FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 045

FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 14th day of May, 2001 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2001-CC- 1375 MARCI RICCA, ET AL v. PAUL W. GANLEY, ET AL (Parish of Ascension)

On the 15th day of May, 2001, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER :

2001-KK- 1400 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRIS G. GILKERS (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

APPLICATION TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT :

2000-KH- 3520 STATE EX REL DARREN HAYWOOD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED WITH ORDER :

2001-KH- 0255 STATE EX REL MAJOR STEWART v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

On the 16th day of May, 2001 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED :

2001-OB- 1142 IN RE: JOSEPH W. THOMAS

CALOGERO, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.

JOHNSON, J., dissents from denial of reconsideration for the reasons assigned by Calogero, C.J.

On the 18th day of May, 2001, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

APPLICATION DISMISSED ON RELATOR'S MOTION :

2001-CC- 0947 BETSY MEAUX AND JAMES SELF, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, TROY MEAUX v. LAFOURCHE PARISH RECREATION DISTRICT #1, THE PARISH OF LAFOURCHE, ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY AND TODD ARCENEAUX (Parish of Lafourche)

On the 21th day of May, 2001 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED :

2001-CC- 1474 JOSEPHINE D. DIMITRI D/B/A MAMA'S CAJUN DELI AND STARZ JAZZ SUPPER CLUB v. MURPHY J. PAINTER AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, OFFICE OF ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO CONTROL (Parish of Jefferson)