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NEWS RELEASE # 004

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 13th day of January, 2004 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

RESIGNATION GRANTED; SEE ORDER:

2003-OB-3258 IN RE: JOHN R. SISK

On the 14th day of January, 2004, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

TRANSFERRED TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUE:

2003-OB-2737 IN RE: LEONARD WILLIAM CROOKS

See Order.

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2003-CC-2515 IN RE TRANSIT MANAGEMENT OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, INC., ETC. (Parish of Orleans)

2003-CC-3541 STEPHEN SCHWEITZER, ET AL. v. TRANSIT MANAGEMENT OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KD-0132 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DUSTIN DRESSNER (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KK-0135 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES SHORT (Parish of Orleans)

STAY DENIED:

2003-KP-3524 NATHANIEL R. CODE, JR. v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN, ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)

On the 16th day of January, 2004 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:

2003-K -1834 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES TAYLOR (Parish of Orleans)

2003-K -2991 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MUSTAFA MUHAMMAD (Parish of Jefferson)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:

2003-KP-1172 STATE EX REL GEORGE WEBER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-OK-1835 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRIN HAYES (Parish of Orleans)

See Per Curiam.

2003-C -2682 WILLIAM ALCORN v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE , THROUGH THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT C/W ALBERT BURNS v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE, THROUGH THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

See Per Curiam.

GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER; OTHERWISE DENIED:

2003-KO-1930 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GEORGE STANLEY ROLAND, III (Parish of Caddo)

TRAYLOR, J., would deny the writ.

See Per Curiam.

RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:

2003-CC-2015 DARYL WAYNE CARPENTER AND ELIZABETH Y. CARPENTER, ON THEIR OWN BEHALF AND AS ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, KRISTEN DANIELLE CARPENTER v. GERALD V. HANNAN AND THE PATIENTS' COMPENSATION FUND (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J., would grant the reconsideration.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the reconsideration.

WEIMER, J., would grant the reconsideration.

2003-CC-2306 BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., ET AL. v. DARLENE COOLEY, ET AL. (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2003-CC-2349 GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION v. WESTPORT CHEMICAL COMPANY (Parish of Iberville)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2002-KH-3159 STATE EX REL KEVIN JAMES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH-3214 STATE EX REL JAMES HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH-3236 STATE EX REL NELSON DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

2002-KH-3240 STATE EX REL EVIE JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH-3241 STATE EX REL WILLIAM WIGGINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2002-KH-3242 STATE EX REL ALEXANDER MORRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH-3243 STATE EX REL ELLIS PIERCE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2002-KH-3244 STATE EX REL GREGORY CRAFT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Winn)

2002-KH-3248 STATE EX REL DONALD SHORT, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Charles)

2003-KH-0005 STATE EX REL ALVIN SYLVESTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)

2003-KH-0006 STATE EX REL GEORGE TILLMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2003-KH-0013 STATE EX REL RICHARD J. HARDY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

2003-KH-0015 STATE EX REL JOHN HENRY TAYLOR, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Red River)

2003-KH-0016 STATE EX REL CEDRICK COLVIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0018 STATE EX REL TERRANCE KNOX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0027 STATE EX REL EUGENE FRAZIER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0034 STATE EX REL RASSIE GIVENS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)

2003-KH-0035 STATE EX REL JOHN G. COUSIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

2003-KH-0049 STATE EX REL HENRY TALLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0051 STATE EX REL TROY HUTCHINSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2003-KH-0052 STATE EX REL EDWARD BENTLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0053 STATE EX REL TODD BORSKEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-KH-0054 STATE EX REL ANTHONY BAUMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0057 STATE EX REL CHRISTOPHER BERNARD FOWLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lincoln)

2003-KH-0058 STATE EX REL JERRY LEE BERRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston)

2003-KH-0061 STATE EX REL DARRELL LOWERY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lincoln)

2003-KH-0063 STATE EX REL DARRYL STERLING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)

2003-KH-0064 STATE EX REL PHILLIP SCOTT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

2003-KH-0069 STATE EX REL LANCE FOLSE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafourche)

2003-KH-0076 STATE EX REL DARYL WAYNE ROBERTSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)

2003-KH-0083 STATE EX REL BENJAMIN HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Natchitoches)

2003-KH-0094 STATE EX REL WARREN JOSEPH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafourche)

2003-KH-0097 STATE EX REL JAMES BAKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0098 STATE EX REL OLIVER VENTRY v. STATE OF LOUISANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-C -0128 ANTHONY CRANE RENTAL, L.P. v. RUFUS FRUGE, JR., DIRECTOR OF CALCASIEU PARISH SALES & USE TAX DEPT. (Parish of Calcasieu)

2003-KP-1114 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIAM OVERBY (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

2003-KP-1130 STATE EX REL DONALD ROSS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KP-1150 STATE EX REL STEPHEN WINDSOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2003-OK-1757 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOEL ROMO (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KO-1979 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC H. TRICHE (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-K -1987 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFFERY JONES (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2003-K -1991 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. REGINALD WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)

2003-K -2026 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HIRRACO J. PRICE (Parish of Vernon)

2003-KO-2042 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEIDRE ANTOINETTE PIERRE (Parish of Lafayette)

2003-KO-2043 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARTY LEJEUNE (Parish of Acadia)

2003-KO-2053 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ARTHUR R. SPARKS (Parish of Orleans)

2003-K -2079 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. AUDREY FRADIEU, A/K/A BOB FRADIEU (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KO-2089 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRADLEY JOSEPH BROWN (Parish of St. Landry)

2003-KO-2090 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID M. RECTOR (Parish of Orleans)

2003-K -2094 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLYDE D. EDWARDS, III (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-KO-2115 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HARRISON C. MCDANIEL (Parish of Ouachita)

2003-K -2122 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL LARUE MACK (Parish of Lincoln)

2003-K -2126 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT LEE MAIZE (Parish of Terrebonne)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

2003-KO-2130 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ISAAC CARR (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KO-2243 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRADLEY JOHNSON BROWN (Parish of St. Landry)

2003-CC-2326 DANA AND GORDON CRONIN v. UNITED STATES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., recused.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2003-CC-2386 CARL A. JIMENEZ v. AMERICAN NATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., recused.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2003-KK-2600 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DERRICK TODD LEE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-CC-2697 MARIE CHAUVIN AND LONNIE CHAUVIN v. JASON DEBATZ, ET AL. (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)

2003-C -2746 VANESSA DODSON, AS TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, BRANDON DODSON v. SMITH & CORE, INC., ROBERT JARRELL, COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, AND STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany)

2003-C -2752 JOHN J. CARUSO, JR. v. CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY A/K/A ACORD (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-C -2856 GREGORY BOYD, JR. v. TRACEY EADY MORAN AND THE FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT (Parish of Orleans)

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

2003-C -2900 AMRAT BHATKA v. ANTHONY B. MASON, AND US AGENCIES CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, AS LIABILITY INSURER OF ANTHONY B. MASON AND ANY OTHER LIABILITY INSURER(S) OF ANTHONY B. MASON (Parish of Orleans)

CALOGERO, C.J., would grant to resolve a split in the circuits.

KIMBALL, J., would grant to resolve a split in the circuits.

KNOLL, J., would grant to resolve a split in the circuits.

2003-C -2968 WAYNE M. PENDER, AND ANDREW ORDELL MILSTEAD, JR. v. MARY LEE ELMORE, ET AL. (Parish of Ouachita)

2003-C -2969 SUCCESSION OF CLEM WRIGHT (Parish of Lincoln)

2003-C -2970 STATE IN THE INTEREST OF C.W. v. CLAUDE J. WILSON (Parish of Ouachita)

TRAYLOR, J., recused.

2003-CC-2974 JOAN STOCK, ET AL. v. STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-CC-2976 ALVIN AND RITA DUPRE v. WESTBANK CHRONIC RENAL CENTER (Parish of Orleans)

2003-C -2977 NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. EMPLOYERS REINSURANCE CORPORATION, BRUNSON BONDING AND INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., AND T. REID METHVIN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-C -2978 RUSSELL J. HOWARD v. ANGELA HOWARD (Parish of Livingston)

2003-CC-2982 ADVENTURE V, INC. AND DALE MARTIN v. A-ABAL TRANSMISSION, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

2003-C -2983 GINGER MAE FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.L.C. (GMFS) v. AMERIBANK, FSB (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-CC-2986 JOAN STOCK, CHERYL STEENBERGER, GERRY STOCK, JEANNE KOEHL, ALBERT M. STOCK AND MARK P. STOCK v. THE FOURTH DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-C -2992 EARNESTINE GRIFFIN v. SHELTER INSURANCE CO. AND SALLY A. KEMP (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2003-C -2994 MARTIN LEVERT v. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA/CHAMPAIGN THROUGH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES C/W JULIE LEWIS, SIDNEY EVANS, ROBERT ROUSSEL, JR., DAVID THOMAS, MARSHAUN BACON AND TIMOTHY BURKE, EACH INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-CC-2996 BILOXI MARSH LANDS CORPORATION, ET AL. v. THE MABEL ISABEL MOLERO QUATROY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, ET AL C/W DOROTHY LOUISE O'TOOLE BENGE, ET AL v. BILOXI MARSH LANDS CORPORATION (Parish of St. Bernard)

2003-CC-3042 DORIS TURNER v. BERT LEMOINE, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)

2003-CC-3192 WENDY WHITMER, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR CHILD, COLLIN LEE WHITMER v. JOHNNY KEMP, ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)

2003-KK-3419 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES D. BELLA (Parish of St. Tammany)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2003-CC-3438 NATHANIEL JOSEPH v. ENTERGY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-3487 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PETER ADAMS (Parish of Orleans)