FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE  

NEWS RELEASE # 043

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 7th day of May, 2004, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

MOTION DENIED:

2004-O -1132       JOSEPH GALATAS, ET AL. v. EAGLE, INC., ET AL. (Parish of

Orleans)

On the 12th day of May, 2004, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2004-CC-1144       GHEORGHE OLAR AND LISA OLAR v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Iberville)

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

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DISMISSED ON RELATOR'S MOTION:

2004-C -1129       LORI DUNN, WIFE OF/AND MARK DUNN, INDIVIDUALLY

AND ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR, CHAD DUNN v. MARK A. PONS AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2004-CC-1163       MAMTA PANI RAO v. MAHESWAR RAO (Parish of E. Baton

Rouge)

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

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:

2004-C -0589       PETER V. DRISCOLL, M.D. v. FRED J. STUCKER, M.D., ET

AL (Parish of Caddo)

2004-C -0646       BRENDA SUE CARTER, ET UX. v. GARY STEPHEN

HAYGOOD, DDS, ET AL. (Parish of Concordia)

2004-CC-0703       PATRICK R. CHERON v. LCS CORRECTIONS SERVICES,

INC., AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS AND WARDEN GARY COPES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-CC-0744       SHARON DAILEY v. HELEN TRAVIS, ET AL. (Parish of

Iberville)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:

2004-KO-0017       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EDITH SANDERS (Parish of

Jefferson)

See Per Curiam.

2004-KK-0273       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SEAN STRANGE AND TALBERT

PORTER (Parish of St. Martin)

See Per Curiam.

2004-OK-0672       IN RE: MATTER UNDER INVESTIGATION GRAND JURY

NO. 1 (Parish of Calcasieu)

See Per Curiam.

2004-CC-0816       REBECCA A. MICHEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA,

THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND ALL OTHER CONSOLIDATED CASES (Parish of Terrebonne)

TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT:

2004-KH-1003       STATE EX REL BRIAN K. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

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

2003-KH-0952       STATE EX REL KELLY D. ADAMS v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon)

KIMBALL, J., would grant and docket.

VICTORY, J., would grant and docket.

2004-K -0029       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BOBBY RAY YOUNG (Parish of Caddo)

RESIGNATION(S) ACCEPTED:

2004-OB-0945       IN RE: ALEX ORLANDO LEWIS, III

See Order.

2004-OB-0946       IN RE: RICHARD LEE O'BRIEN

See Order.

CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:

2004-B -0943       IN RE: REGINALD J. MCINTYRE

APPLICATION(S) FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE BAR EXAMINATION DENIED:

2004-OB-0902       IN RE: SARAH E. BLEICHNER

CALOGERO, C.J., concurs with reasons.

MOTION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:

2004-B -0811       IN RE: ROBERT F. FADAOL

JOHNSON, J., rejects consent discipline for the reasons assigned by Knoll.

KNOLL, J., rejects consent discipline with reasons .

APPLICATION(S) FOR RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED:

2004-CC-0020       HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS v. BOBBY

BROUSSARD (Office of Workers' Compensation District 7)

2004-C -0237       CLEMENTINE FAIRROW, ET AL. v. JAMES E. MARVES,

ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)

RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:

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

INC., ET AL.(Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -0567       KELVIN WELLS v. PAMELA JOHNSON, JUDGE OF THE

JUVENILE COURT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-C -0595       IN RE: EDGAR MCLARRIN AND CHARLOTTE MCLARRIN

APPLYING FOR PRIVATE ADOPTION OF E.K.E. AND O.L.G. (Parish of Morehouse)

APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:

2004-CC-0837       PATRICK BARTHEL v. DANIEL E. BECNEL, III, ET AL.

(Parish of Orleans)

2004-CC-0886       ROBIN MAINIERI v. HOTEL MAISON PIERRE LAFITTE,

LTD. (Parish of Orleans)

REMANDED TO COURT OF APPEAL:

2003-KK-3289       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STERLING VENTRIS (Parish of

Jefferson)

WEIMER, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part. I would grant the writ. See State v. Umezulike, 2003-1404, pp. 1-4 (La. 2/24/04), 866 So.2d 794, 802-804.

CERTIFICATION DENIED:

2004-CQ-0810       CHEVRON USA, INC. v. VERMILION PARISH SCHOOL

BOARD; TEXACO INC; TEXACO EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION, INC. v. VERMILION PARISH SCHOOL BOARD; AMERADA HESS CORP. v. VERMILION PARISH SCHOOL BOARD; UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA v. VERMILION PARISH SCHOOL BOARD; MOBILE OIL CORP., ET AL v. VERMILION PARISH SCHOOL BOARD; EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION v. MARSHALL W. GUIDRY; EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION v. VERMILION PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2003-KH-0862       STATE EX REL KENNETH KEELEN v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-0913       STATE EX REL QUINTLAN SMITH v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Webster)

2003-KH-0917       STATE EX REL OLIVER FRANCIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-0940       STATE EX REL REGINALD WARREN v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2003-KH-1275       STATE EX REL LONZETTE K. GADDIS v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2003-KO-1276       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RYAN WATSON (Parish of

Jefferson)

2003-KH-1280       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAVAN MARSHALL AND

ALFRED D. WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-1301       STATE EX REL MICHAEL M. SHELTON v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-1321       STATE EX REL HENRY QUINN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KO-1323       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CALVIN ASHTON THOMAS

(Parish of Caddo)

2003-K -1353       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CALVIN ASHTON THOMAS

(Parish of Caddo)

2003-KH-1355       STATE EX REL MARK SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of St. John)

2003-KH-1451       STATE EX REL MARVIN WILEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Terrebonne)

2003-KH-1452       STATE EX REL JAMES STEIB v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-1454       STATE EX REL LARRY TENNART v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-KH-1455       STATE EX REL DAROLD HINES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Iberville)

2003-KH-1491       STATE EX REL ALLEN BLOUNT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-K -1492       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLARENCE W. MCLAREN, JR.

(Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2003-KH-1495       STATE EX REL DONALD PORTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-1649       STATE EX REL MICHAEL FRANCOIS v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2003-KH-1656       STATE EX REL JAMES TANNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-KH-1658       STATE EX REL DARRIAN FRANKLIN v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-1661       STATE EX REL MICKEY MCCURTIS v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Jackson)

2003-KH-1663       STATE EX REL ARTHUR FLOT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-1666       STATE EX REL DARRYL CASIMIER v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-1668       STATE EX REL KEVIN WILSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-1671       STATE EX REL SIMON C. MONTGOMERY v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-1672       STATE EX REL DAVID M. REESE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Ouachita)

2003-KH-1685       STATE EX REL JOSEPH SCOTT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-1686       STATE EX REL ANTHONY TRACY JONES v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2003-KH-1687       STATE EX REL CHARLES LAMBERT v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-1688       STATE EX REL STEPHANIE KING LETULIER v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Martin)

2003-KH-1689       STATE EX REL TERRY FLANAGAN v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Bienville)

2003-KH-1694       STATE EX REL JAMES BUNCH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-1695       STATE EX REL FREDRICK SANDERS, AKA JEROME

WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

2003-KO-1698       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHNA HAYNES (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KO-1717       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. THOMAS SWINNER (Parish of St.

Tammany)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2003-KO-1718       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EDWARD SIMMONS (Parish of

Orleans)

2003-KH-1896       STATE EX REL DONALD STELLY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Evangeline)

2003-KO-1968       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HENRY BOSS (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KO-1978       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HARRY J. DUPRE (Parish of

Jefferson)

2003-KO-2168       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALEXANDER SHEPARD (Parish of

Jefferson)

2003-KK-2223       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BARANDLE WILLIAMS (Parish

of Caddo)

2003-KH-2312       STATE EX REL WARREN L. JORDAN v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KO-2545       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HENRY L. FISHER (Parish of

Jefferson)

2003-K -2616       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RUFUS EDWARD WHITE, JR.

(Parish of Caddo)

2003-KO-2652       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARLON WASHINGTON (Parish

of Caddo)

TRAYLOR, J., recused.

2003-K -2950       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HOZEY FALICINNO IVERSON

(Parish of Caddo)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2003-KO-2975       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL CUMMINGS (Parish of

E. Baton Rouge)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-0701       ALBANO CLEANERS, INC. AND ACI, LLC v. G. MIKE

SMITH, SARA SMITH AND M & S INVESTMENTS, LLC (Parish of St. Tammany)

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

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0741       EMMA TURNER v. MICHAEL LYONS, ABC INSURANCE

COMPANY, AND THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -0743       MARLON SIMMONS, ET AL v. CTL DISTRIBUTION AND

DARREN TOMAS (Parish of St. James)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-0749       JOHN HEBERT AND KLEA HEBERT v. RAPIDES PARISH

POLICE JURY, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0764       MARLON SIMMONS, ET AL v. CTL DISTRIBUTION AND

DARREN TOMAS (Parish of St. James)

2004-C -0765       CLYDE S. SIMS AND CHARLOTTE SIMS v. SAFEWAY

INSURANCE COMPANY AND BLAINE L. NEWTON (Parish of Livingston)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0789       DENNIS JULIEN, SR., INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS

CAPACITY AS THE NATURAL TUTOR OF MINOR CHILDREN, DENNIS JULIEN, JR., AND ALYRIA JULIEN v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, KENNY ACOSTA, GEORGE ACOSTA, AND TRIPLE FARMS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-KK-0795       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. AMANDA GUTWEILER HYPES

(Parish of Rapides)

2004-CC-0809       SHANE H. COLLINS, ET AL. v. MIKE'S TRUCKING

COMPANY, INC., STAR INSURANCE COMPANY, DWIGHT L. DAIGLE AND NUTMEG INSURANCE COMPANY C/W RICHARD ANDREW JACKSON v. MIKE'S TRUCKING COMPANY, INC., STAR INSURANCE COMPANY, DWIGHT L. DAIGLE AND NUTMEG INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-CC-0817       JANICE TRAHAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL

TUTRIX FOR HER MINOR CHILDREN, JUSTIN WADE ROBERTS AND JEFFREY JOHN TRAHAN v. RICHARD J. SCHMIDT, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

2004-CC-0820       LINDA BOUDREAUX AND VERNON BOUDREAUX v. USAA

CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-CC-0829       IN RE MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL FOR THE CLAIM OF

JANICE BATISTE ON BEHALF OF KENNETH BATISTE (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0836       EMMALINE WALLACE v. RED RIVER CENTER

CORPORATION (Parish of Caddo)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0839       WALTER NEWSON v. RICHARD SPURGEON MASONRY

(Office of Workers' Comp. Dist. 2)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0840       THOMAS KARRELL ARDOIN v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA

THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Evangeline)

2004-CC-0845       HARRY J. MOREL, JR., INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS LEGAL

AND NATURAL FATHER OF MARY ELIZABETH MOREL AND MARY ELIZABETH MOREL v. MARC A. ORGERA, SAFECO NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, COX CABLE COMPANY, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-0850       IN RE: ASBESTOS PLAINTIFFS v. BORDELON, ET AL.

(Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-0853       COLE, EVANS & PETERSON v. T.F. MANAGEMENT, INC.,

ET AL. C/W COLE, EVANS & PETERSON v. MAURICE RIEMER CALHOUN, JR., ET AL. AND OTHER CONSOLIDATED CASES (Parish of Desoto)

2004-C -0854       TEILLA L. NOEL v. HOME HEALTH CARE 2000, INC. (Office

of Workers' Compensation, Dist. #3)

2004-CC-0855       IN RE: ASBESTOS PLAINTIFFS v. BORDELON, ET AL.

(Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -0858       VERNON J. TATUM, JR. v. DALE N. ATKINS, ET AL.,

DEPUTY CLERKS, AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -0867       JENNIFER BRYAN, ET AL. v. RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK

HOUSES, TLC, INC. (Parish of Rapides)

2004-C -0870       KENNETH DODGE v. S & B LOGGING (Office of Workers'

Compensation District 2)

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

2004-C -0871       TEILLA L. NOEL v. HOME HEALTH CARE 2000, INC. (Office

of Workers' Compensation, District #3)

2004-CC-0873       REBECCA E. PETERSON v. JOHN H. PETERSON (Parish of E.

Baton Rouge)

2004-C -0874       GLORIA MORE v. DONALD STEVE BURNS AND THE

SUCCESSION OF FAYE Z. BURNS (Parish of Vernon)

2004-C -0876       BYLES WELDING AND TRACTOR, INC. v. JOHN CLIFTON

CONINE (Parish of Natchitoches)

KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.