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NEWS RELEASE # 046

FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

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

CONSENT DISCIPLINE REJECTED; SEE ORDER :

2001-B - 1202 IN RE: J. MICHAEL BORDELON

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2001-KP- 1366 STATE EX REL TODD KELVIN WESSINGER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-CJ- 1387 G. JEAN BROOKS v. SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

On the 24th 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- 1515 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLYDE R. JOSEPH, JR. (Parish of Iberville)

KIMBALL, J., would deny the writ.

KNOLL, J., would deny the writ.

On the 25th 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 :

2000-K - 1725 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SIDNEY WILLIAMS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER :

2000-KH- 3521 STATE EX REL KENNY WAYNE WHITMORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-KH- 0104 STATE EX REL KENNY WAYNE WHITMORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-CC- 1197 ROSE ANN BACAS v. LEROY FALGOUST D/B/A FALGOUST INVESTIGATIONS (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-KH- 1249 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID WILLIAMS (Parish of Jefferson)

APPLICATION TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT OF APPEAL :

2001-KH- 1438 STATE EX REL STACEY T. FLETCHER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) Fourth Circuit.

ADMISSION TO THE BAR GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM :

2000-OB- 2662 IN RE: HAROLD S. ANSELL, III

TRAYLOR, J., dissents from the order.

LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED :

2001-OB- 0870 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD, NO. 00-PDB-262

RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED :

2000-K - 1634 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELERY CLEMENT, JR. (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2000-KH- 1646 STATE EX REL ELBERT WHITE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2000-KH- 2018 STATE EX REL PAUL A. JASPER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

2000-C - 3443 ROBERT TIPPETT AND LUEGENE CORBIN , ET AL. v. PADRE REFINING COMPANY AND LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY C/W ELLA K. ENGLISH, ET AL. v. PADRE REFINING COMPANY ET AL. (Parish of Claiborne)

2001-C - 0276 STEPHEN A. HANSEL v. SARAH HOLYFIELD, WIFE OF STEPHEN A. HANSEL (Parish of Orleans)

CIACCIO, J., recused.

2001-C - 0320 YVETTE P. PATTON, ET AL. v. JOSEPH CRAIG LEMOINE, ET AL. (Parish of Natchitoches)

2001-KK- 0346 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TROY TUCKER (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 0450 COLETTE SCHWARZBACH v. RONALD A. WELCKER (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J., concurs. Relator implies that the Court of Appeal action was rendered or mailed on January 18. In fact, the action was rendered and mailed, per certificate of the Clerk of Court of Appeal, on January 17, 2001.

APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED :

2001-CC- 1123 EDNA C. MILES AND JOHNNY MILES v. EXIDE CORPORATION, SCHUYLKILL METALS CORPORATION AND HUEY ROBERTS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2000-KO- 0954 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT BLACK (Parish of Plaquemines)

CALOGERO, C.J., concurs. Any error in the admission of the other crimes evidence, See State v. Kennedy, 00-1554 (La. 4/3/01), ___So.2d.___, was rendered harmless by the jurors' return of a lesser verdict.

2000-KO- 1445 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RONDELL SMITH (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

TRAYLOR, J., recused.

2000-KO- 1468 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLEVELAND FERGUSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-KO- 1469 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARCUS MOORE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-KO- 1478 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PAUL BRISCO (Parish of Richland)

2000-KO- 1480 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LIONEL WILSON (Parish of Pointe Coupee)

2000-KO- 1488 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARCUS DEMEASE (Parish of Red River)

2000-KO- 1492 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GARY BROOKS (Parish of St. Landry)

2000-KO- 1540 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT BLACK (Parish of Plaquemines)

CALOGERO, C.J., concurs. Any error in the admission of the other crimes evidence, see State v. Kennedy, 00-1554 (La. 4/3/01), ___So.2d ___, was rendered harmless by the jurors' return of a lesser verdict.

2000-CI- 1548 DONNIE L. THOMAS v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS AND LOUISIANA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-K - 1799 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TYRONNE J. SMITH (Parish of Orleans)

2000-K - 1849 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MACK "GALLOW" TEZENO (Parish of St. Landry)

2000-K - 1984 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD MUSE (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-KH- 2013 STATE EX REL DEDRICK M. JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-K - 2031 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NORMAN VAUGHAN (Parish of Vermilion)

2000-K - 2044 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICKY BRYANT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-KH- 2078 STATE EX REL WILLIE WATSON III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)

KNOLL, J., recused.

2000-K - 2079 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RONALD CLINE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-K - 2114 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES BULLOCK (Parish of Orleans)

CIACCIO, J., recused.

2000-K - 2117 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BECKY G. HARRIS (Parish of Plaquemines)

CIACCIO, J., recused.

2000-KH- 2123 STATE EX REL RICHARD HOLIDAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2000-KH- 2178 STATE EX REL ANDREW MCGRAW v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Richland)

2000-KH- 2184 STATE EX REL ALFORD HUNTSMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2380 STATE EX REL GARY L. CLAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2388 STATE EX REL ROBERT ISADORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Acadia)

2000-KH- 2394 STATE EX REL ALLEN ROSS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KP- 2402 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GEORGE MCCLOW (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2426 STATE EX REL RAY CHARLES JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Sabine)

2000-KH- 2434 STATE EX REL MICHAEL P. ZIHLAVSKY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2000-KH- 2435 STATE EX REL GREGORY JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2447 STATE EX REL CHRISTOPHER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. John)

2000-KH- 2526 STATE EX REL THEODORE PERKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

CIACCIO, J., recused.

2000-KH- 2541 STATE EX REL CHARLES FRANKLIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

2000-KH- 2542 STATE EX REL LLOYD GRAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2543 STATE EX REL BOBBY RAY DANIELS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-KH- 2553 STATE EX REL KENNETH JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2554 STATE EX REL HUEY PRUITT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2576 STATE EX REL JEANETTE DELAHOUSSAYE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)

2000-KH- 2579 STATE EX REL JAMES MITCHELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-KH- 2580 STATE EX REL MELVIN C. STOKES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)

2000-KH- 2582 STATE EX REL VINCENT LEO JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-KH- 2585 STATE EX REL JOE LOUIS WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-KH- 2597 STATE EX REL TIMOTHY PORTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-KH- 2598 STATE EX REL CHARLES L. ALEXANDER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lincoln)

2000-KH- 2600 STATE EX REL DANIEL CYRIAK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)

2000-KH- 2648 STATE EX REL JOHN POLK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-KH- 2651 STATE EX REL DANIEL WASHINGTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-KH- 2675 STATE EX REL JEROME JOSEPH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2677 STATE EX REL MOSES MAYER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-KH- 2812 STATE EX REL JOHN POLK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 0610 TONI BALSANO MANNO v. JACK LEO MANNO (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2001-KH- 0618 STATE EX REL RANDEAN J. HENRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafourche)

2001-C - 0716 MORRIS J. FABRE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT` (Parish of St. Mary)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

LOBRANO, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 0734 PHILLIP WAYNE BERNARD v. ELIZABETH SIMON BERNARD (Parish of Calcasieu)

2001-C - 0747 MORRIS J. FABRE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of St. Mary)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

LOBRANO, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 0748 MICHAEL GARVIN v. STOCKTON PAINTING COMPANY (Office Of Worker's Compensation District 2)

2001-C - 0822 CRAIG BAUER v. BYRNE W. DYER, III, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-C - 0852 LONNIE DEMPSEY v. TOWN OF CHENEYVILLE (Parish of Rapides)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 0853 PATSY BADEN CORLEY v. FREDERICK H. BADEN (Parish of Rapides)

2001-C - 0864 CHARLOTTE VINCENT, ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Allen)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 0873 DAVID E. MAY v. FLORDELITA CABRERA MAY (Parish of Rapides)

2001-C - 0875 ALBERT K. NEWLIN, INC. v. MILLARD E. MORRIS, ET AL. (Parish of Beauregard)

2001-C - 0880 SHANE CLAVIER, ET UX v. LAY DOWN SERVICE, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Cameron)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 0894 GERALD GUARISCO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A NATURAL TUTOR OF HANNAH GUARISCO (MINOR), REBEKAH GUARISCO, AND SARAH GUARISCO v. ST. MARY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of St. Mary)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 0895 LINDA FAYE MANUEL v. ACE TRANSPORTATION, INC., EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CC- 0898 PAMELA MONTZ, WIFE OF AND/ DANIEL MONTZ v. TGI FRIDAY'S AND ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

CIACCIO, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CC- 0900 COASTAL CLUB, INC. v. OCEAN ENERGY, INC. (Parish of Rapides)

2001-C - 0902 LAMAR WADSWORTH LANE, JR. v. MARION GAY BAMBURG LANE (Parish of Richland)

2001-C - 0913 JIMMIE B. HAMMACK v. SHARYN KATHI DUNN HAMMACK (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-CC- 0918 DOROTHY SHARP v. ST. CHARLES GAMING COMPANY, INC. D/B/A ISLE OF CAPRI CASINO-LAKE CHARLES (Parish of Calcasieu)

LOBRANO, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CP- 0928 FRANK GUILLORY, SR. v. JASON ROBIDEAUX (Parish of St. Landry)

KNOLL, J., recused.

2001-CP- 0929 PAUL A. ENGLISH v. DOMENGEAUX, WRIGHT ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2001-CC- 0957 KEVIN MATTHEWS v. RICHARD CUCCIA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 0958 ROOSEVELT EZELL v. DIRECT LABOR, INC. ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Terrebonne)

2001-C - 0959 ALONZO RUFFIN v. UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS, RON MAESTRI, MICHAEL BUJOL, AND MELANIE RICHARDSON (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 0966 GEORGE SMITH v. ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CC- 0976 MURPHY KNIGHTSHED v. FRED J. STEIN AND AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-CC- 0977 BERNARD HARDEN v. ERICA CAMESE, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)

CIACCIO, J., recused.

2001-C - 0981 D.C. v. ST. LANDRY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry)

2001-KH- 1206 STATE EX REL LOUIS ROACH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)