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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 #050</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;7th day of June, 2002&nbsp;, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of&nbsp; Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:2002-KK- 1568 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GLENN LEO WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; &nbsp;On the&nbsp;10th day of June, 2002,&nbsp;the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of&nbsp; Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:2002-KK- 1597 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH E. MITCHELL (Parish of Caddo)&nbsp; &nbsp;On the&nbsp;11th day of June, 2002, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; APPLICATIONS DISMISSED ON RELATORS' MOTIONS:&nbsp; 2000-CC- 2318 FELICIANO LEJANO AND MELINDA LEJANO v. K.S. BANDAK, ASSURANCEFORENINGEN GARD, AND GARD (U.K.) LTD. (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 1288 BERT R. BRATTON v. JULIE TRAHAN BRATTON (Parish of St. Tammany)&nbsp; &nbsp;On the&nbsp;12th day of June, 2002,&nbsp;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/2002/02CC1588.pc.pdf">2002-CC- 1588 MARY L. FRANCOIS v. PAMELA CHAMPAGE&nbsp;THIBODEAUX, ET AL.</a> (Parish of St. Martin) See Per Curiam. CALOGERO, C.J., would deny the writ.&nbsp; SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE ORDER:&nbsp; <a href="/opinions/2002/02o1543.pc.pdf">2002-O - 1543 IN RE: JUDGE SHARON K. HUNTER&nbsp;CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> CONDITIONAL ADMISSION TO THE BAR GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:&nbsp; <a href="/opinions/2002/01ob2776.pc.pdf">2001-OB- 2776 IN RE: STEPHEN I. SINGER&nbsp;</a> STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:&nbsp; 2002-CC- 1544 TOTAL BENEFITS SERVICES, INC. v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) <a href="/opinions/2002/02CC1544.bjj.con.pdf">JOHNSON, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a> WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:&nbsp; 2002-C - 1595 MARY L. FRANCOIS v. PAMELA CHAMPAGE THIBODEAUX, ET AL. (Parish of St.. Martin)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1596 MARY L. FRANCOIS v. PAMELA CHAMPAGE THIBODEAUX, ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;&nbsp;On the&nbsp;13th day of June, 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:&nbsp; 2002-OC- 1211 DEBORAH CULOTTA v. VERNON VAN BOLDEN, II, M.D. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:&nbsp; 2002-C - 0826 WILLIAM G. CORBELLO, ET AL. v. IOWA PRODUCTION, SHELL OIL COMPANY, SHELL WESTERN E. &amp; P, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0978 PATRICIA RICHARD, ON BEHALF OF EDNA DEVILLE v. LOUISIANA EXTENDED CARE CENTERS, INC. (Parish of St. Landry)&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:<a href="/opinions/2002/02c0902.pc.pdf">2002-C - 0902 TERESA LEWIS WHITE v. BEAUREGARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Calcasieu) See Per Curiam.&nbsp; <a href="/opinions/2002/02cc1014.pc.pdf">2002-CC- 1014 MICHAEL J. LAFRANCE AND MARY M. LAFRANCE v. DOCTORS INSURANCE RECIPROCAL, IMG HEALTHCARE NETWORK, ANGELO J. GIORLANDO, M.D., JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 2, D/B/A EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL, MARY ANNA P. LANGSTON, AND JOHN L. LAVIS</a> (Parish of Orleans) See Per Curiam.&nbsp; 2002-CC- 1035 URSULA BULOT, ET AL. v. INTRACOASTAL TUBULAR SERVICES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:&nbsp; <a href="/opinions/2002/02b1389.pc.pdf">2002-B - 1389 IN RE: ELISE M. BEAUCHAMP </a>TRAYLOR, J., would reject consent discipline. JOHNSON, J., would reject consent discipline.&nbsp; APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE THE BAR EXAM DENIED:&nbsp; <a href="/opinions/2002/02ob1468.pc.pdf">2002-OB- 1468 IN RE: RICHARD JOHN BOURKE</a> <a href="/opinions/2002/02OB1468.PFC.PDF">CALOGERO, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a> See Per Curiam&nbsp; RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:&nbsp; 2001-KO- 0797 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN WASHINGTON (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:&nbsp; 2002-CP- 1096 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELVIS L. WASHINGTON, A 1982 PONTIAC TRANS AM AND $550.00 CASH (Parish of Webster)&nbsp; APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD DENIED:&nbsp; 2002-OB- 1381 JAMES A. WORKMAN v. CHARLES B. PLATTSMIER, JOSEPH L. SHEA, DONALD R. BROWN, E. J. CHAMPAGNE, AND LEUANNE L. GRECO&nbsp; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:&nbsp; 2001-K - 1827 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LATROY K. OATES (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 1858 STATE EX REL ROBERT LEE FAIR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)&nbsp; 2001-K - 1973 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EARL BRADLEY (Parish of Jefferson) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-KO- 2169 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. AARON JONES (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KO- 2170 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RONALD THOMPSON (Parish of St. Tammany)&nbsp; 2001-KP- 2226 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH MILLS (Parish of Jefferson) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2001-K - 2231 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. THARON L. NARCISSE (Parish of Jefferson) KNOLL, J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-KP- 2263 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROSCOE JONES JR. (Parish of Calcasieu)&nbsp; 2001-KP- 2292 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SAMMY LEE WILLIAMS, JR. (Parish of Lafayette)&nbsp; 2001-KP- 2294 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC JONES (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-K - 2311 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BARRY JOSEPH BROWN (Parish of Lafourche)&nbsp; 2001-K - 2389 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES WOODS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) TRAYLOR, J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2413 STATE EX REL NEAL DIVINE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2419 STATE EX REL GREGORY DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2589 STATE EX REL TELLY GUILLORY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana) WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2596 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL PHILLIP MONROE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2597 STATE EX REL NICHOLAS MILLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2601 STATE EX REL EDWARD JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2603 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL KENNETH GRAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bienville)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2604 STATE EX REL JAMES JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2605 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL DANNY BIBLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 2606 STATE EX REL TONY STRINGFELLOW v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Union)&nbsp; 2001-C - 3070 WILLIAM C. BETHEA v. TRACY W. KROHN, ANN KROHN FREEL, JERE F. FREEL AND W. T. OFFSHORE, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2001-KH- 3160 STATE EX REL TELLY GUILLORY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana) WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp; 2002-C - 0949 BANK ONE LOUISIANA v. PEGGY LACOBEE, ET AL. (Parish of Webster)&nbsp; 2002-C - 0986 DARLENE ROGERS AND CAROL BARNES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Plaquemines) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ. WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2002-CC- 1012 WALTER ROYCE MCGHEE, ET AL. v. EARL K. LONG HOSPITAL AND LOUISIANA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ. VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2002-C - 1032 CHARLES C. ELMER v. WEST JEFFERSON LEVEE DISTRICT (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1046 T. A. GRANT, JR. AND MARTHA B. GRANT REVOCABLE INTER VIVOS TRUST v. JOSEPH BAILEY GRANT AND GAIL GRANT (Parish of Ouachita)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1066 NOLAN J. BENSON, ET AL. v. CITY OF MARKSVILLE, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ. VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. KNOLL, J., recused.&nbsp; 2002-C - 1068 JUDE REAUX ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND AS NATURAL TUTOR FOR HIS TWO MINOR CHLDREN RANADA AND NIKISHA REAUX v. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2002-CP- 1069 RICHARD LAY v. 1ST CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1073 VENTANA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. AND SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1075 BRADLEY JACKSON v. IBERIA PARISH GOVERNMENT (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 9 Southern Division)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1080 DONNA FAYE ROGERS, WIFE OF AND GARY ROGERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, JONATHAN ROGERS v. PARISH NATIONAL BANK (Parish of Washington)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1083 KATRINA SEAL, ET AL. v. STATE FARM FIRE &amp; CASUALTY CO., ET AL. (Parish of Plaquemines)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1102 NATIONS CREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION OF ALABAMA v. RICHARD D. KENNEDY AND SALLY SIDES KENNEDY (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 1107 SAMUEL SCILLITANI, JR. v. FAHNESTOCK &amp; CO. INC. AND MARY ANN NIEDERHAUSER (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1112 MICHAEL BENNETT AND LYNN BENNETT v. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 1115 DAVID M. CHAMPAGNE, SR., ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION &amp; DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Iberia)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1119 SALAH SALAIMAN AND ANGELA SIMPSON (INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR DECEASED SON, DEMOND THADDEAUS SIMPSON) v. LOUSIANA CASINO CRUISES, INC. THE ESTATE OF MELVIN T. CAGE, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, CHRISTOPHER A. HAYMON, PATTERSON INSURANCE COMPANY, AND IMPERIAL FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2002-KK- 1122 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. OMAR S. KHAN (Parish of Jefferson) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2002-KK- 1123 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY BAILEY (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1125 JOSEPH LEE DELCO, JR. v. EUGENE STAFFORD, TYCOON TRUCKING, INC., CLARENDON AMERICAN INS. CO. &amp; CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. (Parish of Terrebonne)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 1128 DAVID DALE SPURGEON v. EAST JEFFERSON GENEREAL HOSPITAL, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1130 DANETTE DANYOW INTERIORS LTD. v. ANDRE F. TOCE (Parish of Lafayette)&nbsp; 2002-KK- 1132 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT WILLIS (Parish of Catahoula)&nbsp; 2002-CP- 1142 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF RENEE CARTHAN ET AL (Parish of Beauregard)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1145 ROSE MARIE WARREN SANDERS v. STEPHEN C. SANDERS (Parish of St. Tammany)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 1146 JEFFREY W. MIRE, SHANE M. O'QUIN, AND BARBARA T. ESTES, AND A CLASS OF SIMILARLY SITUATED INDIVIDUALS v. EATELCORP., INC., PRIMCO PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, L.P. D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS AND SPRINT PCS, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 1148 ERIC MATERNE AND PAULA MATERNE v. CALCASIEU PARISH GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. EIGHT, WARD ONE (Parish of Calcasieu) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2002-C - 1149 EDNA JONES v. CITY OF NEW IBERIA (Parish of Iberia)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 1151 LETHA HAMPTON, ET AL. v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO., ET AL. (Parish of Tangipahoa) WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp; 2002-C - 1154 EDWARD J. LEBOEUF, NORRIS NETTLETON, JR., PERCY DARDAR, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL THOSE SIMILARLY SITUATED v. TEXACO INC., TEXACO PIPELINE, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Terrebonne) TRAYLOR, J., recused.&nbsp; 2002-C - 1157 MYLES T. BERNARD, JR. v. COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation District 7)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 1158 GARY SHAFFER ANDN COLLEEN SHAFFER v. STEWART CONSTRUCTON COMPANY, INC. MARMAC CORPORATION, D/B/A MCDONOUGH MARINE SERVICE, INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, INC., PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, AND ABC, DEF AND GHI INSURANCE COMPANIES (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 1160 BOYCE INNERARITY v. THE MCCARTY CORPORATIION, ET AL (Parish of Orleans) VICTORY, J., would grant the wirt. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2002-C - 1162 ALEXANDER RANDAZZO v. BOH BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO. (Office Of Workers' Compensation District Eight)&nbsp; 2002-KK- 1163 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VINCENT LEWIS (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; 2002-C - 1164 JAMES F. FOSTER v. RABALAIS MASONRY, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation, District No. 2)&nbsp; 2002-KK- 1165 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMIE LACOMBE (Parish of St. James)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 1167 LETHA HAMPTON ET AL. v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD, ET AL. (Parish of Tangipahoa) WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp; 2002-C - 1169 BURNELL LAFRANCE v. WEISER SECURITY SERVICE, INC. (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 8)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1176 IN RE: MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL OF DEBBIE BLOUNT-MOORE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1177 HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK v. BELLEVILLE HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1180 GRESDOR SMITH v. BAYOU CONCESSON FLEET, INC., MCDONOUGH MARINE SERVICES, AND GOLDIN INDUSTRIES, LOUISIANA INC. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1184 CHRISTINE VALLIEN, ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Cameron)&nbsp; 2002-CC- 1186 DAN C. FRISARD, D.V.M. v. JO ANN ULMER (AUTIN), PAT CANULETTE, RODNEY STRAIN AS SHERIFF OF ST. TAMMANY, LOUIS ULMER, AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany) WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp; 2002-C - 1198 CHRISTINE VALLIEN, ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Cameron)&nbsp; 2002-C - 1240 ROBIN BURGESS-BLANCHARD, TERENCE O. BLANCHARD, AND ROBERT T. MARTINEZ v. HEYDIE K. SCIACCA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 2002-OC- 1326 CHARLES C. ELMER v. WEST JEFFERSON LEVEE DISTRICT (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 2002-CP- 1447 GENEVA BANKS v. KELVIN WELLS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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