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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 #062</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;12th day of September, 2000, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2000-C - 2610 JOHN C. WALSH v. WAYNE R. ROGILLIO (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ. VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;On the&nbsp;13th day of September, 2000, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; INTERIM SUSPENSIONS ORDERED&nbsp;:<a href="/opinions/2000/00b2591.pc.pdf">2000-B - 2591 IN RE: RONALD G. HAND </a>See order<a href="/opinions/2000/00b2592.pc.pdf">2000-B - 2592 IN RE: TOMMIE LEE LOCKHART, JR. </a>See Order&nbsp; STAY DENIED; WRIT DENIED&nbsp;:2000-CC- 2315 HAROLD MUSTIN, JR. &amp; DOROTHY MUSTIN v. RAND R. KNICELY &amp; RAND R. KNICELY INTERESTS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2000-CC- 2538 USI GULF COAST, INC. v. THOMAS J. HOOD (Parish of Terrebonne)2000-C - 2565 JAMES V. ST. RAYMOND v. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ. KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.2000-C - 2566 JAMES V. ST. RAYMOND v. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ. KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;On the&nbsp;14th day of September, 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;:<a href="/opinions/2000/00kh1798.wrt.pdf">2000-KH- 1798 STATE EX REL LINDA J. REEVES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp;</a>(Parish of Orleans) See Order.&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2000-CC- 2624 JOHN D. SWINK AND GLEDA P. SWINK v. GRAND ISLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, ISLAND MINISTRIES, INC., LOUISIANA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF ASSEMBLIES OF GOD, INC. AND THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp;On the&nbsp;15th day of September, 2000, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED&nbsp;:1999-K - 3518 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EDDIE GIVENS (Parish of Orleans)2000-C - 1394 DONNA LABOVE, ET VIR. v. ROY RAFTERY, JR., ET AL. (Parish of Cameron) (Consolidated with 2000-C-1423)2000-C - 1423 DONNA LABOVE, ET VIR. v. ROY RAFTERY, JR., ET AL. (Parish of Cameron) (Consolidated with 2000-C-1394)2000-C - 1520 YARNELL ICE CREAM COMPANY AND FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY v. JAMES GREGG ALLEN (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 01e)2000-CC- 1750 CHRISTA DUPLANTIS v. LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) (Consolidated with 2000-CC-1956)2000-CC- 1956 BREAZEALE, SACHSE &amp; WILSON, L.L.P. v. LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) (Consolidated with No. 2000-CC-1750)2000-CJ- 2375 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF C. J. K. AND K. K. (Parish of Calcasieu) (Consolidated with No. 2000-CJ-2504)2000-CJ- 2504 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF C. J. K. AND K. K. (Parish of Calcasieu) (Consolidated with No. 2000-CJ-2375)&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER&nbsp;:1999-CC- 3540 ALAN CACAMO, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED v. LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)2000-C - 0832 THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION &amp; DEVELOPMENT v. WALTER LEMAIRE (Parish of Vermilion)2000-KK- 1649 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RENE FORTUNE (Parish of Orleans)2000-CC- 1688 HUBERN DOXEY v. LAKE CHARLES PILOTS, INC. (Parish of Cameron)2000-CC- 2316 DIXIE LEE SIMON AND ELWIN SIMON v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (Parish of Livingston) KIMBALL, J., would deny the writ. VICTORY, J., would deny the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would deny the writ.&nbsp; TRANSFERRED TO COURTS OF APPEAL&nbsp;:2000-KH- 2352 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HENRY GRAY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) First Circuit.2000-KH- 2421 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARROL BRUCE BROWN (Parish of Rapides) Third Circuit.2000-KH- 2437 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TONY BREWSTER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) First Circuit.&nbsp; TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT&nbsp;:2000-KH- 2420 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EMANUEL MATTHEWS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER; OTEHRWISE DENIED&nbsp;:2000-KH- 0250 STATE EX REL OLIVER BARNES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2000-KH- 0252 STATE EX REL DON RINGO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2000-KH- 0282 STATE EX REL DERRICK HATFIELD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)2000-CC- 2068 SCOTTY DUHON, INDIV. ETC. v. JOHN B. BAQUET D/B/A BAQUET SEAFOOD, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)&nbsp; DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM&nbsp;:<a href="/opinions/2000/00b1476.pc.pdf">2000-B - 1476 IN RE: ADAM SAMUEL COHEN&nbsp;</a> SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM&nbsp;:<a href="/opinions/2000/00b1386.pc.pdf">2000-B - 1386 IN RE: MICHAEL BERGERON </a>TRAYLOR, J., would dissent from the order.&nbsp; REHEARING DENIED&nbsp;:2000-C - 1428 SUNSET INSURANCE COMPANY v. JOHN G. GOMILA, JR., ET AL (Parish of Jefferson) CALOGERO, C.J., votes to grant the rehearing. KNOLL, J., votes to grant the rehearing.&nbsp; RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2000-CC- 1076 MOSSY MOTORS, INC. v. THE SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) LEMMON, J., not on panel. CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.2000-KK- 1557 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MCKINLEY PHIPPS, JR. (Parish of St. Tammany) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the reconsideration. LEMMON, J., would grant the reconsideration. JOHNSON, J., would grant the reconsideration.&nbsp; APPLICATION(S) DISMISSED AT RELATOR'S REQUEST&nbsp;:2000-KH- 0830 STATE EX REL RICHARD DEAN ABBOTT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)&nbsp; APPEAL DISMISSED&nbsp;:2000-CA- 2171 DICKSON IDUSUYI, ET AL. v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED&nbsp;:2000-CC- 1979 SIDNEY GLASS, ET AL v. THE MAGNOLIA SCHOOL, INC., ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2000-K - 0181 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ED QUINNEY WELLS (Parish of Rapides) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. <a href="/opinions/2000/00k0181.bjj.pdf">JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ and assigns reasons. </a>LEMMON, J., would grant the writ.2000-CI- 0245 RICHARD LAY v. FIRST CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2000-KH- 0283 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT GRAHAM (Parish of East Carroll)2000-KH- 0284 STATE EX REL DONALD JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lincoln)2000-K - 0285 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER MCDUFFIE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) TRAYLOR, J., recused.2000-K - 0292 STATE 0F LOUISIANA v. CHARLES M. HENDERSON (Parish of West Feliciana) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.2000-K - 0300 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KELVIN DUNN (Parish of Washington)2000-K - 0301 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERNEST COLLIER, JR. (Parish of Tangipahoa) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.2000-KH- 0305 STATE EX REL FREDDIE NERO, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2000-KH- 0310 STATE EX REL ROBERT DUNKLIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2000-KH- 0311 STATE EX REL JOSEPH AVERY ROBINSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)2000-K - 0318 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JASON LOUIS MILTO (Parish of St. Tammany)2000-KH- 0326 STATE EX REL RAYFUL LATHERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2000-KH- 0327 STATE EX REL MARION FRANCIS GOWAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)2000-KH- 0328 STATE EX REL FRED WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2000-KH- 0330 STATE EX REL JAMES J. WASHINGTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2000-KH- 0331 STATE EX REL HATTIE MCKEEVER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)2000-KH- 0332 STATE EX REL WILLIAM BERSCH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Richland)2000-KH- 0334 STATE EX REL TIMOTHY L. SHAW v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)2000-KH- 0335 STATE EX REL JOHNNY CUMMINGS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2000-K - 0341 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRYL SARTAIN (Parish of Orleans)2000-KH- 0344 STATE EX REL DAVID LEE WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)2000-KH- 0345 STATE EX REL JOE LEE PALMER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2000-KH- 0346 STATE EX REL DONNIE L. THOMAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2000-KH- 0347 STATE EX REL GLENN K. CONSTANTINE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2000-KH- 0348 STATE EX REL MARK D. MCGRAW v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Red River)2000-K - 0354 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GREGORY SPEIGHTS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2000-CI- 0361 THEODORE R. MEEKS, JR. v. RICHARD STALDER, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2000-KH- 0363 STATE EX REL BARRY WOOLRIDGE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2000-KH- 0364 STATE EX REL ERICK TAYLOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)2000-KH- 0365 STATE EX REL KEVIN WASHINGTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2000-KH- 0367 STATE EX REL PERRY RENARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)2000-KH- 0379 STATE EX REL ROGERS ATKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Morehouse)2000-K - 0408 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STERLING BUCKNER (Parish of Jefferson)2000-K - 0549 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLEN ROLLINS (Parish of Franklin)2000-C - 1416 NANCY A. OLANDER v. SCHILLILEAGH'S (Office Of Workers' Compensation District # 9)2000-C - 1496 KRISTIE A. TRAMONTE v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION, MURPHY-GRAHAM, INC. (Parish of St. John)2000-C - 1560 DARRELL BENANDI v. LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORPORATION (Office Of Workers' Compensation Dist. 1E) VICTORY, J., would grant on penalty and attorney fees. TRAYLOR, J., would grant on penalty and attorney fees.2000-C - 1575 SAMUEL JONES v. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS (Office Of Workers Compensation District 08) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.2000-C - 1673 DOROTHY ANTHONY v. BE &amp; K CONSTRUCTION (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 1 E)2000-CC- 1675 SANDY SIMMONS v. TEXACO, INC. AND TEXACO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, INC. (Parish of Orleans)2000-C - 1676 CHARLYNN BAKER v. LIBBEY GLASS, INC.(Office of Workers' Compensation District No. 1W)2000-CC- 1679 CHARLES E. SPAHR, ET AL. v. ROGER DALLAM, ET AL (Parish of Orleans) LEMMON, J., would grant the writ. VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.2000-C - 1680 BRANDI BABIN v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of St. Tammany) KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.2000-C - 1687 CITY OF COVINGTON v. LOUIS WALKER (Office Of Workers' Compensation Administration District #6)2000-C - 1697 ALLIE P. BERGERON v. DONALD WILLAMS, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY AND STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, OFFICE OF MOTOR VEHICLES C/W PATRICK PELLEGRIN AND JOYCELYN PELLEGRIN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, FAITH PELLEGRIN v. DONALD WILLIAMS, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY AND STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, OFFICE OF MOTOR VEHICLES (Parish of Lafourche) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.2000-C - 1698 TOMMY DOMINGUE v. ALLIED DISCOUNT TIRE &amp; BRAKE, INC. (Office Of Workers' Compensation Administration, District 5)2000-C - 1700 SHANNON R. STAFFORD v. FARM BUREAU INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND LOUISIANA INDEMNITY COMPANY C/W TOMMY D. ROWELL, MATTIE B. ROWELL AND PENNY ALFORD, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR SON, MITCHELL ALFORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND WASHINGTON PARISH POLICE JURY C/W MICHAEL DWAYNE PURVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Washington)2000-C - 1701 SHANNON R. STAFFORD v. FARM BUREAU INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND LOUISIANA INDEMNITY COMPANY C/W TOMMY D. ROWELL, MATTIE B. ROWELL AND PENNY ALFORD, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR SON, MITCHELL ALFORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND WASHINGTON PARISH POLICE JURY C/W MICHAEL DWAYNE PURVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Washington)2000-C - 1708 JOHN NEELY KENNEDY v. TED R. ST. PIERRE (Parish of Lafourche)2000-C - 1710 ROBERT R. WOLBRECHT v. CITY OF BOGALUSA (Parish of Washington)2000-C - 1711 MARILYN COLLINS, BRIAN KEITH GEORGE, JAMES RUSSELL MARKS, THELMA COBB, TRACEY COBB, WANIER WATKINS, MICHAEL COLLINS, NEAL H. GUILDRY, DEBRA KING, DEBRA HAWKINS, MAURICE LACOTE, AND OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED v. NAN YA PLASTICS CORP. OF LA., FORMOSA PLASTIC CO., J.T. WANG INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT OF NAN YA PLASTICS AND ALL PRESENTLY UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS (Parish of Pointe Coupee) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.2000-C - 1714 GARY M. BRODERICK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND J. DALE GIVENS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2000-CC- 1716 LAFAYETTE CITY PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT, ET AL. v. ENERGY GULF STATES, INC. ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)2000-C - 1719 RICKY MCSWAIN, HUSBAND OF AND TESA MCSWAIN, AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, BRADLEY, STACY, AND LACEY MCSWAIN v. DUFF NORTON COMPANY, INC., STONE &amp; WEBSTER ENGINEERING CORPORATION, INC., STONE &amp; WEBSTER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., NICHOLS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION AND TURNER INDUSTRIES, LTD. (Parish of Iberville)2000-C - 1721 TOTAL MINATOME CORPORATION, PARKER AND PARSLEY PETROLEUM CO., SAMEDAN OIL CORP., CLINTON OIL CO. AND GRAHAM RESOURCES, INC. v. PATTERSON SERVICES, INC., D.B.A. PATTERSON RENTAL TOOLS (Parish of Lafourche)2000-C - 1722 CYNTHIA ARCENEAUX AND LOUIS ARCENEAUX v. JAMES SEWELL, M.D., ANESTHESIOLOGIST JEFFREY BAKER, M.D., SUSAN J. AYCOCK, MADDEN CRNA, AND SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Parish of St. Tammany) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.2000-CC- 1724 GINGER MCINTOSH, ETAL. v. WAYNE F. MCELVEEN, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)2000-C - 1726 REBECCA DYKES v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2000-C - 1729 HUEY GLEN SINGLETARY, GLENDA SLAYDON, SCOTTY KITCHEN AND NATHAN DILLARD v. LYLE FRIDLEY, EXECUTIVE INVESTIGATIONS &amp; ASSOCIATES, INC., CRAWFORD &amp; COMPANY, INC. ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT COMPANY, JAMES M. TAYLOR, AND TAYLOR, WELLONS &amp; POLITZ, L.L.C. (Parish of St. Tammany)2000-C - 1730 BERNADINE DELORES LATHERS DONALD AND HER HUSBAND, CURTIS LINDSEY DONALD, JR. v. TOYS "R" US (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2000-C - 1739 JERRY M. GRAVOIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR CHELSEY LYNN GRAVOIS, AND MARY CROCHET GRAVOIS v. DELTA AIRLINES, INC. AND BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2000-C - 1741 WILSON NAQUIN AND GLADYS NAQUIN, INDIVIDUALLY, AND WILSON NAQUIN AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HIS MINOR CHILDREN, WILSON NAQUIN, JR., PETER NAQUIN AND CHAD NAQUIN v. LOUISIANA POWER &amp; LIGHT COMPANY (Parish of Terrebonne)2000-KH- 1902 STATE EX REL DOUGLAS WOOD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)2000-CC- 2320 CHARLES E. SPAHR, ET AL. v. ROGER DALLAM, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) LEMMON, J., would grant the writ. VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.2000-CC- 2343 ANDREW BENNETT v. TIDEWATER MARINE, L.L.C. (Parish of Orleans) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.2000-KH- 2359 STATE EX REL GLEN SEALS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2000-KH- 2454 STATE EX REL JOHN C. CLARK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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