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FROM: CLERK
OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
On the 28th
day of January, 2002 , the following
action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana
in the case(s) listed below:
WRIT
APPLICATION(S) DENIED :
2002-KK- 0277
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EUGENE FORTINO (Parish of Jefferson)
CALOGERO, C.J. , would grant the writ and assigns
reasons.
On the 30th
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 WITH ORDER :
2002-CJ- 0154
ADOPTION OF D.S.B. v. R.B. (Parish of Calcasieu)
TRAYLOR, J.,
would deny the writ.
WRIT
APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER; OTHERWISE
DENIED :
2002-CC- 0280 JERRILYN AND JEROME CONNER v. DR. HOWARD
STELLY, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu) See Order.
CALOGERO, C.J.,
dissents and will assign reasons.
JOHNSON, J.,
dissents.
WEIMER, J.,
dissents from the order, believing relator has an
adequate remedy on appeal.
STAY
DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :
2002-CC- 0172
DEBORAH BLANCQ VOGT v. GREGORY D. VOGT (Parish of
Jefferson)
On the 31st
day of January, 2002 , the following
action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana
in the case(s) listed below:
CONDITIONAL
ADMISSION REVOKED; MATTER REMANDED :
2001-OB- 3332 IN RE: GEOFFREY DUANE THOMAS
See Order.
On the 1st
day of February, 2002 ,
the following action was taken by the Supreme Court
of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:
WRIT
APPLICATION(S) GRANTED :
2000-K - 2228
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICHARD KEMP (Parish of E. Baton
Rouge)
2001-KP- 0670
STATE EX REL JIMMY WILLIAMS v. N. BURL CAIN, WARDEN
(Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
2001-KK- 2081
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTONIO JOHNSON (Parish of Orleans)
WRIT
APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER :
2001-CC- 2677 AXCESS GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS OF AMERICA
CORP., ET AL. v. MATSUSHITA ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIAL
CO., LTD . (Parish of Jefferson)
See Per Curiam.
KIMBALL, J.,
would deny the writ.
JOHNSON, J.,
would deny the writ.
2001-CC- 2908 MARK A. BATES v. ERROLL THOMAS ,
CHARLES PITTS, EMMANUEL PROUT, WASTE MANAGEMENT OF
LOUISIANA, LLC AND RELIANCE NATIONAL INS. CO. (Parish
of Orleans)
See Per Curiam.
KIMBALL, J.,
would deny the writ.
JOHNSON, J.,
would deny the writ.
KNOLL, J.,
would deny the writ.
2001-KK- 3358 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARREN GREEN
(Parish of Iberville)
See Per Curiam.
LEAVE
TO APPEAL DENIED :
2001-OB- 2841
IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD
NO. 01-PDB-134
MOTION
TO ENFORCE DENIED :
2000-KH- 1884
STATE EX REL LAMONE YOUNG v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of Jefferson)
RECONSIDERATION(S)
DENIED :
2001-KP- 0227
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WALDON DAVID MENSER (Parish
of East Feliciana)
2001-KH- 0642
STATE EX REL LIONEL TOLBERT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
2001-KH- 0642
STATE EX REL LIONEL TOLBERT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
2001-KH- 0763
STATE EX REL HAROLD JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Ouachita)
2001-C - 2562
DENNIS J. MORRIS, M.D. v. LAWRENCE LEVENTHAL, M. D.,
THOMAS MICELI, M.D., PHYSICIANS MEDICAL STAFFING,
INC. AND PROFESSIONAL EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS (Parish
of E. Baton Rouge)
APPLICATION(S)
NOT CONSIDERED :
2001-CC- 3148
AMANDA DOMINGUE, IND. AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD,
RONALD DOMINGUE v. LEGION INDEMNITY COMPANY, ET AL.
(Parish of Lafayette)
WRIT
APPLICATION(S) DENIED :
2001-K - 0301
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIAM MCCUTCHEON (Parish of
E. Baton Rouge)
WEIMER, J.,
recused.
2001-K - 0498
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KELTRIC LOCKETT (Parish of St.
Charles)
CALOGERO, C.J.,
would grant the writ.
JOHNSON, J.,
would grant the writ.
WEIMER, J.,
would grant the writ.
2001-K - 0546
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOE L. WALKER, JR. (Parish of
Natchitoches)
2001-K - 0548
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL D. FISH (Parish of Jefferson)
2001-KH- 0706
STATE EX REL ROOSEVELT SMALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Caddo)
2001-KP- 0739
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID PAUL GUILLOT (Parish of
Avoyelles)
KNOLL, J.,
recused.
2001-KO- 0797
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN WASHINGTON (Parish of
Orleans)
2001-KO- 0799
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARREN L. JARVIS (Parish of
St. Tammany)
JOHNSON, J.,
would grant; life sentence is constitutionally excessive.
2001-KO- 0804
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIE LEE MOORE TONEY (Parish
of Tangipahoa)
WEIMER, J.,
recused.
2001-KO- 0831
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRUCE ERIC LEE (Parish of Jefferson)
2001-KO- 0838
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT BARLING (Parish of Sabine)
2001-KO- 0843
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRY A. MOTEN (Parish of Orleans)
2001-KH- 0865
STATE EX REL GARY W. BROOKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of St. Landry)
2001-KO- 0883
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HARRIS COLLINS (Parish of Orleans)
2001-KO- 0892
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HANSEL CHAIRS (Parish of Orleans)
JOHNSON, J.,
would grant the writ.
2001-KO- 0896
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GARY BROOKS (Parish of St. Landry)
2001-KO- 0903
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CEDRIC CARTER (Parish of Orleans)
2001-KO- 0906
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GLORIA SUE CLEMENT (Parish of
Calcasieu)
2001-KO- 0911
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANDRE BAKER (Parish of E. Baton
Rouge)
2001-KO- 0912
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSHUAL BROWN (Parish of Cameron)
2001-KO- 0915
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BYRON JONES (Parish of Orleans)
2001-KO- 0916
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DOMINO JOHNSON (Parish of Orleans)
2001-KH- 0953
STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL JIMMY LEVEL v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)
KNOLL, J.,
recused.
2001-C - 1008
BRANNON TRAHAN v. CITY OF SCOTT, ET AL. (Parish of
Lafayette)
2001-KH- 1185
STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL JEROME BERGERON v. STATE
OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafourche)
2001-KH- 1290
STATE EX REL LEOTIS WEBSTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Morehouse)
2001-KH- 1350
STATE EX REL RUSSELL PAYTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
2001-KH- 1351
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NATHAN GREENHOUSE (Parish of
Avoyelles)
KNOLL, J.,
recused.
2001-KH- 1363
STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL RICHARD LAY v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)
WEIMER, J.,
recused.
2001-KH- 1364
STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL FRANK GRIFFIN v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)
WEIMER, J.,
recused.
2001-KH- 1367
STATE EX REL JAMES HARRISON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2001-KH- 1368
STATE EX REL LEO PINEYRO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of Jefferson)
2001-KH- 1409
STATE EX REL DAMON STACK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of Jefferson)
2001-KH- 1414
STATE EX REL SYLVESTER ROLLINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)
2001-KH- 1415
STATE EX. REL. WARREN DAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of Jefferson)
2001-KH- 1416
STATE EX. REL. DARRYL A. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Ouachita)
2001-KH- 1418
STATE EX REL EUGENE MCKNIGHT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of St. Tammany)
2001-KH- 1468
STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL RICKY CLARK v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)
2001-KH- 1498
STATE EX REL ERIC TREADAWAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2001-KK- 1523
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RANDY J. PERCLE (Parish of St.
Mary)
JOHNSON, J.,
would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J.,
would grant the writ.
WEIMER, J.,
would grant the writ.
2001-KK- 2656
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STANTON BEZET (Parish of E.
Baton Rouge)
2001-KH- 2870
STATE EX REL RICKY L CLARK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of Beauregard)
2001-C - 2924
EDITH BUTLER v. JACQUELYN D. ALLEN AND USAGENCIES
CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. (Parish of E. Baton
Rouge)
TRAYLOR, J.,
would grant the writ.
VICTORY, J.,
would grant the writ.
2001-CC- 2926
MARY SUSAN MADERE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE
ESTATE OF ELDRIDGE MADERE, AND ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR
CHILD, RICKY JOE MADERE v. BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNICATIONS
DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, ET AL. (Parish of Bossier)
VICTORY, J.,
would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J.,
would grant the writ.
2001-C - 2933
CYNTHIA SKIPPER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX
OF THE MINOR, JASMINE SKIPPER, AND JACQUELINE SKIPPER
AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR, BRITTANY SKIPPER v.
DAWN THOMPSON, CHOICE BRANDS, INC., PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL
INSURANCE COMPANY AND ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE
COMPANY (Parish of Concordia)
VICTORY, J.,
would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J.,
would grant the writ.
2001-CC- 3034
SUCCESSION OF HENRY STEWART, ET AL v. SUCCESSION OF
ELLIS CALVIN TURNER, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)
2001-C - 3056
SUCCESSION OF RUTH ANNA THOMPSON (Parish of Vermilion)
2001-CC- 3057
ANDREW THOMAS LUMPKIN v. THE CITY OF PLAQUEMINE, ET
AL (Parish of Iberville)
2001-C - 3060
MELVIN E. BOX, SR., SIRAK GETANEH, PATRICIA BECNEL
RONBAR, JAMES RAYFORD, AND DO YON YI v. FRENCH MARKET
CORPORATION (Parish of Orleans)
2001-CC- 3067
PAULETTE CHARLES, AS NATURAL TUTOR OF HER MINOR CHILD,
KIMESHA CHARLES v. RONNIE GRIZZAFFI, SR. (Parish of
St. Mary)
VICTORY, J.,
would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J.,
would grant the writ.
2001-CC- 3068
JOHN GREGORY BASS AND RACHEL LYNN BASS v. DERRELL
A. MEYERS, JR. D/B/A MEYERS CONSTRUCTION AND DERRELL
A. MEYERS INDIVIDUALLY AND STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY
CO. (Parish of Sabine)
2001-CC- 3074
DESIREE GAUDET v. DAVID MELIUS, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)
2001-C - 3075
SHARON ESTES, WIFE OF AND DARREN ESTES v. WAL-MART
STORES, INCORPORATED AND ABC INSURANCE COMAPNY (Parish
of Jefferson)
2001-C - 3081
KENNETH O'BRIEN v. ANTOINETTE MARIE JOHNSON, CAROL
GROUT, ANTOINE ALCIATORE, JR., KERMIT FRYMIRE, SUSAN
GIORDANO, OFFICER PAUL TOYE, OFFICER MELODY WEAN,
THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
POLICE DEPARTMENT (Parish of Orleans)
2001-C - 3082
DR. JAMES J. BRIEN AND DOLLY S. BRIEN v. DUGAS PEST
CONTROL OF BATON ROUGE, INC. (Parish of Assumption)
2001-C - 3083
S. A. MORTAGE SERVICE, CO. v. ANN MARIE LEMOINE, MICHAEL
ROY SMITH AND DEBORAH ANN CLOUATRE ROME (Parish of
Jefferson)
2001-C - 3084
CLAY CALLAGHAN v. STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish
of Jefferson)
VICTORY, J.,
would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J.,
would grant the writ.
2001-C - 3085
ALLEN J. BROUILLETTE v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF AMERICA (Parish of Avoyelles)
KNOLL, J.,
recused.
2001-C - 3088
LINDA JOSEPH, SANDRA LEWIS, COLETTE POLAKIEWICZ AND
KEVIN PREVOST v. JOSEPH M. BRUNO, JOSEPH M. BRUNO,
A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION, AND BRUNO & BRUNO,
A PARTNERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATIONS (Parish
of Orleans)
2001-CC- 3089
DALE AND JUDY ADDISON v. TOWN OF JEAN LAFITTE AND
ARNOLD AND MICHELLE FINCH, JAMES AND LEILA BOUDREAUX
AND MARK AND NANCY BYRD (Parish of Jefferson)
KIMBALL, J.,
would grant the writ.
2001-KK- 3091
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BOBBY HIGGINBOTHAM (Parish of
Tensas)
2001-C - 3094
JOHNNIE K. LEE v. ALTON OCHSNER MEDICAL FOUNDATION
(Parish of Jefferson)
2001-C - 3095
CONNIE GUILLORY CHAVIS v. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
(Office of Workers' Compensation District # 03)
VICTORY, J.,
would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J.,
would grant the writ.
2001-KK- 3098
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHAUN MCPIKE MOFFATT (Parish
of Livingston)
2001-CC- 3099
LORETTA SMITH v. OFFICE DEPOT, INC. (OF DELAWARE)
AND CLARENCE DALCOUR (Parish of Orleans)
VICTORY, J.,
would grant the writ.
WEIMER, J.,
would grant in part.
2001-O - 3102
RONDY VERNON v. STEVEN SCHECKMAN, THE JUDICIARY COMMISSION
OF LOUISIANA RESPONDENT FOR STATE OF LOUISIANA FILE
NO. 01-2456 (Judiciary Commission of Louisiana)
2001-C - 3108
DIANNE M. HARDGE v. JEAN PIERRE DUBOSQ, ET AL. (Parish
of Iberia)
2001-CC- 3118
TONI DAVID v. MERCEDES BENZ U.S.A., L.L.C., BENSON
MOTOR COMPANY, INC. AND MID-CITY MOTORS, INC., D/B/A
AUDUBON IMPORTS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
2001-CC- 3133
MARGEREE PEARSON, ET AL. v. PARKVIEW CARE CENTER,
INC., ET AL. (Parish of Winn)
2001-C - 3134
JOHNNY E. LAWRENCE v. TERRAL SEED, INC. (Parish of
Franklin)
2001-C - 3136
FRANK SWAYZE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, ET AL (Parish of Franklin)
TRAYLOR, J.,
recused.
2001-CC- 3138
JOY G. SONNIER v. JOHN L. SONNIER (Parish of Lafayette)
CALOGERO, C.J.,
would grant the writ.
VICTORY, J.,
would grant the writ.
WEIMER, J.,
would grant the writ.
2001-C - 3139
PATRICIA LATTIER HOLMES v. PEOPLES STATE BANK (Parish
of Caddo)
2001-C - 3140
AMY BROSSETT v. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET
AL. (Parish of Rapides)
2001-CC- 3142
FRANCIS CHRISTMAS, ET AL. v. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE
COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)
JOHNSON, J.,
would grant the writ.
2001-CJ- 3147
STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF S.F. (Parish
of Jefferson)
2001-C - 3149
SCOTT P. FAUST, ANTHONY J. FAUST, JR., ET AL. v. GREATER
LAKSIDE CORP., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)
2001-CC- 3152
CLEMENTINE AND DEMETRIA TAYLOR v. ALEX SIDER, ET AL.
(Parish of Orleans)
TRAYLOR, J.,
would grant the writ.
2001-C - 3154
JANET PATRICE NASH v. MICHAEL LYNN NASH (Parish of
Beauregard)
KIMBALL, J.,
would grant the writ.
KNOLL, J.,
would grant the writ.
2001-CC- 3192
JOY G. SONNIER v. JOHN L. SONNIER (Parish of Lafayette)
2001-CC- 3248
MCCREARY ENTERPRISES, L.L.C. D/B/A NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT v. CHARLES AND LEONOR HEMMANS (Parish of
Jefferson)
KIMBALL, J.,
would grant the writ.
VICTORY, J.,
would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J.,
would grant the writ.
2001-KP- 3348
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARNELL A. LEWIS (Parish of
Orleans)
KNOLL, J.,
would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J.,
would grant the writ.
2002-KH- 0179
STATE EX REL JOHN LEWIS OVERBEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Richland)
