET AL v. ACANDS, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., not on panel.

LEMMON, J., would grant the writ.

2000-CC- 0662 CHARTER COMMUNICATION, L.P. D/B/A PARISH CABLEVISION v. TANGIPAHOA TELEVISION, INC., KENNETH G. BENITEZ AND LISTON EARL WALLACE, JR. (Parish of Tangipahoa)

KIMBALL, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0663 CITY OF JENNINGS v. TOMMY R. DESHOTEL (Office of Workers' Compensation, District # 3)

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 0664 JEFFREY AND LYDIA MCMORRIS v. MARCOTTE BUILDERS, L.L.C. (Parish of Livingston)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.

2000-CC- 0667 CHARLES JACKSON AND LENNER JACKSON v. ROBERT M. MOODY, ET AL (Parish of Red River)

MARCUS, J., not on panel.

2000-CC- 0670 LANDRY J. HYMEL v. PRUDENTIAL PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

KIMBALL, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0671 KEVIN DUGAS v. THE CITY OF BREAUX BRIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT (Parish of St. Martin)

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0672 RICHARD T. WILLIAMS v. CHRISTY MONTEGUT, M.D. (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0673 LARRY VERRET v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, SOUTHERN SWEEPING SERVICES, INC., AND BRADLEY LEBOUEF, D/B/A SOUTHERN SWEEPING SERVICES C/W BARBARA ESTE v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

LEMMON, J., would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 0679 ROY MCCALMONT v. JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)

LEMMON, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0680 ERIN RYAN WHITE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ADAM RYAN WHITE AND ELIZABETH BARKER WHITE, ON BEHALF OF MEGAN BARKER WHITE AND EMILY BARKER WHITE v. ALTERNATIVES CLINIC, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0684 ROBERT SHIRLEY, ET AL v. BOBBY SMITH D/B/A THE SPOT (Parish of Vernon)

CALOGERO, C.J., not on panel.

2000-CC- 0685 ROBERT DOWELL, SR., ET AL. v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT ET AL. C/W DEBRA MARIE BELL ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF HER MINOR CHILD DEVON DOWELL-THOMAS v. PLAQUEMINE CONTRACTING CORP., ET AL (Parish of Caddo)

MARCUS, J., not on panel.

2000-CC- 0687 RICHARD AND EVELYN SHELTON v. PENDLETON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND RICHARD HARWELL, R.N. (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J., not on panel.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 0688 VICTOR GANT v. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE (Orleans Parish City Civil Service Commission)

KIMBALL, J., not on panel.

2000-C - 0690 LARRY VERRET v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, SOUTHERN SWEEPING SERVICES, INC. AND BRADLEY LEBOUEF, D/B/A SOUTHERN SWEEPING SERVICES (Parish of Lafayette)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

2000-CC- 0751 ROBERT DOWELL, SR., ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT, ET AL. C/W DEBRA MARIE BELL ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF HER MINOR CHILD, DEVON DOWELL-THOMAS v. PLAQUEMINE CONTRACTING CORP. ET AL (Parish of Caddo)

MARCUS, J., not on panel.

2000-CC- 0766 JEAN BOUDREAUX, ET AL v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, ET AL (Parish of Tangipahoa)

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

2000-KK- 0874 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLIFFORD OCHELTREE (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.