FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE  

NEWS RELEASE # 032

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 29th day of March, 2004, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:


TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT:

2003-KH-0827       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT SPEARS (Parish of E.

Baton Rouge)

On the 31st day of March, 2004, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

TRANSFERRED TO INTERIM DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUE; PROCEEDINGS STAYED:

2004-OB-0813       IN RE: JOSEPH W. THOMAS

See Order.

STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:

2004-CC-0768       DAVID M. JARROTT, M.D. v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD

OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS (Parish of Orleans)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2004-KK-0751       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC BELL (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KP-0752       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RYAN MATTHEWS (Parish of

Jefferson)

KNOLL, J., recused.

2004-KK-0791       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENTRELL HARRELL (Parish of

Orleans)

2004-CC-0812       LURA LEE AND PHILLIP E. SOWA v. COX

COMMUNICATIONS NEW ORLEANS, INC., JANE WALKER, WIFE OF/AND JONATHAN C. MCCALL, BLAIR DUPRE, HELM PAINT & SUPPLY AND BENJAMIN MOORE & COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

2004-CC-0818       JOSEPH GALATAS AND DORSIE GALATAS v. EAGLE, INC.

(Parish of Orleans

On the 2nd day of April, 2004, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:


WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:

2004-C -0179       LESTER SMITH v. QUARLES DRILLING COMPANY (Office

of Workers' Compensation District 4)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:

2003-KP-1809       STATE EX REL CURTIS R. DEAL v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN

LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY (Parish of Caddo)

TRAYLOR, J., would deny the writ.
KNOLL, J., would deny the writ.

2003-KP-1810       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANIEL T. IRISH (Parish of Caddo)

TRAYLOR, J., would deny the writ.
KNOLL, J., would deny the writ.

GRANTED WITH ORDER; SEE PER CURIAM:

2004-KK-0401       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICHARD E. NOMEY, JR. (Parish

of Jackson)

JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ for the reasons assigned by the Court of Appeal.
WEIMER, J., would deny the writ for the reasons assigned by the Court of Appeal.

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

2003-KH-0636       STATE EX REL PAUL GILLAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0855       STATE EX REL JOHNNY LUNA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0870       STATE EX REL EMANUEL CALVIN v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

ADMISSION DENIED:

2004-OB-0553       IN RE: KELLE HINSON-LYLES

CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the petition.
KIMBALL, J., would grant the petition.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the petition.

SUSPENSION(S) ORDERED:

2003-B -2902       IN RE: JAMES E. KURZWEG

See Per Curiam.

2003-B -3198       IN RE: ROBERT W. STRATTON

See Per Curiam.

CHARGES DISMISSED; SEE PER CURIAM:

2003-B -2828       IN RE: LEROY A. HARTLEY

RECIPROCAL DISCIPLINE IMPOSED; SEE PER CURIAM:

2004-B -0519       IN RE: MARVIN L. SCHWARTZ

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2003-KH-0724       STATE EX REL JOSEPH BALLARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Terrebonne)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2003-KH-0799       STATE EX REL JOSEPH MUNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0826       STATE EX REL FLOYD COLDMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0856       STATE EX REL JOSHUA LATHERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-KH-0857       STATE EX REL SHANNON GOLSTON v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2003-KH-0858       STATE EX REL WILLIAM BROWN, III v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0859       STATE EX REL PERCY ELZEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Tangipahoa)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2003-KH-0863       STATE EX REL LARRY JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0864       STATE EX REL RANDEL L. SCOTT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jackson)

2003-KH-0865       STATE EX REL KEVIN BARNES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0868       STATE EX REL WILLIE DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0869       STATE EX REL JOSH MAYBERRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-KH-0872       STATE EX REL RAY SIMMONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0873       STATE EX REL GARY FARCY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2003-KH-0898       STATE EX REL RODRICK THOMAS v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Desoto)

2003-KH-0900       STATE EX REL LOUIS BUSH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2003-KH-0901       STATE EX REL KENNETH EDWARDS v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of St. James)

2003-KH-0907       STATE EX REL JOHNNY B. WRIGHT v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2003-KH-0914       STATE EX REL MARLON PAGE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0915       STATE EX REL MILES ADRIAN PARRISH v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0916       STATE EX REL KENNETH FRANCIS v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0928       STATE EX REL JOE L. WYATT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Ouachita)

2003-KH-0958       STATE EX REL TROY SHELVIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Lafayette)

2003-KP-1561       STATE EX REL JOSEPH O. SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

TRAYLOR, J., recused.
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2003-KH-1612       STATE EX REL KEVIN PETERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Ascension)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2003-KP-1636       KEMO CHARLES EX REL. STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BURL

CAIN, WARDEN (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-1912       STATE EX REL JOHNNY LUNA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-2443       STATE EX REL JOHNNY RAY LUNA v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-2503       STATE EX REL LARRY JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KO-3358       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH N. CHISLEY, JR.

(Parish of Jefferson)

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

2003-KO-3401       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRYAN DAVIS (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-K -3407       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. YALANIS BROWN (Parish of

Jefferson)

2003-KO-3409       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROLAND BRIGHT (Parish of

Jefferson)

2003-K -3429       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELBERTINE DEMERY SYKES

(Parish of Natchitoches)

2003-KO-3450       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MITCHRELL EVANS (Parish of E.

Baton Rouge)

2003-K -3469       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RANDY G. JOSEPH (Parish of

Orleans)

2004-C -0018       SHIRLEY M. SMITH, AS TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILDREN

SI'AN SPRING SMITH AND VANESSA SMITH v. ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND JOANELL M. DARNELL, M.D., AND JACK JACOB, M.D., AND TOURO INFIRMARY AND SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSPITAL AND M. BROU, R.N. C/W IN RE MEDICAL REVIEW PROCEEDINGS, SHIRLEY M. SMITH AS TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILDREN SI'AN SMITH AND VANESSA SMITH v. TOURO INFIRMARY, JOANELL M. DARNELL, M.D., M. BROU, R.N., JACK JACOB, M.D., SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSPITAL, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND OTHER CONSOLIDATED CASES (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-KH-0049       STATE EX REL YALANIS BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2004-C -0058       WALK HAYDEL & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. COASTAL POWER

PRODUCTION COMPANY, LA CASA CASTRO S.A. DE C.V. AND LATIN AMERICAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, INC. (Parish of Orleans)

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

2004-C -0091       SHAWN LYNETTE COOLEY WILSON v. BO KELVIN

WILSON (Parish of Beauregard)

2004-CC-0185       DANNY SANCHEZ v. GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION,

KROLL LABORATORY SPECIALISTS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED DRUG COMPLIANCE & MANAGEMENT, INC. (Parish of Iberville)

KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0186       MERVIN PRIMEAUX, INDIV. AND ELIZABETH PRIMEAUX,

INDIV. v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO. AND DR. RICHARD LABORDE (Parish of Calcasieu)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0191       MICHAEL W. MITCHELL v. WINNFIELD HOLDING

CORPORATION (Office of Workers' Compensation Dist. 2)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0192       RACHEL LANDRY AND TROY LANDRY v. COCA-COLA

BOTTLING CO., UNITED INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.
WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0214       JOHN C. MCMULLEN AND MELANIE J. MCMULLEN v. CITY

OF SULPHUR (Parish of Calcasieu)

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0279       SUSAN MARIE HUNT v. SAMUEL J. RAGUSA, JR. (Parish of

Jefferson)

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0284       REBECCA ELLIOT & SYD DYER, JR. v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, RAY CHARLES SAMUELS & CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0301       HOLLY HIDALGO v. MELISSA LYNN HECK, TRAVELERS

INSURANCE CO. AND READY MIX CONCRETE COMPANY C/W HOLLY HIDALGO v. TOM M. SANDAHL, AND WRIGHT & PERCY INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-C -0314       JOHN R. SEIVERS AND JUANITA L. SEIVERS v. EPOCH

WELL LOGGING, INC., BAROID DRILLING FLUIDS, INC., SPIRIT ENERGY 76 INC., R & B FALCON DRILLING USA, INC., A/K/A FALCON INLAND, INC., A/K/A R & R FALCON INLAND, INC. (Parish of Terrebonne)

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

2004-C -0315       CENTRAL LUMBER COMPANY v. WILLIAM DUHON

(Office of Workers' Compensation District 4)

2004-CC-0316       MICHAEL SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, BOARD OF

SUPERVISORS FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (Parish of Natchitoches)

2004-C -0318       TONY CHANEY v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF REVIEW,

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-C -0323       CLASSIE SPEARS AND ROBERT ROBERTSON v. GREGORY

L. JONES, TURNER INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC., WHEELS, INC., AND NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Tangipahoa)

JOHNSON, J., recused.

2004-C -0327       AMERICAN CENTRAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND

CENTRAL ERECTORS, INC. v. TEREX CRANE AND KOEHRING COMPANY C/W LOUISIANA WORKERS' COMPENSATION CORPORATION v. TEREX CRANE, INC., ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-C -0336       PEGGY RUTH POURCIAU CAZAYOUX AND JIMMIE LEE

POURCIAU LANDRY v. LEONARD J. GREENE AND ISLAND WOODS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (Parish of Pointe Coupee)

2004-C -0348       CHERYL MOORE, KIM WATTINGEY AND HENRY MARTIN

v. KENILWORTH/KAILAS PROPERTIES AND COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -0363       ANDREA SEYFARTH v. NEW DAY OUTPATIENT REHAB

(Office of Workers' Compensation Dist. 4)

2004-CC-0364       VINCENT A. MUSSO A/K/A VAN A. MUSSO v. BRYAN

MUSSO (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-C -0366       ELKA FREEMAN DIEFENTHAL, ANNA BETH GOODMAN

WIFE OF/AND JOHN GOODMAN, PAUL J. LEAMAN, JR., MARGARET CAROLYN OTT WIFE OF/AND DR. PHILLIP R. LORIA, MAX NATHAN, JR., AND CAROLE CROWELL PETTIT WIFE OF/AND ROBERT L. PETTIT, JR. v. LONGUE VUE FOUNDATION AND LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS CORPORATION (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0367       CHERYL MOORE, KIM WATTINGEY AND HENRY MARTIN

v. KENILWORTH/KAILAS PROPERTIES AND COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

2004-CC-0368       TROY FIELDS v. MIKE ANDERSON'S SEAFOOD, INC.

(Parish of Jefferson)

KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-0370       RAYMOND YOCHIM, CRAIG YOCHIM AND RAYMOND

YOCHIM, JR. v. DANNY LATHERS, JR., POMPA ZORAIDA, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY AND PEISER'S MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES, AND ITS CORPORATE SUCCESSORS SUBURBAN OSTOMY SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. AND INVACARE CORPORATION (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.
WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CP-0374       RODERICK PRESIDENT v. RANDY PRENTICE AND DR.

PACHECO, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)

2004-OC-0383       CHAD DAUGHERTY v. CHRIS THOMPSON, DONNA

HEBERT, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND DEF INSURANCE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-KK-0388       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES SYKES (Parish of

Orleans)

2004-C -0394       FRANCES X. WESTBROOK WIFE OF/AND MICHAEL D.

WESTBROOK, JEANETTE BLANCHARD WIFE OF/AND SIDNEY BLANCHARD, BILLIE JOE ROBERTS WIFE OF/AND FRANCES M. ROBERTS, JANET M. TERRELL WIFE OF/AND JOSEPH TERRELL, DENA D. HAASE WIFE OF/AND HAROLD A. HAASE III, NORA MANSUR PAYNE AND MR. AND MRS. LEO F. BENNETT v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE A/K/A EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0397       TIFFANY TRICHE, ET AL. v. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS

AND COMPANY (Parish of St. John)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CP-0400       ALVIN HARVEY v. RICHARD STALDER, ET AL. (Parish of

Claiborne)

2004-C -0420       GARY SHAFFER AND HIS WIFE, COLLEEN SHAFFER v.

STEWART CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., MARMAC CORPORATION, D/B/A MCDONOUGH MARINE SERVICE, INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, INC., AND ABC, DEF, AND GHI INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-C -0422       EDWARD DANIEL, JR. v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE

INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -0424       SCOTT P. FAUST, ANTHONY J. FAUST, JR., HUSBAND

OF/AND DIANNE FAUST AND CASSANDRA THOMAS v. GREATER LAKESIDE CORPORATION, D/B/A LAKESIDE SHOPPING CENTER INC., CAUSEWAY ASSOCIATES, ABC MANAGEMENT COMPANY, VINSON GUARD SERVICES, INC., D/B/A LAKESIDE SECURITY, SBARRO INC., SBARRO AMERICA INC., BOTH D/B/A SBARRO'S CAFE' INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -0427       LOUIS WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH

THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, AND PAUL HOMES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-CC-0428       JEANETTE TAYLOR, ET AL. v. DR. ANGELO MORREALE,

ET AL. (Parish of Natchitoches)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0433       NEW ORLEANS REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v.

FRANCES COLLINS STROUGHTER, INDIVIDUALLY AND THROUGH PROVISIONAL CURATOR ADRIAN STROUGHTER; ESTATE OF JAMES W. STROUGHTER, THROUGH ADMINISTRATOR JOSEPH NEVES MARCAL, III; AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-CC-0435       BETTY JEAN HARGROVE, IND. AND AS NATURAL

TUTRIX OF JESSICA BANKS v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson Davis)

2004-KK-0436       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEMETRICK CURRY (Parish of

Natchitoches)

WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-0440       DR. RICHARD TUPLER, ET AL. v. DR. JERRY SATTERLEE,

ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0445       TOWER PARTNERS, L.L.C. v. MARY LEE WADE, WIFE

OF/AND JAMES RAO (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -0447       SECRET COVE, L.L.C. v. GEORGE RONALD THOMAS AND

HIS WIFE, AUDREY LEE DYKES THOMAS (Parish of St. Tammany)

2004-C -0458       FRANCES X. WESTBROOK WIFE OF/AND MICHAEL D.

WESTBROOK, JEANETTE BLANCHARD WIFE OF/AND SIDNEY BLANCHARD, BILLIE JOE ROBERTS WIFE OF/AND FRANCES M. ROBERTS, JANET M. TERRELL WIFE OF/AND JOSEPH TERRELL, DENA D. HAASE WIFE OF/AND HAROLD A. HAASE III, NORA MANSUR PAYNE AND MR. AND MRS. LEO F. BENNETT v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE A/K/A EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-CC-0461       JENNY MCNULTY v. JAMES R. WITHERINGTON, HERTZ

CORPORATION AND THE HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-CC-0462       STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY v.

SEWERAGE & WATER BOARD OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-0463       GLORIA GUYTON, ET AL. v. SEWERAGE & WATER BOARD

OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-0468       GLORIA GUYTON, ET AL. v. SEWERAGE & WATER BOARD

OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. AND STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY v. SEWERAGE & WATER BOARD OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-0557       DELTA PARTNERS INVESTMENT, L.L.C. v. DELTA

IMAGING, L.L.C. (Parish of Orleans)