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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 #078</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;28th day of October, 2002, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court&nbsp;of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:APPLICATION DISMISSED ON RELATOR'S MOTION:2002-CC- 2271 DEBRA GILLIN, REGINALD LUCKETT, HALBERT LUCKETT, GRETCEN GILLIN, MICHELLE GILLIN, AND ANTOINE GILLIN, ALL INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE DECEDENT, HALBERT GILLIN v. DAVID C. EPSTEIN AND STATE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;On the&nbsp;30th day of October, 2002, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court&nbsp;of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp; 
 INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED:<a href="/opinions/2002/02B2597.pc.pdf">2002-B - 2597 IN RE: JEAN MARIE LACOBEE </a> See Order.&nbsp;WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:2002-CC- 2488 PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C. v. ANDEX RESOURCES, BRAZOS V.P.P. LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AND JESUS MELENDEZ, TRUSTEE AND ECT MERCHANT INVESTMENT CORP. (Parish of Assumption)2002-CC- 2611 PETRO-HUNT, LLC v. ANDEX RESOURCES, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Acadia)2002-CC- 2651 CAMERON PARISH POLICE JURY AND EARNESTINE T. HORN v. HONORABLE FOX MCKEITHEN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;On the&nbsp;1st day of November, 2002, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court&nbsp;
 of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:
 WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:2002-C - 1634 RONALD J. BOQUET, SR. v. TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND TRAVELERS PROPERTY &amp; CASUALTY CORP. (Office Of Workers' Compensation District No. 9)2002-C - 1812 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS v. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans) (Consolidated with 2002-C-1815)2002-C - 1815 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS v. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans) (Consolidated with 2002-C-1812)2002-C - 1913 SHIRLEY ANN GINN v. WOMAN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC. AND SHIRLEY ANN GINN v. WOMAN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. LOUISIANA PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2002-C - 1928 LOUISIANA HORSEMEN'S BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION 1993, INC. v. FAIR GROUNDS CORPORATION, FIRST STATEWIDE RACING COMPANY, I INC., D/B/A EVANGELINE DOWNS, LOUISIANA DOWNS, INC., DELTA DOWNS RACING ASSOCIATION INC., AND LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; 
 WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER&nbsp;:2002-K - 0639 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HERBERT FOSTER (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; 
 REINSTATEMENT ORDERED WITH CONDITIONS; SEE PER CURIAM&nbsp;:<a href="/opinions/2002/02OB2441.PC.PDF">2002-OB- 2441 IN RE: WADE N. KELLY </a>VICTORY, J., dissents. TRAYLOR, J., dissents.&nbsp; 
 RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:2001-C - 1104 GEORGE GILLMORE v. BARONNE DEVELOPMENT, LLC AND ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)2002-C - 1382 SUE EASLEY SPILLMAN, ERNEST SPILLMAN, JR., DEBRA SPILLMAN AND PAMELA SPILLMAN MORGAN v. WILLIAM DAVID SPILLMAN AND PATRICIA WATSON SPILLMAN (Parish of West Feliciana)2002-CC- 1396 WILDA ANDERSON, ET AL. v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)2002-C - 1470 CAROLYN GRAVES v. CHARLOTTE GILLYARD (Parish of Caddo)2002-C - 1686 DONALD NYQUIST v. JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE &amp; SHAWN MICHEL (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; 
 WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:2001-CC- 3092 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TRAVIS GALLIEN AND NICHOLAS CELESTINE (Parish of Jefferson Davis) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.2001-CK- 3114 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN RE: K. C. CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.2001-KO- 3207 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CEDRIC CHARLES O'NEAL (Parish of Caddo)2001-KO- 3215 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EUGENE WRIGHT (Parish of Vernon)2001-KO- 3266 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY KELLY (Parish of Jefferson)2001-KO- 3267 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHAWN HIGGINS (Parish of Jefferson)2001-KH- 3321 STATE EX REL PERRY BURTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2001-KH- 3322 STATE EX REL JAMES M. ORMOND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2001-KH- 3323 STATE EX REL JAMES HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2001-KH- 3330 STATE EX REL AUTHUR D. TURNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Natchitoches)2001-KH- 3331 STATE EX REL KENNETH JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2001-KH- 3338 STATE EX REL DEZI LOCURE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2001-KH- 3339 STATE EX REL DARREN HOLMES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2001-KH- 3340 STATE EX REL ISRAEL SENIGAL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)2001-KH- 3342 STATE EX REL LANFORD PAYNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2001-KH- 3343 STATE EX REL REGINALD REDDICK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Plaquemines)2001-KH- 3371 STATE EX REL CORNELIUS J DUPARD, III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2001-KH- 3373 STATE EX REL VERNON WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2001-KH- 3382 STATE EX REL SUSAN SYLVEST v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)2001-CI- 3383 JOHN DAVIS COLQUITT v. DAVID WADE CORRECTION CENTER, WARDEN KELLY WARD, STATE OF LOUISIANA, SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT CLERK OF COURT (Parish of Claiborne)2001-KH- 3385 STATE EX REL TERRY EMERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)2001-KH- 3387 STATE EX REL MICHAEL JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2001-KH- 3388 STATE EX REL PATRICK TAYLOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2001-KH- 3390 STATE EX REL CHARLIE PRICE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Desoto)2002-KP- 0014 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL GEORGE JENKINS, III v. N. BURL CAIN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2002-K - 0157 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERALD PRESTON AND PRINCE MORRISON (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.2002-K - 0302 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RONALD BARTHE (Parish of Orleans)2002-K - 0319 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH KERRY SWAN (Parish of Terrebonne)2002-K - 0425 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD RAY BELL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.2002-K - 0426 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD RAY BELL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.2002-K - 0512 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DIANNE GILLIAM (Parish of Jefferson)2002-K - 0562 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN JEROME KENDRICK AND TORI VERONIQUE AGERS (Parish of Lincoln)2002-K - 0638 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SPENCER ROBINSON (Parish of Jefferson)2002-K - 0649 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRIAN K. DANIEL AND UNDRA HOLMES (Parish of Orleans)2002-K - 0698 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAYNELL BRIGHT (Parish of Orleans)2002-K - 0703 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JUSTIN E. HUCKABAY, II (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.2002-K - 0716 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COLBERT FRANKLIN (Parish of Plaquemines)2002-C - 2002 WOMEN'S HEALTH CLINIC, A CORPORATION DULY AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN LOUISIANA, CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CLINIC, A CORPORATION DULY AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN LOUISIANA, BOSSIER CITY MEDICAL SUITE, HOPE MEDICAL GROUP FOR WOMEN, JAMES DEGUERCE, M.D. ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND THE PATIENTS THEY SERVE v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.2002-CC- 2014 TAMMY SEMAR, ET VIR v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.2002-C - 2017 DANNY D. BEZET v. THE ORIGINAL LIBRARY JOE'S INC., LEEWAY CORPORATION D/B/A SLINKY'S SPANISH MOON, INC., D/B/A THE BAYOU, HIGHLAND COFFEES, BARCO ENTERPRISES, INC., D/B/A THE CHIMES, RIVER CITY ENTERTAINMENT, INC. D/B/A VARSITY THEATRE, LOUIE'S CAFE, INC., TIGER TOWN ASSOCIATES, LLC, A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H AS UNKNOWN LIABILITY INSURERS OF DEFENDANTS, JASON CHRISTOPHER LAVIGNE, FOUR-BY- TWO DEVELOPMENT, INC., ST. PAUL REINSURANCE, STATE FARM INSURANCE AND SCOTSDALE INSURANCE AND OTHER CONSOLIDATED CASES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2002-C - 2018 MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL FOR THE CLAIM OF MICHELLE FOUTAIN v. LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, ET AL. C/W MICHELLE FOUTAIN v. RICHARD BARRY, ET AL. C/W MICHELLE FOUTAIN v. LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)2002-C - 2019 MICHAEL E. MEADER v. DON HATHAWAY, SHERIFF CADDO PARISH, JOHN SELLS (Parish of Caddo)2002-C - 2023 NORTHSHORE CAPITAL ENTERPRISES; EDWIN J. CANTIN AND ED STEVENS D/B/A NORTHSHORE CAPITAL ENTERPRISES AND/ OR D/B/A NORTHSHORE CAPITAL ENTERPRISES L. P. AND/ OR D/B/A NORTHSHORE CAPITAL ENTERPRISES, LTD. v. ST. TAMMANY HOSPITAL DISTRICT #2 D/B/A SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of St. Tammany)2002-C - 2025 JOHN PAUL PRATT, M. D. v. HIMEL MARINE, INC. AND MERCURY MARINE (Parish of St. Tammany)2002-C - 2031 LORNE AND ANGELA WEBRE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR SON, TYLER WEBRE v. WINN-DIXIE LOUISIANA, INC., STORE #1572 AND MOCKLER BEVERAGE COMPANY (Parish of Pointe Coupee) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.2002-C - 2033 JOEY JACOB, ET AL v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of East Feliciana)2002-C - 2035 RONALD ANDERSON, MELINDA CLEMONS, CHAD WUNSTELL, CONNIE WUNSTELL, AND ALBERT RAGAS v. TENNECO OIL COMPANY C/W CLARK FONTAINE, JR., DONALD J. ANDERSON AND KERRI WALTMAN ANDERSON v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, MINERAL RESOURCES OFFICE AND CONSERVATION OFFICE (Parish of Plaquemines)2002-C - 2036 SUSAN ARMAND, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR SON, DEREK ARMAND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES AND EARL K. LONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.2002-CC- 2037 RONALD RICE, ET UX v. WILLIE ALLEN, JR., ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin)2002-CC- 2041 TERRY JACKSON AND DEBORAH JACKSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR CHILD, DANIEL JACKSON v. ERIC S. BENNOS, M.D. (Parish of Caddo) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.2002-CC- 2045 PATRICIA J. MALONE v. THE MAY DEPARTMENT STORES COMPANY, D/B/A LORD &amp; TAYLOR (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.2002-C - 2046 HARVEY JAMES WHEAT, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF THE MINOR CHILD SHASTA WHEAT; CATHY WHEAT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CO-ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF THE MINOR CHILD, SHASTA WHEAT; ROBIN DWIGHT WHEAT AND CYNTHIA WHEAT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTOR AND TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, AMANDA WHEAT; AND BETTY ANN WILLIE INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, BARBARA WILLIE v. DEVAN CROTWELL; LIBERTY LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY; STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION &amp; DEVELOPMENT; AND THE PARISH OF LIVINGSTON (Parish of Livingston)2002-C - 2051 TOWN OF CLINTON v. JERRY LOYELL (Office Of Workers' Comp. Dist. 5)2002-C - 2052 SOUTHEAST INVESTMENTS, INC. v. FRENCH MEADOW, INC., LAWRENCE H. HAIK, CAROLYN P. BENSON HAIK, JOHN C. LOWERY, DIANA CATELGE LOWERY, GARY W. GRIFFIN, M.F. LYTLE, FRANCES KING LYTLE, PETER VIGUERIE, MARIA PRATT VIGUERIE, JON BIKIS, JOAN DEPALMA BICKIS, LEONARD RADLAUER, MARCIA KAVANAUGH RADLAUER, LEASCO OF ST. TAMMANY, INC., AND EDWIN P. PEARSON (Parish of St. Tammany)2002-CC- 2057 TERI PALERMO WURTZEL v. ROBERT S. WURTZEL (Parish of Jefferson) KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.2002-C - 2067 CHESTER WYLES AND TONI WYLES v. ELEANOR BLOUNT, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, PHYLLIS BONACORSO, SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND USAA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2002-C - 2074 EDDIE CARTER v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 02) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.2002-C - 2077 PAMELA BENOIT, ETC. v. D. DALE ARCHER, JR., M.D., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)2002-C - 2082 ROBERT T. WEINMANN AND CINDY H. WEINMANN v. TROY DUHON, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)2002-C - 2083 LISA GASTROCK BERGEON v. THOMAS CLINTON BERGEON (Parish of Jefferson)2002-CC- 2085 A. C. COPELAND v. LUAN HUNTER (Parish of Jefferson)2002-C - 2086 ESTER MARTINY KAVANAGH, ET AL. v. POSEY R. BOWERS, JR. (Parish of Jefferson)2002-CC- 2091 STEVEN HAHN v. NABORS OFFSHORE CORPORATION (Parish of Iberia)2002-C - 2094 GWENDOLYN GUILLORY, ET AL. v. UNION PACIFIC CORP., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)2002-CC- 2095 SHANTELL LYNN PERNICIARO, WIFE OF/AND LEON GEORGE PERNICIARO, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF HIS MINOR CHILD, DYLAN PERNICIARO v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LAKESIDE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, CAUSEWAY ASSOCIATES, D/B/A LAKESIDE SHOPPING CENTER, GREATER LAKESIDE CORP. D/B/A LAKESIDE SHOPPING CENTER AND J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Orleans)2002-C - 2097 CLINTON AND EVELYN SIMMONS v. TRANSIT MANAGEMENT OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, INC., OPERATING AS THE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND ROLAND JAMES (Parish of Orleans)2002-KK- 2098 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COLBY SEARS (Parish of Orleans) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.2002-C - 2099 SHERIFF DON BREAUX AND DEPUTY MICHAEL PREJEAN v. CLARENCE TOUCHET AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION &amp; DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Lafayette)2002-C - 2100 GIL JOHNSTON v. DELTA COATING AND FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY (Office Of Workers' Compensation District 9) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.2002-C - 2112 CLINTON AND EVELYN SIMMONS v. TRANSIT MANAGEMENT OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, INC., OPERATING AS THE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND ROLAND JAMES (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.2002-C - 2128 JOHN PAUL PRATT, M. D. v. HIMEL MARINE, INC. AND MERCURY MARINE (Parish of St. Tammany)2002-O - 2453 IN RE: JACQUELINE CARR (Office Of The Disciplinary Board)2002-CK- 2483 STATE IN THE INTEREST OF M. H. (Parish of Natchitoches) WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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