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NEWS RELEASE # 082

FROM : CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA


On the 8th day of November, 2002, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

STAY GRANTED:

2002-CC- 2736 AND 2002-CC- 2740 METRO RIVERBOAT ASSOCIATION, INC. v. BALLY’S LOUISIANA, INC. (Parish of Orleans)




On the 12th day of November, 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-KK- 2747 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BURNELL HART, SR. (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL, J., would deny the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would deny the writ.

KNOLL, J., would deny the writ.



On the 14th day of November, 2002, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2002-CC- 2768 JAMES E. GRINSTAFF v. WALGREEN LOUISIANA COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.



On the 15th day of November, 2002, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:

2002-C - 2166 KENNETH E. TRUEMAN, ET UX v. CITY OF ALEXANDRIA (Parish of Rapides)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:

2002-K - 0737 STATE OF LOUSIANA v. LARRY PHILLIPS (Parish of St. Martin)
See Per Curiam.

2002-CC- 2136 CLINTON SCHREIBER v. JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2002-CC- 2252 ELWYN J. NICHOLSON AND ROSE MARIE NICHOLSON v. GUARANTY INCOME LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND ROY G. MCGRAW, SR. (Parish of Jefferson)

2002-CC- 2301 DONALD SULLIVAN, JR. v. MARK FRANICEVICH AND JOSHUA, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Plaquemines)

2002-CC- 2315 IN RE CHEMICAL RELEASE AT BOGALUSA (Parish of Washington)

WEIMER, J., recused.

REHEARING(S) DENIED:

2002-C - 1343 HAROLD YOUNCE v. PACIFIC GULF MARINE, INC., AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:

2001-KH- 2644 STATE EX REL LAURA B DUGAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Martin)

2001-KH- 2763 STATE EX REL MICHAEL D. EZELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tensas)

2001-KH- 2766 STATE EX REL FELIX A PRICE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2001-KH- 2842 STATE EX REL ROTHEN HINTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Grant)

APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:

2002-C - 2300 PATRICIA A. JOHNSON, ASSESSOR OF THE FIRST MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF THE PARISH OF ORLEANS v. PAN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., AND THE LOUISIANA TAX COMMISSION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2002-CC- 2314 CONNIE CAVANAUGH v. JAMES CAVANAUGH (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2002-KK- 2317 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SEAN C. DAUGHENBAUGH (Parish of Terrebonne)

WRIT DENIED; MOTION DENIED:

2002-CC- 2316 THOMAS J. WARD v. LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS (Louisiana Board Of Ethics)

WRIT DENIED; STAY DENIED:

2002-KK- 2617 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALTON HOOKS AND CRYSTAL WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2002-KH- 0063 STATE EX REL KEVIN GEOGHAGAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Sabine)

2002-KH- 0064 STATE EX REL CHARLES WAYNE SNEED v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bienville)

2002-KH- 0067 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PRINCE MORRISON (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 0068 STATE EX REL ROGER N. PALMER SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Beauregard)

2002-KH- 0070 STATE EX REL LAVAR NELSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)

2002-KH- 0072 STATE EX REL WILLIE MELVIN JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

2002-KH- 0084 STATE EX REL ALBERT WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 0086 STATE EX REL JOSEPH BRITTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2002-KH- 0088 STATE EX REL RANDY CAREY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)

2002-KH- 0094 STATE EX REL CLYDE KING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon)

2002-KH- 0099 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LESTER DESMOULIN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2002-KH- 0107 STATE EX REL GREGORY JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Pointe Coupee)

2002-KH- 0115 STATE EX REL JUSTIN JEROME JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)

2002-KH- 0122 STATE EX REL MARK NICKENS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2002-KH- 0127 STATE EX REL EDWIN CODRINGTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2002-KH- 0146 STATE EX REL HAROLD BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 0150 STATE EX REL KENNETH ROSE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2002-K - 0254 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELVER VEGA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

TRAYLOR, J., recused.

2002-K - 0309 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RUFINA CEDANO (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2002-K - 0312 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ATANIA CASTILLO (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

TRAYLOR, J., recused.

2002-K - 0314 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERNESTINA CEDANO (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

TRAYLOR, J., recused.

2002-K - 0784 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. OLEE PARKER (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2002-K - 0786 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT CURRIE, III (Parish of Orleans)

2002-K - 0865 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALFRED MATHIEU (Parish of Orleans)

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

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2002-K - 0919 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY DIEZ (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

KNOLL, J., recused.

2002-KK- 0929 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BILLY RAY PERKINS (Parish of Jefferson)

2002-K - 0950 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GREGORY KELLY (Parish of Orleans)

2002-K - 0954 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MATTHEW MOORE (Parish of Orleans)

2002-K - 0970 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TINA AARON KEITH (Parish of Bossier)

2002-K - 0974 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERNEST T. LEE (Parish of Orleans)

2002-K - 1051 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH TYRONE ZENO (Parish of Lafayette)

2002-K - 1053 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LIONEL E. LEWIS (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J., recused.

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2002-K - 1081 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COURTNEY ADAMS (Parish of Lafourche)

2002-K - 1110 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KAYWOOD G. BRYANT (Parish of Lafourche)

2002-K - 1111 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MITCHELL JONES (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

2002-K - 1114 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT A. FONTAINE (Parish of Orleans)

2002-C - 1642 JAMES DUPREE, LINDA DUPREE & CHARLES DUPREE v. DIXIE CARBONIC, INC., & THE HARTFORD, IN SOLIDO (Parish of West Carroll)

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

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2002-C - 2034 EDWIN SOULIER v. POINTE COUPEE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION, INEX INSURANCE EXCHANGE, RCA SYNDICATE AND WILLIE BAKER, D/B/A BAKER'S AUTO REPAIR (Parish of Pointe Coupee)

2002-C - 2131 DOROTHY DUGAS v. LAWRENCE T. DEROUEN, J.P. THIBODEAUX, INC. AND AMERICAN EAGLE INS. CO. (Parish of Iberia)

2002-C - 2143 RICHARD D. BARNETT v. LOGAN NICHOLS (Parish of Jefferson Davis)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

2002-CC- 2151 CURTIS BUREN CRUMP AND SARAH DERRICK CRUMP v. SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY (Parish of Sabine)

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

2002-KP- 2203 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN THOMPSON (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2002-C - 2209 LOUIS BURGE v. LOUISIANA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 02)

2002-C - 2248 PATRICK H. WRIGHT, JR., ET AL. v. CHARLIE T. GRIGGS, JR., ET AL. (Parish of Ouachita)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2002-CC- 2249 HENRY WILLIAMS v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. C/W HENRY WILLIAMS, JR., ET UX. v. COREGIS INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)

2002-CC- 2250 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEITH HENRY (Parish of Jefferson)

WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2002-C - 2251 FAITH GWENDOLYN DECKER ATTERSON BORN MEYERS THROUGH HER GUARDIAN, PAULA ORDONA v. SUCCESSION OF JOHN LEROY ALLEN, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2002-CC- 2253 ANNE BIRD, ET AL. v. ROBERT DOMANGUE, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2002-C - 2256 ROBIN ROBERTS v. STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION AND UNITED PAPER WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO LOCAL 840 (Parish of Jefferson)

2002-CC- 2260 PEGGY HARTDEGEN & EDWARD GANTAR v. JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 2 D/B/A EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON, J., recused.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2002-CC- 2262 KITTY JAMISON v. JOSEPH D'AMICO, III, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2002-C - 2263 DANIEL B. BOLNER, JR. AND MUDBUG PLUMBING v. DAIMLER CHRYSLER CORPORATION D/B/A DODGE AND LAMARQUE DODGE, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)

2002-CC- 2264 IN RE CHEMICAL RELEASE AT BOGALUSA (Parish of Washington)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2002-CC- 2269 JERRY AND ELLA BICKHAM, ET AL. v. ATTORNEY DR. EDWARD A. ROBINSON, III (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2002-CC- 2270 STEPHEN A. KLAIMON v. JS INVESTIGATIONS AND LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, OFFICE OF ECONOMIC SECURITY (Parish of St. Tammany)

2002-C - 2272 KIMBERLY SMITH v. FAIRMONT HOTEL (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 08)

2002-CC- 2273 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY, AND ADM/GROWMARK RIVER SYSTEMS, INC. v. THE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD OF THE PARISH OF ST. CHARLES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS COLLECTING AGENT FOR THE PARISH COUNCIL OF ST. CHARLES, AND MR. ROBERT J. LORIO, DIRECTOR OF TAX COLLECTIONS, ST. CHARLES PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PARISH OF ST. CHARLES, STATE OF LOUISIANA AND OTHER CONSOLIDATED CASE (Parish of St. Charles)

2002-KK- 2284 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRIAN K. FRANCIS (Parish of St. Mary)

2002-C - 2289 LEONCE CREPPEL v. DIXON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE, JAMES LEBLANC, WARDEN, LESLIE PERKINS, MEDICAL COORDINATOR AND LINDA HODGIN, NURSE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2002-C - 2290 IRIS GARNIER v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 8)

2002-C - 2291 MITCHELL J. HOFFMAN v. LEMLE & KELLEHER, A PARTNERSHIP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS LEMLE, KELLEHER, KOHLMEYER, DENNERY, HUNLEY, MOSS & FRILOT) (Parish of Orleans)

2002-CJ- 2292 STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN THE INTEREST OF S.H. v. F.H., SR. (Parish of Calcasieu)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2002-CC- 2293 DORIS CLARK v. NESTLE USA, INC. (Parish of Assumption)

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

2002-C - 2294 ERVIN L. GRANIER, JR. v. HILDA CASTRO GRANIER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2002-C - 2298 WILLIE KELLER v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT (Civil Service Commission)

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

WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2002-CC- 2306 MARCIE RICHARDSON v. THE HOME DEPOT, INC. AND MADELINE JOY PAUL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

WEIMER, J., recused.

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

2002-CC- 2307 DEBRA VICKNAIR v. NATURE CONSERVANCY, ET AL. (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 05)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2002-C - 2320 EUGENE AND SANDRA MCLENDON GRAVES v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY, DON HIGGINBOTHAM INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. AND DON HIGGINBOTHAM (Parish of Lafayette)

2002-C - 2321 GEORGE PRICE AND SARAH PRICE v. SPA AND TUB WORLD, INC., D/B/A SPA N' TUB WORLD, INC., ITS UNKNOWN INSURER, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, FOUR SEASONS SOLAR PRODUCTS CORP., AND ITS UNKNOWN INSURER, XYZZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

2002-C - 2324 HAROLD THIBODEAUX, ET UX v. BOB AUSTIN, AUSTIN HOMES, INCORPORATED AND UNKNOWN INSURANCE COMPANY C/W AUSTIN HOMES, INC. v. HAROLD THIBODEAUX AND DEBORAH THIBODEAUX (Parish of Lafayette)

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2002-CC- 2325 STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, ET AL. v. COLE OIL AND TIRE COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Jackson)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2002-C - 2326 WESTERN SIZZLIN CORPORATON v. KENNETH A. GREENWAY, ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)

2002-C - 2328 FRANCIS (FRANK) PAUL CLEMENTS, SR. v. REVA KAY HULAN FOLSE AS EXECUTRIX OF SUCCESSION OF BETTY PARKER CLEMENTS REVA KAY HULAN FOLSE, INDIVIDUALLY, AND LEWIS HULAN, INDIVIDUALLY (Parish of Terrebonne)

2002-C - 2329 FRANCIS (FRANK) PAUL CLEMENTS, SR. v. J.C. PENNY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Terrebonne)

2002-C - 2337 JOAN M. LYONS, PROVISIONAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILDREN, JOHNNY RAY ALLEN AND JENNIFER LYNN ALLEN v. J.A. AUGER, INC., RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS AND FRANCIS BROWN (Parish of Ouachita)

2002-CC- 2348 DANIEL BEARB v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2002-C - 2354 FRANCIS ADEOLA AND GRACE ADEOLA, INDIVIDUALLY AND FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, FADEKA JOYCE ADEOLA v. DR. SHAWN M. KEMMERLY, DR. MICHAEL A. FRIERSON, DR. NIELS J. LINSCHOTEN AND OCHSNER CLINIC (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2002-CC- 2584 RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY v. GRANT PARISH POLICE JURY (Parish of Rapides)

2002-CC- 2626 LOUISIANA SAFETY ASSOCIATION OF TIMBERMEN SELF INSURERS FUND v. PRECISION PAINT AND DRYWALL, INC. (Parish of Winn)