FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 001

FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 3rd day of January, 2001, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2000-CJ- 3319 G.F. v. M.R.S.F. (Parish of Iberville)

STAY ORDER RECALLED. WRIT DENIED:

2000-CC- 3433 SANDRA SIMON, ET VIR, INDIV., ETC. v. CLARENDON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Lafayette)

On the 5th day of January, 2001, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:

1999-K - 3470 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH TRAHAN (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KK- 2042 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRELL JAMES ROBINSON (Parish of Rapides)

2000-C - 2882 PHILLISA JACKSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF DEANDRED JACKSON AND JARION JACKSON, AND SHAWANNA HUGHES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS; RICHARD STALDER, SECRETARY, LOUISIANA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS, ET AL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

KNOLL, J., recused.

2000-CC- 3010 JAMES L. CLARK v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY 0 (Parish of Caddo)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:

2000-C - 2269 MICHAEL SALLINGER v. GLENN ROBICHAUX D/B/A ROBICHAUX QUICK STOP AND ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Lafourche)

See Per Curiam.

2000-KK- 2283 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. OWEN A. SHAW AND JUDITH C. SHAW (Parish of Orleans)

See Per Curiam.

LEMMON, J., would grant and docket.

2000-CC- 3073 BENNETT GEIGER AND PEGGY PENDARVIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR DAUGHTER, SUZANNE NICOLE PENDARVIS v.STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS AND EARL K. LONG MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-CC- 3081 DONALD CAVALLINO v. DANIELE GRISOLI (Parish of Jefferson)

DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:

2000-B - 3174 IN RE: RICHARD JAMES MITHUN

PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE REJECTED:

2000-B - 3106 IN RE: RONALD G. HAND

INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED:

2000-B - 3226 IN RE: JOHN G. BAUM

See Per Curiam

KNOLL, J., recused.

SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:

2000-B - 3158 IN RE: RAYMOND EARL BOUDREAU, JR.

LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:

2000-OB- 3110 IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD DECISION NO. 99-PDB-136

MOTION(S) TO ENFORCE GRANTED WITH ORDER:

1999-KH- 2300 STATE EX REL DOUGLAS WOOD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)

RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:

2000-KO- 0144 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DWAYNE MCKINNEY (Parish of Jefferson)

APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:

2000-C - 3019 JOYCE BROWN FONVILLE v. ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)

2000-OC- 3046 JANICE B. DONAHUE v. IRIS B. WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

1999-K - 2853 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTOINE HOLLINS (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ. Counsel's failure to file a motion to suppress was prejudicial, and resulted in ineffective assistance of counsel.

2000-KO- 0153 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DWIGHT ULMER, A/K/A CALVIN ULMER (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KO- 0358 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. REGINALD W. WILLIAMS AND ROY LEE HUGHES (Parish of Caddo)

2000-KO- 0360 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. REGINALD W. WILLIAMS (Parish of Caddo)

2000-KO- 0478 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFFREY JOSEPH ANTILL (Parish of Terrebonne)

2000-KO- 0518 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHAWN FREEMAN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-KO- 0715 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIE BERRY (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 0884 STATE EX REL RICKIE L. BRUMFIELD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)

2000-KO- 0991 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL SHANE ROBICHAUX (Parish of Terrebonne)

2000-KO- 0996 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARNELL MCNEIL (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KO- 1014 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LARRY TENNART (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-KH- 1107 STATE EX REL WILLIE A. DANIELS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 1110 STATE EX REL JEFFERY JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 1124 STATE EX REL SANDRA LACREASE STARR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

2000-KH- 1126 STATE EX REL RICHARD LAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

2000-KH- 1129 STATE EX REL RITA ROBERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Richland)

2000-KH- 1130 STATE EX REL JAMES TYRONNE PRYOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)

2000-KH- 1131 STATE EX REL ROGER COLLINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 1138 STATE EX REL CHESTER RAY ALSOBROOKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)

2000-KH- 1143 STATE EX REL RONNIE SCOTT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-KH- 1144 STATE EX REL KILEY D. HALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON, J., Relator did not move to quash the indictment, and waived the discrimination claim. Francis v. Henderson, 96 S.Ct. 1708.

2000-KH- 1145 STATE EX REL JORGE AVILA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Charles)

2000-KH- 1146 STATE EX REL ANDREW VESSEL, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-KH- 1151 STATE EX REL HOWARD BARNES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 1180 STATE EX REL JOSEPH MARSHALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 1181 STATE EX REL JEROME DERRICKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ascension)

2000-KH- 1183 STATE EX REL RICHARD ROBINSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-KH- 1199 STATE EX REL LOUIS WHITE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2000-KH- 1256 STATE EX REL NATHANIEL ROSE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-KH- 1257 STATE EX REL JERRY TUCKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

JOHNSON, J., Relator did not move to quash the indictment, and waived the discrimination claim. Francis v. Henderson, 96 S.Ct. 1708.

2000-CC- 1260 RONALD MAURICE COX v. RICK BRYANT, CALCASIEU PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

2000-KH- 1273 STATE EX REL WALTER GRIFFIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

2000-KH- 1276 STATE EX REL ARNOLD M. TOUSSAND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)

2000-KH- 1338 STATE EX REL PERRY JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KP- 1501 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH GUIN (Parish of Calcasieu)

2000-KP- 1526 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIAM A. POWELL (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KP- 1562 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TROY GROS (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-KP- 1581 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRY PIERCE (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KP- 1605 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PHILIP SALADINO (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-C - 2189 MICHAEL SALLINGER v. GLENN ROBICHAUX D/B/A ROBICHAUX QUICK STOP AND ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Lafourche)

2000-C - 2926 STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE LOUISIANA RIVERBOAT GAMING COMMISSION v. LOUISIANA STATE POLICE RIVERBOAT GAMING ENFORCEMENT DIVISION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 2935 CHARLES E. CARTER; TILLMAN O. COX; JOHN E. CUPIT; RONALD B. DELAUGHTER; ROY DIVITTORIO; WARD J. EUSEY; HENNESSY GOUDEAU, JR.; DANIEL L. HEBERT; ETHEL HYDE; SAM JACOBS, SR.; HARRIS P. LAMBERT; THOMAS W. LARSEN, JR.; CLINTON R. LEE; RICHARD NETTERVILLE; JULIUS C O'BRIEN; JOSEPH N. ORTEGO; MELVIN L. PITTMAN; WILLIE B. RABORN; NORMA SANDERS; ODIS M. SANDERS; PAUL D. SIRCHIA; ROSALIE SWEET; PAUL A. WIEDEMAN; BILLIE L. WILSON; AND SAUNDERS A. WILSON v. BATON ROUGE CITY PARISH EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND CITY OF BATON ROUGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-CC- 2943 BEVERLY ANN RICHEY WITTICH v. RAINER R. WITTICH (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 3018 TANYA L. PRADIA, ET AL. v. SOUTHERN PERSONNEL OF LA., INC. ET AL. (Parish of Iberia)

2000-C - 3020 SPURGEON HOLLY AND ALBERTHA A. HOLLY v. MATT BOUCREE, ET AL. (Parish of Lafourche)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2000-KK- 3028 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NELSON HINSON (Parish of Livingston)

2000-C - 3029 VERMILION PARISH BUS DRIVERS & OPERATORS ASSOC. v. VERMILION PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of Vermilion)

2000-OC- 3039 M.P.G. CONSTRUCTION, INC. AND ALPHA PAINTING & CONSTRUCTION CO., A JOINT VENTURE v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-KK- 3040 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JESSE CULPEPPER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-CC- 3042 TERRY CAUDILL v. CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Evangeline)

2000-C - 3043 GEORGIA JONES GODWIN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF JONATHAN MICHAEL GODWIN v. JUSTISS OIL COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Lasalle)

2000-C - 3045 ECONOMY FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY AND DAVID ROY COFFEY v.TRACY SWANEY, FALCON CRANE & EQUIPTMENT CO., INC. (Parish of Caddo)

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

2000-CC- 3054 ESTATE OF WELTON J. BROUILLETTE v. AVOYELLES PROGRESS ACTION COMMITTEE INC. (Parish of Avoyelles)

KNOLL, J., recused.

2000-CC- 3055 JERRY L. ROBINETT v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY AND DELISA MARCHAND (Parish of Orleans)

2000-C - 3056 EVELYN TAYLOR HARRIS v. ROBERT P. "BOB" CARTER, SHERIFF OF MOREHOUSE PARISH, ET AL (Parish of Morehouse)

2000-CC- 3060 BYARD EDWARDS, JR. , SUCCESSOR IN TITLE TO ESTATE OF BERNICE EDWARDS v. CAVENHAM FOREST INDUSTRIES INC. AND RAYMOND PROKOP (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2000-CC- 3061 DELLA MCINTYRE v. ST. TAMMANY PARISH SHERIFF, ET AL (Parish of St. Tammany)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 3063 CHARLES R. ALEXANDER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HIS MINOR SON, TIMOTHY ALEXANDER v. JOHN T. AUSTIN, JR. M.D. ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2000-CC- 3064 DWAYNE D. PHILLIPS, GAYNELL O. PHILLIPS INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, BRITTANY WESLEY AND BRIANA PHILLIPS v. EDWARD STEIMEL, JR., AND FINA OIL AND CHEMICAL COMPANY (Parish of Iberville)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2000-CC- 3065 LENA P. TATE PEVEY, ET AL v. LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2000-C - 3071 RONALD DALE AND JUDY SAVOIE GUIDRY v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO., ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry)

2000-C - 3089 ALEXANDER S. LYONS v. LESA G. LYONS (Parish of Caddo)

2000-CC- 3092 DONNA FAYE ROGERS, WIFE OF/AND GARY ROGERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, JONATHAN ROGERS v PARISH NATIONAL BANK (Parish of Washington)

2000-C - 3093 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LAKE CHARLES, TRUSTEE OF THE CHARLES AND MARY AUSTIN TRUST FOR RUTH E. AUSTIN v. JESSIE Y. AUSTIN, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)

2000-C - 3096 ANDRE M. BEVERLY v. BOARDWALK CONSTRUCTION AND LOUISIANA WORKERS' COMPENSATION CORPORATION (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 04)

2000-C - 3097 SAMUEL STEWART v. SHIRLEY A. WILKERSON, BRADFORD J. WILKERSON & OMNI INSURANCE GROUP (Parish of Catahoula)

2000-C - 3098 SAMUEL STEWART v. SHIRLEY A. WILKERSON, BRADFORD J. WILKERSON & OMNI INSURANCE (Parish of Catahoula)

2000-CC- 3100 HAROLD SEVIN, SR., ET AL v. PARISH OF PLAQUEMINE, ET AL (Parish of Plaquemines)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 3107 LEANDER WILLIAMS, ET AL. v. DAUTERIVE HOSPITAL, ET AL. (Parish of Iberia)

2000-CC- 3108 DONNA FAYE ROGERS, WIFE OF/AND GARY ROGERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, JONATHAN ROGERS v PARISH NATIONAL BANK (Parish of Washington)

2000-C - 3114 JIMMY E. SIMMONS v. CONDEA VISTA (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 3)

2000-C - 3115 IVAN MARTINEZ, ET UX v. SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Lafayette)

2000-C - 3116 GARY REED v. ZAPATA PROTEIN USA, INC. (Parish of Cameron)

2000-CC- 3117 ALBERT M. ROUYEA, AS LIMITED CURATOR FOR HIS SON, KEITH D. ROUYEA, AND BEVERLY YOUNG ROUYEA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, ET AL. (Parish of Ascension)

2000-C - 3119 CAREY L. STREBECK, ET AL v. THE MUDLOGGING COMPANY, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Natchitoches)

2000-C - 3124 M.K.L. DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C. v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, WORLD TRADE CENTER OF NEW ORLEANS, INC., AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE BUILDING CORPORATION (Parish of Orleans)

2000-C - 3149 BENJAMIN J. BASILE v. THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-CC- 3248 GEORGE ARTHUR FLOURNOY v. JOHN A. MORTON, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)

2000-KH- 3364 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN T. DONALD (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)