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<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:justify;" width="90%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" width="63%">FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE</td><td valign="top" width="37%"><div align="right">NEWS RELEASE #017</div></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td valign="top">FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA</td><td valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;<div style="text-align:justify;">On the&nbsp;26th day of February, 2000, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED&nbsp;:2000-KK- 0568 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WARREN JACKSON, JR. (Parish of Orleans) VICTORY J., not on panel.&nbsp;On the&nbsp;1 st day of March, 2000, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; ALL PROCEEDINGS STAYED&nbsp;:2000-CJ- 0645 STATE IN THE INTEREST OF M.C.W. (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp;On the&nbsp;15th day of March, 2000, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER&nbsp;:2000-KK- 0760 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JIMMY MERRICK (Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON J., not on panel.&nbsp; STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED&nbsp;:2000-KK- 0759 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BERT C. ANDERSON (Parish of St. Tammany) KIMBALL J., not on panel.&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2000-CC- 0559 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE CAPITAL, LLC v. PALLAS VENTURES, L.L.C. (Parish of Orleans) KNOLL J., not on panel. MARCUS J., would grant the writ.2000-KK- 0605 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LINH BUU NGUYEN AND SANG VAN NGUYEN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) MARCUS J., not on panel.2000-C - 0683 TOMMY LEE EVANS v. DONNA COODY LUNGRIN (Parish of Beauregard) KNOLL J., not on panel.&nbsp;On the&nbsp;17th day of March, 2000, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED&nbsp;:2000-C - 0076 ABIGAIL FARBE v. CASUALTY RECIPROCAL EXCHANGE, ET AL (Parish of Avoyelles) KNOLL J., not on panel; recused.&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER&nbsp;:1999-KH- 2561 STATE EX REL WENDELL V. GRAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) MARCUS J., not on panel.1999-C - 3570 GAIL STARKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA , DOTD. ET AL (Parish of Iberville) See Per Curiam. KIMBALL J., not on panel.2000-CC- 0018 FRANK J. GRAFFAGNINO, M.D. v. CHARLTON DUTHU AND JO ANN P. LEVERT (Parish of Terrebonne) JOHNSON J., not on panel.&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER&nbsp;:2000-C - 0072 WILLIAM HARGIS AND TIMOTHY HARGIS BY AND THROUGH THEIR NEXT OF KIN MS. MARY KREY v. JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES, JEFFERSON PARISH WATER DEPARTMENT, ET AL (Parish of Orleans) VICTORY J., not on panel. TRAYLOR J., would deny the writ.2000-CC- 0137 CHRISANDA MEREDITH v. ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED (Parish of Orleans) VICTORY J., not on panel. CALOGERO C.J., would deny the writ. KIMBALL J., would deny the writ.2000-CC- 0138 JOHNNIE L. JOHNSON v. ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED (Parish of Orleans) KNOLL J., not on panel. KIMBALL J., would deny the writ. CALOGERO C.J., would deny the writ.APPLICATIONS TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT&nbsp;:2000-KH- 0368 STATE EX REL JIMMIE LEE PUCKETT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) VICTORY J., not on panel.2000-KH- 0384 STATE EX REL JIMMIE LEE PUCKETT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON J., not on panel.&nbsp; APPLICATION DISMISSED; SEE ORDER&nbsp;:96-KH- 2752 STATE EX REL SCOTT JUDE BOURQUE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)&nbsp; LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED&nbsp;:2000-OB- 0109 IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD APPEAL NO. 99-PDB-020 TRAYLOR J., not on panel.&nbsp; DISCIPLINE GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM&nbsp;:<a href="/opinions/2000/00b0413.pc.pdf">2000-B - 0413&nbsp;IN RE: DALE C. P. CANNIZZARO</a> CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.&nbsp; DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS GRANTED; SEE ORDER&nbsp;:2000-OB- 0535 IN RE: WILLIAM MARK CLAUDEL KIMBALL J., not on panel.&nbsp; APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED&nbsp;:2000-C - 0147 HELGA J. KELLY v. ROGER RILES AND NATIONAL TEA COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson) CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.2000-C - 0176 ROGER BOC, L.L.C., DAVID REINAUER, JOHN L. COLLIGAN, W. GEORGE GRAGSON, JR., AND KARL E. BOELLERT v. ROBERT ALAN WEIGEL. RTG, INC. AND REALTY TRUST GROUP (Parish of Calcasieu) MARCUS J., not on panel.2000-CC- 0458 JERRY GAUTREAUX, ET AL v. TAMMY LEONARD (Parish of Orleans) TRAYLOR J., not on panel.2000-C - 0665 BETTY J. CURRIE v. KATHLEEN MYERS, ET AL (Parish of Caddo) KNOLL J., not on panel.2000-C - 0675 MARY ANN MCKNIGHT v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (Parish of Caddo) TRAYLOR J., not on panel.&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:1999-KH- 2543 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHERRAL KAHEY (Parish of Sabine) MARCUS J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2547 STATE EX REL RICHARD LAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany) JOHNSON J., not on panel.&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:1999-KH- 2562 STATE EX REL MICHAEL BANFORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) LEMMON J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2571 STATE EX REL ROBERT J. SAMPIA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette) LEMMON J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2572 STATE EX REL CEDRIC ROBINSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) KIMBALL J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2578 STATE EX REL ANDRE' L. SHELLY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne) CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2584 STATE EX EL DENNIS R. STRONG v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita) VICTORY J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2586 STATE EX REL HAROLD BRAND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany) CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2588 STATE EX REL CHARLONDA HYMES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) LEMMON J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2589 STATE EX REL RUDOLFO MARTINEZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Natchitoches) KNOLL J., not on panel; recused.1999-KH- 2591 STATE EX REL MELVIN RAY TOOMER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) KNOLL J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2592 STATE EX REL BENSON CROON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2593 STATE EX REL CLAUDE BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafourche) VICTORY J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2597 STATE EX REL JOEL DEWAYNE INGRAM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita) VICTORY J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2601 STATE EX REL JEFFERY LIVELY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ascension) KNOLL J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2602 STATE EX REL EARL BREAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vermilion) KNOLL J., not on panel; recused.1999-KH- 2606 STATE EX REL KENNETH MINGO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) JOHNSON J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2607 STATE EX REL DONALD BRIGGS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vermilion) VICTORY J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2608 STATE EX REL KENNETH DANIEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) TRAYLOR J., not on panel.1999-KO- 2609 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENT TAYLOR (Parish of St. Charles) CALOGERO C.J., not on panel. JOHNSON J., would grant the writ.1999-KH- 2614 STATE EX REL DONALD ROSS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Assumption) VICTORY J., not on panel.1999-K - 2617 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CARL BRYANT (Parish of Orleans) KNOLL J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2622 STATE EX REL CAMERON L. WILSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany) JOHNSON J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2626 STATE EX REL LEO GILL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa) KNOLL J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2628 STATE EX REL GLEN CHEVALIER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) MARCUS J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2630 STATE EX REL DONALD CUMMINGS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) KNOLL J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2631 STATE EX REL EDWARD CHARLES JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita) KIMBALL J., not on panel.1999-KO- 2632 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RONALD W. BONICARD (Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON J., not on panel.1999-KH- 2633 STATE EX REL LOUIS CLARK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) VICTORY J., not on panel.1999-KP- 2641 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KIMBERLY TAYLOR NULL (Parish of Caddo) TRAYLOR J., not on panel.1999-KP- 2685 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MURRAY SMITH (Parish of East Feliciana) LEMMON J., not on panel.1999-K - 2694 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARNELL LEWIS (Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON J., not on panel.1999-KP- 2706 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL A. WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans) KNOLL J., not on panel.1999-K - 2715 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLAUDE E. MAMON (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO C.J., not on panel. VICTORY J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR J., would grant the writ. KNOLL J., would grant the writ.1999-KP- 2723 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES DIBARTOLO (Parish of Orleans) MARCUS J., not on panel.1999-K - 2730 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER SNEIL LEE (Parish of Caddo) VICTORY J., not on panel.1999-KO- 2731 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RENARD COLEMAN (Parish of Orleans) TRAYLOR J., not on panel.1999-KO- 2732 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALEX MEJIA (Parish of Orleans) KNOLL J., not on panel.1999-KP- 2754 STATE EX REL DAVID VOGT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany) JOHNSON J., not on panel.1999-K - 2774 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIAM J. NICHOLAS (Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON J., not on panel.1999-K - 2780 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN LONG (Parish of Orleans) KNOLL J., not on panel. JOHNSON J., would grant the writ.1999-KP- 2800 CHARLES UNGER, III v. BURL CAIN (Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON J., not on panel.1999-C - 3557 HAROLD GLEN SCOGGINS, ET AL v. JOHN LLOYD FREDERICK, ET AL C/W HAROLD GLEN SCOGGINS, ET AL v. ASWELL J. ROBERTSON C/W JOSEPH A. GLADNEY, INDIVIDUALLY, ET AL v. JOHN LLOYD FREDERICK, ET AL (Parish of Tangipahoa) CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.1999-C - 3565 LINDA HANLEY v. DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF SHREVEPORT, INC. (Parish of Caddo) KIMBALL J., not on panel.1999-KK- 3616 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEIRDRE DOTSON (Parish of Calcasieu) MARCUS J., not on panel. VICTORY J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR J., would grant the writ.1999-KK- 3648 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRELL JAMES ROBINSON (Parish of Rapides) CALOGERO C.J., not on panel. TRAYLOR J., would grant the writ.2000-C - 0070 TIMOTHY LAVERGNE v. ROSE THOMAS, ROBERT L. HARRIS, COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE INS. CO. &amp; LLOYD'S ARROWHEAD INS. CO. (Parish of Evangeline) JOHNSON J., not on panel. LEMMON J., would grant the writ. KNOLL J., would grant the writ. CALOGERO C.J., would grant the writ.2000-C - 0084 WOODSON JOEL CLARK v. CHARLES NATT, ET AL (Parish of Ouachita) MARCUS J., not on panel. CALOGERO C.J., would grant the writ. LEMMON J., would grant the writ.2000-CP- 0087 LYNDA MAE MCLAUGHLIN v. MASTER D. MCLAUGHLIN (Parish of Caddo) VICTORY J., not on panel.2000-C - 0110 GERALDINE MAYHO, ET AL v. AMOCO PIPELINE CO., ASHLAND PIPELINE COMPANY, BP OIL PIPELINE, MARATHON PIPELINE, SOUTHCAP PIPELINE COMPANY, TEXACO PIPELINE, INC., AND SHELL OIL COMPANY (Parish of St. James) TRAYLOR J., not on panel.2000-CC- 0116 JACK F. OWENS, JR., ET AL. v. J.M. JONES LUMBER COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Catahoula) LEMMON J., not on panel.2000-C - 0117 MARK ALLEN DANNEHL v. RUSSELL O. CUMMINGS, JR., M.D., ET AL (Parish of Caldwell) TRAYLOR J., not on panel. JOHNSON J., would grant the writ.2000-C - 0118 PAMELA YOUNG, ET AL. v. ST. LANDRY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry) JOHNSON J., not on panel.2000-C - 0120 SHELIA LAWSON, LISA PRINCE, AND KIMBERLY KADY v. DR. JEFERY STRAUS, LOUISIANA EYE CENTER OF NEW ORLEANS, PC D/B/A STRAUS AZAR MEDICAL SURGICAL AND LAZER EYE CENTER, MEDICAL CARE INTERNATIONAL, CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, AND ST. PAUL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans) MARCUS J., not on panel.2000-C - 0122 J. CALDARERA &amp; COMPANY INC. v. LOUISIANA STADIUM &amp; EXPOSITION DISTRICT, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson) CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.2000-C - 0126 DAN C. FRISARD v. JO ANN L. AUTIN A/K/A JO ANN ULMER (Parish of St. Tammany) KIMBALL J., not on panel.2000-C - 0127 RAYFORD J. COMEAUX, AND BRENDA FREMIN COMEAUX v. C.F. BEAN CORPORATION AND BEAN-WEEKS COMPANY (Parish of Plaquemines) JOHNSON J., not on panel.2000-C - 0128 SHEILA LAWSON, ET AL. v. DR. JEFFERY STRAUS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) MARCUS J., not on panel.2000-C - 0130 ELODIE BOYD v. SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE INC., BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS LOUISIANA STADIUM AND EXPOSITION DISTRICT, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO C.J., not on panel.2000-CC- 0131 CHARLES E. SPAHR, III, ET AL v. ROGER DALLAM, ET AL (Parish of Orleans) TRAYLOR J., not on panel. JOHNSON J., would grant the writ.2000-CC- 0133 GORDEAN ADELLS WINGFIELD, INDIV. AND AS GUARDIAN AND CONSERVATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HER MINOR SON, KENNY CLARK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH DOTD AND WILSON TRAILER COMPANY, INC. C/W JACKIE MURRAY, SHARON ROY ROVNER, IVY J. WILLS AS LEGAL GUARDIAN AND ATTORNEY FOR JOSEPH EDWARD WINGFIELD, AND JOSEPH EDWARD WINGFIELD INDIVIDUALLY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH DOTD, WILSON TRAILER COMPANY, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) MARCUS J., not on panel. VICTORY J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR J., would grant the writ.2000-C - 0135 RMI v. SOUTHDOWN CARE CENTER (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 9) TRAYLOR J., not on panel.2000-C - 0139 RAY KEDIA AND SUSHILA KEDIA v. BROOKSHIRE GROCERY COMPANY D/B/A SUPER ONE FOODS AND HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Ouachita) MARCUS J., not on panel. TRAYLOR J., would grant the writ. KNOLL J., would grant the writ.2000-CC- 0140 MARCO PIEDY v. WESTERN AUTO (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 7) LEMMON J., not on panel.2000-CC- 0141 MARY RUSSELL v. THOMAS R. FOUNCE, ET AL C/W DONNA RUSSELL v. THOMAS R. FOUNCE, ET AL (Parish of Tangipahoa) JOHNSON J., not on panel.2000-C - 0142 JACOB WEISLER AND DOROTHY WEISLER v. BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS AND THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans) VICTORY J., not on panel.2000-CC- 0145 CHARLES E. SPAHR, III ET AL v. ROGER DALLAM, ET AL (Parish of Orleans) TRAYLOR J., not on panel.2000-CJ- 0155 DAVID D. FLEMING v. MINDI FLEMING (Parish of Livingston) JOHNSON J., not on panel.2000-C - 0156 PATSY ANN HUGHES v. DELPHI INTERIOR &amp; LIGHTING SYSTEMS (Parish of Ouachita) VICTORY J., not on panel.2000-C - 0171 CLYDE PHILLIPS v. OMNI MARINE TRANSPORTATION, INC., B. P. TOWING CO, INC., P &amp; W TOWING COMPANY, INC., CORBERT J. PLAISANCE AND PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson) LEMMON J., not on panel.2000-C - 0173 CLYDE PHILLIPS v. OMNI MARINE TRANSPORTATION, INC., B. P. TOWING CO., INC., P &amp; W TOWING COMPANY, INC., CORBERT J. PLAISANCE AND PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson) LEMMON J., not on panel.2000-C - 0174 ESTHER ANDRE, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS UNDER CURATOR OF CHRISTOPHER ANDRE, ORVILLE J. ANDRE INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CURATOR OF/AND CHRISTOPHER ANDRE v. EDMUND GOLDEN AND THE HOME INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson) KNOLL J., not on panel.2000-CC- 0177 ROBERT LEE BICKHAM,. ET AL v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Washington) JOHNSON J., not on panel. CALOGERO C.J., would grant the writ. KIMBALL J., would grant the writ.2000-OC- 0182 THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, WILLIAM KIMBALL, H.M. KIMBALL, JR., AND ELIZABETH KIMBALL LEWIS, KATHERINE MCCLELLAND SIBILLE AND THE SIBILLE COMPANY, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF A CLASS OF THOSE SIMILARLY SITUATED v. SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, US TELECOM, INC., MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., UTELCOM, INC. AND UCOM, INC. (Parish of W. Baton Rouge) KIMBALL J., not on panel; recused. CALOGERO C.J., would grant the writ. LEMMON J., would grant the writ.2000-C - 0189 CRAIG S. PATIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) JOHNSON J., not on panel.2000-C - 0485 JAN MELISSA ELLIOTT v. ARDIST D. ELLIOTT (Parish of Beauregard) JOHNSON J., not on panel.2000-KH- 0574 STATE EX REL JAMES T. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston) VICTORY J., not on panel.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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