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FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
On the 4th day of April, 2006, the
following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana
in the case(s) listed below:
STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:
2006-CC-0706 JESSICA ESTE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX
OF THE MINOR CHILD BLANIN ESTE v. RAMONA REESE, ET AL. (Parish
of Cameron)
On the 12th day of April, 2006,
the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana
in the case(s) listed below:
CONDITIONAL ADMISSION GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:
2006-OB-0795
IN RE: TARA E. FONTENOT
2006-OB-0845
IN RE: RAYMOND C. BURKART, III
WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:
2006-KK-0731 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KIMBERLY WILLIAMSON BUTLER,
ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)
On the 13th day of April, 2006,
the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana
in the case(s) listed below:
WRIT APPLICATION WITHDRAWN ON RELATOR'S MOTION:
2006-C -0734 BESSIE DUCOTE, ET AL. v. TONY FRANK, ET AL.
(Parish of Evangeline)
On the 17th day of April, 2006,
the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana
in the case(s) listed below:
WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:
2005-C -2274 DENHAM SPRINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
v. ALL TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND CITIZENS OF THE DENHAM
SPRINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AND NONRESIDENTS
OWNING PROPERTY OR SUBJECT TO TAXATION THEREIN, AND ALL
OTHER PERSONS INTERESTED IN OR AFFECTED IN ANY WAY BY THE
ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $50,000,000 DENHAM SPRINGS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SALES TAX INCREMENT BONDS (BASS PRO
SHOPS PROJECT) IN ONE OR MORE SERIES, THE MEANS PROVIDED
FOR THE PAYMENT AND SECURITY THEREOF AND RELATED MATTERS
(Parish of Livingston)
2005-C -2275 IN RE: MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL PROCEEDINGS IN
THE MATTER OF STEPHANIE NOE (Parish of Orleans)
WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:
2005-KK-1929
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MORRIS RANDAL FISH (Parish of
Caddo)
See Per Curiam.
2005-KH-2174 STATE EX REL. LADERRICK CAMPBELL v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)
2005-KK-2307 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHANE EVERET EVANS (Parish
of Rapides)
2005-K -2373
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY A. THOMAS (Parish of E.
Baton Rouge)
See Per Curiam.
WEIMER, J., recused.
WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART; OTHERWISE
DENIED:
2005-CI-0204 GARY POCHE, ET AL. v. EDDIE J. JORDAN (Parish
of Orleans)
2005-KH-1442 STATE EX REL. GARY POCHE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)
2006-KK-0271
IN RE: A MATTER OF AN OFFENSE UNDER INVESTIGATION (Parish
of Orleans)
See Per Curiam.
SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:
2005-B -1932
ROBERT L. BARRIOS
APPLICATION(S) FOR RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED:
2005-C -1251 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS' DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE ORLEANS PARISH TAX COLLECTOR v. TOURO
INFIRMARY C/W CITY OF NEW ORLEANS' DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE ORLEANS PARISH TAX COLLECTOR v. TOURO
INFIRMARY HOSPITAL C/W CITY OF NEW ORLEANS' DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE ORLEANS PARISH TAX COLLECTOR
v. TOURO INFIRMARY (Parish of Orleans)
2005-CC-1806 EMMETT SPOONER, SR. v. ATTORNEY GENERAL CHARLES
FOTI, THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, AND LOUISIANA STATE TROOPER
JERRY MITCHELL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION GRANTED; WRIT
APPLICATION DENIED:
2005-CC-2134 CYNTHIA CARAWAY, ET AL. v. SECOND CAPITAL,
LLC D/B/A MICROTEL INN & SUITES, ET AL (Parish of E.
Baton Rouge)
APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:
2005-C -2200 UNITED CREDIT CORP., OF MANY, ET AL. v. JAMES
PERRY, PATRICE PERRY, AND YVETTE PERRY (Parish of Sabine)
WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:
2006-C -0059 TAMMY MARIE MUNSTER, WIFE OF/AND EDDIE MUNSTER,
AND TAMMY MARIE MUNSTER WIFE OF/AND EDDIE MUNSTER IN THEIR
CAPACITIES AS NATURAL TUTORS OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, EDWARD
E. MUNSTER, III v. JENNIFER R. SMITH, TERRENCE J. SMITH,
JR., AMERICAN NATIONAL PROPERTY AND CASUALTY CO., AND ALLSTATE
INSURANCE CO. (Parish of Jefferson)
2006-C -0060 ROBERT WHITE, ET AL. v. TRANSPORTATION INS.
CO., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)
2006-C -0144 PAMELA TAYLOR v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (Office
of Workers' Compensation District 1W)
PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE
PER CURIAM:
2006-B -0257 IN RE: CLARENCE T. NALLS, JR.
VICTORY, J., would reject the petition.
TRAYLOR, J., would reject the petition.
KNOLL, J., would reject the petition.
2006-B -0482
IN RE: KARL E. BOELLERT
JOHNSON, J., would reject.
WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:
2005-KH-0959 STATE EX REL. TOMMY BORDELON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Avoyelles)
KNOLL, J., recused.
2005-KH-1276 STATE EX REL. PHILLIP HERNANDEZ v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Martin)
2005-KH-1944 STATE EX REL. RICKY L. KING JR. v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-1946 STATE EX REL. TONY POLLARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of St. Landry)
2005-KH-1947 STATE EX REL. BRAD HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KH-1949 STATE EX REL. JASON LANDRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Vermilion)
2005-KH-1950 STATE EX REL. DONALD R. WOOLEY v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-1951 STATE EX REL. HARRY JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
2005-KH-1952 STATE EX REL. THOMAS LANDRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-1953 STATE EX REL. THOMAS EAGLIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of St. Landry)
2005-KH-1955 STATE EX REL. DENNIS LIGHTEN, JR. v. STATE
OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)
2005-KH-1956 STATE EX REL. WHITNEY BATISTE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Lafayette)
2005-KH-1957 STATE EX REL. ANTONIO T. MCDONALD v. STATE
OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)
2005-KH-1958 STATE EX REL. EARLIE MATTOX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-1961 STATE EX REL. NATHANIEL WAKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-1969 STATE EX REL. SAMUEL MURRAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-1977 STATE EX REL. GERALD T. DAISY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KH-1979 STATE EX REL. TIRREL WELLS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KH-2001 STATE EX REL. GEORGE STANLEY ROLAND v. STATE
OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)
2005-KH-2008 STATE EX REL. GREGORY T. GREEN v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
2005-KH-2009 STATE EX REL. KEITH LIPTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KH-2010 STATE EX REL. HERBERT FUSELIER v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)
2005-KH-2011 STATE EX REL. ROBBIE D. STEWART v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)
2005-KH-2012 STATE EX REL. GARY DALE SEARCY v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)
2005-KH-2013 STATE EX REL. WILLIAM JOHNSON, JR. v. STATE
OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)
2005-KH-2029 STATE EX REL. DARRYL EVERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KH-2032 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL MOSLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-2033 STATE EX REL. WILLIAM L. BANKS v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Union)
2005-KH-2034 STATE EX REL. RICKY CARTHAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of West Feliciana)
2005-KH-2080 STATE EX REL. TOMMY BORDELON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-K -2263 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID LEE LEGER (Parish
of Evangeline)
2005-C -2310 ROY LAMBERT, ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA,
ET AL. (Parish of Union)
VICTORY, J., would grant.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant.
2005-C -2311 ROY LAMBERT, ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA,
ET AL. (Parish of Union)
VICTORY, J., would grant.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant.
2005-C -2361 STEPHEN C. SMITH v. TIDEWATER INC. (Parish
of Orleans)
VICTORY, J., would grant.
KNOLL, J., would grant.
WEIMER, J., would grant.
2005-C -2365 RONNIE PUJOE v. STOWE-WOODARD (Office of Workers'
Compensation District 1E)
2005-K -2388 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT PAUL GARRISON
(Parish of Lincoln)
2005-C -2391 JOHN W. CUNNINGHAM v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT (Parish
of Caddo)
VICTORY, J., would grant.
2005-K -2394 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. REAGAN GATTI (Parish
of Bossier)
2005-C -2407 SUCCESSION OF PATRICIA LEE DAVIS CRAWFORD (Parish
of Washington)
JOHNSON, J., would grant.
VICTORY, J., would grant.
2005-K -2418 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PHILLIP SKIPPER (Parish
of East Feliciana)
2005-K -2419 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEGORGY EARL DAVIS (Parish
of Caddo)
2005-K -2420 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NORITDER N. REESE (Parish
of Orleans)
2005-OK-2431 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLIFTON DEVON SMITH (Parish
of Calcasieu)
2005-C -2441 STEPHEN C. SMITH v. TIDEWATER INC. (Parish
of Orleans)
2005-C -2487 MID-SOUTH ANALYTICAL LABS, INC. v. JONES, ODOM,
SPRUIELL & DAVIS, LLP (Parish of Caddo)
2005-C -2497 ALBERT M. ROUYEA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS LIMITED
CURATOR FOR HIS SON, KEITH D. ROUYEA, AND BEVERLY YOUNG
ROUYEA v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT,
THE PARISH OF ASCENSION, PRUDENTIAL PROPERTY AND CASUALTY
INSURANCE COMPANY, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, JOHN L. PORTER,
III, AND JAMES E. TOMPKINS (Parish of Ascension)
VICTORY, J., would grant.
2005-CC-2498 ANGIE LENA BOOTH, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS NATURAL
TUTRIX OF THE MINOR, TREVOR BRYANT v. JAMIE BRYANT, ET AL.
(Parish of Calcasieu)
VICTORY, J., would grant.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant.
2005-C -2501 QUINCY L. ADAMS, JR., ET AL. v. OWENS-CORNING
FIBERGLAS CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Iberville)
VICTORY, J., would grant.
2005-CC-2556 FLOYD RUSSO v. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS,
INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)
VICTORY, J., would grant.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant.
2005-C -2562 MARK E. ANDREWS, ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND OTHERS
SIMILARLY SITUATED v. TRANS UNION CORPORATION (Parish of
Orleans)
VICTORY,
J., concurs in the denial of the writ and assigns reasons.
2005-CC-2566 ELSIE P. HOWARD AND KATHERINE MARIE RUTLEDGE
v. SUCCESSION OF SAMUEL JUSTIS LIGGIN (Parish of Jefferson
Davis)
2005-CC-2568 GAIL LACAZE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT C/W MARY MAURIN, INDIVIDUALLY
AND ON BEHALF OF HER DECEASED SPOUSE ALBERT MAURIN v. GAIL
LACAZE, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY,
STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT,
AND ST. CHARLES PARISH GOVERNMENT (Parish of St. Charles)
2005-CC-2570 KATIE M. CONRAD AND AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
SOUTH INSURANCE COMPANY v. ANGELA SEWELL, MAVIS E. PICQUET
AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)
2005-CC-2575 ROBA BRIDGES v. BROOKSHIRE GROCERY COMPANY
& DOOR CONTROL SERVICES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Webster)
2005-C -2583 JAMES A. BURROW v. DELTA CONTAINER CORPORATION
(Office of Workers' Compensation District 7)
VICTORY, J., would grant.
2005-C -2593 SHANNA LENNARD v. JUDY LYNN CHAMPAIGN, THE
UNITED STATES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish
of Jefferson)
2006-CC-0021 DEBRA RUFFIN, ET AL. v. POLAND ENTERPRISES,
L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)
VICTORY, J., would grant.
2006-KK-0024 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CAROL BARNETT AND AMBER
BARNETT (Parish of Livingston)
2006-CC-0033 SARA KATHERINE WAGGONER, GEORGE WAGGONER AND
JERE ANN WAGGONER v. AMERICA FIRST INSURANCE COMPANY, FEDERAL
INSURANCE COMPANY, CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, FARMER'S
INSURANCE GROUP, AND THOMAS & FARR AGENCY, INC. (Parish
of Ouachita)
2006-OC-0036 ROBERT DEFRAITES, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS REPRESENTATIVE
OF THOSE SIMILARLY SITUATED v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE
INSURANCE COMPANY, AND OASIS HORTICULTURAL SERVICES, INC.,
INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL THOSE SIMILARLY
SITUATED (Parish of Jefferson)
KNOLL, J., would not consider the writ as it does not involve
a case or controversey.
2006-CC-0037 DERRIN ERNEST v. PETROLEUM SERVICE CORPORATION
AND CARBIS, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
2006-CC-0038 DERRIN ERNEST v. PETROLEUM SERVICE CORPORATION
AND CARBIS, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
2006-CC-0039 RANDY F. LAVOI, ET AL. v. WEEKS MARINE, INC.,
ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)
VICTORY, J., would grant.
2006-C -0041 QUINTILLA RISIN, AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR
CHILD, DAISHA RISIN v. D.N.C. INVESTMENTS, L.L.C. AND ABC
INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)
TRAYLOR, J., would grant.
2006-C -0042 SIDNEY J. DUGAS, JR., DAVID WAYNE DUGAS, ROBERT
DUGAS AND BRENDA LOUISE DUGAS v. TENENT HEALTHSYSTEM MEMORIAL
MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (Parish of Orleans)
2006-C -0048 THE LAFOURCHE PARISH COUNCIL, THROUGH ITS DULY
ELECTED AND SWORN MEMBERS, MICHAEL MATHERNE, BRENT CALLAIS,
MARK ATZENHOFFER, TYRONE WILLIAMS, THOMAS LASSEIGNE, MICHAEL
DELATTE, LYNDEL TOUPS AND PHILIP GOUAUX v. CHARLES BANTA,
III, AND LAFOURCHE PARISH COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT 2, JERRY
JONES, ROLAND SOIGNET, DARRYL MALBROUGH, RHEBB RYBISKI,
DANIEL LORRAINE AND JOSEPH "JOE” FERTITTA (Parish
of Lafourche)
WEIMER, J., recused.
2006-CC-0055 WELTON JOHNSON, ET AL. v. CYTEC INDUSTRIES,
INC. (Parish of St. Charles)
2006-C -0056 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARNELL ANTONIO MURPHY,
LOUISIANA BAIL BONDS AND INTERNATIONAL FIDELITY INSURANCE
CO. (Parish of Bossier)
2006-CC-0061 ASSOCIATED BRANCH PILOTS OF THE PORT OF NEW
ORLEANS v. MEGGA INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Plaquemines)
2006-KK-0062 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KATHY DOSS (Parish of
Bossier)
VICTORY, J., would grant.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant.
2006-CC-0084 SHERI NEWCOMER v. AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY,
ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.
JOHNSON, J., would grant.
2006-CC-0085 ANNETTE S. FAUCHEAUX AND MICHAEL FAUCHEAUX
v. CARO FOODS, INC., CURTIS TROSCLAIR AND CONTINENTAL CASUALTY
INS. CO. (Parish of St. James)
2006-C -0087 CALDWELL WHOLESALE COMPANY AND THE PHOENIX
INSURANCE COMPANY v. EDGAR SMITH (Parish of Caddo)
JOHNSON, J., would grant.
2006-C -0088 CHERYL YOUNGBLOOD, ET AL. v. ARNOLD WAYNE LEE,
DESOTO PARISH SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT & CLARENDON NATIONAL
INS. CO. (Parish of Desoto)
2006-KK-0090 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEROME SEWELL (Parish
of Ouachita)
2006-C -0121 JOHN C. PALMER AND DIANE H. PALMER, HIS WIFE
v. TOUSSAINT A. LECLERCQ, M.D. C/W JOHN C. PALMER AND DIANE
H. PALMER, HIS WIFE v. TOUSSAINT A. LECLERCQ, M.D. C/W JOHN
C. PALMER AND DIANE H. PALMER, HIS WIFE v. TOUSSAINT A.
LECLERCQ, M.D. (Parish of Orleans)
2006-CC-0127 MICHAEL SEAGO v. FREDERICK L. BATES (Parish
of Jefferson)
2006-C -0129 JOHN MURDEN, SR. AND JOSEPHINE MUSSO MURDEN
v. ACANDS, INC.; ASBESTOS CLAIMS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS NATIONAL GYPSUM COMPANY); BABCOCK &
WILCOX COMPANY; BRANTON INSULATIONS, INC.; CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION (FORMERLY U.S. PLYWOOD CORPORATION), ET AL.
(Parish of Orleans)
JOHNSON, J., would grant.
2006-CC-0137 FARMCO, INC. AND B. A. BEAUVAIS v. POINT COUPEE
PARISH POLICE JURY, ET AL. (Parish of Pointe Coupee)
2006-C -0142 GORDON SMITH ON BEHALF OF HIS MINOR DAUGHTER,
BRIDGET A. SMITH v. TANGIPAHOA PARISH, TANGIPAHOA PARISH
SCHOOL BOARD & ABC INSURANCE CO. (Parish of Tangipahoa)
2006-CC-0143 JESSIE W. WATKINS v. AUBREY CHEATHAM, ET AL.
(Parish of Orleans)
2006-C -0146 BERNHARD MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC. v. GCI
CONSTRUCTION, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
2006-KK-0270
IN RE: A MATTER OF AN OFFENSE UNDER INVESTIGATION (Parish
of Orleans)
See Per Curiam.
2006-KH-0380 STATE EX REL. CLIFTON DEVON SMITH v. STATE
OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)
2006-CC-0625 MARTHA ROSE CHAVEZ, ET AL. v. LOUISIANA MEDICAL
MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)
