FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 078

FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 6th day of October, 2004 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED :

2004-B -2305       IN RE: DANIEL R. DEL PRIORE

PERMANENT RESIGNATION(S) ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM :

2004-OB-2186       IN RE: BETTY L. WASHINGTON

REQUEST FOR RESIGNATION DENIED; SEE ORDER :

2004-OB-2213       IN RE: DANIEL R. DEL PRIORE

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

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER :

2003-KP-3464       STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. ARTHUR L. SMITH

v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)

See Per Curiam.

CONSENT DISCIPLINE REJECTED; SEE ORDER :

2004-B -1739       IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY

APPLICATION(S) FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR GRANTED :

2004-OB-1769       IN RE: BRETT S. LALA

See Per Curiam.

2004-OB-1811       IN RE: DONALD A. WEATHERSBY, II

See Per Curiam.

APPLICATION DISMISSED ON RELATOR'S MOTION :

2004-CC-2176       DAVID HERNANDEZ v. AUDUBON INSURANCE COMPANY

(Parish of Orleans)

On the 8th day of October, 2004 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED :

2004-C -1278       DONALD J. WINFORD v. CONERLY CORPORATION (Office

of Workers' Comp. Dist. 8)

2004-C -1314       VICKI COUDRAIN LANZA v. LOUIS LANZA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -1756       VICKI COUDRAIN LANZA v. LOUIS LANZA (Parish of Orleans)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER :

2004-CC-1355       DAVID ROWLES v. JACK PIERCE TRUCKING (Office of

Workers' Compensation Dist. 1W)

JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.

WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM :

2004-CC-1706       DANA BREAUX, PAT ALLEN AND LAURA WALDON v.

STEWART ENTERPRISES, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)

WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED IN PART; DENIED IN PART; SEE PER CURIAM :

2004-KP-0382       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MELVIN SMITH (Parish of Orleans)

DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM :

2004-B -1194       IN RE: EDWARD B. DOMM, IV

DISCIPLINE ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM :

2004-B -1032       IN RE: BRENDA W. WALTZER

RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED :

2003-KH-1778       STATE EX REL DERRICK HAYNES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-2288       STATE EX REL TREMAINE PAYNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED :

2004-CC-1600       CARLISS WAYNE GORDON, SR. v. ETHEL ST. ANDRE

GORDON (Parish of Jefferson Davis)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED :

2004-C -1619       JOYCE SONNIER v. MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA IN

NEW ORLEANS THROUGH THE LSU MEDICAL CENTER HEALTH SERVICE DIVISION (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -1642       JULIAN C. LEBLANC, OVEY LEBLANC, ET AL v. STATE

FARM INS. CO., ET AL (Parish of Iberia)

2004-C -1718       KENNETH MICHAEL WRIGHT v. DARRYL TSCHIRN (Parish

of Calcasieu)

STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED :

2004-CC-2357       ELLEN OLIVER v. HORSESHOE ENTERTAINMENT (Parish

of Bossier)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2003-KH-2311       STATE EX REL SHAWN LACOUR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-2549       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BARRY RAY GIBSON (Parish of

St. Landry)

2003-KH-2551       STATE EX REL LARRY ST. AMANT v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-2552       STATE EX REL MARVIN HAMILTON v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-2556       STATE EX REL RAY JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Caddo)

2003-KH-2557       STATE EX REL KARL CLOMBURG v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of St. Bernard)

2003-KH-2561       STATE EX REL ERNEST M. SERIO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-2566       STATE EX REL JOSEPH L. SOILEAU v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)

2003-KH-2570       STATE EX REL RICHARD L. WARREN v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of East Feliciana)

2003-KH-2579       STATE EX REL EMMIE PETTY NELSON v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Caldwell)

2003-KH-2598       STATE EX REL OLIVER HOWARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-2623       STATE EX REL FRANK SERGENT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-2625       STATE EX REL MICHAEL D. FISH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-2638       STATE EX REL FREDERICK D. LEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Caddo)

2003-KH-2647       STATE EX REL DERRICK ESTES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-2667       STATE EX REL PRESTON HYPOLITE v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)

2003-KH-2713       STATE EX REL MACLE O. PARKER v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-2727       STATE EX REL DAVEON MCCULLOUGH v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)

2003-KH-2760       STATE EX REL JOSEPH T. BADEAUX v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)

2003-KH-2838       STATE EX REL ALVIN HANSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-2859       STATE EX REL ALCADAY BARNES v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-2869       STATE EX REL CLYDE E. KING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Vernon)

2004-KP-0658       IN THE MATTER OF STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LUCAS

JEFFERSON (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KP-0661       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAMIAN BODE (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KP-0699       STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL TOBY DELEE DAVIS v.

STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston)

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

2004-KP-0700       STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. KENDRICK GILMORE v.

STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-KP-0740       STATE EX REL BENNETT B. PIERRE v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)

2004-KP-0745       STATE EX REL GLENN FORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Caddo)

VICTORY, J., recused.

2004-K -1087       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFFERY C. FORD (Parish of Orleans)

2004-K -1104       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PERCY JAMES CHEATHAM A/K/A

PERCY SMITH (Parish of Terrebonne)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

2004-K -1105       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TOXIE R. ODOM (Parish of

Washington)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

2004-K -1113       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARREN HARRELL (Parish of E.

Baton Rouge)

2004-KO-1126       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BILLY FRANK JACKSON (Parish

of Calcasieu)

2004-KO-1127       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFFERY MICHAEL MILLER

(Parish of Caddo)

2004-KO-1128       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JACKIE V. LEE (Parish of Caddo)

2004-K -1139       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VIRGIL LORENZO SMITH (Parish

of St. Tammany)

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

2004-C -1215       BOBBY AND RAY WILLIAMS PARTNERSHIP, L.L.P. v. THE

SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA HAYRIDE CO., L.L.C., ET AL (Parish of Caddo)

2004-CC-1356       SHANDON R. MURRAY, ET AL. v. MARGIE MCHUGH,

ET AL. C/W ELRICK MURRAY, ET AL. v. MARGIE MCHUGH, ET AL. (Parish of Concordia)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2004-KK-1391       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TYRONE STEVENS (Parish of East

Feliciana)

2004-C -1589       MICHAEL GIARRUSSO v. CITY OF KENNER, KENNER

MUNICIPAL FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-CC-1595       IN THE MATTER OF SUCCESSION OF HERMAN

CELESTINE, JR. (Parish of Terrebonne)

2004-C -1603       PATRICIA MARSHALL SCHULER v. RAYMOND GERARD

SCHULER (Parish of Jefferson)

KNOLL, J., would grant in part on child support issue only.

2004-CC-1606       WILLARD A. EASTIN, JR., ET AL. v. ENTERGY

CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-C -1608       JENNIFER SMITH, ON BEHALF OF MOLLY SMITH, HEIDI

SMITH AND ROBERT SMITH, AND LETITIA NELSON ON BEHALF OF RALENSEE NELSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS LOUISIANA STATE MEDICAL CENTER OF NEW ORLEANS AND CORONER FRANK MINYARD (Parish of Orleans)

2004-CC-1609       JEANETTE PALMER, ET AL. v. BROWNING FERRIS, INC.,

ET AL. (Parish of St. Bernard)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -1614       SAFEWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. v. PRIORITY E.M.S.,

INC.; MICHAEL BOATRIGHT AND JAN BOATRIGHT (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-C -1615       RENELL FRITSCHE STURDIVANT AND VERNON

STURDIVANT v. RANDY SNEAD, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

2004-C -1617       CELIA ANN MARKS, ET AL. v. OHMEDA, INC., ET AL.

(Parish of St. Landry)

2004-CC-1631       MURPHY MATTHEWS v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA,

THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, ET AL. (Parish of Lafourche)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-1633       IN RE: HARVEY TERM LITIGATION (Parish of Orleans)

2004-OC-1636       WESTERN AMERICAN SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION

SERVICES, INC. v. ROBERT LIGON, NANCY LIGON, STEVE LIGON AND TRUCK-IT, INC. (Parish of Lafayette)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -1637       JAYANNE CRAWLEY, D/B/A SOUTHLANDS PREMIUM

TROPICALS v. COASTAL BRIDGE CO., INC. AND LOUISIANA GRAIN SERVICES, INC. (Parish of St. John)

2004-CC-1644       IN RE: MCDERMOTT INCORPORATED, ET AL. v. RECORDS

STORAGE & SERVICES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2004-CC-1646       STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY AND

ACADIAN BUILDERS IN GONZALES, INC. v. THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Ascension)

2004-CC-1652       ALFRED BOSTICK v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC FACILITY

MANAGEMENT, INC. (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -1653       CELIA ANN MARKS, ET AL. v. OHMEDA, INC., ET AL. (Parish

of St. Landry)

2004-CC-1659       FLOYD RUSSO v. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.,

ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-1661       JOHN C. BEIER v. BETSY A. FISCHER (Parish of St. Tammany)

2004-C -1663       KEVIN DALE GRIFFIN, ET UX. v. DORIS JOHN ABSHIRE,

ET UX. (Parish of Vermilion)

2004-CC-1665       MICHELLE VAN, SUSANNE CHAIX, MELISSA

BLACKLEDGE, TAMMY BLACKLEDGE, MARY MARCEL, MARLENA BLACKLEDGE, LESLEY BLACKLEDGE, LUCIELLE BLACKLEDGE, ET AL v. VENCORP HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS A/K/A VENCOR NURSING CENTERS EAST, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2004-CC-1670       IN RE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE OF FRANCIS

KIRKINDOLL (Parish of Caddo)

2004-C -1692       ECCLESIASTES VEAZIE v. GILCHRIST CONSTRUCTION

COMPANY (Office of Workers' Compensation District 03)

VICTORY, J., would grant on attorney fees and penalties.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant on attorney fees and penalties.

2004-CC-1705       ROSA LEE WATTS, ET AL v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC

CORPORATION, ET AL (Parish of Iberville)

WEIMER, J., concurring. I concur in the writ denial. The facts in this matter are not sufficiently developed for resolution at this time.

2004-CP-1711       LARRY DONNELL NICHOLS v. BURL CAIN, ET AL. (Parish

of E. Baton Rouge)

CALOGERO, C.J., would grant for reasons assigned by Fitzsimmons.

JOHNSON, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Fitzsimmons.

2004-CP-1712       RICKY SEABERRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DPSC, ET AL.

(Parish of Claiborne)

2004-CC-1716       GEORGE FARBER, M.D., ET AL v. ERIC TABOR, M.D. (Parish

of Jefferson)

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

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-1726       BARRY J. CHAMPAGNE, SR., ET AL. v. CHANDELEUR

HOMES, INC. (Parish of St. Martin)

2004-CC-1749       IN RE: HARVEY TERM LITIGATION (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KK-2204       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHARON ANTHONY (Parish of

Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

2004-CC-2363       MAURICE ROBERT, ET AL. v. AMERICAN CYANAMID

COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-2418       JANICE BEDELL TODESCO v. JOHN A. TODESCO (Parish

of Jefferson)