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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 #036</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 April, 2002&nbsp;, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of&nbsp; Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; APPLICATION(S) FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE THE BAR EXAM DENIED&nbsp;:2002-OB- 0325 IN RE: VERONIQUE MARTY, CELINE MOGUEN, AND YOUCEF EL MAOUHAB <a href="/opinions/2002/02ob0325.pfc.PDF">CALOGERO, C.J.,&nbsp;</a>would allow applicants to take the bar examination and if successful, be admitted thereafter only if and when this court should change the rule after appointing a committee to make recommendation in this regard. <a href="/opinions/2002/02ob0325.bjj.PDF">JOHNSON, J., concurs&nbsp;</a>in the denial of the petitions but writes separately to say that she is in favor of appointing a committee to study the issue.&nbsp; 2002-OB- 0969 IN RE: NATHALIE ROYOT <a href="/opinions/2002/02ob0969.pfc.PDF">CALOGERO, C.J.,&nbsp;</a>would allow applicant to take the bar examination and, if successful, be admitted thereafter only if and when this court should change the rule after appointing a committee to make recommendation in the regard. <a href="/opinions/2002/02ob0969.bjj.PDF">JOHNSON, J., concurs&nbsp;</a>in the denial of this petition but writes separately to say that she is in favor of appointing a committee to study the issue.&nbsp; &nbsp;On the&nbsp;29th day of April, 2002, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; APPLICATION DISMISSED ON RELATOR'S MOTION:2002-C - 1008 MARGARET F. VAIL v. RAY MASKER AS OWNER AND OPERATOR OF MCDONALD'S AT 3321 ST. CHARLES AVENUE AND HIS INSURER GENERAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; &nbsp;On the&nbsp;2nd day of May, 2002, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; APPLICATION DISMISSED AS MOOT; SEE ORDER:<a href="/opinions/2002/02b0711.pc.PDF">2002-B - 0711 IN RE: CALVIN J. HOTARD, JR.</a>CONSENT DISCIPLINE REJECTED; SEE ORDER:<a href="/opinions/2002/02b0781.pc.PDF">2002-B - 0781 IN RE: GARY W. SHEFFIELD</a> &nbsp;On the&nbsp;3rd day of May, 2002, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE THE BAR EXAM DENIED:&nbsp; 2002-OB- 1020 IN RE: KEVIN P. KANE KNOLL, J., would grant the writ. CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; REHEARING(S) DENIED:2002-CC- 0607 JAMES EARL MATTHEWS v. PAMELA VINEY MATTHEWS (Parish of Calcasieu)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 0770 GLORIA SCOTT, ET AL v. THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:2001-K - 1636 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN GROCE (Parish of Natchitoches)&nbsp; 2002-CP- 1019 B.J.W. APPLYING FOR INTRA FAMILY ADOPTION (Parish of Sabine)&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:2001-KO- 0703 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID D. ALLEN (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-K - 1276 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARSHALL STEPHENS (Parish of Ascension) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ. WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-KP- 1603 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DOFFIE ROBINSON (Parish of Natchitoches) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1614 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WAYNE FRITZ (Parish of Lafourche) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-K - 1698 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TOM JONES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1707 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANNY EUGENE CARTER (Parish of Caddo)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1709 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARWIN HUTCHINSON (Parish of Calcasieu)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1715 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SAMUEL HULL (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1718 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CEDRICK WASHINGTON (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-K - 1738 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH WOMACK (Parish of Washington)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1741 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VON KANJANABOUT (Parish of Iberia)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1746 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT ANTOINE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1756 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES HIGGINBOTHAM (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-K - 1774 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. THOMAS ROSS (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1782 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC BOLTON (Parish of Washington)&nbsp; 2001-K - 1784 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC DEAN OXLEY (Parish of Sabine)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1785 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. QUESTA WALKER (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 1805 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DESMOND JACKSON (Parish of St. Tammany)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2035 STATE EX REL GENE RAY HESS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Plaquemines)&nbsp; 2001-KP- 2180 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GENE RAY HESS (Parish of Plaquemines)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2182 STATE EX REL JEROME NORMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ; sentence is constitutionally excessive.&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2188 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL LAWRENCE STAGG v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vermilion)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2237 STATE EX REL. JOSEPH MITT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Charles)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2238 STATE EX REL FRANK F. MCDONALD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)&nbsp; 2001-CI- 2242 ERNEST W. BUSBY v. RICHARD L. STALDER, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2243 STATE EX REL. EDWARD JACQUE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2245 STATE EX REL SAM BULLITTS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2248 STATE EX REL PAUL WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)&nbsp; 2001-CI- 2253 WALLACE E. COLEMAN, JR. v. WARDEN O. KENT ANDREWS, MS. PRIS PITRE, MR. ED MILLER, RICHARD STALDER, SECRETARY OF DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY &amp; CORRECTIONS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-CI- 2254 ROBERT DENNIS v. RICHARD STALDER, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2270 STATE EX REL. AARON WASHINGTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St.Tammany) WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2271 STATE EX REL ROBERT B. TASSIN, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2272 STATE EX REL GREGORY JOSEPH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2274 STATE EX REL. ANTHONY MOTLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2278 STATE EX REL WILLIAM BARBRE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2286 STATE EX REL TYSON HOLLIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2312 STATE EX REL LLOYD JARROW v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. John)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2313 STATE EX REL EARNEST LINCOLN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2314 STATE EX REL WILLIE JOHN HOLLIDAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2315 STATE EX REL JAMES CARTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2320 STATE EX REL RACHAIL JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2325 STATE EX REL EMILE RABY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2327 STATE EX REL. SHAWN WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0419 ALICE COPE RHOADS v. QUICKSILVER BROKERS, LTD. D/B/A MERCURY UNDERWRITERS (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0628 HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK v. CONTRACTOR'S EQUIPMENT &amp; SUPPLY, INC., ET AL (Parish of Calcasieu)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0630 PAUL BARNETT, ET AL. v. MERIDIAN RESOURCES &amp; EXPLORATION CO., ET AL. (Parish of Cameron) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2002-C - 0633 SUCCESSION OF JO-EL STENGEL SMITH A/K/A MRS. MILTON J. SMITH (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2002-OC- 0634 DELORES HELEN CORDOVA SCALLAN v. STEPHEN LOUIS SCALLAN, SR. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0651 PAUL BARNETT, ET AL. v. MERIDIAN RESOURCES &amp; EXPLORATION CO., ET AL. (Parish of Cameron) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2002-CP- 0660 RICHARD LAY v. MARK HONTAS, M.D., ET AL. (Parish of St. Tammany)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0662 SHOP RITE, INC. AND RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY v. KEATING OF CHICAGO, INC., ABC INSURANCE CO., ANSUL, INC., DEF INSURANCE, R.M. FIRE PROTECTION CO., INC. AND GHI INSURANCE (Parish of Lafourche)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0663 CLASSIE SPEARS AND ROBERT ROBERTSON v. GREGORY L. JONES, TURNER INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC., WHEELS INC., AND NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Tangipahoa) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2002-KK- 0666 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LIONEL WILLIAMS, JR. (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0667 KENNETH FLETCHER v. DOUGLAS WILSON (Parish of Vernon)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0668 JOHN P. LAWSON, ET AL. v. BRIDGET WHITE, ET VIR (Parish of Natchitoches)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0671 JAMES LANDRENEAU v. ST. LANDRY FIRE DISRICT (Office Of Workers' Compensation Dist. 2)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 0672 CHARLES DAVIS, JR. v. BOYD DURR IN HIS CAPACITY AS SHERIFF OF NATCHITOCHES PARISH, LOUISIANA, ET AL. (Parish of Natchitoches)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0673 FREDERICK JONES v. LAFAYETTE CITY-PARISH CONSOLIDATED CITY-PARISH GOVERNMENT, CHIEF CHARLES CRENSHAW AND ANDRES LANDOR (Parish of Lafayette)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0676 PAUL BARNETT, ET AL. v. MERIDIAN RESOURCES &amp; EXPLORATION CO., ET AL. (Parish of Cameron)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0678 BRIAN PREATTO v. TIDEWATER MARINE, INC. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0685 CLARENCE GARTOUCIES v. PLAQUEMINES PARISH GOVERNMENT (Parish of Plaquemines)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0692 REBECCA Q. SMITH v. SEASON'S MANUFACTURING (Office Of Worker's Comp. Dist. 2) KIMBALL, J., recused. VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2002-KK- 0697 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WIDNER DEGRUY (Parish of Orleans) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2002-C - 0699 LYNN BOUTIN v. GEORGE RODRIGUE (Parish of Lafayette)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0702 WILLIAM FALLEN v. NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT (Office Of Workers Compensation District 8)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0705 GAYLE LOUISE SCHULTZ v. WAVY H. DOYLE, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 0714 ALVIN F. GEGENHEIMER v. CROWN BEVERAGE PACKAGING, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0717 SUZANNE B. BROUSSARD, ET AL. v. RICHARD NIGEL DAVIS, ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 0719 LORI LOUVIERE v. DOUGLAS G. HALL, JR., ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2002-C - 0720 APRIL HODAPP v. SAM'S WHOLESALE (Office of Workers' Compensation, District No. 2) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2002-C - 0721 FRANCES SCALES, ET VIR v. RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2002-C - 0723 CYPRESS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION v. JACKLIN G. DUDLEY AND CLARENCE DUDLEY (Parish of Iberia)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 0740 CHARLES HENRY DAVIS, JR. v. BOYD DURR IN HIS CAPACITY AS SHERIFF OF NATCHITOCHES PARISH, LOUISIANA, ET AL. (Parish of Natchitoches)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0767 CLASSIE SPEARS AND ROBERT ROBERTSON v. GREGORY L. JONES, TURNER INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC., WHEELS INC., AND NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Tangipahoa) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2002-OB- 0793 JAMES A. WORKMAN v. DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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