FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE  

NEWS RELEASE # 007

FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

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

APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE THE BAR EXAM GRANTED WITH ORDER:

2005-OB-0111       IN RE: J. ERIC KIRKLAND

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

MOTION DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2004-KH-3121       STATE EX REL CLAYTON WILSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

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

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED :

2004-KH-2931       STATE EX REL MICHAEL MOORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)

On the 25th day of January, 2005, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

MOTION TO WITHDRAW JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE GRANTED:

2004-B -3180       IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY

                  See Order.

On the 26th day of January, 2005, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

TRANSFERRED TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS:

2005-OB-0092       IN RE: MICHAEL L. MATHIEU

See Order.

2005-OB-0116       IN RE: LEWIS B. BLANCHE

See Order.

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2005-CJ-0109       IN RE: B.V.G. (Parish of Jefferson)

2005-CC-0171       GREGORY A. CAMPBELL v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

On the 28th day of January, 2005, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:

2004-CC-2864       RODERICK LANDRY, ET AL. v. MITSUBISHI MOTOR MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Allen)

2004-CC-2870       RODERICK LANDRY, ET AL. v. MITSUBISHI MOTOR MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Allen)

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

2004-KH-0637       STATE EX REL DAVID WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)

See Per Curiam.

APPEAL TRANSFERRED TO DISTRICT COURT:

2004-CA-2774       CASEY BILLIESON, ET AL v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)

                  See Per Curiam.

APPEAL TRANSFERRED TO COURT OF APPEAL:

2004-CA-3065       VERMILION PARISH POLICE JURY v. MED-EXPRESS AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC. (Parish of Vermilion) (Court of Appeal Third Circuit)

                  See Per Curiam.

RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:

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-2626       STATE EX REL MICHAEL WATKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-2721       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN HOLLINGSWORTH (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-2803       STATE EX REL JONATHAN MILLS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-2811       STATE EX REL MICHAEL LEBLANC v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-KH-2867       STATE EX REL PAUL GRAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Plaquemines)

2003-CI-2973       EVARISTUS MACKEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-KH-2990       STATE EX REL NATHAN LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KH-0898       STATE EX REL GREGORY DAMM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)

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

2004-KO-1611       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEBRANDON BROWN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2004-K -1849       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JACKIE C. MERRITT, II (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-C -2169       FERDINAND F. VALTEAU JR., ET AL. v. MELLON MORTGAGE COMPANY C/W CHASE MORTGAGE COMPANY-WEST v. BARBARA HUBBARD VALTEAU, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -2318       JOHNNIE DEBORAH JACKSON POWELL AND CHRISTINE JACKSON WILLIAMS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF MARTIN LUTHER JACKSON, JR. v. ST. HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME (Parish of St. Helena)

2004-KK-2344       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GARY MORRISON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:

2004-C -2698       CORNELL JOHNSON v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RR, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson Davis)

2004-CC-2828       RINA M. PALMER, ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2004-CC-2867       KELVIN WELLS v. JUDGE PAMELA JOHNSON, THE JUVENILE COURT

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2003-KH-2655       STATE EX REL CHARLIE GILLAM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-3378       STATE EX REL ROSS HARLEY MCCAA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Martin)

2003-KH-3403       STATE EX REL DERRICK SONNIER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2003-CI-3404       CURTIS E. DILLON v. RICHARD STALDER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2003-CI-3422       ELLIOT BROUSSARD v. 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (Parish of St. Tammany)

2003-KH-3441       STATE EX REL KENNETH C. SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-3443       STATE EX REL RICKY ADAM REAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)

2003-KH-3449       STATE EX REL GREGORY LEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)

2003-KH-3455       STATE EX REL SAMUEL POLLARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-3458       STATE EX REL CURTIS E. DILLON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Avoyelles)

KNOLL, J., recused.

2003-KH-3462       STATE EX REL KYLE ALEXANDER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Assumption)

2004-KH-0108       STATE EX REL RODNEY DONNAUD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KH-0119       STATE EX REL TUT M. SIMMONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KH-0521       STATE EX REL KEITH THOMPSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KH-0524       STATE EX REL KAHULA WOODS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Beauregard)

2004-KH-0528       STATE EX REL ANTHONY CHARLES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KH-0548       STATE EX REL CRAIG M. ALBRITTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KH-0579       STATE EX REL DWIGHT CHRISTOPHER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

WEIMER, J., recused.

2004-KH-0580       STATE EX REL ADOLPH HICKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KH-0636       STATE EX REL ROGER MILLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KH-0640       STATE EX REL KEVIN JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KO-1876       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRANDON BROUSSARD (Parish of Calcasieu)

2004-KO-1952       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LIONEL JOSEPH TEMPLET (Parish of St. Tammany)

2004-KP-2205       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHNNY WINDSOR (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KO-2222       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEXTER DARVILLE (Parish of Ascension)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2004-KO-2223       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARWIN YARLS (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KO-2225       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT SIMS (Parish of Morehouse)

2004-KO-2226       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HENRY DAVIS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-K -2231       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMEY JOSEPH ALBARADO (Parish of Ascension)

2004-KP-2242       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PAUL WASHINGTON (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2004-KP-2243       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WESLEY WILSON (Parish of Orleans)

2004-K -2277       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MATTHEW CURTIS (Parish of Calcasieu)

2004-KP-2284       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIAM RENE BROWN (Parish of Lafayette)

2004-C -2426       MANDALAY OIL & GAS, L.L.C. AND VOYAGER PETROLEUM, INC. v. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MICHAEL X. ST. MARTIN, VIRGINIA RAYNE ST. MARTIN AND QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES, INC. (Parish of Terrebonne)

TRAYLOR, J., recused.

2004-C -2516       JEAN BERTHELOT v. DR. WILLIAM A. STALLWORTH (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J., recused.

2004-C -2661       THOMAS SHARBONO v. FIRE SAFETY SALES AND SERVICE, ET AL. (Office of Workers' Comp. Dist. 03)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -2669       MARSH ENGINEERING INC., ET AL. v. ERNEST L. PARKER, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

2004-C -2684       WILLIAM ROSETTE, JR. v. CITY OF OPELOUSAS (Parish of St. Landry)

  2004-CC-2686       JAMIE HEBERT, ET AL. v. CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of Calcasieu)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -2704       STATE OF LA, THRU THE DOTD v. FRANKS CONTRACTING, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)

2004-C -2711       KEVIN GOODBEIR v. CASTILLE MARBLE & GRANITE (Office of Workers' Compensation Dist. 4)

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

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-2746       ROCHELLE CUMMINGS v. FAMILY DOLLAR STORE (Parish of Orleans)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -2748       VERNON COOPER v. PUBLIC BELT RAILROAD, AUDUBON INSTITUTE, REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY, TRANSIT MANAGEMENT OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, INC., PARK ONE, INC. AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -2755       NEW ORLEANS REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v. ELMER LUCAS AND HIS SUCCESSION AND HEIRS IF DECEASED (Parish of Orleans)

2004-CC-2800       BETTY JEAN JONES, INDIVIDUALLY AND FOR AND ON BEHALF OF AND AS AUTHORIZED TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD LATOYA ANDREA HENDERSON v. PROGRESSIVE SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, IMPERIAL FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Terrebonne)

2004-CC-2801       HILDEGARD ENGELHARDT v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, VIEAU & ASSOCIATES, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-2822       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RANDAL A. SCHULTE (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -2823       TASHA WALKER, ET AL v. STATE FARM INSURANCE, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-CC-2824       JOHN BURROW v. THE CITY OF NEW IBERIA (Parish of Iberia)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-KK-2826       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JODY ROSEN (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-CC-2858       CYNTHIA PAIGE, ET AL. v. DURA-WOOD, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)

VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -2865       ULUAS BROWN v. INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (Office of Workers' Compensation, Dist. 1W)

JOHNSON, J., to grant for reasons assigned by Caraway, J.

2004-C -2869       DEVIN HENAGAN v. LISA ANN LAMBERT HENAGAN MURLA GHNEIM, JIMMIE DALE HENAGAN, SR., BANK ONE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE) AN GLENN DIAZ (Parish of St. Bernard)

2004-C -2871       SARA SIMMS AND SIDNEY SIMMS v. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COMPANY, CHARLES WILLIAMSON, AND STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Webster)

2004-C -2872       TIGER BILLBOARD ADVERTISING, LLC v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-C -2873       JIMMY R. WILLIAMS v. MARK JOHNSON PLUMBING (Office of Workers' Compensation District 1E)

2004-CP-2875       LANCE HASEN AYERS v. LOYOLA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL CLINIC (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -2876       CERTIFIED CAPITAL CORPORATION v. CARL SCOTT REIS AND REBECCA CUNARD REIS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-CC-2879       TERI DYER, ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2004-CC-2889       LIESELOTTE SAGONA, ET AL. v. CHALMETTE MEDICAL CENTER, ET AL. (Parish of St. Bernard)

2004-CC-2890       THOMAS P. LOWENBURG, ET AL. v. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KK-2891       STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LOUIS NOTT (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-CC-2895       BARBARA HILCHEY CARUSO WIFE OF/ AND DAVID E. CARUSO v. DR. GEORGE B. MORRIS, III (Parish of Orleans)

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

2004-KH-3023       STATE EX REL CELESTAN RICHARDSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Bernard)