FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 054

FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 22th day of June, 2001 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of

Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

REHEARING(S) DENIED :

2000-C - 0414 GEORGE CHITTENDEN AND ROBERTA KAY CHITTENDEN v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

Justice Harry T. Lemmon, retired, participated in the decision in this case which was argued prior to his retirement.

CALOGERO, C.J., would grant a rehearing.

LEMMON, J., dissents from denial of rehearing and assigns reasons.

2000-K - 1147 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARK JOSEPH BLANCHARD (Parish of St. Landry)

2000-C - 1699 MATTHEW BERG v. PHILIP ZUMMO, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

James C. Gulotta, Justice pro tempore, sitting for Lemmon, J.

JOHNSON, J., would grant a rehearing.

CALOGERO, C.J., would grant a rehearing.

GULOTTA, J., would grant a rehearing.

2000-C - 2524 CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE v. JOHNCA PROPERTIES, L.L.C. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-C - 2643 IN RE: MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL FOR THE CLAIM OF MARIA MOSES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

Philip C. Ciaccio, Justice pro tempore, sitting for Lemmon, J.

JOHNSON, J., would grant a rehearing.