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<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" 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 #012</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;20th day of February, 2002&nbsp;, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; INTERIM SUSPENSION(S) ORDERED&nbsp;:2002-B - 0289 IN RE: SHAWN PAUL WELCOME&nbsp; 2002-B - 0551 IN RE: GERALD A. ROME&nbsp; STAY GRANTED&nbsp;:2002-CC- 474 LESLIE WILLIAM COUNSELMAN v. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Vermilion)&nbsp; APPLICATION WITHDRAWN ON MOTION&nbsp;:2002-OB- 0510 IN RE: STEPHEN PHILIBERT JEWELL&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2002-C - 0501 JAMES M. HUGER v. JAMES J. MORRISON, JR. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; &nbsp;On the&nbsp;21th day of February, 2002&nbsp;, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; STAY GRANTED&nbsp;:2001-C - 3281 ANDREW P. ORTIS v. ORTCO CONTRACTORS, INC., ET AL (Office of Workers' Compensation District No. 7)&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2001-KK- 3078 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAWRENCE JACOBS (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; &nbsp;On the&nbsp;22th day of February, 2002&nbsp;, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED&nbsp;:2001-KK- 2465 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VAUCHON COJOE (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-C - 2875 TOWER CREDIT, INC. v. TONYA CARPENTER (Parish of Ascension)&nbsp; 2001-KK- 2940 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BYRON VIGNE (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KK- 3195 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL J. MAYEUX (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KK- 3231 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALISHIA ADAMS (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3275 RONALD J. SAVOIE v. RICHARD L. RUBIN, ETAL. (Parish of Orleans) (Consolidated with No. 2001-CC-3276) KIMBALL, J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3276 RONALD J. SAVOIE v. RICHARD L. RUBIN, ET AL (Parish of Orleans) KIMBALL, J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-K - 3407 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANIEL SUGASTI (Parish of Jefferson) (Consolidated with No. 2001-KP-3408)&nbsp; 2001-KP- 3408 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WAYNE MAYEUX (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER&nbsp;:2001-KK- 1141 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF J.D.G. (Parish of Pointe Coupee) TRAYLOR, J., would deny the writ.&nbsp; 2001-C - 2107 CATHERINE TABONI ON BEHALF OF AND AS CURATOR OF INTERDICT JOSEPH TABONI, JR., A/K/A/ JOHN DOE v. THE ESTATE OF LINDA JOYCE LONGO AND MYRTLE PRINE LONGO (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KK- 2113 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. QUINCY BROWN (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3194 CHENELE ELLIS BLAKE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS AND OFFICE OF STATE POLICE, GRAND CASINOS OF LOUISIANA, LLC - COUSHATTA, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) CALOGERO, C.J., would deny the writ. WEIMER, J., would deny the writ.&nbsp; GRANTED AND TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT OF APPEAL&nbsp;:2001-KH- 1689 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL TRELEAH SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) Fourth Circuit.&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER; OTHERWISE DENIED&nbsp;:2001-KK- 2463 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. QUINCY BROWN (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; <a href="/opinions/2002/01c3143.pc.pdf">2001-C - 3143 JOSEPH D. MARTIN v. DAVISON TRANSPORT, INC. AND DAVISON INSURANCE AGENCY , INC. </a>See Per Curiam. JOHNSON, J. dissents. <a href="/opinions/2002/01c3143.jtk.pdf">KNOLL, J., dissents and assigns reasons&nbsp;</a> 2001-C - 3252 AMANDA J. STILTNER v. SAMUEL STILTNER C/W SAMUEL STILTNER v. AMANDA BOTELER, WIFE OF SAMUEL STILTNER (Parish of St. Bernard) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant and docket. JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would deny the writ.&nbsp; INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED&nbsp;:<a href="/opinions/2002/01b3048.pc.pdf">2001-B - 3048 IN RE: VINCENT BLANSON </a>See Per Curiam.&nbsp; REINSTATEMENT(S) GRANTED&nbsp;: See Order<a href="/opinions/2002/01b3097.pc.pdf">2001-B - 3097 IN RE: ALVAREZ T. FERROUILLET, JR. </a>VICTORY, J., dissents. TRAYLOR, J., dissents.&nbsp; MOTION TO DISMISS APPLICATION GRANTED&nbsp;:2001-KO- 1013 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID LEFEVRE (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; APPLICATION DISMISSED ON RELATOR'S MOTION&nbsp;:2001-C - 1228 BETTY JEAN HARGROVE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF JESSICA BANKS v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, D/B/A UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY AND TOMMY COMEAUX (Parish of Jefferson Davis)&nbsp; LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED&nbsp;:2001-OB- 3003 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 01-PDB-139&nbsp; MOTION TO ENFORCE DENIED&nbsp;:2001-KH- 0253 STATE EX REL RANDY LAVERGEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; REVIEW OF DISMISSAL OF FORMAL CHARGES DENIED&nbsp;:2001-B - 2843 IN RE: FRANCIS B. MULHALL CALOGERO, C.J., Recused.&nbsp; RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2000-KH- 1881 STATE EX REL DAVID WAYNE POYDRAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette) KNOLL, J., Recused.&nbsp; 2000-KH- 2997 STATE EX REL EDWARD MCGARY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)&nbsp; 2000-KP- 3507 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARCUS ARTIS (Parish of Allen)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 0086 STATE EX REL VINCENT PRINCE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)&nbsp; 2001-KP- 0609 STATE EX REL CHAD LOUVIERE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1009 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL MICHAEL W. BROUGHTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)&nbsp; 2001-C - 2642 DWIGHT YOUNG AND GLORIA HARKINS YOUNG v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SHREVEPORT, ET AL. (Parish of Desoto)&nbsp; 2001-CC- 2719 J.P. COWART, JR., ET AL. v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-C - 2827 NIKKI J. CARTER ON BEHALF OF QUANTIQUA NECHELLE CARTER v. DR. CHIH HAO LIN &amp; COLUMBIA WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (Parish of Calcasieu)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3237 D.O.H., SR. v. T.L.H., NOW C. (Parish of Vernon)&nbsp; RECONSIDERATION DENIED; SANCTIONS DENIED&nbsp;:2001-C - 2809 MOSSY MOTORS, INC., ROY J. MOSSY, MARY LOU CHRISTOVICH, AND LYONS-NEW ORLEANS, INC. v. THE SEWERAGE &amp; WATER BOARD OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, PEPPER AND ASSOCIATES, INC., C.R. PITTMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., AND JAMES &amp; COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED&nbsp;:2001-KK- 3247 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEON PARKER (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 0494 DANA PITCHER, ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY &amp; CORRECTIONS, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2001-K - 0615 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRYL D. PARKER (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-K - 0633 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID MAHLER (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-K - 0717 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MATTHEW BARTLEY (Parish of Jefferson) CALOGERO, C.J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-KP- 0885 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MILTON ISAAC (Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-KO- 0997 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SEANTE MCKNIGHT (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1000 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALDEN MORGAN (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KP- 1002 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL CHRIS HINGLE v. RANDY PERION (Parish of Tangipahoa)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1012 STATE EX REL MANUEL PLAISANCE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1014 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN SHOLES (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1018 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY MAYO (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1026 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ARMANDO C. MURRAY (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1041 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL O'SHAY LOWERY (Parish of Lincoln)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1294 STATE EX REL SHEDRICK BRUMFIELD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1312 STATE EX REL FLOYD FRANKLIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1389 STATE EX REL JOSEPH WAFER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tensas)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1412 STATE EX REL JOSEPH SIAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1420 STATE EX REL BRANDON WATTS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1455 STATE EX REL MARK SAFFORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1456 STATE EX REL LOUIS STOKES, AKA, JOHN H. HENRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1457 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL JOHN F. ROGERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1460 STATE EX REL JOSEPH SIAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1461 STATE EX REL LISA COWANS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1463 STATE EX REL ALBERT JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1497 STATE EX REL JOHNNY POWELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1503 STATE EX REL KEVIN BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1504 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL CALVIN J. MORRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1525 STATE EX REL TYRONE FIELDS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Beauregard)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1556 STATE EX REL FRANK LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1670 STATE EX REL PEDRO DIAZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1700 STATE EX REL DARRYL A. CROCKETT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KK- 2654 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD WRIGHT (Parish of Orleans) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-CC- 2725 JONATHAN FINE AND DAVID FINE v. ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND PHILIP CARTER (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3009 EMMA GIRON v. SALVADOR PALMISANO, JR., MELISSA PALMISANO AND THE ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Bernard)&nbsp; 2001-OC- 3162 BOBBIE DAVIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MOTHER, VELMA B. HILLARD v. HARMONY HOUSE NURSING HOME (Parish of Caddo) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-C - 3163 RACHEL HOLLIER AND CHAD MATT v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY AND MONA BERNARD (Parish of Lafayette) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-C - 3183 MELVIN CHENTLEN v. SIDNEY HEBERT, ET AL. (Parish of Iberia)&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3188 SHANNON BYRD PENTON v. KENNETH PAUL PENTON (Parish of Washington) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3242 RALPH WHITMIRE v. USCI CATHETER CORPORATION, A DIVISION OF C.R. BARD, INC. AND C.R. BARD, INC. (Parish of Jefferson) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ. CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-C - 3243 LISA M. SAIA, DOMINICK M. SAIA, AGNES R. SAIA AND MICHELLE A. SAIA v. BAYOU FLEET PARTNERSHIP, ROBIN DURANT AND J. MAC MORGAN C/W AGNES M. SAIA, ET AL. v. BAYOU FLEET PARTNERSHIP ET AL (Parish of St. Charles)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3244 ELIZABETH GOSSERAND v. DR. VICTOR M. OLIVER AND ABC MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE CARRIER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3249 JAMES JOLLY v. SEWERAGE &amp; WATER BOARD OF NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3251 EDWARD BRADSHAW, ET AL. v. THE BABCOCK &amp; WILCOX CO., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3253 DUARD "BUDDY" ROBERTS v. CUPRIM AND CUPRUM S.A.DE C.V. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-C - 3262 WILLIAM R. VANDERWALL, SR. v. WAYNE PETER MUNSTER AND MRS. LESLIE (SALVADOR) LOIACANO (Parish of St. Tammany)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3271 DEBORAH ANDERSON v. INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC., FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL, INC., FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY, HAMILTON INDUSTRIES, INC., FISHER HAMILTON SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND FISHER HAMILTON SCIENTIFIC, INC. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KK- 3274 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD HALL (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3285 VERLE BRYANT, ET AL v. THE BABCOCK &amp; WILCOX CO., ET AL (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3364 JAMES JOLLY v. SEWERAGE &amp; WATER BOARD OF NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 3381 STATE EX REL DONALD WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 3386 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT JACKSON III (Parish of Caddo)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3395 LISA M. SAIA, DOMINICK M. SAIA, AGNES R. SAIA AND MICHELLE A. SAIA BAYOU FLEET PARTNERSHIP, ROBIN DURANT AND J. MAC MORGAN C/W AGNES M. SAIA, ET AL. v. BAYOU FLEET PARTNERSHIP ETAL (Parish of St. Charles)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3396 LISA M. SAIA, DOMINICK M. SAIA, AGNES R. SAIA AND MICHELLE A. SAIA BAYOU FLEET PARTNERSHIP, ROBIN DURANT AND J. MAC MORGAN C/W AGNES M. SAIA ET AL v. BAYOU FLEET PARTNERSHIP ETAL (Parish of St. Charles)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0025 LISA M. SAIA, DOMINICK M. SAIA, AGNES R. SAIA AND MICHELLE A. SAIA BAYOU FLEET PARTNERSHIP, ROBIN DURANT AND J. MAC MORGAN C/W AGNES M. SAIA, ET AL.v. BAYOU FLEET PARTNERSHIP ETAL (Parish of St. Charles)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 0249 OSCAR THIGPIN v. AMERICAN COMMERCIAL BARGE LINE, L.L.C. (Parish of St. Charles)&nbsp; 2002-KH- 0369 STATE EX REL ELIZABETH SIMON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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