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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 #001</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;3rd day of January, 2003, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of&nbsp;Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp;WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:&nbsp;2003-CC- 0025 GLORIA SCOTT, ET AL v. AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, INC., ET AL.&nbsp; (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; TRAYLOR, J., recused.&nbsp; VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;&nbsp;On the&nbsp;6th day of January, 2003, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of&nbsp;Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp;STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:&nbsp;2003-CC- 0031 MICHELLA HOLMES, ET AL. v. JOSEPHINE PACIERA, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2003-CC- 0033 GLORIA SCOTT, ET AL v. AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; TRAYLOR, J., recused.&nbsp;&nbsp;On the&nbsp;8th day of January, 2003, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of&nbsp;Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp;APPLICATION DISMISSED ON RELATOR'S MOTION:&nbsp;2002-KP- 2786 STATE EX REL JAMES CONRAD LAVIGNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of&nbsp; E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;APPLICATION FOR REHEARING DISMISSED ON RELATOR'S MOTION:&nbsp;2002-C - 0324 IN RE: BARNEY BURKS v. CAMBECK &amp; PARTNERS&nbsp;(Office of Workers' Compensation District No. 7)&nbsp;STAY GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:&nbsp;<a href="/opinions/2003/03cj0046.pc.pdf">2003-CJ-0046 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF A.A&nbsp;(AND OTHER CONSOLIDATED CASES)</a> (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;REINSTATEMENT(S) DENIED; SEE ORDER:&nbsp;<a href="/opinions/2003/02ob3005.pc.pdf">2002-OB- 3005 IN RE: S.C.T.&nbsp;</a>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:&nbsp;2002-CC- 3104 ROBERT JOHNNY GASPARD v. DRAGER, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)&nbsp;WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:&nbsp;2002-CC- 3212 IN RE: RUSSELL PATRICK WATTS APPLYING FOR INTRAFAMILY ADOPTION OF TESS AVERY MYERS C/W TERRY LAHANE MYERS v. ERIKA DIAN BROWN WATTS (Parish of Jackson)&nbsp;&nbsp;On the&nbsp;10th day of January, 2003, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court&nbsp;of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:&nbsp;WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:&nbsp;2002-KK- 1346 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LARRY WASHINGTON (Parish of Concordia)&nbsp;2002-K - 1589 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL L. HARRIS (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2002-CK- 1742 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF D.P.B. (Parish of Ouachita)&nbsp;2002-K - 2590 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KIRK HATCHER (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2002-CC- 2644 PAMELA ALONSO v. BILLIE B. LINE, JR. AND WISNER, ADAMS, WALKER &amp; LINE, P.C. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;2002-K - 1038 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NORMAN JEFFERSON (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; See Per Curiam.&nbsp; TRAYLOR, J., would deny the writ.&nbsp;2002-K - 1894 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RANNELL R. CRAIG (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;<a href="/opinions/2003/02kk2849.pc.pdf">2002-KK- 2849 STATE OF L0UISIANA v. JOE GALLIANO&nbsp;</a>(Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; See Per Curiam.&nbsp; <a href="/opinions/2003/02kk2849.pfc.pdf">CALOGERO, C.J., dissents&nbsp;will assign reasons.</a>&nbsp;2002-CC- 2953 DAVID M. JARROTT, M.D. v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; TRAYLOR, J., would deny writ and stay.&nbsp;TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT OF APPEAL:2002-KH- 3188 STATE EX REL MIGUEL A. CANTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Martin)&nbsp; Third Circuit.&nbsp;TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT:&nbsp;2002-KH- 2955 STATE EX REL CHRISTOPHER KELLY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ascension)&nbsp;SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:&nbsp;<a href="/opinions/2003/01b3058.pc.pdf">2001-B - 3058 IN RE: SUSAN L. DONNAN&nbsp; </a><a href="/opinions/2003/01B3058.cdk.pdf">KIMBALL, J., dissents with reasons.&nbsp; </a>JOHNSON, J., concurs in result.&nbsp;REHEARING(S) DENIED:&nbsp;2002-C - 1801 FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE CRESCENT CITY LODGE NO. 2, ET AL. v. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2002-CA- 1900 TAMMY LONGLOIS, ET AL. v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, ET&nbsp; AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:&nbsp;2002-C - 2447 JAMES BAKER, ET UX v. JEFFREY ALLEN WILLIAMS, P.A., ET AL.&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)&nbsp;RECONSIDERATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:&nbsp;2002-C - 1501 SILLIMAN PRIVATE SCHOOL CORPORATION v. SHAREHOLDER GROUP (Parish of East Feliciana)&nbsp;2002-C - 1772 JERROD A. WILSON v. DR. GUTIERREZ, BURL CAIN AND RICHARD STALDER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;2002-CP- 1853 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KELVIN WELLS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;2002-C - 2142 ANGELO IAFRATE CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND BARRIERE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, L.L.C. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE BAR EXAMINATION NOT CONSIDERED:&nbsp;2002-OB- 2623 IN RE: NATHALIE ROYOT, VERONIQUE MARTY, CELINE MOGUEN, AND GUILLAUME JARRY&nbsp;WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:&nbsp;2001-KH- 3044 STATE EX REL LEON LEONARD MOSELY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)&nbsp;2001-KO- 3312 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES C. PIERCE (Parish of Evangeline)&nbsp;2001-KO- 3326 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RODNEY A. TAYLOR (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp;2001-KH- 3333 STATE EX REL PAUL A. REAVILL, II v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Evangeline)&nbsp; CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-KH- 0365 STATE EX REL ERNEST SERIO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of&nbsp;Jefferson)&nbsp;2002-KH- 0366 STATE EX REL ANDREW JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2002-KH- 0367 STATE EX REL ERNEST M. SERIO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of&nbsp;Jefferson)&nbsp;2002-KH- 0375 STATE EX REL ARTHUR SPIKES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)&nbsp;2002-KH- 0376 STATE EX REL HAROLD BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2002-KH- 0377 STATE EX REL ALVIN MALVEAUX, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of&nbsp; St. Landry)&nbsp;2002-CI- 0384 KEVIN PETERSON v. MICKEY HUBERT, TOMMY GLOVER, CAROL POOLE, TODD THOMAS, PAMELA HORNE, MICHAEL TRENT, RAYMOND BYRD, VIRGIL LUCAS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp; WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp;2002-KP- 0396 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN ANTHONY COATES (Parish of Morehouse)&nbsp;2002-KH- 0415 STATE EX REL JAMES P. AUGUSTINE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp;2002-KH- 0417 STATE EX REL BOBBY JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2002-KH- 0429 STATE EX REL DEON JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of&nbsp;Jefferson)&nbsp;2002-KH- 0430 STATE EX REL CLIFFORD WRIGHT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp;2002-KH- 0433 STATE EX REL GEORGE PORTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2002-KH- 0444 STATE EX REL JOHN L. MOORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;2002-KH- 0452 STATE EX REL GREGORY WARNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)&nbsp;2002-KP- 0469 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIE CARTER (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; CALOGERO, C.J., recused.&nbsp;2002-KP- 0470 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALONZO FORD (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp;2002-KP- 0495 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RANDY DELAHOUSSAYE (Parish of Iberia)&nbsp; CALOGERO, C.J., recused.&nbsp;2002-KP- 0496 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEVAR DOUGHTY (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp;2002-KO- 0502 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HOWARD LAMPTON, JR. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2002-KO- 0504 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARROW L. BAKER (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2002-KO- 0508 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRANK SERGENT (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2002-KO- 0532 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN F. ROYAL (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp;2002-K - 1416 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRY PERRYMAN (Parish of St. Tammany)&nbsp; VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-K - 1708 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GUY FRANK (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2002-K - 1850 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHERRY JOHNSON, JR. C/W STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHERRY R. JOHNSON, JR. (Parish of Plaquemines)&nbsp; JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-K - 1920 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFFREY LYNN JOHNSON (Parish of Bossier)&nbsp;2002-KO- 1957 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHERRY R. JOHNSON, JR. (Parish of Plaquemines)&nbsp; JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-C - 2361 PAMELA S. MCKINSTRY v. BYRON H. MCKINSTRY, JR. (Parish of Jackson)&nbsp; KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-CC- 2526 JAIMEE SMITH, ET AL. v. AMILCAR CORREA, M.D., ET AL. (Parish of&nbsp;Orleans)&nbsp; CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-C - 2633 BOARD OF ASSESSORS OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;2002-C - 2697 QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES, INC., MICHAEL X. ST. MARTIN AND VIRGINIA RAYNE ST. MARTIN v. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY, MOBIL EXPLORATION &amp; PRODUCING U.S.,&nbsp; INC., AND I.P. PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Terrebonne)&nbsp; TRAYLOR, J., recused.&nbsp;2002-C - 2716 LINDA K. MINTON v. LONG'S PREFERRED PRODUCTS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)&nbsp;2002-C - 2717 DALLAS FLEMING v. ACADIAN GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin)&nbsp;2002-C - 2718 PHILLIP ABATE, JR. v. CITY OF ABBEVILLE (Office Of Workers'&nbsp;Compensation Dist. # 4)&nbsp;2002-C - 2719 CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD v. WILLIE PARKER D/B/A TRANSMISSIONS PLUS (Parish of Calcasieu)&nbsp;2002-C - 2722 LYCON, INC. v. WEATHERFORD ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)&nbsp;2002-C - 2723 THOMAS DUDE SAVOY AND RITA SAVOY v. TERREBONNE MEN'S CARNIVAL CLUB, INC., D/B/A THE KREWE OF HERCULES, TIG INSURANCE COMPANY, TERREBONNE PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT, JERRY LARPENTER, TERREBONNE PARISH SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Terrebonne)&nbsp;2002-C - 2726 TONY CHANEY v. AMERICAN CITADEL GUARD, INC. (Parish of E. Baton&nbsp; Rouge)&nbsp;2002-KK- 2727 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COREY MILLER (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; CALOGERO, C.J., recused.&nbsp;2002-KK- 2744 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COREY MILLER (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp; CALOGERO, C.J., recused.&nbsp; KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp; TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-KH- 2928 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SEAN WHITTINGTON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;2002-OC- 2935 CITY OF HAMMOND v. SIZELER HAMMOND SQUARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (Parish of Tangipahoa)&nbsp; WEIMER, J., recused.&nbsp;2002-KK- 2958 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. THOMAS HATCHER (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp; TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;2002-KH- 3042 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAWTON OWENS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;2002-KH- 3245 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEMOND BARTLEY (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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