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NEWS RELEASE # 089

FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 2nd day of November, 2001 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below

STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED :

2001-CD- 2935 LESLIE WILLIAMS COUNSELMAN v. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COMPANY, KOREY W. ALLEMAN, AND UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (Parish of Lafayette)

 

On the 7th day of November, 2001 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

STAY DENIED :

2001-CC- 2777 ANCY FOLTMER, ET AL. v. BILLY L. JAMES, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2001-KK- 1605 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHONDA SCIMMONS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED :

2001-KK- 3000 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLIFFORD OCHELTREE (Parish of Orleans)

 

On the 9th day of November, 2001 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED :

2000-K - 3437 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEVY BRISBAN (Parish of Orleans)

2000-K - 3459 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIE HARRIS, JR. (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 2054 JAMIE JOHNSON v. ACME ROOFING & SHEET METAL AND TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Office Of Worker Comp. Dist. 2)

2001-C - 2056 LOUWANNA COLEMAN JAMES v. FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER :

2001-CC- 2103 REV. JAMES SNOWDEN v. VOYAGER INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Livingston)

2001-CC- 2151 SAMMY YOUNG v. STEPHEN ROTH, JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF WATER, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)

See Per Curiam.

CALOGERO, C.J., would deny the writ.

KIMBALL, J., would deny the writ.

JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.

2001-CC- 2196 KEVIN JOHNSON, RILEY RICHARDSON AND MELISSA RICHARDSON v. SKYCLIMBER, INC. AND PATENT SCAFFOLDING, INC. (Parish of Orleans)

APPEAL TRANSFERRED TO COURT OF APPEAL FIRST CIRCUIT :

2001-CA- 2645 WOMEN'S HEALTH CLINIC , A CORPORATION DULY AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN LOUISIANA, CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CLINIC, A CORPORATION DULY AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN LOUISIANA, BOSSIER CITY MEDICAL SUITE, HOPE MEDICAL GROUP FOR WOMEN, JAMES DEBUERCE, M.D. ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND THE PATIENTS THEY SERVE v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA

See Per Curiam.

(Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

SUSPENSION(S) ORDERED :

2001-B - 1947 IN RE: IONA A. RENFROE

See Per Curiam.

VICTORY, J., dissents and assigns reasons .

TRAYLOR, J., dissents and assigns reasons .

2001-B - 2309 IN RE: BARRY G. FEAZEL

See Per Curiam.

TRAYLOR, J., would not defer any of the suspension.

2001-B - 2461 IN RE: STEPHEN E. CAILLOUET

See Per Curiam.

REHEARING(S) DENIED :

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- 1776 CLARENCE BRONSON DOYLE v. JANET LYNN SANDERS (Parish of Orleans)

RECONSIDERATION(S) GRANTED RELIEF DENIED :

2001-CI- 0266 GREGORY P. BENNETT v. CUSTODIAN/ WARDEN OF THE WASHINGTON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE, LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS, LOUISIANA BOARD OF PAROLE, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS SECRETARY, RICHARD STALDER, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

RECONSIDERATION DENIED :

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)

MOTION(S) TO ENFORCE DENIED :

2000-KH- 2379 STATE EX REL PETER MERCADEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2000-KH- 2533 STATE EX REL GEORGE ALEXANDER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 2709 STATE EX REL LOUIS BUSH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2000-KO- 3266 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EUGENE FRAZIER, JR. (Parish of Sabine)

2000-KO- 3329 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHONE JORDAN A/K/A DEVINE JORDAN (Parish of Jefferson)

2000-KO- 3334 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TELLY GUILLORY (Parish of St. Landry)

2000-KO- 3336 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEITH MORGAN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-KO- 3337 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELLIOT SCOTT A/K/A CALVIN SCOTT (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KO- 3338 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRELL CALLEGARI (Parish of Avoyelles)

KNOLL, J., recused.

2000-KO- 3339 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERALD P. BOYD (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KO- 3352 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. IDOSIA ROBINSON (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KO- 3355 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN WILLIAMS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

TRAYLOR, J., recused.

2000-KO- 3358 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BILL SCOTT (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KO- 3359 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RONALD DEAN GERMAN (Parish of Rapides)

2000-K - 3395 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNEDY D. KIRK (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons.

KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2000-KO- 3408 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRIAN CRITNEY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-KO- 3422 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BYRON WAYNE RICHARDSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2000-K - 3489 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAY A. PENDLETON (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2000-KP- 3507 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARCUS ARTIS (Parish of Allen)

2000-K - 3516 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROGER L. COMEAUX, JR. (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KP- 3533 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RUDOLPH MILLS (Parish of Orleans)

2000-K - 3547 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRANCE JOHNSON AND RUSSELL HARRIS (Parish of Orleans)

2000-K - 3552 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JASON T. MATTHIS (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

2000-KP- 3557 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CUC ELDER (Parish of Vernon)

2001-K - 0004 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRELL MCZEAL (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KP- 0005 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRELL JOHNSON (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KP- 0007 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES LAVERGNE

2001-K - 0037 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALONZO JASON (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2001-KH- 0525 STATE EX REL LEROY WILSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 0632 STATE EX REL KEVIN BRYANT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 0641 STATE EX REL TOMMIE LEE BURNS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)

2001-KH- 0642 STATE EX REL LIONEL TOLBERT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-KH- 0647 STATE EX REL CHARLES T. BUTLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tensas)

2001-KH- 0704 STATE EX REL JEROME NORMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2001-KH- 0713 STATE EX REL DUANE HENRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 0730 STATE EX REL GREGORY ARMSTEAD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 0756 STATE EX REL GILLISPIE ETHRIDGE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)

2001-KH- 0758 STATE EX REL ANNIE LEE MAMON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lincoln)

VICTORY, J., recused.

2001-KH- 0759 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RACHAEL D. ROSE (Parish of Caddo)

2001-KH- 0760 STATE EX REL NATHANIEL PARISH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 0761 STATE EX REL MATTHEW MILLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon)

2001-KH- 0762 STATE EX REL WENDELL BYRD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 0763 STATE EX REL HAROLD JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

2001-KH- 0765 STATE EX REL HAROLD SNEED v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 0767 STATE EX REL JESSIE SIMMONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 0769 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL JOHN SHEEHAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Avoyelles)

KNOLL, J., recused.

2001-C - 1945 CEDERICK FAVAROTH v. SEAN BRIAN APPLEYARD, M.D., AND VAN METER AND ASSOCIATES, INC. (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 2117 DOROTHY GRIFFIN AND ODETTE GRIFFIN v. THE LOUISIANA SHERIFF'S AUTO RISK ASSOCIATION TERREBONNE PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFFICE AND DANNY THERIOT (Parish of Lafourche)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 2135 NIKITA M. LEGER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATES OF THE MINORS, JUSTIN M. THIBODEAUX AND DANIELLE R. THIBODEAUX v. LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Caddo)

2001-C - 2137 EDDIE PAUL, JR. v. JAMES D. BURNETTE, ET AL. C/W LESLIE WOODWARD v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE, ET AL. C/W JAMES D. BURNETTE, ET AL. v. ELLEN R. BURNETTE, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-C - 2138 ERIC BOWENS v. LOUISIANA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY, MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA AT NEW ORLEANS (State Civil Service Commission)

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

2001-C - 2140 LINDA HENDERSON, ET AL v. CLAIBORNE ELECTRIC, ET AL (Parish of Union)

2001-C - 2141 BARBARA SONGY ZUVICEH v. NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany)

CALOGERO, C.J., would grant and resolve conflict in Circuit Court of Appeal decisons.

2001-C - 2142 WRIGHT WARNER v. A.G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC. (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2001-C - 2143 MINNIE D. HEFFNER v. WAL-MART STORES INC.; DELTA BEVERAGE, INC.; PEPSICO, INC.; AND JOHN MONTECINO D/B/A USA TENT RENTALS (Parish of St. Tammany)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 2147 WILLIAM J. VARNES v. ASHGAR MORTAJI, D. C., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 2148 JULES EDWARD DAVIS, JR. v. TIMOTHY AND SHAWN TRAHAN PAINTING (Office Of Workers Compensation District 04)

2001-C - 2150 MARY D. AND CHARLES T. ALLEMAN v. BATON ROUGE TREATMENT CENTER, INC, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-C - 2157 ANDREW J. KLIEBERT, JR. v. ASCENSION PARISH GOVERNMENT (Office Of Workers' Compensation Administration District 5)

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

2001-CC- 2158 CRYSTAL BROSSETT v. PAM BEAUDOIN, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 2159 BRUCE E. COLEMAN v. JERRY J. LARPENTER, SHERIFF OF TERREBONNE PARISH & ABC INS. CO. (Parish of Terrebonne)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2001-KK- 2164 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANNY DAVIS, JR. (Parish of St. Bernard)

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

2001-C - 2193 GEORGE A. BATISTE v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KK- 2195 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TED WAYNE MOORE (Parish of Ouachita)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CC- 2198 DONALD J. LABORDE v. SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

LOBRANO, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CC- 2201 ASBESTOS PLAINTIFFS v. BORDEN, INC. ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 2207 JOHN DOE, MARY DOE AND OSCAR C. RUSSELL, JR. v. ABC CORPORATION, DEF CORPORATION, XYZ CORPORATION, AND HIBERNIA CORPORATION C/W CHARLES J. SHAW v. HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK, N.A. AND HIBERNIA CORPORATION (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CC- 2214 AUDUBON TRACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. BRIGNAC-DERBES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-C - 2215 JOHN JOHNSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLASS OF THOSE SIMILARLY SITUATED v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND ABC INSURANCE AND OTHER CONSOLIDATED CASES (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 2216 JOHN JOHNSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLASS OF THOSE SIMILARLY SITUATED v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND OTHER CONSOLIDATED CASES (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 2225 JOHN JOHNSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLASS OF THOSE SIMILARLY SITUATED v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND OTHER CONSOLIDATED CASES (Parish of Orleans)

2001-CC- 2229 AUDUBON TRACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. BRIGNAC-DERBES, INC, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)

LOBRANO, J., would grant in part and remand to the trial court to refer the exception of prescription to the merits.

VICTORY, J., would grant in part and remand to the trial court to refer the exception of prescription to the merits.

2001-CC- 2232 AUDUBON TRACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. BRIGNAC-DERBES, INC, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)

LOBRANO, J., would grant in part and remand to the trial court to refer the exception of prescription to the merits.

VICTORY, J., would grant in part and remand to the trial court to refer the exception of prescription to the merits.

2001-C - 2288 EDDIE PAUL, JR. v. JAMES D. BURNETTE, ET AL. C/W LESLIE WOODWARD v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE, ET AL. C/W JAMES D. BURNETTE, ET AL. v. ELLEN R. BURNETTE, ET AL. (Parish of E.Baton Rouge)

2001-KK- 2583 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ADOLPH BENNETT, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 2806 CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS v. ANTHONY DOUGLAS AND THE PERSONNEL BOARD OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-KH- 2823 STATE EX REL GREGORY ARMSTEAD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)