FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 026

FROM:  CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 14th day of April, 2003 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2003-CC- 1058 MILBURN JAMES PARKER v. SLINE COMPANY, INC., ET AL (Parish of Ascension)


On the 15th day of April, 2003 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2003-CC- 1063 JOYCE JENKINS v. COUNTRY CORNER AUTO CENTER, L.L.C. ET AL. (Office of Workers' Compensation District 6)


On the 16th day of April, 2003, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE ORDER:

2003-B - 0918 IN RE: LOGAN L. NICHOLS  

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2003-CC- 1033 THEODORE A. BILBO, ET AL. v. ANCO INSULATIONS, INC., ET AL. (INCLUDING HOUSTON GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY) (Parish of St. James)


On the 21st day of April, 2003, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:

2002-K - 2812 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRANK W. KANG (Parish of
Jefferson)

2002-OK- 2918 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEBORAH FOSTER (IN RE: GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION) (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)

2003-C - 0189 ALVIN LANGSFORD, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS MINOR SON ALEX MICHAEL v. WILLIAM J. FLATTMAN, III AND SOUTHERN UNITED FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Bernard)

2003-C - 0211 KEVIN ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. (SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST THROUGH MERGER TO YENDIS PROPERTIES, INC.) v. BRETT CRAWFORD, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:

2003-C - 0303 ROSELLA HEBERT, ET AL v. CHATEAU LIVING CENTER, L.L.C., ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-CC- 0374 ANTHONY R. FERGUSON, D.P. v. COVENTRY HEALTH CARE OF LOUISIANA, INC. (Parish of Orleans)

TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT:

2003-KH- 0938 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PETE ADAMS (Parish of Orleans)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER; DENIED IN PART:

2002-K - 2531 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLIFFORD OCHELTREE (Parish of Orleans)
See Per Curiam.

REHEARING(S) DENIED:

2002-CC- 2743 BEVERLY ALBIN MAURER v. TOMMY JOE MAURER (Parish of Tangipahoa)

RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:

2002-KO- 0121 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MONTE WHITE (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 0809 STATE EX REL ELLIOT MONTANA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:

2003-CC- 0147 MARY RICHMOND, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF HER MINOR DAUGHTER, JENNIFER DAVID v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-C - 0334 HAROLD WILSON v. KMART CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of St. Tammany)

2003-C - 0348 P.S. CHEZ SIDNEY, L.L.C. v. ACADIANA FISHERMAN'S CO-OP (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-C - 0362 TOMMY MORRISON v. THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE (BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT) AND PAT ENGLADE, CHIEF OF POLICE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-K - 0381 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ISHMEL JOEL ENNIS (Parish of Jefferson Davis)

2003-CP- 0387 LARRY JONES v. SENTRY MOTEL, A CORPORATION AND DOES I AND II (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-CC- 0445 MCMANUS CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. FOREST PARK, L.L.C., ET
AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)

DISCIPLINARY BOARD'S DECISION AFFIRMED; SEE PER CURIAM:

2003-B - 0164 IN RE: CHARLES A. JONES, III

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2002-KO- 1100 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEONARD HENDERSON (Parish of Orleans)
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.
JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2002-KO- 1159 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. QUINCY LOYD (Parish of Union)

2002-KO- 1189 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL DILLON (Parish of Jefferson)
JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2002-KH- 1196 STATE EX REL DERRICK HAYNES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 1249 STATE EX REL CHARLES CARLTON WALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2002-KO- 1250 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICARDO ANDRE CARMOUCHE (Parish of Lafayette)

2002-KH- 1275 STATE EX REL GAYE HUNTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Martin)

2002-KH- 1284 STATE EX REL. FRANCIS WINCHESTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)

2002-KH- 1290 STATE EX REL. STEVEN C. HILL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2002-KH- 1291 STATE EX REL. RODNEY TEMPLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 1292 STATE EX REL. JIMMY DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 1293 STATE EX REL. DAVID WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 1295 STATE EX REL DELMAR WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Claiborne)

2002-KH- 1300 STATE EX REL. KEITH HUDSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 1303 STATE EX REL JESSIE LEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)


2002-KH- 1310 STATE EX REL NORMAN SANDERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)

2002-KH- 1311 STATE EX REL ARCHIE HARVELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2002-KH- 1314 STATE EX REL PHILIP SCOTT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)
WEIMER, J., recused.

2002-KH- 1315 STATE EX REL RICHARD LAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St.Tammany)
WEIMER, J., recused.

2002-KH- 1318 STATE EX REL EMANUEL CALVIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 1319 STATE EX REL MICHAEL SHANE CAROUTHERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)

2002-KH- 1328 STATE EX REL CHARLES H. LEE, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 1330 STATE EX REL. FRED GRIFFIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Desoto)

2002-KH- 1334 STATE EX REL. MELVIN BRITTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 1353 STATE EX REL TYRONE FORTENBERRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 1355 STATE EX REL. JESSIE J. LYLES, JR. v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 1357 STATE EX REL WARREN SCOTT, III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2002-KH- 1358 STATE EX REL DONALD RAY WALTON, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2002-KH- 1359 STATE EX REL. BILLY M MCCOY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

2002-KH- 1362 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL ROBINSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Franklin)

2002-KH- 1364 STATE EX REL. JOHNNY B. WRIGHT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2002-KH- 1365 STATE EX REL LEONARD DOMINICK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 1366 STATE EX REL KIRK FRANKLIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH- 1524 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL SHANE CAROUTHERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)

2002-KP- 2123 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIAM PLAISANCE (Parish of Caddo)
CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

2002-KP- 2138 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMIE LACOMBE (Parish of St. James)

2002-KK- 2466 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERARD MCDOUGLE (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KK- 2573 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES DAVID HOOD (Parish of Washington)

2002-K - 2919 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEITH GALLOW (Parish of St. Landry)

2002-K - 2920 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DALTON THOMAS, JR. (Parish of Calcasieu)
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.

2002-K - 2921 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LIONEL TAPPS (Parish of Jefferson)

2002-K - 2931 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL E. SULLIVAN (Parish of Iberia)

2002-K - 2968 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DELVRIC CATO (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
TRAYLOR, J., recused.

2002-K - 2971 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFFREY DAVID CUPP (Parish of Avoyelles)
KNOLL, J., recused.

2002-K - 2978 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELVIN R. HOLLINS, JR. (Parish of Orleans)
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2002-K - 2989 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LOUIS JONES (Parish of St. Tammany)

2002-K - 3017 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CYNTRELL ARMSTEAD, A/K/A KENTRELL SMITH (Parish of Orleans)

2003-C - 0004 ROBERT W. WARREN v. MADDOX HAULING (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 02)
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.
WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C - 0196 NOEL GILBERT v. MURPHY J. FOSTER, III, BREAZEALE, SACHSE AND WILSON, L.L.P., AND BYRNE DYER, III (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-C - 0214 JOHN JAMES v. LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA AT NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana State Civil Service Commission)
KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C - 0228 OLIVER BETHLEY v. KELLER CONSTRUCTION, MAPP
CONSTRUCTION, INC. AND ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Office Of Workers' Comp. Dist. 5)
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.
KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.
JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C - 0232 CATHERINE MCGOWAN HUGHES, WIFE OF/AND FRANK A. HUGHES v. JUDY BRANTLEY GOODREAU, WIFE OF/AND DARRELL L. GOODREAU (Parish of St. Tammany)
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.
WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C - 0253 CATHY BINGHAM v. WILLIE WADE HILL, EMC INSURANCE COMPANIES, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Ascension)

2003-C - 0275 JOE CLARK, ET AL. v. TRUS JOIST MACMILLIAN, ET AL. (Parish of Natchitoches)
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C - 0316 JAMES HENNEGAN v. COOPER/T. SMITH STEVEDORING COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Orleans)
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C - 0322 LAMSON PETROLEUM CORPORATION v. HALLWOOD PETROLEUM, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

2003-CC- 0323 CAPITOL HOUSE PRESERVATION COMPANY, L. L. C. v. PERRYMAN CONSULTANTS, INCORPORATED; MR. M. RAY PERRYMAN; XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY; AND TUV INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
WEIMER, J., recused.

2003-CC- 0324 CAPITOL HOUSE PRESERVATION COMPANY, L.L.C. v. PERRYMAN CONSULTANTS, INCORPORATED; MR. M. RAY PERRYMAN; XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY; AND TUV INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
WEIMER, J., recused.

2003-C - 0326 PATRICK D. BREEDEN v. JOY LEVET WIFE OF/AND GEORGE A. CELLA, III (Parish of Orleans)

2003-C - 0327 LAMSON PETROLEUM CORPORATION v. HALLWOOD PETROLEUM, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

2003-C - 0328 LAMSON PETROLEUM CORPORATION v. HALLWOOD PETROLEUM, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

2003-C - 0329 CITY OF PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA v. NORTH AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS, INC., BERGER & ASSOCIATES, PREVIOUSLY DOING BUSINESS AS BERGER, BARNARD & THOMAS, INC. AND BARNARD AND THOMAS ENGINEERING, INC., AND AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY CO. (Parish of Iberville)
JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C - 0333 LAMSON PETROLEUM CORPORATION v. HALLWOOD PETROLEUM, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

2003-C - 0335 LAMSON PETROLEUM CORPORATION v. HALLWOOD PETROLEUM, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

2003-C - 0337 GARY BONANNO AND EDNA BONANNO v. JAMES J. ZITO (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-C - 0338 TAMMY M. CAYE v. SLIDELL TRAVEL CENTER (Office of Workers' Compensation District 6 S)

2003-C - 0340 JAMES A. SEAMAN, ET UX v. FRANK A. HOWARD AND STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (Parish of Vernon)

2003-C - 0345 CITY OF PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA v. NORTH AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS, INC., BERGER & ASSOCIATES, PREVIOUSLY DOING BUSINESS AS BERGER, BARNARD & THOMAS, INC. AND BARNARD AND THOMAS ENGINEERING, INC AND AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY CO. (Parish of Iberville)

2003-C - 0346 QUEENESTER BANKS RILEY, ET AL. v. MAISON ORLEANS, II, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2003-CC- 0347 MELISSA LYNN, ET AL. v. SHONEY'S INNS OF NEW ORLEANS, LTD., ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.
KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C - 0350 E. MICHAEL O'BRYAN, M.D. v. LOUISIANA PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND OVERSIGHT BOARD (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-C - 0351 J. CARMEN SUAREZ v. ANDERSON INDUSTRIAL SCAFFOLDING CONSOLIDATED WITH J. CARMEN SUAREZ v. ANDERSON INDUSTRIAL SCAFFOLDING (Office Of Workers' District 06-S)

2003-C - 0352 E. MICHAEL O'BRYAN, M.D. v. LOUISIANA PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND OVERSIGHT BOARD (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-CC- 0356 BRIAN EZELL, LUCY MILLER, WIFE OF/AND WILLIAM MILLER, JOSEPH MOSES, NEWELL A. SOLET, ERNEST MILLER, AND STERLING SIMS v. UNITED MOST WORSHIPFUL ST. JOHN GRAND LODGE AND SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Terrebonne)
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.
KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2003-CC- 0357 WILLOW, INC. AND JAMES WARD v. DON V. JAMES AND MELVIN RIPP, JR. (Parish of Jefferson)
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2003-CC- 0358 ALICE COPE RHOADS v. QUICKSILVER BROKERS, LTD. D/B/A MERCURY UNDERWRITERS (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-CC- 0359 STATE OF LOUISIANA, DOSS, OFFICE OF FAMILY SUPPORT, IN THE INTEREST OF THE MINOR CHILD, C.T.P., MINOR CHILD OF EVA M. PHILLIPS v. L.C. CARTER, JR. (Parish of Caddo)

2003-CC- 0361 NORETTA THOMAS, ET AL v. A. WILBERT'S SONS, LLC, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS AND DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY (Parish of Iberville)

2003-C - 0363 JAYANNE CRAWLEY, D/B/A SOUTHLANDS PREMIUM TROPICALS v. COASTAL BRIDGE CO., INC. AND LOUISIANA GRAIN SERVICES, INC. (Parish of St. John)

2003-C - 0364 COLONIAL NURSING HOME v. LIDDIA J. BRADFORD (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 02)
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C - 0365 DOROTHY A. WEATHERTON v. ISLE OF CAPRI CASINO (Office Of Workers' Comp. Dist. 1 W)
CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

2003-C - 0367 HAROLD PALMER v. SCHOONER PETROLEUM SERVICES (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 04)
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C - 0368 TED SCARBROUGH v. J. RAY MCDERMOTT, A SUBSIDIARY OF MCDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND MCDERMOTT, INC. (Parish of Orleans)


2003-CC- 0372 NORMAN DEKERLEGEND, ET AL. v. FMC CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry)
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C - 0373 GREG PRASKER v. REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY, TRANSIT MANAGEMENT OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ALEXANDER BAKER (Parish of Orleans)

2003-CC- 0375 SCOTT T. MINVIELLE v. RALEIGH L. BOURG, SR., ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-C - 0376 WHITNEY DABNEY, JR. v. TODD P. PLAISANCE, FAY L. COHN AND/OR ROBIN & COHN SEAFOOD DISTRIBUTORS, INC. AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Bernard)

2003-C - 0389 JOSEPH ROY LYONS, HUSBAND OF/AND MYRA LEGER LYONS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF MINOR CHILDREN, JOSEPH ROY LYONS, JR. AND ANDREW ROBERT LYONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, ET AL. (Parish of St. Tammany)
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C - 0418 MOBIL EXPLORATION & PRODUCING U.S., INC., MOBILE PRODUCING TEXAS & NEW MEXICO, INC., MOBIL OIL EXPLORATION & PRODUCING SOUTHEAST, INC., MOBIL EXPLORATION & PRODUCING NORTH AMERICA, INC., ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION COMPANY, ST. MARY OPERATING COMPANY AND SAMUEL GARY, JR. & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS SUBSCRIBING TO COVER NOTE 95-3317 (A), CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS SUBSCRIBING TO POLICY OF INSURANCE 95-3317 (B), CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS SUBSCRIBING TO COVER NOTE 96-3393 (A) AND CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS SUBSCRIBING TO POLICY OF INSURANCE 96-3393 (B), CLIFFS DRILLING COMPANY, SORIERO & COMPANY INC., AND AON TEXAS ACQUISITIONS CORPORATIONS (Parish of St. Mary)

2003-CC- 0428 MARY DESHOTEL, ET AL. v. T.T.C. ILLINOIS, INC., ET AL. (Office of Workers' Compensation District 3)

2003-C - 0430 DIANE DANIEL v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. CONSOLIDATED WITH BRENDA HUTTO v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (Office Of Workers' Compensation-District 1-E)
KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C - 0431 DIANE DANIEL v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. CONSOLIDATED BRENDA HUTTO v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 1-E)
KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C - 0434 BESSIE L. OTWELL v. JESSE V. MOFFETT, JR. (Parish of Lasalle)

2003-CC- 0444 DANNY R. THORNHILL AND SHERRI JILL THORNHILL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Rapides)
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2003-CC- 0811 VERNON COOPER v. PUBLIC BELT RAILROAD, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)
KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2003-KH- 0964 STATE EX REL ARTHUR FLOT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)