FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE  

NEWS RELEASE # 027

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 9th day of March, 2004 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

MOOT; SEE ORDER IN 2004-OB-0324 AND 2004-OB-0325 :

2003-OB-3392 IN RE: STEVENS JOSEPH WHITE

On the 17th day of March, 2004 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED:

2004-B -0609 IN RE: KEITH J. LABAT

See Order.

TRANSFERRED TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS :

2004-OB-0674 IN RE: MELINDA LEONARD

See Order.

STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED :

2004-CC-0631 WILLIE HAMPTON v. VERA M. NIX ESTATE TRUST, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

On the 19th day of March, 2004 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED :

2003-CC-3432 RALEIGH LANDRY AND CLAILEE AUCOIN LANDRY v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) (Consolidated with 2003-CC-3434 and 2003-CC-3435)

2003-CC-3434 RALEIGH LANDRY AND CLAILEE AUCOIN LANDRY v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2003-CC-3435 RALEIGH LANDRY AND CLAILEE AUCOIN LANDRY v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2003-C -3444 DIANNE TURNER, AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, CIETRA JENAL STROUGHTER (ONTERIO MCWRIGHT) v. THOMAS R. BUSBY AND ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Tensas)

2003-C -3491 MAROLYN W. BRYANT v. UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION AND ROBERTNIQUE W. WILLIAMS (Parish of Jackson) (Consolidated with 2004-C-0028)

2003-C -3511 ANTHONY DESHOTEL, ET AL v. GUICHARD OPERATING COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Acadia)

2004-C -0028 VIRGINIA MCCRAY v. GENO WESLEY JENKINS, MAURICE JENKINS AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson) (Consolidated with 2003-C-3491)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER :

2003-CC-3412 BRUCE E. AUSTIN, SR., ET. UX. v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ET. AL. (Parish of Vernon)

KIMBALL, J., would grant and docket.

KNOLL, J., would grant and docket.

2004-KH-0551 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ODIS DAVID SMITH (Parish of St. Tammany)

TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT OF APPEAL :

2004-KH-0538 STATE EX REL DOUGLAS ROBERTSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) (First Circuit)

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

2003-C -3352 LAFAYETTE CITY-PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT v. KEVIN FITCH AND BAYOU LAND INVESTMENT, INC. (Parish of Lafayette)

See Per Curiam.

DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM :

2003-B -2827 IN RE: JO ANN GINES

APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED :

2004-C -0088 WALKER, TOOKE & LYONS, L.L.P. v. DOUGLAS SAPP (Parish of Lincoln)

 

2004-CC-0164 DONALD DIETERICH, ET AL. v. THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-CP-0165 CHARLES DEAL v. CAROL LEXING POWELL, ET AL (Parish of Ouachita)

2004-CC-0490 PATSY HANNAH SCHELL AND GEORGE SCHELL v. TENET HEALTHSYSTEM MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

EXCEPTIONS DENIED; WRIT DENIED :

2004-C -0067 DAVID T. HECK, P.E. v. LAFOURCHE PARISH COUNCIL (Parish of Lafourche)

WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2003-KH-0177 STATE EX REL DARRYL HAMMOND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2003-KH-0450 STATE EX REL JOHN DOOLITTLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2003-KH-0451 STATE EX REL STANLEY C. VEAL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2003-KH-0454 STATE EX REL MARLON JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0458 STATE EX REL LOUIE SCHEXNAYDER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0464 STATE EX REL TROY L. EVERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0465 STATE EX REL JOSEPH LAWSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)

2003-KH-0466 STATE EX REL LINDSEY PETERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0469 STATE EX REL ERNEST DAMOND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0471 STATE EX REL RICKY BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2003-KH-0475 STATE EX REL JAKE DANGERFIELD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0529 STATE EX REL JULIO MELENDEZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Bernard)

2003-KH-0538 STATE EX REL RONDELL LOVE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0579 STATE EX REL ROBERT BATES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0641 STATE EX REL CALVIN WALKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Webster)

2003-KH-0656 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALVIN LEBLANC (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0657 STATE EX REL GREGORY CHARLES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

2003-KH-0661 STATE EX REL EDWARD E. HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

2003-KH-0685 STATE EX REL TALMADGE SEYMOUR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-CI-0688 HARRY RICHARDSON v. WARDEN JAMES M. LEBLANC DIXON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-KH-0689 STATE EX REL EDWARD BURTON v. BURL CAIN (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0690 STATE EX REL FRED REED v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0691 STATE EX REL RICHARD S. MCCOY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Red River)

2003-KH-0701 STATE EX REL RONTRELL ANTHONY ALVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)

2003-KH-0702 STATE EX REL ANTHONY JAMES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-KH-0703 STATE EX REL DAVID J. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0704 EX REL JOSEPH WINZY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0708 STATE EX REL TERRY VINCE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

2003-KH-0709 STATE EX REL DUVANDER HURST v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0711 STATE EX REL BOBBY D. RODGERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)

KNOLL, J., recused.

2003-KH-0715 STATE EX REL JOSEPH M. HUMPHREY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0716 STATE EX REL JOEL NATHANIEL JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Beauregard)

2003-KP-1552 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES AMOS (Parish of Orleans)

2003-OK-1883 STATE EX REL RONALD J. LETULIER v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN (Parish of St. Martin)

2003-KO-3121 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHANE THOMAS PITRE (Parish of St. Mary)

2003-KO-3129 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN HENNAGIR (Parish of Orleans)

2003-K -3130 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NEAL A. HEBERT (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2003-KO-3131 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PAUL EDWARD WARE, JR. (Parish of St. Landry)

2003-KO-3135 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC JOHN GUILBEAU (Parish of St. Landry)

2003-K -3141 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TIMOTHY DAVID TAYLOR (Parish of Desoto)

2003-KO-3148 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GREGORY S. BRADLEY (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KO-3164 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH E. TATE (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KO-3171 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JONATHAN JOHNSON (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KO-3172 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRANCE ROYAL (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-C -3333 GAYNELL FINNIE, INDIV., ET AL. v. JERRY LEBLANC, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)

2003-C -3347 WILBERT ARNOLD v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (Parish of Calcasieu)

2003-C -3420 JANOI ROSE v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, RESEARCH FUMIGATION COMPANY AND JACK COLEMAN (Parish of St. John)

2003-C -3489 KENNEY GALLOWAY v. TRANSIT MANAGEMENT OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, INC., REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND RONALD P. BABIN (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C -3520 JERRY JORDAN, INDIVIDUALLY AS AGENT FOR THOMAS JEFFERSON JORDAN v. STONEBRIDGE, L.L.C. (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J., would grant.

KNOLL, J., would grant.

WEIMER, J., would grant.

2004-CC-0009 MICKEY O'CONNOR GENERAL CONTRACTOR, INC. v. TRI STAR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -0013 THOMAS LOVEJOY v. HARDIE BERGEAUX AND CRAIN BROTHERS, INC. (Parish of Calcasieu)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-0016 STEVEN M. SCOTT, ET UX v. STEVEN A. BOOSE, ET AL (Parish of Bossier)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-0060 MICHAEL TORRES v. ASTRAZENECA LP, ET. AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2004-CC-0064 IN RE: CEDARCREST BORON TRIFLUORIDE RELEASE (Parish of E. Baton  Rouge)

2004-C -0069 FAYE CAMPBELL, DEBBIE ANN CAMPBELL WATTS, AND NELDA CAMPBELL HARMOND v. HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 1 CALDWELL PARISH D/B/A CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER AND DR. HENRY H. NGUYEN (Parish of Caldwell)

2004-CC-0070 BEVERLY G. BUTLER AND SYLVIA ATKINS v. DINO S. DISTEFANO, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0074 DAVID W. OESTREICHER, II v. ROBERT L. HACKETT C/W ROBERT L. HACKETT AND STEPHEN L. DUNNE v. DAVID WALLACE OESTREICHER, II (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -0078 DARRELL BENJAMIN v. ASPLUNDH TREE COMPANY (Office of Workers' Comp. Dist. 4)

2004-CC-0084 INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA v. IRA J. SCHNEIDER, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)

2004-C -0085 SUCCESSION OF ELI BROWN, SR. (Parish of Franklin)

2004-C -0086 ANTHONY RAY BOYD v. JULIE ESTILETTE BOYD (Parish of Iberia)

2004-C -0087 TRENT HOLLOWAY, ET AL. v. SHELTER MUTUAL INS. CO. (Parish of Rapides)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0089 LESA SEPULVADOR, ET UX v. SPENCE A. TURNER, ET AL. (Parish of Ouachita)

2004-C -0090 SHELBY SCHWEITZER v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Vernon)

2004-C -0092 OPEL P. TEASLEY v. CHARLES K. ATES (Parish of Rapides)

2004-C -0094 VEDA BETH TERRY AND CAROL ANN FLOWERS v. RED RIVER CENTER CORPORATION D/B/A RIVERVIEW CARE CENTER (Parish of Bossier)

2004-C -0095 JUAN LOPEZ v. MARINE DRILLING COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-0097 BILLY J. THOMAS & LISA J. THOMAS v. LANGSTON DRILLING COMPANY, INC., G & A DRILLING COMPANY, INC. & UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Claiborne)

2004-CC-0098 HOLLYWOOD CASINO SHREVEPORT v. SHREVEPORT PADDLEWHEELS, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -0099 JAMES LANDRENEAU v. ST. LANDRY FIRE DISTRICT III (Parish of Rapides)

2004-C -0101 ROY H. HARRISON, JR., ET AL. v. R.R. MORRISON & SON, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Ouachita)

2004-C -0102 KATHERINE T. ALPAUGH, TUTRIX, ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD, GEORGE READE ALPAUGH v. THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -0107 SOLA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. v. TONY BAILEY (Parish of Lafayette)

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0120 BRETT MATHERNE v. POUTRAIT-MORIN/ZEFAL-CHRISTOPHE, TODSON, INC., TREK, INC., AVENIR AND TUFFY'S WORLD CLASS BICYCLE SHOP, D/B/A WORLD CLASS BICYCLES (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2004-CC-0134 JANELLE VICKNAIR, MIKE VICKNAIR AND SHARON VICKNAIR ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHILD JANELLE VICKNAIR v. MICHAEL VERRETT AND ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS D/B/A ARC OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Jefferson)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0155 F.G. BRUSCHWEILER (ANTIQUES) LTD. v. GBA GREAT BRITISH ANTIQUES, L.L.C., WILLIAM ABBOTT, JR. AND RAYMOND BORDELON (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-CC-0163 LINDA PENROSE FAVRE v. GEORGE ENGINE COMPANY, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -0182 BOUAKHAY SIRIPANYO v. ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-0183 CHARLES COTTON & EMILY CLAY v. STEVEN PAUL KELLY, SR., SAFEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY, HOUSTON TRUCKING AND AMERICAN BROKERS INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Madison)

2004-C -0184 HARRIETT ARDALA YATES, ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Natchitoches)

2004-CC-0423 SHERRY WATTERS, ET AL. v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KK-0453 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DERRICK P. BRAMLETT (Parish of St. Tammany)

2004-CC-0465 SHERRY WATTERS, ET AL. v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-0478 EMILY ABEL WAGNER v. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, ROBERT MATHEWS AND IRVING LANE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.