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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 #032</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 April, 2002&nbsp;, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:APPLICATION DEFERRED; COMMISSIONER APPOINTED; SEE ORDER&nbsp;:&nbsp;<a href="/opinions/2002/02OB0364.pc.pdf">2002-OB- 0364 IN RE: EDWARD EARL VANDERFORD</a> KNOLL, J., dissents from the order, preferring simply to deny petitioner's application. TRAYLOR, J., dissents from the order, preferring simply to deny petitioner's application.&nbsp;&nbsp;On the&nbsp;15th day of April, 2002&nbsp;, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; STAY GRANTED&nbsp;:&nbsp;2002-KD- 1030 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VICTOR VERDUN (Parish of Washington)&nbsp;On the&nbsp;16th day of April, 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;:&nbsp;
 2002-CC- 1039 TOTAL BENEFIT SERVICES, INC. v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;On the&nbsp;17th day of April, 2002&nbsp;, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:STAY GRANTED:&nbsp;2002-KK- 1022 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GWANA GREEN (Parish of Orleans)INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE ORDER:<a href="/opinions/2002/02B0999.pc.PDF">2002-B - 0999 IN RE: LEON E. ROY, III&nbsp;</a> RESIGNATION(S) ACCEPTED:&nbsp; <a href="/opinions/2002/02B0194.pc.PDF">2002-B - 0194 IN RE: GEORGE W. MCHUGH, JR.</a><a href="/opinions/2002/02B0483.pc.PDF">2002-B - 0483 IN RE: HAROLD DOUGLAS</a>PETITIONER ALLOWED TO SIT FOR LOUISIANA STATE BAR EXAMINATION; SEE ORDER:&nbsp; <a href="/opinions/2002/02OB0841.pc.PDF">2002-OB- 0841 IN RE: SCOTTY W. LOWERY</a> KIMBALL, J., would deny the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would deny the writ.WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:&nbsp; 2002-CC- 0294 NETTIE STANLEY MARICLE AND SONNY MARICLE v. ROY O. MARTIN LUMBER CO., INC. (Parish of Rapides)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 0558 JANELL M. CARUTHERS v. CLARENDON INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)&nbsp; 2002-CJ- 0957 STATE IN THE INTEREST OF L.S. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; &nbsp;On the&nbsp;18th day of April, 2002&nbsp;, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; APPLICATION DISMISSED ON RELATOR'S MOTION:&nbsp; 2002-C - 0590 AON RISK SERVICES OF LOUISIANA, INC. v. EDWARD J. RYAN, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A MARINE INSURANCE SERVICES, INC., PAUL P. FERNANDEZ, JR. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; &nbsp;On the&nbsp;19th day of April, 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; 2002-C - 0299 DANIEL ROSS, ET AL. v. CONOCO INC. ET AL. C/W CLARENCE LANDON, ET UX v. CONOCO, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:&nbsp; 2002-C - 0337 LINDA KAY WELCH, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TUTRIX FOR DAYLON CHASE BOSWELL AND KYLER WELCH AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF BYRON JOSEPH BOSWELL AND LISA PERIERA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TUTRIX FOR BRANDON BOSWELL AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF BYRON JOSEPH BOSWELL v. FUGRO GEOSCIENCES, INC., AND ITS INSURER SIGNAL MUTUAL INDEMNITY ASSOCIATION, LTD.; MARSHLAND MARINE OF BAYTOWN , TEXAS, AND ITS INSURER XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of W. Baton Rouge) VICTORY, J., would deny the writ.&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER; OTHERWISE DENIED:&nbsp; 2002-CC- 0443 WILLARD A. EASTIN, JR., ET AL. v. ENTERGY CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:&nbsp; <a href="/opinions/2002/02B0279.pc.PDF">2002-B - 0279 IN RE: ROXANNE D. ANDRUS&nbsp;</a> REHEARING(S) DENIED:&nbsp; 2001-KD- 2572 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTOINETTE FRANK (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:&nbsp; 2001-KO- 0903 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CEDRIC CARTER (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KP- 1036 EDWARD JOHNSON v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PRISON ANGOLA, LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:&nbsp; 2002-CC- 0465 MICHAEL HENSLEY, ET AL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL (Parish of Plaquemines)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0476 ARNOLD JACKSON v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT, DETECTIVE KEENEN SHIELDS, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND OFFICER JOHN DOE (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2002-CP- 0874 CARLOS R. PROEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:&nbsp; 2001-K - 1381 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMAL HOWARD (Parish of Orleans)2001-KO- 1445 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRANK WINDING (Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2001-KO- 1458 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LOUIS GIBSON (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KP- 1482 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERALD HATCHER (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-K - 1483 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNEY SUMLING (Parish of Jefferson) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-K - 1484 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SIDNEY GIVENS (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-K - 1489 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID MINOR (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1502 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHAWN CHOPIN (Parish of Jefferson) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-KP- 1508 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL KENDRICK FISHER v. BURL CAIN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-K - 1516 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DALE F. MCKISSICK (Parish of Terrebonne)&nbsp; 2001-KP- 1553 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GARY BOUDREAUX (Parish of Vermilion)&nbsp; 2001-K - 1554 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SARAH CHARLES (Parish of St. Martin)&nbsp; 2001-KP- 1555 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. THOMAS NORMAND (Parish of Jefferson) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-K - 1558 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BERT C. ANDERSON, III (Parish of St. Tammany) WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp;2001-KH- 2044 STATE EX REL ROBERT JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2048 STATE EX REL JERROD A. WILSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson Davis)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2065 STATE EX REL ERWIN SIMPSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of&nbsp;Calcasieu)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2067 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL TERRY R. LACOSTE v. STATE (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2068 STATE EX REL CECIL TROULLIET v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2069 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL KENNETH RODGERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2071 STATE EX REL JOE NATHAN TUBBS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2072 STATE EX REL ROBERT ODOM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2074 STATE EX REL FRANK JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2087 STATE EX REL RODNEY HUNTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Desoto)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2089 STATE EX REL EDWARD BROUSSARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2091 STATE EX REL WALTER MARSHALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2092 STATE EX REL JEROME MORGAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2093 STATE EX REL ROBERT BARRY SCOTT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2094 STATE EX REL JOSEPH GRAFFAGNINI v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2100 STATE EX REL JERRY MCCALLISTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2144 STATE EX REL JAMES MADISON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2163 STATE EX REL LAFRENIERE MORRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2167 STATE EX REL LARRY GREEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Desoto)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2171 STATE EX REL NOLAN MOTT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2172 STATE EX REL EBAN MITCHELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2177 STATE EX REL ROY DICKERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of&nbsp;Jefferson)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2178 STATE EX REL ERIC LAMONT PICKENS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2179 STATE EX REL ESTHER PENNS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2001-KH- 2709 STATE EX REL RODNEY REVERE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 3115 STATE EX REL ECKLIN J CHAUVIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafourche)&nbsp;2002-CC- 0028 CRYSTAL SIMON, ET UX v. TOWN OF LAKE ARTHUR, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson Davis)&nbsp;2002-C - 0258 NICOLE PIGEON FREY, WIFE OF/AND CONRAD F. FREY, III v. BEVERLY SCHILAB WALKER, WIFE OF/AND CLAUDE B. WALKER, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp;2002-K - 0296 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARC D. MARQUES (Parish of St. Landry)&nbsp;2002-C - 0322 DR. WILLIE JOHN JOSEPH, III, DR. MICHELLE T. BRUMFIELD AND ST. MARY ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES, INC. v. HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO.2 OF THE PARISH OF ST. MARY, STATE OF LOUISIANA D/B/A LAKEWOOD MEDICAL CENTER AND CLIFFORD M. BROUSSARD (Parish of St. Mary)&nbsp;2002-C - 0336 SUSAN ST. ROMAIN, WIFE OF/AND DALE ST. ROMAIN INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, GAVIN ST. ROMAIN v. DR. GLEN D. LUKER AND UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany)2002-C - 0359 CHARLOTTE ANDERSON v. PICCADILLY CAFETERIA, INC. AND ABC INSURANCE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ. JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-CC- 0385 FRANK P. BOIMARE III AND MARY D. BOIMARE v. RUSSELL RIGGS AND SPECIALTY COATINGS, INC., ET AL (Parish of Jefferson) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-C - 0387 CAROLYN CLAYTON AND BELINDA OLANO v. UNICARE MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, ABUBAKIR M. ELMOBARIK AND SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of W. Baton Rouge) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-CC- 0390 JERRY CLARK, ET AL. v. SYNTHES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-C - 0394 KYMBERLY CREEL v. DAVID THOMAS, AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES C/W VICKY LYNN HOWAR v. DAVID THOMAS, AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;2002-CC- 0401 SHELL OFFSHORE INC. AND SHELL OIL COMPANY v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THE STATE MINERAL BOARD, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) <a href="/opinions/2002/02CC0401.pfc.con.PDF">CALOGERO, C.J., concurs in writ denial and assigns reasons.</a>2002-C - 0406 ALL STAR FLOOR COVERING, INC. v. CHARLES R. STITT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;2002-CC- 0407 FRANK P. BOIMARE III AND MARY D. BOIMARE v. RUSSELL RIGGS AND SPECIALTY COATINGS, INC., ET AL (Parish of Jefferson) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.2002-C - 0408 NORTH BATON ROUGE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION, AND THE LOUISIANA ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION NETWORK v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;2002-C - 0409 EVA IRVING v. LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 8)&nbsp;2002-C - 0410 LEON BATISTE v. BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 8)&nbsp;2002-CC- 0411 GASPER W. DIPAOLA v. COLONIAL LIFE &amp; ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;2002-C - 0414 HAROLD MCCLINTON, ET AL. v. EDWARD CHEVALLIER, ET AL. (Parish of Sabine)&nbsp;2002-C - 0416 WANDA AMAR v. INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (I.S.H.) (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 08)&nbsp;2002-C - 0421 ALL STAR FLOOR COVERING, INC. v. CHARLES R. STITT (Parish of E.&nbsp;Baton Rouge)&nbsp;2002-C - 0422 JOHNETTA BURCH MACK v. LINDA EVANS (Parish of Union)&nbsp;2002-CC- 0423 BERTHA J. MATHIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, TONI MATHIS AND DAWN MATHIS v. SEABOARD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., ET AL. (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;2002-CC- 0424 GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION v. ANDERSON 2000, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;2002-CC- 0427 WILLIE HAMPTON v. THE SUCCESSION OF VERA MALTER, WIDOW OF DR. JAMES T. NIX, THE FIRST FINANCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2002-C - 0434 JAN LAUNIUS v. PHOENIX ENVIRONMENTAL, INC., SOURCE CAPITAL CORPORATION AND PETROCHEMICAL SERVICES, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;2002-C - 0435 PATRICK DALE KEEL v. WEST LOUISIANA HEALTH SERVICES (Parish of Vernon)&nbsp;2002-CC- 0440 SEYMOUR MILLER v. TOURO INFIRMARY AND THEODORE J. BORGMAN, M.D. (Parish of Orleans) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-C - 0448 THOMAS ADAMS AND NANCY ADAMS INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF JASON ADAMS v. PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER CONSOLIDATED CASES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-C - 0449 KRISTINA LEE BROUSSARD v. SONIA G. HEBERT AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Lafayette)&nbsp;2002-C - 0450 WILLIE SALARD v. DIAMOND M TILE &amp; MARBLE, INC. (Office Of Workers' Comp. Dist. 2)&nbsp;2002-C - 0475 JOY CORTINAS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR SON, EDWARD MICHAEL CORTINAS v. HIGHWAY TRANSPORT, INC., AND LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Office Of Workers' Compensation Department Of Employment Training) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-C - 0477 STEVEN R. CARMEAN v. ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS, L.L.P. D/B/A ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS COMPANY (Office Of Workers' Compensation District No. 5) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ. KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.2002-CC- 0486 SAMUEL W. PARRY, M.D., INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED HEREIN v. THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND D/B/A TULANE MEDICAL SCHOOL (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2002-C - 0488 STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND SUSAN WENDLING v. STEVEN WENDLING (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp;2002-C - 0490 JEROME RABALAIS v. RALPH MASON, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ. VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-C - 0497 IN RE: MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL OF CHARLES L. MORRIS (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2002-C - 0498 DANIEL J. BOUTEE AND HIS WIFE SANDRA BOUTEE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, SANDI BOUTEE, AND HIS SONS, DANIEL J. BOUTTE, JR., AND ERNEST MAMOLO, III v. JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 1, D/B/A WEST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL, CHARITY HOSPITAL IN NEW ORLEANS, JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 2, D/B/A EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL, HOTEL DIEU HOSPITAL AND DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, INC., ST. LOUIS, U.S.A. (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp;2002-KK- 0507 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEONARD DOWDEN (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp;2002-CC- 0931 MARK MCRAE v. LISHA M. MCRAE (VANDERLICK) (Parish of Vernon)&nbsp;2002-CI- 1013 WILLIAM G. WOOTEN v. M.J. "MIKE " FOSTER, JR. IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; FRED Y. CLARK IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE LOUISIANA PAROLE BOARD; AND RICHARD L. STALDER IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE LOUISIANA DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (Parish of Ouachita)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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