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NEWS RELEASE # 076

FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 25th day of September, 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-KK- 2571 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN COUNTY (Parish of Orleans)

On the 26th day of September, 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-CC- 2555 IN RE: KAISER PLANT EXPLOSION AT KAISER (Parish of St. James)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2001-CC- 2617 WYLIE REED v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

LOBRANO, J., would grant the writ.

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

APPLICATION DISMISSED ON JOINT MOTION :

2001-CC- 2569 MARGARET HUDDLESTONE, ET AL. v. VANCE D. LUTHER, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)

On the 28th day of September, 2001 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED :

2000-K - 2934 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LANDOUR BOUIE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-K - 2960 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENDALL STEWART (Parish of Washington)

2001-KK- 2436 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LYLE JOHNSON (Parish of Orleans)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER :

2000-CC- 2477 KEN DUGAS v. JETHRO CAGE, WILLIE CAGE, AND DEBRA JEFFERSON (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-CC- 1687 WINIFRED S. WELCH v. WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS, CO., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)

2001-CC- 1690 BENNIE DEWAYNE DICKERSON AND MARY DICKERSON IN THEIR CAPACITY AS LEGAL GUARDIANS OF THE MINOR CHILDREN, WILLIAM ANDREW WETZLER AND WILLIAM AUGUST WETZLER v. DUANE BLAIR, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SHERIFF FOR THE PARISH OF WASHINGTON, ABC AND DEF INSURANCE COMPANIES, AND PARISH OF WASHINGTON (Parish of Washington)

2001-CC- 2258 MICHAEL SMITH v. SOUTHERN HOLDING, INC., ET AL. (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 8)

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

2001-CC- 2500 HILLARY THOMAS, ET AL. v. CONOCO, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)

SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM :

2001-B - 1777 IN RE: KENNETH R. RASTELLO

LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED :

2001-OB- 1736 IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 01-PDB-026

REHEARING(S) DENIED :

2001-CJ- 1759 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF WM IV AND DM (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the rehearing.

RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED :

2000-KH- 3129 STATE EX REL CARLOS JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the reconsideration.

APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED :

2001-CC- 1763 BRENDA CARTER, ET VIR v. GARY STEPHEN HAYGOOD, D.D.S., ET AL. (Parish of Concordia)

2001-KK- 2664 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WALLACE THOMPSON (Parish of Jefferson)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2000-KO- 2054 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VERONICA D. EVANS (Parish of Lasalle)

2000-KO- 2069 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EARLIE J. MATTOX (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KO- 2080 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KO- 2081 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERALD J. LEWIS (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-KO- 2113 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. OLIVER VENTRY (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KO- 2120 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES P. ALFORD (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KO- 2134 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LARRY MCNEAL (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KO- 2140 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DWAYNE E. ANGELLE (Parish of Lafayette)

2000-KO- 2147 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH BROCK (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KO- 2160 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAYMOND WADE (Parish of Caddo)

2000-KO- 2177 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COREY JOHNSON (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KO- 2183 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TROY J. JONES (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2438 STATE EX REL GREGORY WALKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-K - 2948 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LYNES GREEN, SR. (Parish of Lafourche)

2000-K - 2950 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICHARD J. SCHMIDT (Parish of Lafayette)

2000-K - 2963 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEONARD R. COATES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-K - 2965 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BEATRICE CHISOLM & HERBERT ESTES (Parish of Orleans)

2000-K - 2968 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JIMMY R. WATSON (Parish of Orleans)

2000-K - 2971 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ARTHUR J. WASHINGTON (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2000-K - 2972 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RONALD HERNANDEZ (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-K - 2978 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TROY WELCH, SR. (Parish of St. Tammany)

2000-K - 2980 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GEARY SENTERFITT (Parish of Iberia)

2000-KP- 3001 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JACOB GUILLORY, JR. (Parish of Evangeline)

2000-KP- 3009 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL J. MUSSER (Parish of Iberia)

2000-KO- 3041 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ARTHUR J. WASHINGTON (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-KO- 3077 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BEATRICE CHISOLM (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 3365 STATE OF LOUSIANA EX REL KIP LAZARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., would grant and assigns reason.

2000-KH- 3403 STATE EX REL KERRY PATTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Desoto)

2001-KH- 0016 STATE EX REL DAINO Q. DUNN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberville)

2001-KH- 0089 STATE EX REL RODERICK PRESIDENT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon)

2001-CI- 0256 JACOB AMAR v. FRAN FOSTER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-KH- 0267 STATE EX REL ROBERT GRAHAM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Carroll)

2001-KH- 0268 STATE EX REL GERARD BORNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

LOBRANO, J., recused.

2001-KH- 0323 STATE EX REL MELVIN MASON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Bernard)

2001-KH- 0347 STATE EX REL COREY T. LOUIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)

2001-KH- 0349 STATE EX REL CURTIS W. JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)

2001-KH- 0350 STATE EX REL KEVIN WISE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-KH- 0354 STATE EX REL HOWARD EUGENE MYERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Desoto)

2001-KH- 0356 STATE EX REL RONNY MUSGROVE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2001-KH- 0357 STATE EX REL FLANDERS TAYLOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

2001-KH- 0358 STATE EX REL MICHAEL HILTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 0359 STATE EX REL MICHAEL TODD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2001-KH- 0361 STATE EX REL FELTON READO, JR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)

2001-KH- 0368 STATE EX REL ALFRED CARTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 0442 STATE EX REL JOHNNY THOMPSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 0446 STATE EX REL JOHNNY FOLEY, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-KH- 0848 STATE EX REL VINCENT SIMMONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Avoyelles)

KNOLL, J., recused.

2001-CI- 1309 JACOB AMAR v. FRAN FOSTER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-KH- 1441 STATE EX REL RODERICK PRESIDENT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon)

2001-C - 1550 HERB PASTOR AND MAIDEN VOYAGE, INC. v. AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION, INC. C/W HERB PASTOR AND MAIDEN VOYAGE, INC. v. ANGELO FARRELL, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A ANGELO FARRELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 1706 DEBRA KAYE FORMBY DORSETT AND MADISON SCOTT FORMBY v. GARY RAY JOHNSON AND NANCY LOUISE JOHNSON (Parish of Bossier)

2001-C - 1726 DEBORAH WICKER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF DAMON KENDELL WICKER v. HARMONY CORPORATION, ET AL. C/W DEBORAH WICKER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF DAMON KENDELL WICKER v. HARMONY CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-C - 1731 ROBBI SMITH AND KEELEY RANDALL v. HARRY LEE, SHERIFF OF JEFFERSON PARISH AND MICHAEL YENNI, PARISH PRESIDENT, BOTH ON BEHALF OF THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, THOMAS WAINWRIGHT, JR., AND K&K INSURANCE GROUP, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CC- 1734 JERRY LEE D/B/A RE-NEW CONSTRUCTION v. ROSERV, INC., LAWRENCE W. ROGERS, ANGELA KAYE DAWKINS ROGERS AND GIBSLAND BANK & TRUST COMPANY (Parish of Lincoln)

2001-C - 1737 EXECUTONE OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA, INC. v. HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT O NO. 1 OF TANGIPAHOA PARISH D/B/A NORTH OAKS MEDICAL CENTER AND TANGIPAHOA PARISH GOVERNMENT (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2001-C - 1744 THELMA G. ZACARIAS-RAMIREZ, ALFONZO RAMIREZ AND GUADALUPE RAMIREZ v. DORA PATRICA ROBERTS, WIFE OF/AND WILLIAM H. ROBERTS AND BILL ROBERTS & ASSOCIATES (Parish of Orleans)

2001-CP- 1749 JOHN DAVIS COLQUITT v. MINDEN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (Parish of Webster)

2001-C - 1752 NESTOR ABUAN, AS GUARDIAN ON BEHALF OF CARLOS VALDEZ v. SMEDVIG TANKSHIPS, LTD. ET AL. (Parish of Plaquemines)

2001-CP- 1753 RICHARD B. LAY v. FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 1755 WILLIAM J. GRADY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATES OF HIS MINOR CHILDREN, WYNTON GRADY, LEANN GRADY, CHRISTOPHER GRADY, AND MAYA GRADY AND LOUISE M. GRADY, WIFE OF WILLIAM J. GRADY v. JOHN RILEY, PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-CC- 1758 BETTY JOHNSON, INDIVIDUALLY, ETC. v. R&B FALCON DRILLING USA INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

2001-C - 1761 GLEN GINTZ, ET AL. v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Rapides)

2001-C - 1766 LASSCO, INC. v. RANDALL JOHNSON (Office Of Workers' Comp. Dist. 3)

2001-C - 1767 AL J. PHILIPS, JR. v. AUGUST BERNER, SR., AND A & T RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS BERNER'S HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ

2001-C - 1768 AIZENHAWAR (AIZEN) J. MARROGI v. MICHAEL A. GERBER, JOHN R. KRAUSE, ARNOLD BRODY AND SUZANNE MELEG-SMITH, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2001-CC- 1769 DORMAN O. CROWE, ET AL. v. WINN-DIXIE OF LOUISIANA, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Washington)

2001-CC- 1778 MILLER & MILLER v. SHIRLEY JOHNSTON, ET AL. (Parish of Acadia)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J., recused.

2001-CC- 2025 VERONICA LAWRENCE v. AVIS RENT-A-CAR, AND CNA INSURANCE COMPANIES (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 8)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CC- 2139 HILLARY THOMAS, ET AL. v. CONOCO, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)

2001-KK- 2339 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL T. JONES (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2001-CJ- 2471 IN RE: J. M., WIFE OF/AND J. W. M. APPLYING FOR INTRAFAMILY ADOPTION (Parish of Jefferson)