FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 037

FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 23rd day of April, 2001 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

STAY GRANTED :

2001-KK- 1124 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHAD CAMERON (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

On the 24th day of April, 2001 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2001-KD- 1166 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MITCHELL LYONS (Parish of Orleans)

On the 25th day of April, 2001 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

APPLICATION(S) FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE THE BAR EXAM GRANTED :

2001-OB- 1064 IN RE: BRIAN W. HARRELL

2001-OB- 1165 IN RE: MARK E. JAFFE

APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE THE BAR EXAM DENIED :

2001-OB- 1097 IN RE: BENJAMIN YOKOR GERBER

PETITION FOR EXEMPTION FROM FEBRUARY APPLICATION DEADLINE DENIED :

2001-OB- 1109 IN RE: JUVENILE JUSTICE PROJECT OF LOUISIANA

INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED :

2001-B - 0978 IN RE: CLARK C. ROY

KNOLL, J., recused.

TRANSFERRED TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUE :

2001-OB- 0829 IN RE: JOE L. HORNE

See Per Curiam.

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2001-C - 1152 BOBBIE K. PITRE v. SECRETARY OF STATE, STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)

2001-OC- 1193 KATHERINE L. DESSELLE v. THE OAKS CARE CENTER (Office Of Worker's Compensation District 02)

On the 27th day of April, 2001 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED :

2001-C - 0065 PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY v. OKC LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 0495 JODI KELLEY WILLIAMS v. DONALD WATSON, SWIFTY CAR RENTAL & LEASING, NORTHFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, AND STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY, AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER :

2001-C - 0324 MILDRED HALL, ET AL. v. ZEN-NOH GRAIN CORPORATION v. LOUISIANA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION (Parish of St. James)

2001-CC- 0434 LOTTIE GIBSON v. MAGNOLIA MANOR NURSING HOME (Parish of Caddo)

2001-C - 0592 BRENDA MARIE CONRAD SPORL v. RONALD A. SPORL (Parish of Jefferson)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT :

2000-KH- 1608 STATE EX REL CLINTON C. HOWARD JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2136 STATE EX REL DON MITCHELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-KH- 1019 STATE EX REL TRELEAH SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

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

2001-C - 0540 VIRGINIA GAIL EDWARDS, ET AL. v. EDWARD M. DAUGHERTY, JR., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)

DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM :

2001-B - 0099 IN RE: JEFFREY P. LEBLANC

INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED SEE PER CURIAM :

2001-B - 0669 IN RE: LILLIAN BROWN-SINGH

APPLICATION(S) DISMISSED AT RELATOR'S REQUEST :

2000-KH- 2777 STATE EX REL RAY RATTLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED :

2001-C - 0067 MARY FONTENOT v. SHANE FONTENOT (Parish of Evangeline)

RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED :

2000-KH- 0754 STATE EX REL DONALD WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED :

2001-C - 0671 ROBERT L. KNOTEN v. JOE CEASOR (Office Of Worker'S Comp. Dist. 1e)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2000-KO- 1381 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL MONROE (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KO- 1411 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RONTRELL WARREN (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 1574 STATE EX REL FLOYD FLUGENCE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)

2000-K - 1683 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEMOND ISSAC PURVIS (Parish of Rapides)

2000-K - 1703 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY BROWN (Parish of Ascension)

CALOGERO, C.J., Would grant and remand to district court for evidentiary hearing on claim of ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052 (1984).

CIACCIO, J., Would grant and remand to district court for evidentiary hearing on claim of ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052 (1984).

2000-K - 1728 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH ENGLAND (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2000-C - 1731 DONNA D. SAVOIE, WIFE OF/AND KEVIN SAVOIE, AND THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH VICTIMS OF THE FLOODS OF MAY 1995 v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of St. Tammany)

2000-K - 1755 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PATRICK SCHAFFER (Parish of Orleans)

2000-K - 1784 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELBERT WILLIAMS (Parish of Caddo)

2000-K - 1820 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICHARD HOLIDAY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2000-KP- 1960 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMEEL MALIK (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

2000-KP- 1972 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES KEITH LEMOTT (Parish of Rapides)

2000-KH- 2059 STATE EX REL STERLING SNEED v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Pointe Coupee)

2000-KH- 2090 STATE EX REL CAREY DAVID STRONG v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)

KNOLL, J., recused.

2000-KH- 2110 STATE EX REL JOHN K. JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2137 STATE EX REL SIDNEY GILLS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2309 STATE EX REL ROBERT CREPPEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Plaquemines)

2000-KH- 2313 STATE EX REL GEORGE NELSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2333 STATE EX REL DAVID GIBSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Charles)

2000-KH- 2334 STATE EX REL EARL HAYNES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-KH- 2354 STATE EX REL JAMES HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2355 STATE EX REL CARL DURAND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2358 STATE EX REL RICKY KRUMMEL, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)

2000-KH- 2377 STATE EX REL LAWRENCE O. MITCHELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)

2000-KH- 2378 STATE EX REL EUGENE FRAZIER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2381 STATE EX REL ALBERT WARNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2383 STATE EX REL JERRY LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-C - 0445 LARRY W. GREER, ET AL v. LAMMICO, ET AL (Parish of Caddo)

2001-C - 0472 ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY v. SHIRLEY AUTIN EUSEA, MEDICAL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE LOUISIANA PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-CC- 0516 CALVIN CASTILLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ETC. (Parish of Acadia)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

CIACCIO, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 0536 ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY v. SHIRLEY AUTIN EUSEA, MEDICAL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE LOUISIANA PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-C - 0555 DAVID G. BUJOL, CHRIS ARNOLD, BRETT BEAVERS, MARK A. CERAVOLO, CHAD DEAR, PHILIP J. DESALVO, JOHN N. DOYLE III, KEVIN GUILLOT, JOHNNY LEE HECK, LAMAR HOOKS, JR., BRYAN HUESMAN, ALLEN E. JOANOS, EDWIN J. KLEIN, III, EDWARD JAMES MANIX III, WILLIAM MEETZE, KEN NORRIS, RICHARD RICHARDSON, DAVID RODDY, MATTHEW ROTH, HENRY SAACKS, ALVIS J. WEST IV, FREDERICK YORSCH AND RAY YOUNG, JR. v. T.J."BUTCH " WARD, BUTCH WARD CAMPAIGN, JOHN AND JANE DOE, AND ABC PUBLISHING COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CC- 0585 SUCCESSION OF JOSEPH M. CRADOR (Parish of Calcasieu)

2001-C - 0589 WAYNE HICKMON BROUSSARD v. UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)

2001-C - 0590 PLAYERS LAKE CHARLES, LLC v. MAUREEN M. TRIBBLE (Parish of Calcasieu)

VICTORY, J., votes to grant.

2001-C - 0591 SILTON BORDELON v. INLAND INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS (Office Of Workers Compensation District 02)

2001-C - 0596 WILLIAM JACKSON AND HIS WIFE, DELPHINE JACKSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR DAUGHTER, MALINDA JACKSON v. AMERICA'S FAVORITE CHICKEN COMPANY D/B/A CHURCH'S FRIED CHICKEN, AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 0597 PENNIE MOSLEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TUTRIX OF HER MINOR DAUGHTER, VICTORIA MOSLEY v. METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION, INC. D/B/A PENDLETON MEMORIAL METHODIST HOSPITAL (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CC- 0598 GAIL THERIOT v. LOUISIANA-I-GAMING, A LOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP IN COMMENDAM, D/B/A BOOMTOWN BELLE CASINO (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 0599 MARY LABORDE AND ELIZABETH LABORDE v. AMERICAN NATIONAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY COMPANIES, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

2001-C - 0604 NAOMI DELORES KYLE LANDRY v. CINDY A. LATTER (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KK- 0605 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DOFFIE ROBINSON (Parish of Natchitoches)

2001-KH- 0606 STATE EX REL ALBERT WARNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 0612 DAVID HOTARD AND TAMMY HOTARD v. DR. GRACE BANUCHI (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-KK- 0613 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT MATTHEWS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-CC- 0616 CARMEN FASQUELLE,WIFE OF/AND HENRI FASGUELLE v. RODNEY BACHE, MILLERS CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND COLONIAL PENN INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 0625 STEVEN COLEMAN, ET AL. v. ACROMED CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)

2001-C - 0629 KENNETH P. BOYANCE v. QUAIL TOOLS (Office Of Workers' Comp. Dist. 9)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 0634 MONIKA GAYDEN v. KFC USA & AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY, BUNN-O- MATIC CORPORATION (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 0637 JOHN M. DUHE', JR., ET AL. v. TEXACO, INC. AND TEXACO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY (Parish of Iberia)

2001-CP- 0655 JOHNNY WINSTON v. RONALD NICHOLS, INDIV. ET AL (Parish of Beauregard)

2001-C - 0658 WHICKLEFF J. CHAPITAL v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of Orleans)

2001-OC- 0659 IN RE: BCP 12/24/97 INCIDENT (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)

2001-C - 0661 RICHARD CAMPBELL v. MARSHA B. CAMPBELL (Parish of Livingston)

2001-C - 0664 SUSAN LYNN ALVAREZ v. LLOYD A. WATSON, COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE COMPANY AND MEDICAL ARTS LABORATORY, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-CC- 0666 RALPH WHALEN, JR. v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 0672 MARY JO BOWIE, ET AL. v. RONALD L. YOUNG, ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry)

2001-C - 0679 HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 3 OF THE PARISH OF LAFOURCHE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, D/B/A THIBODAUX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER v. FIDELITY & DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND AND BLANCHARD MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC. (Parish of Lafourche)

2001-KK- 0693 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER OXLEY (Parish of Livingston)

2001-KH- 0727 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES HARRIS (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 0786 STATE EX REL DARYLE A. LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon)

2001-C - 0824 MARY JO BOWIE v. RONALD L. YOUNG, ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry)

2001-C - 0825 MARY JO BOWIE v. RONALD L. YOUNG, ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry)

2001-KH- 0856 STATE EX REL FREDERICK BOULANGER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Pointe Coupee)

2001-C - 0927 SHELIA M. CAMPBELL v. JOHN F. CAMPBELL (Parish of Caddo)

2001-CJ- 0930 R.B. WIFE OF/AND R.J.M.M., APPLYING FOR ADOPTION (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2001-KH- 1046 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRED LEBLANC (Parish of Jefferson)