FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 070

FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 13th day of October, 2003 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER :

2003-OK-2817 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. AARON STOGNER (Parish of St. Landry)

JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.

STAY DENIED :

2003-KK-2815 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ARDIS ALLEN (Parish of Allen)

TRAYLOR, J., recused.

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

STAY GRANTED :

2003-KP-2747 STATE EX REL ALLEN ROBERTSON, JR. v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

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

WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER; OTHERWISE DENIED :

2003-KH-2709 STATE EX REL ARTHUR K. JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

WRIT RETURNED; SEE ORDER :

2003-CC-2771 NANCY DAVIS JUDSON, SECRETARY/TREASURER HALL'S MORTUARY, INC. v. HALL DAVIS, IV, PRESIDENT HALL'S MORTUARY, INC. (Parish of W. Baton

Rouge)

STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED :

2003-CC-2848 DONNA HICKS ANDRUS v. ROBERT A. ANDRUS (Parish of Orleans)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2003-KK-2816 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JENNIFER L. MILLS (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KK-2820 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JASON REEVES (Parish of Calcasieu)

2003-K -2853 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES E. MORRIS, GLENIVAN COTTLE, AND DONELL BADGETT, JR. (Parish of St. Martin)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

On the 17th day of October, 2003 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED :

2003-C -1615 DONALD REESE AND VERNA NABONNE ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD, JAMES J. NABONNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS AND LOUISIANA PENITENTIARY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-C -1715 JAMES A. MARTIN v. JOE A. MORGAN, M.D., CRAWFORD & CO., STRATEGIC CASE MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., TURNER INDUSTRIES LTD., ABC INSURANCE CO., DEF INSURANCE CO. & GHI INSURANCE CO. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-C -1734 ROY W. HALL AND HELEN HALL v. THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY CONSOLIDATED WITH THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY v. ROY W. HALL AND HELEN HALL (Parish of Orleans)

2003-C -1767 NANCY LOCKETT AND RONNY LOCKETT, HUSBAND AND WIFE v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-KK-2362 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. THOMAS BOBO (Parish of Ouachita)

See Order.

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER :

2003-C -1378 ROBERT BILLIOT, MICHAEL P. NANCE , VERN C. STRECKFUS, CLIFFORD E.CLAYTON, SHAUN D. HAUSWALD, WILLIAMS S. LAHNERS, AND DENNIS P. DURHAM v. NEW ORLEANS AND BATON ROUGE STEAMSHIP PILOTS ASSOCIATION AND WILLIAM O. WATSON, III (Parish of Jefferson)

See Per Curiam.

2003-C -1460 ELFREDROE LOVE v. AAA TEMPORARIES, INC. (Parish of E Baton Rouge)

See Per Curiam.

VICTORY, J., would deny the writ and dissents from the order.

TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT OF APPEAL :

2003-KH-2710 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES ANDREWS (Parish of Tangipahoa)

First Circuit.

TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT :

2003-KH-2722 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARREN WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)

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

2003-C -1483 GWENDOLYN CHELETTE v. RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL USA, INC . (Office Of Workers' Compensation, Dist. 2)

See Per Curiam.

JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.

2003-K -2143 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT "BOB" ODOM (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

See Per Curiam.

SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM :

2003-B -1816 IN RE: SHEILA WHARTON

CHARGES DISMISSED; SEE PER CURIAM :

2003-B -1735 IN RE: C. DANIEL STREET

ADJUDGED GUILTY OF ADDITIONAL VIOLATIONS; SEE PER CURIAM :

2003-B -2612 IN RE: KERRY E. SHIELDS

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2002-K -1421 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CALVIN JAMES SOLET (Parish of Terrebonne)

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

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2002-CI-1854 STATE EX REL SALA-DIN ABDUL SHAHEED RAHMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2002-KH-2233 STATE EX REL ROBERT LAIR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)

2002-KH-2501 STATE EX REL JENNIFER MCKENZIE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH-2536 STATE EX REL KEVIN ROSS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ascension)

2002-KH-2556 STATE EX REL CARRIE BELL A/K/A CARRIE FRANKLIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2002-KH-2557 STATE EX REL PAUL RIDEAU v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)

2002-KH-2636 STATE EX REL JAMES SIMMONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

2002-KH-2669 STATE EX REL SHANDA CRAIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

2002-KH-2765 STATE EX REL KENNETH YOUNG v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)

2002-KH-2796 STATE EX REL MICHAEL P. GROS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Plaquemines)

2002-KH-2802 STATE EX REL JOHN DAVIS COLQUITT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Claiborne)

2002-KH-2810 STATE EX REL MICHAEL P. GROS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Plaquemines)

2002-KH-2828 STATE EX REL EUGENE MOORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Cameron)

2002-KH-2832 STATE EX REL PATRICK HOWARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2002-KH-2833 STATE EX REL ELZY CADE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2002-KH-2836 STATE EX REL MELVIN MANNING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2002-KH-2837 STATE EX REL ARMOND MIX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH-2838 STATE EX REL WILLIAM MOSER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

2002-KH-2840 STATE EX REL JAMES BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lincoln)

2002-KH-2879 STATE EX REL CONCITA DIXON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2002-KH-2885 STATE EX REL JOE LOUIS WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2002-KH-2993 STATE EX REL MELVIN FRANK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2002-KH-2995 STATE EX REL MICHAEL W. GIBSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

2002-KH-3010 STATE EX REL ROBERT HOWARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH-3012 STATE EX REL LLOYD WHITE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH-3013 STATE EX REL CHARLES CARLTON WALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2002-KH-3014 STATE EX REL LLOYD J WESTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. John)

2002-KH-3016 STATE EX REL ROBERT GRANT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH-3020 STATE EX REL KENNETH D. KEMP v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of

Jackson)

2002-KH-3031 STATE EX REL CARLTON TURNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Grant)

2002-KH-3044 STATE EX REL CONCITA DIXON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2003-KO-0499 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL LOTT (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KO-0508 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HERBERT A. PIERRE, JR. (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KO-0535 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BROC J. LEE (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KO-0570 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. AUBREY J. LEBLANC, JR. (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2003-KO-0599 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LIONEL YOUNG (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KO-0678 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DERRICK WIX (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KO-0700 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES WILSON (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KO-0705 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CARLOS ZALDIVAS, SR. (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KO-0706 STATE EX REL NOEL BROOKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KO-0725 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BYRON GEORGE (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KO-0747 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN COBB (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KO-0805 STATE EX REL WALTER MASSEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KO-0807 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RANDY L. MCDONALD (Parish of Calcasieu)

2003-KO-0831 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRANDON CITIZEN (Parish of Calcasieu)

2003-KO-0832 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES DANNY JACKSON (Parish of St. Landry)

2003-K -1048 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRANK SMITH (Parish of Orleans)

2003-K -1062 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRUCE MORGAN (Parish of Orleans)

2003-K -1087 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAVAN MARSHALL AND ALFRED D. WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)

2003-K -1101 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAVAN MARSHALL AND ALFRED D. WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)

2003-CK-1522 IN THE INTEREST OF K. W., A MINOR (Parish of Orleans)

2003-C -1744 CORA GODFREY, ET AL. v. CADDO PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)

2003-C -1748 MICHAEL LANDRY, SR., MICHAEL J. LANDRY, JR., CHRIS M. LANDRY, JEFF A. LANDRY AND JASON LANDRY v. LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER, DR. RONALD MARTS, DR. JOHN C. KING, DR. JONAH EZIEME, AND DR. JOE JOHNSON, DR. THOMAS FERGUSON (Parish of Terrebonne)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C -1752 MICHAEL LANDRY, SR., MICHAEL J. LANDRY, JR., CHRIS M. LANDRY, JEFF A. LANDRY AND JASON LANDRY v. LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER, DR. RONALD MARTS, DR. JOHN C. KING, DR. JONAH EZIEME, DR. JOE JOHNSON, DR. THOMAS FERGUSON (Parish of Terrebonne)

2003-C -1756 ROY W. HALL AND HELEN HALL v. THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY AND XYZ

INSURANCE COMPANY CONSOLIDATED WITH THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY v. ROY

W. HALL AND HELEN HALL (Parish of Orleans)

2003-C -1804 CARMENCITA PLATER v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (Office of Workers'

Compensation District 1 W)

2003-KK-1805 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHAQUISHA JACKSON AND MARK JOHNSON (Parish of Orleans)

2003-OC-1807 SOUTHERN SILK SCREEN, INC., PHILIP BASCLE, PATSY SEARCY, AND HARRY MOHRE v. JONATHAN KARDON (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-C -1808 TODD MALLET v. CITY OF MARINGOUIN (Parish of Iberville)

KIMBALL, J., recused.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C -1817 JAMES COUTEE AND CYNTHIA COUTEE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ADMINISTRATORS OF

THE ESTATE OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, BRANDON COUTEE v. GLADE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of St. John)

2003-C -1818 HERBERT AND MARY A. ROBIN v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO. (Parish of St. Martin)

2003-C -1820 ROBERT G. CLAITOR, SR., DOING BUSINESS AS MARINA DEL RAY v. MICHAEL DELAHOUSSAYE (Parish of St. Tammany)

2003-CC-1826 ROGER W. JORDAN, JR. v. ARCENIOUS F. ARMOND, JR., A. F. ARMOND, JR., A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION, AND ROBERT Z. SMITH (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-C -1831 SID-MAR'S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, INC. v. JUDY GARDNER (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-C -1838 RAY CROCHET, ET AL. v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., AND CISCO SYSTEMS CAPITAL

CORPORATION (Parish of Calcasieu)

2003-CC-1839 JOEL WILLEBY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTOR OF HIS MINOR DAUGHTER, DAWN WILLEBY v. J.E. MERIT CONSTRUCTORS, INC., TRENT THIBODEAUX, WILLIE B. HURST, JAMES SCOTT BISSETTE, PAUL GENTILE, DARYL ROBINSON, DAVID RUMFOLA, AND RANDY P. FARRIEL (Parish of St. Helena)

2003-K -2142 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT "BOB" ODOM (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-KK-2147 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT "BOB" ODOM (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-C -2668 GARTH JONATHAN RIDGE v. MARJORIE ELLEN COLLIER (Parish of Iberville)

2003-KH-2707 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VERNON TURNER (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2003-KH-2708 STATE EX REL WALTER COLEMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)