FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 029

FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 19th day of April, 2005 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

PETITION(S) FOR ADMISSION TO LOUISIANA BAR GRANTED :

2004-OB-1763       IN RE: PATRICK DEPAULVIS MAGEE

See Per Curiam.

2004-OB-1785       IN RE: KEELUS R. MILES

See Per Curiam.

On the 20th day of April, 2005 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

PERMANENT RESIGNATION FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW ORDERED :

2005-OB-0743       IN RE: GEORGE EDWARD LUCAS, JR.

See Order.

STAY DENIED :

2005-KK-1010       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES THOMAS AND PERCY DYER (Parish of Iberville)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the stay.

KNOLL, J., would grant the stay.

On the 21st day of April, 2005 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED :

2005-B -0908       IN RE: DOUGLAS CHARLES DORHAUER

See Order.

STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED :

2005-CC-1021       DONNA AUSTIN v. DR. ROBERT TREUTING AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH CORONER'S OFFICE (Parish of Jefferson)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2005-C -0866       SAMANTHA L. BROWN, NEE RAMIREZ v. ERIC WAYNE BROWN (Parish of Ouachita)

2005-OC-0929       MARK W. HANEY, ROBERT L. HANEY, JR., ELLIS P. CARTER, MARY CARTER STOKES, MARTIN C. CARTER, JR., DAVID A. CARTER, PAMELA CARTER CABIRO, MARCELLE CARTER LEBLANC AND RONALD T. CARTER v. LEONARD A. DAVIS, RUSS M. HERMAN, DELTA PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC., PAUL B. MAXWELL, JON MAXWELL, DELTA ROCKY MOUNTAIN PETROLEUM, INC. AND HERMAN, HERMAN, KATZ & COTLAR, L.L.P. (Parish of Orleans)

2005-CC-0931       MRS. SYBIL SONGY, ET AL. v. STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

On the 22nd day of April, 2005 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED :

2004-K -3222       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SYLVESTER TRACKLING (Parish of Orleans)

2005-C -0351       BILLY BROOKS HUDSON, ET AL. v. CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, ET AL. (Parish of Bossier)

2005-C -0352       BILLY BROOKS HUDSON, ET AL. v. CITY OF BOSSIER, ET AL. (Parish of Bossier)

WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED WITH ORDER :

2005-CC-0254       ARTHUR A. CLARK v. CLAYTON M. WILCOX, SUPERINTENDENT, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY, AND EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

TRANSFERRED TO DISTRICT COURT :

2005-KH-0890       STATE EX REL LARRY D. ROBERTSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)

DISCIPLINE ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM :

2005-O -0475       IN RE: WESTON BROUSSARD, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE , WARD 8, PARISH OF LAFAYETTE, STATE OF LOUISIANA

APPLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM :

2005-OB-0653       IN RE: PIERRE F. GAUDIN, JR,.

APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED :

2004-KO-2082       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MUSTAFA MUHAMMAD (Parish of Jefferson)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the reconsideration.

WRIT APPLICATION NOT CONSIDERED :

2005-CP-0485       WAYNE GORDON, RICKY ALEX, JOHN CELESTINE; JASEN WEBB v. KELLY WARD, JERRY GOODWIN, JOHN ROBINSON, VENETIA MICHAEL, ANGIE HUFF, RAY HANSON, HUGH BROWN, KEN WOOD, NOLAN SLACK, KENNETH VOLENTINE, TIM WILKINSON, TODD THOMAS, VIRGIL LUCAS, DELMAN MAXWELL, TOMMY GLOVER, ANNE MAXEY AND CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

MOTION(S) TO ENFORCE DENIED :

2004-KH-0906       STATE EX REL PERCY L. TATE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KH-1540       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT. C. MCLAUGHLIN (Parish of Jefferson)

MOTION DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:

2005-OC-0406       LINDA J. REEVES v. LEON A. CANNIZZARO, JR. INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY (Parish of Orleans)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2004-CI-0641       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES CARTER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-KH-1227       STATE EX REL GARY HAMILTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Natchitoches)

2004-KH-1240       STATE EX REL ARCHIE CARTER, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)

2004-KH-1248       STATE EX REL TOMMY DELETTE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ascension)

2004-KH-1255       STATE EX REL KEVIN RAY VOLGAMORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2004-KH-1265       STATE EX REL VINCENT STEWART v. STATE OF LOUISISANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KH-1268       STATE EX REL REGINALD GEORGE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KH-1305       STATE EX REL CHRISTOPHER VAN SALES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)

2004-KH-1310       STATE EX REL DARON WRIGHT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KH-1322       STATE EX REL SAUNDER H. HILLS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KH-1338       STATE EX REL WILLIAM GRAVOIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-CI-1342       GARY JAMERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-CI-1344       TERRY MELVIN JACKSON v. EDWIN P. COMPASS III (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KH-1362       STATE EX REL ALBERT PARKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KH-1387       STATE EX REL CLAUDE E. WOODS AND STATE EX REL JOSEPH L. WOODS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)

2004-KH-1396       STATE EX REL ERIC WILLIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Allen)

2004-C -1404       PRESTON ROMERO v. WILLIS-KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of Caddo)

2004-KH-1407       STATE EX REL JEANMARIE BOOKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KH-1414       STATE EX REL MARVIN JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KH-1415       STATE EX REL HERBERT WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KH-1426       STATE EX REL JEREMY SCOTT GUIDRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston)

2004-KH-1514       STATE EX REL MICHAEL WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KH-1522       STATE EX REL BOBBY RAY SLATON JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Union)

2004-KH-1523       STATE EX REL JAMES PENDLETON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KH-1524       STATE EX REL HENRY HICKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)

2004-KH-1526       STATE EX REL ASKARI D. HINTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Charles)

2004-KH-1527       STATE EX REL GEORGE ALEXANDER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KH-1532       STATE EX REL DON MITCHELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KH-1533       STATE EX REL GARY HAISCH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KH-1534       STATE EX REL DARNELL SCALES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Feliciana)

2004-KH-1535       STATE EX REL FRED J. LEBLANC, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KH-1536       STATE EX REL WILLIE C. SAMUEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)

2004-KH-1537       STATE EX REL ROGER COLLINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KH-1538       STATE EX REL DARRYL PARKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KH-1539       STATE EX REL KENNETH STUCKEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)

2004-KH-1541       STATE EX REL CLAUDE JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-CI-1545       LARRY DONNELL NICHOLS v. BURL CAIN, RICHARD STALDER, DAVID JONES, JAMES ARNOLD, DAVID BORDELON AND GENE BORDELON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-KH-1555       STATE EX REL DAVID ALLEN WADDY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)

2004-KH-1565       STATE EX REL JOHN BARRY STROTHER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2004-KH-1566       STATE EX REL JEFFERY TAYLOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2004-KH-1567       STATE EX REL RUEVAL DIXON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-CI-2010       RICKY JOSEPH ALEX v. RICHARD L. STALDER, ET AL., WARDEN MICKEY HUBERT, DEPUTY WARDEN RAYMOND BYRD, RECORD ANALIST VIRGINIA ROBISON, CAPT. TOMMY GLOVER, WINN EMPLOYEES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-KH-2153       STATE EX REL VINCENT STEWART v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KP-2911       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHNNY B. WRIGHT (Parish of Caddo)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2005-KP-0017       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. REGINALD RICHARD (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2005-KP-0048       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERALD DIAZ (Parish of Orleans)

2005-KO-0081       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID WILLIAMS (Parish of Jefferson)

2005-C -0084       ROBERT WILLISTON AND KATHY WILLISTON v. ELTON R. NOLAND AND CLARE JOHNSON NOLAND (Parish of East Feliciana)

2005-K -0087       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRIAN JOHNSON, A/K/A BRIAN MAJOR (Parish of Orleans)

2005-K -0088       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELLIOT J. SCOTT A/K/A CALVIN SCOTT (Parish of Orleans)

2005-K -0089       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JIMMY EMERSON, JR. (Parish of Ascension)

2005-K -0106       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SCOTT S. SMITH (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2005-K -0107       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL ANTHONY CHAUVIN, SR. (Parish of Terrebonne)

2005-C -0182       SUCCESSION OF VERA KATE BERNSTINE (Parish of Natchitoches)

2005-C -0218       ROSALIE GROSS AND LORI GROSS CLARK v. LARRY C. PIENO AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY C/W ROSALIE HINYUB, WIFE OF/AND CLAIR GROSS INDIVIDUALLY AND IN THEIR CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LORI GROSS v. TERRY BRAUN, CAROL BRAUN, IONA HEBERT, THE ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, PERRY BRAUN AND THE CDE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2005-C -0227       TRISH I. MURRELL v. O.J. HOOTER, WENDY HOOTER, JOHN ALBERT AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

2005-C -0298       HANCOCK BANK OF LOUISIANA v. MARY T. OSBORNE AND KATHERINE L. OSBORNE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2005-C -0343       EUDORO TENORIO, ET AL. v. AUTOMOTIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. C/W EUDORO TENORIO, ET AL v. AUTOMOTIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2005-CC-0344       LINDSEY MORGAN, MARK MORGAN, KIM MORGAN, NICHOLETTE MICHELLI AND COLETTE ANDERSON v. USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, TAMMY VICKNAIR, SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2005-C -0415       JULES B. LABATUT, II, INDIVIDUALLY AND WITH HIS WIFE, LAURA LISE LABATUT AS PARENTS OF THEIR CHILD, KATHLEEN LISE LABATUT, DECEDANT, AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF KATHLEEN LABATUT, JULES B. LABATUT, III v. KIEFFER E. BAILEY, FARM BUREAU INSURANCE COMPANY, LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2005-C -0416       BRANDON WILLIAMS v. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS BY AND THROUGH THE PUBLIC BELT RAILROAD COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2005-C -0417       REV. NORWOOD THOMPSON, JR. AND/HIS WIFE WYNNETTE THOMPSON v. EMMIS TELEVISION BROADCASTING, D/B/A WVUE-TV CHANNEL 8 IN NEW ORLEANS AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

2005-KK-0418       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PAUL E. WILSON (Parish of Calcasieu)

2005-KK-0438       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BROCK TISDALE (Parish of Jefferson)

2005-CC-0439       JOHN DOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE CLASS v. JO ELLEN SMITH MEDICAL FOUNDATION, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

2005-C -0440       ROBERT LEE EASLY v. D&O CONTRACTORS, INC. & LUBA (Office of Workers' Compensation District 07)

2005-C -0445       IN THE MATTER OF AMANDA HENDERSON C/W AMANDA HENDERSON v. ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND DR. MAX PAILET C/W AMANDA HENDERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS, MARTHA ALDRIDGE, M.D., CHARLES WHITE, M.D., ANTHONY AMIEWALAN, M.D., F. S. NEWTON, AND G. DUNN, M.D. (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2005-CC-0446       KENNY RAY JUNEAU v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)

KNOLL, J., recused.

KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2005-C -0450       RALPH ABRAHAM, M.D., ET AL. v. RICHLAND PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT 1-B, ET AL. (Parish of Richland)

TRAYLOR, J., recused.

2005-CC-0451       ROBBIE L. CLARK, ET AL. v. JOHN DAVID PARKER, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)

2005-C -0452       GREG GUIRARD v. PELICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

2005-CC-0453       SANDY DUGAS, ET AL. v. XPLOR ENERGY, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2005-C -0458       WILLIAM ANDERSON, ET UX. v. METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY D/B/A MET LIFE AUTO & HOME AND/OR ECONOMY FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY (Parish of Avoyelles)

2005-C -0460       KENNETH R. ROBERTSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF BILLY ROY ROBERTSON v. WEST CARROLL AMBULANCE SERVICE DISTRICT, ET AL (Parish of West Carroll)

2005-C -0461       RONNIE ROCHON, ET AL. v. PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND AND DR. EARNEST W. KINCHEN (Parish of Lafayette)

2005-C -0465       JEFFREY W. CLARK v. HERBERT L. MATTHEWS, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY AND ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2005-C -0467       BESSIE L. OTWELL v. DIVERSIFIED TIMBER SERVICES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lasalle)

2005-C -0468       RENELL FRITSCHE ET AL. v. VERMILION PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT #2 ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)

2005-C -0469       SOUTHPOINT FORD MERCURY, INC. v. MAMIE WASHINGTON AND ANDREW WASHINGTON (Parish of Caddo)

2005-C -0472       LENNY GRACE HENRY v. JENNIFER BALDRIDGE WILLIAMS, ET AL (Parish of Lincoln)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2005-C -0473       JEFFREY W. CLARK v. HERBERT L. MATTHEWS, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY AND ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)

2005-C -0476       AUDREY BEVERLY, ET AL. v. JOSEPH GUIDRY, ET AL. (Parish of Acadia)

2005-C -0479       KELVIN P. WELLS, THEODORE B. PATTERSON, JR. AND JOHNNY COMENA v. TIMOTHY TRAYNOR, PROJECTS EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC., ABC INSURANCE COMPANY WIRE ROPE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC., DEF INSURANCE COMPANY, FOREST LINES, INC., AND/OR V AND M, INC., AND/OR HERFURTH CO. AND GHIINSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

2005-CC-0482       ROBERT DINGUS v. PAUL CUFFEE, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, P & A TRUCKING, L.L.C., TRANSWOOD, INC., AND HURST TRUCKING, INC. (Parish of Orleans)

2005-C -0512       ROBERT BUTCH TROST, SR., D/B/A LAKE AREA INSULATION, DRYWALL AND PAINTING v. DONALD O'CONNOR (Parish of Calcasieu)

2005-C -0513       BLAINE & ROBERTA DE LA CRUZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF THEIR DECEASED DAUGHTER, TIFFANY DE LA CRUZ, TONYA PLAISANCE & JESSICA DE LA CRUZ v. JACQUELINE G. RILEY WIFE OF/AND HERLIN E. RILEY, SR., HIWEJ, LLC, PLAQUEMINES PARISH GOVERNMENT, THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH P.GORDON AND THE ESTATE OF HERBERT E. GORDON (Parish of Plaquemines)

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

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2005-C -0568       RENELL FRITSCHE ET AL. v. VERMILION PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT #2 ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)

2005-CC-0787       SHIRLINE SAULNY FRANCIS v. EZETTA SAULNY, CAROLYNNE TABARY, DOLLAR RENT-A-CAR, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ABC UNKNOWN INSURANCE COMPANY, AND DEF UNKNOWN INSURANCE COMPANY C/W LEON SAULNY v. EZETTA SAULNY, CAROLYNNE TABARY, DOLLAR RENT-A-CAR, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ABC UNKNOWN INSURANCE COMPANY, AND DEF UNKNOWN INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2005-KK-0794       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. IVAN LEWIS (Parish of Jefferson)