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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 #016</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;6th day of March, 2002&nbsp;, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; CONDITIONAL ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW REVOKED&nbsp;:<a href="/opinions/2002/02ob0066.pc.pdf">2002-OB- 0066 IN RE: HAROLD S. ANSELL, III </a>See Order.&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2002-CD- 0573 ANR PIPELINE COMPANY, ET AL v. LOUISIANA TAX COMMISSION, MALCOLM B. PRICE, JR., CHAIRMAN OF THE LOUISIANA TAX COMMISSION, KENNETH P. NAQUIN, JR., MEMBER OF THE LOUISIANA TAX COMMISSION AND RUSSELL R. GASPARD, MEMBER OF THE LOUISIANA TAX COMMISSION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp; 2002-KK- 0631 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. REYNARD STEWART (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; &nbsp;On the&nbsp;7th day of March, 2002&nbsp;, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2001-KO- 1052 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PRESTON RUSSELL (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; &nbsp;On the&nbsp;8th day of March, 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-K - 0607 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY SYLVESTER (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KK- 2629 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERNEST J. DOBARD (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER&nbsp;:2001-CC- 1955 DOLORES N. WATSON v. KEITH CRAWFORD SPAYDE, JR., ET AL (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; <a href="/opinions/2002/01kk2510.pc.pdf">2001-KK- 2510 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. SHANE M. THIBODEAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp;</a>(Parish of St. Mary) See Per Curiam. CALOGERO, C.J., would grant and docket. JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.&nbsp; 2001-KK- 2679 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EDWARD E. SATCHFIELD (Parish of Madison)&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3353 MARY ELIZABETH LEGER, ET AL. v. JOHN N. KENT, D.D.S., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2002-KH- 0437 STATE EX REL MELVIN MASON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Bernard)&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER; OTHERWISE DENIED&nbsp;:<a href="/opinions/2002/01kd2572.pc.pdf">2001-KD- 2572 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTOINETTE FRANK&nbsp;</a>(Parish of Orleans) See Per Curiam. <a href="/opinions/2002/01kd2572.pfc.pdf">CALOGERO, C.J., concurs in part, dissents in part and assigns reasons. </a>TRAYLOR, J., would deny the writ.&nbsp; DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM&nbsp;:<a href="/opinions/2002/01b2780.pc.pdf">2001-B - 2780 IN RE: LARRY S. BANKSTON&nbsp;</a> RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2000-KO- 3486 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRY JONES (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 0074 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. THADDEUS A. GREEN (Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2001-KP- 0451 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERALD PARKER (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KP- 0557 STATE EX REL THOMAS MITCHELL DEBOUE v. N. BURL CAIN, WARDEN (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 0943 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL DANIEL A. HARTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-OB- 1281 IN RE: JOHN WOODARD&nbsp; STAY(S) DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2002-C - 0445 PATRICIA A. JOHNSON, ASSESSOR, FIRST MUNICIPAL DISTRICT, PARISH OF ORLEANS, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY ONLY AND NOT INDIVIDUALLY v. LOUISIANA TAX COMMISSION AND PANACON, A LOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-C - 0446 PATRICIA A. JOHNSON, ASSESSOR, FIRST MUNICIPAL DISTRICT, PARISH OF ORLEANS, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY ONLY AND NOT INDIVIDUALLY v. LOUISIANA TAX COMMISSION AND PANACON, A LOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2000-K - 3172 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY CHAPMAN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2000-KH- 3496 STATE EX REL CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)&nbsp; 2001-CK- 0207 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF THE JUVENILE T.S. (Parish of St. Mary) KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-K - 0508 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAMONT JOHNSON (Parish of Caddo)&nbsp; 2001-K - 0741 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRUCE MICHAEL HAMMOND (Parish of St. Tammany) CALOGERO, C.J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-K - 0745 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STANLEY MURPHY (Parish of St. Tammany)&nbsp; 2001-K - 0749 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEWARD ASBERRY (Parish of Iberville)&nbsp; 2001-K - 0764 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN SANTIAGO AND DARRYL SUMLER (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-K - 0766 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EVERETT H. CLARKE (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 0845 STATE EX REL ERIC J. WHITAKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-KP- 1015 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRIAN HOARD (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KP- 1029 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELVIS L. WASHINGTON (Parish of Webster)&nbsp; 2001-KP- 1030 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PAUL JUAREZ (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KP- 1036 EDWARD JOHNSON v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PRISON ANGOLA, LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1055 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLIFFORD OWENS (Parish of Caddo)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1084 STATE EX REL EDWIN J. STARK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1215 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL JOSEPH B. CLINE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1235 STATE EX REL WARREN MATHERNE, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafourche) WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1284 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL PATRICK STRAUGHTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1413 STATE EX. REL. DAVID WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1425 STATE EX REL MITCHELL BROOKS JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1475 STATE EX REL JOHN PRICE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1494 STATE EX REL JOHN DAVIS COLQUITT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Claiborne)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1499 STATE EX REL RICKEY COWART v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1529 STATE EX REL EDWARD SCOTT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1562 STATE EX REL ISRAEL DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1567 STATE EX REL ANDREW DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1571 STATE EX REL OTIS RAINEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Natchitoches)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1576 STATE EX REL NORMAN A. SANDERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1578 STATE EX REL MYLES ALLEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1613 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL EDDIE DEJEAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1616 STATE EX REL.ROOSEVELT MADISON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1617 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL MICHAEL E. SULLIVAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1619 STATE EX REL JEFFREY WEST v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides) KNOLL, J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1624 STATE EX REL AARON D. PITTMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1634 STATE EX REL DEXTER CHELEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1668 STATE EX REL HENRY COATES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. John)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1786 STATE EX REL ANDREA HALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Concordia)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1834 STATE EX REL STUART BROOKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1842 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MITCHELL BROOKS (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-K - 1874 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIE W. BARNES (Parish of Orleans) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-C - 2892 MARC KNABEL AND MELISSA KNABEL, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, MEGAN KNABEL v. CHARLES A. LEWIS, II R.M. GREEN &amp; SONS SEAFOOD COMPANY AND CANAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Lafourche) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-C - 2934 GAY SHIRLYN BINKLEY, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD, TIFFANY BINKLEY, AND GENIE MASSEY v. JOHN E. LANDRY, ROBIN TOLER, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, MYSTIC KREWE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LAGNIAPPE IN LOUISIANA, INC., ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY, AND THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-KK- 3079 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RATHERT S. ABLE (Parish of Ascension)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3176 SHASTA MINERALS, INC. v. XCO PRODUCTION CO., SOUTHAMPTON MINERAL CORPORATION, ROBERT A. GRAY (Parish of Lafourche)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3177 SHASTA MINERALS, INC. v. XCO PRODUCTION CO., SOUTHAMPTON MINERAL CORPORATION, ROBERT A. GRAY (Parish of Lafourche)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3241 JOHN NEELY KENNEDY, SECRETARY OF THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE v. UNITED AIRLINES, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3272 JAMES T. LYTAL, III v. MARY LYNN LYTAL (Parish of Lafourche) KNOLL, J., I concur in the denial, noting the result is correct and agree with the concurring reasons by Judge Pettigrew. CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-C - 3286 BRIAN MAYEAUX D/B/A MAYEAUX BUILDERS v. BOBBY MCINNIS AND JOE MARIE MCINNIS (Parish of Tangipahoa)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3289 JADA RAE GORSHA, ET AL. v. GENE BERGERON, ET AL. (Parish of St. Mary) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-C - 3291 ANN T. COOPER LEAMAN v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-C - 3292 TERRE AUX BOEUFS LAND CO., INC. v. J.R. GRAY BARGE COMPANY, HENRY'S MARINE, TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND DEF INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Bernard)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3296 GARY M. LOVE v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (Civil Service Commission)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3298 PATRICIA THOMPSON NOEL v. RICKEY MARTIN NOEL, SR. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3299 TED &amp; RUBYE SMART v. THE CRICK AGENCY, ET AL (Parish of Catahoula) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-C - 3301 GERALD ROCCAFORTE, SALLY ROCCAFORTE AND GERALD "JOEY" ROCCAFORTE v. NINTENDO OF AMERICA, INC. (Parish of Jefferson) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3302 DIAMOND B CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3304 BENITTA WESCO v. COLUMBIA LAKELAND MEDICAL CENTER, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A LAKELAND MEDICAL CENTER AND LAKELAND MEDICAL CENTER, DR. SARAH LAINE AND DR. WASHINGTON BRYAN (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-O - 3306 SIDNEY MARTS v. THE JUDICIARY COMMISSION OF LOUISIANA&nbsp; 2001-C - 3307 PAUL W. HAYES v. LANORA DENISE BUCHANAN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3309 PIERRE VALCOUR MILLER v. SEVEN C'S PROPERTIES, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Cameron) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ. KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3314 STRANCO, INC. v. GREATER NEW ORLEANS LANDFILL, INC., SOUTHERN RECOVERY MANAGEMENT, INC. JOSEPH C. MARCELLO AND S. JOSEPH SEGRETO (Parish of Jefferson) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-C - 3316 BAYLEN G. KIMBALL, M. D. v. ANESTHESIA SPECIALISTS OF BATON ROUGE, INC. (A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION); FAHIMEH H. TAHVILDARI, M.D.; MARK M. WALKER, M.D.; ALI ZARBALIAN, M.D.; AND MARY E. CORRY, M.D. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3324 MITCHELL B. JURISICH, SR. v. JACK C. CALDWELL, ET AL (Parish of Plaquemines)&nbsp; 2001-KK- 3325 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFFREY MAGGIO (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-KK- 3328 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROY SIMON (Parish of Jefferson) CALOGERO, C.J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3335 MID-SOUTH CONVERTING, LLC v. CORAL PLASTICS, INC. (Parish of Ouachita)&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3337 JOSEPH DUPONT &amp; DORIS PETRUS v. MOBIL OIL E&amp;P SOUTHEAST, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Iberville)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3345 ALBERT AND JOANNE WITCOSKIE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL WITCOSKIE v. GOURMET PIZZA, INC., D/B/A LOUISIANA PIZZA KITCHEN, LPK SYSTEMS, INC., MICHEL FRIEDJ, VASKEN KALTAKDJIAN, MALCOLM HILL, PHILLIP ANTHONY, THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3347 ROBERT MURRAY v. OPTION CARE AND GALA RUSICH, R.N. (Parish of St. Bernard) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-C - 3350 SUCCESSION OF JOHN A. PICOLO (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3351 DUTLEY L. RICHARD, JR. v. CHARITY HOSPITAL IN NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3352 JOSEPH ALDOR v. NEW ORLEANS FIRE DEPARTMENT (City Civil Service)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3355 BAYLEN G. KIMBALL, M. D. v. ANESTHESIA SPECIALISTS OF BATON ROUGE, INC. (A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION); FAHIMEH H. TAHVILDARI, M.D.; MARK M. WALKER, M.D.; ALI ZARBALIAN, M.D.; AND MARY E. CORRY, M.D. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-C - 3363 SUCCESSION OF I.V. JOSEPH MANUEL (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3365 STEPHEN ARTHUR HANSEL v. SARAH HOLYFIELD HANSEL W/0 STEPHEN A. HANSEL (Parish of Orleans) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-C - 3375 WENDY PISTORIOUS ANNINA v. ROY &amp; EVA LYNN ESCHETTE (Parish of Tangipahoa)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3376 RAYMOND WOODS v. H &amp; S CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., ET AL. (Parish of Acadia)&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3377 MARBRA RIXNER v. RIVERLANDS HEALTH CARE CENTER (Office Of Workers' Comp. Dist. 6)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3380 DON CARRAWAY v. CHURCH'S FIRED CHICKEN (Parish of Rapides)&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3389 JOSEPH DUPONT &amp; DORIS PETRUS v. MOBIL OIL E&amp;P SOUTHEAST, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Iberville)&nbsp; 2001-CC- 3397 JOSEPH DUPONT &amp; DORIS PETRUS v. MOBIL OIL E&amp;P SOUTHEAST, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Iberville)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 0398 ERNEST J. THIBODAUX AND HAZEL PITRE HUNTER v. JOSHUA A. TILTON AND TILDA TINSLEY TILTON (Parish of Washington)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 0400 IN RE: TARA STUTES MOUHOT APPLYING FOR INTRAFAMILY ADOPTION C/W DENISE LACHELLE MOUHOT v. GREGORY KEITH MOUHOT (Parish of Calcasieu)&nbsp; 2002-KH- 0438 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERALD J. HILTON (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2002-KH- 0461 STATE EX REL TYRONE MCKINNIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 0474 LESLIE WILLIAMS COUNSELMAN v. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COMPANY, ETAL. (Parish of Lafayette) KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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