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NEWS RELEASE # 001

FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 3rd day of January, 2002 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

REINSTATEMENT(S) GRANTED :

2001-OB- 3151 IN RE: CHRISTOPHER D. MATCHETT

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2001-CJ- 3172 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF C. R. (Parish of Sabine)

2001-CC- 3280 ANDREA FAITH PRIOUX v. THERESA GERVAIS AND THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON (Parish of Jefferson)

On the 4th day of January, 2002 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:
 

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED :

2001-K - 0077 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN DUANE GOODLEY (Parish of St. Landry)

2001-K - 0273 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARIAN ROBINSON (Parish of Orleans)

2001-CC- 2078 ROGER WALKER, ET AL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATON AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Livingston)

(Consolidated with No. 2001-CC-2079)

2001-CC- 2079 WILLIE MAE MIXON, ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Ascension)

2001-C - 2578 E.R. CAMPBELL, III, ET UX v. HAROLD KEITH MELTON (Parish of Caddo)

KIMBALL, J., Recused.

2001-C - 2658 INGUS M. HOLLINGSWORTH AND DOROTHY ROBERSON HOLLINGSWORTH v. CITY OF MINDEN (Parish of Webster)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER :

2001-CC- 2446 LUK-SHOP, LLC v. RIVERWOOD LAPLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC (Parish of St. John) (See Per Curiam)

2001-CC- 2473 PHYSICIAN'S BARIATRIC CLINIC OF LAFAYETTE, INC. v. OPELIA JO GREATHOUSE, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

2001-OC- 2774 RAY KIMBLE BERZAS v. BRIDGETTE FRUGE BERZAS (Parish of Evangeline)

2001-CC- 2840 CHESTER MELDER v. JACK PAUL, ET AL c/w ALETON WARE v. JACK PAUL, ET AL. (Parish of Allen)

SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM :

2001-B - 2672 IN RE: IAN W. TAYLOR

VICTORY, J., would reject.

TRAYLOR, J., would reject.

LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED :

2001-OB- 2040 IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 99-PDB-059

RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED :

2000-KO- 2852 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CARLOS MCGREW (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-CC- 2834 PAULA PARKER, ET AL v. THE CHIMNEYWOOD HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED :

2001-C - 2762 DWIGHT YOUNG AND GLORIA HARKINS YOUNG v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SHREVEPORT, ET AL. (Parish of Desoto)

2001-KK- 2779 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHIRLEY JOHNSTON (Parish of Acadia)

2001-C - 2790 TERRY JOHNSON v. TOMMY T. NGUYEN, JOHN NGUYEN AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 3237 D.O.H., SR. v. T.L.H., NOW C. (Parish of Vernon)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2000-KH- 2681 STATE EX REL ANDRE FLOT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2000-KH- 3201 STATE EX REL TONNIE C. LUCKETT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KO- 0419 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LINDSEY ROBINSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-KP- 0425 DANIEL SMITH v. EDWARD DAY, WARDEN WASHINGTON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-KP- 0437 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CARL JONES (Parish of Orleans)

 

2001-KO- 0438 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANNY RAY GRAY (Parish of St. Tammany)

2001-KO- 0439 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID LAPELL (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-KO- 0443 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LUCIOUS E. GORDON (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KP- 0451 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERALD PARKER (Parish of Orleans)

2001-K - 0455 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANDRE E. FLOT (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KO- 0465 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL WITHERS (Parish of Calcasieu)

2001-KO- 0469 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAYMOND J. FORMAN (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KO- 0476 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRIAN JONES (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KO- 0482 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NATHAN GREENHOUSE (Parish of Avoyelles)

KNOLL, J., recused.

2001-KO- 0492 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAYMOND O. WILLIAMS (Parish of Lafourche)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2001-KK- 0501 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

2001-KO- 0523 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRIS B. COSSE (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KP- 0531 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RODNEY WAYNE MACON (Parish of Caddo)

2001-KP- 0552 STATE EX REL JEFFERY SYKES v. ROYCE MCGHEE (Parish of Washington)

2001-KP- 0557 STATE EX REL THOMAS MITCHELL DEBOUE v. N. BURL CAIN, WARDEN (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 0818 METRO RIVERBOAT ASSOCIATES, INC. v. THE LOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL BOARD, THE RIVERBOAT GAMING ENFORCEMENT DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF THE LOUISIANA STATE POLICE, AND BALLY'S LOUISIANA, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-KH- 1010 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL ARTHUR SIBER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

2001-KH- 1022 STATE EX REL CARLOS NEVILLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 1023 STATE EX REL RANDALL VOISELLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 1024 STATE EX REL ANDRE' FLOT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-CI- 1025 STEVEN GALLAGHER v. EDGAR C. DAY, JR. WARDEN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-KH- 1038 STATE EX REL CHRISTOPHER M. BILLIOT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

2001-KH- 1039 STATE EX REL JOSEPH SINGLETON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 1040 STATE EX REL ROY TAYLOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)

2001-KH- 1042 STATE EX REL EDDIE J. ARMANT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. James)

2001-KH- 1044 STATE EX REL ALTON GAVIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-KH- 1047 STATE EX REL DARREL WINFREY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-KH- 1049 STATE EX REL BRIAN DIETRICH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-KH- 1060 STATE EX REL ROBERT ZENON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 1061 STATE EX REL RICHARD A. SCAMARDO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-KH- 1067 STATE EX REL GREGORY CHARLES A/K/A GREGORY GARRISON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

2001-KH- 1069 PAUL ENGLISH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 1072 STATE EX REL GWENDOLYN ROYAL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Feliciana)

2001-KH- 1093 STATE EX REL TYJAUN WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-KH- 1095 STATE EX REL LAYLA B. ROBERTS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2001-KH- 1111 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL DONALD JONES AND RONALD JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-KH- 1112 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL ERIC D. CALVIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-KH- 1113 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL LARRY R. PRICE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 1114 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL CANTREAL MICKENS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

2001-KH- 1127 STATE EX REL LEROY WHITE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)

2001-KH- 1128 STATE EX REL LESTER DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

2001-KH- 1163 STATE EX REL KEVIN HILL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-KH- 1180 STATE EX REL VERNON BOUDREAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 1188 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL ALTON GAVIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-KH- 1714 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL HERBERT NICHOLSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 1893 STATE EX REL VERNON BOUDREAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 2202 KELVIN WILLIAMS, ET AL v. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AT SHREVEPORT (Parish of Caddo)

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 2642 DWIGHT YOUNG AND GLORIA HARKINS YOUNG v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SHREVEPORT, ET AL. (Parish of Desoto)

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

KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 2657 CITY OF SHREVEPORT v. CHANSE GAS CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)

2001-C - 2660 CITY OF SHREVEPORT v. CHANSE GAS CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)

2001-CC- 2691 LESTER JOSEPH ANTOINE, ET AL. v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CP- 2711 WILLIAM C. RICHARDSON v. SHERRI LOWE, ET AL (Parish of Caddo)

2001-C - 2715 JAMES E. TUCKER, JR., AND LYDIA TUCKER, ET AL. v. SARA G. LAIN C/W JAMES E. TUCKER, JR. AND LYDIA TUCKER, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, JAMES TUCKER, III v. SARAH LAIN, M.D., HUMANA, INC., AND HUMEDICENTER, INC., D/B/A HUMANA HOSPITAL-NEW ORLEANS C/W JAMES E. TUCKER, JR. AND LYDIA TUCKER, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN THEIR CAPACITY AS EXECUTOR/ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF THEIR MINOR SON, JAMES E. TUCKER, III v. SARAH G. LAIN, M.D. (Parish of Orleans)

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CC- 2719 J.P. COWART, JR., ET AL. v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 2721 GEORGE EBERHARDT AND THERESA EBERHARDT v. ALAN J. LEVASSEUR, INDIVIDUALLY, AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; FRANK SHAW, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 2731 EARL FOURNETTE, III v. CHAU TRAN AND COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 2737 AMY WEBER v. JEANETTE DUFRENE, WIFE OF/AND CALVIN DUFRENE, JR. (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-CC- 2758 DARLEEN M. JACOBS v. BRUCE CERNIGLIA, STAR ROOFING, INC., AND UNIONAMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 2770 BENTON JOHNSON v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SHREVEPORT, ET AL. (Parish of Sabine)

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 2773 ROSALEE LEWIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN ADRIAN LEWIS AND FRANK LEWIS v. INDUSTRIAL DEMOLISHERS, INC., ET AL. C/W LULA MAE KENT INDIVIDUALLY ETC., ET AL. v. JONAS JOHNSON, INDUSTRIAL DEMOLISHERS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

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

2001-C - 2783 BENTON JOHNSON v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SHREVEPORT, ET AL. (Parish of Sabine)

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CC- 2791 JENNIFER REDMON v. BI-LO SUPERMARKET, INC. ET AL. (Parish of Iberia)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 2795 DELLES HOWELL AND SHELIA HOWELL v. MEDCO, INC., DALE FRY, LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY AND NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION ADJUSTERS, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 2804 CATHY LA NASA WETZEL, CAROL MAUREEN LA NASA, CATHERINE CREGER LA NASA, GLORIA LA NASA RASPANTI, MARION A. LA NASA, RENE J.L. FRANSEN, PAULINE FRANSEN HARDIN, CELESTINE PUGLIA, ANTHONY GEORGE PUGLIA, CONSTANCE MARIANNA PUGLIA MONROE, ET AL. v. SHAHZAD KHAN (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 2805 VOA WILLOWS AFFORDABLE HOUSING CORPORATION, INC. v. MARINA M. KAHN, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND OTHER CONSOLIDATED CASES (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 2807 SUCCESSION OF KATHERINE GALE THACKSTON WILLIAMS (Parish of Jefferson Davis)

2001-C - 2809 MOSSY MOTORS, INC., ROY J. MOSSY, MARY LOU CHRISTOVICH, AND LYONS-NEW ORLEANS, INC. v. THE SEWERAGE & WATER BOARD OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, PEPPER AND ASSOCIATES, INC., C.R. PITTMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., AND JAMES & COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Orleans)

2001-C - 2810 BROOKS WELL SERVICING, INC. ET AL v. CUDD PRESSURE CONTROL, INC., ET AL (Parish of Bienville)

2001-CC- 2811 NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY v. COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION RESOURCES, INC. AND JIM MORRIS (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-KK- 2812 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHNNY JACKSON (Parish of St. Charles)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CC- 2813 BILLY CAMPBELL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL PERSONS SIMILARLY SITUATED v. MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Ascension)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-C - 2814 MAURICE ENTREMONT INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL PERSONS SIMILARLY SITUATED v. AMERICAN CENTRAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2001-CC- 2816 GARY WILKERSON AND JODIE WILKERSON v. R & B FALCON DRILLING U. S. A. INC. (Parish of Lafayette)

2001-C - 2827 NIKKI J. CARTER ON BEHALF OF QUANTIQUA NECHELLE CARTER v. DR. CHIH HAO LIN & COLUMBIA WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (Parish of Calcasieu)

2001-OC- 2832 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. $4200.00 U.S. CURRENCY (ANTONIO P. MARTINEZ) (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2001-C - 2835 PERRY TAYLOR v. BASF WYANDOTTE (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 05)

2001-CC- 2839 HERZOG CONTRACTING CORPORATION v. ROBERT V. OLIVER, ET AL (Parish of Caddo)

2001-C - 2845 TOMMY MCCARRA v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

2001-C - 2846 CURTIS E. KNIGHTEN v. ANNIE BELL MORRISON KNIGHTEN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-C - 2847 ADRIAN GRAY v. H.B. ZACHARY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 6s)

2001-C - 2848 LYDIA SHAVERS AND LARRY SHAVERS v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE & ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2001-CC- 2849 FORREST CONSTRUCTION v. MYRTON BONNER DUNCAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2001-C - 2850 CYNTHIA BRANEFF v. DR. RICHARD E. ROBICHAUX AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Terrebonne)

2001-C - 2851 HERBERT E. MILLS v. BENSON MOTOR COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)