<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 #027</div></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td valign="top">FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA</td><td valign="top"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><div style="text-align:justify;"><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>9th day of March, 2004</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">MOOT; SEE ORDER IN <a href="/opinions/2004/04ob0324.pc.pdf">2004-OB-0324 </a>AND <a href="/opinions/2004/04ob0325.pc.pdf">2004-OB-0325 </a></span>:</strong></p><p>2003-OB-3392 IN RE: STEVENS JOSEPH WHITE</p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>17th day of March, 2004</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED:</strong></span></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04b0609.pc.pdf">2004-B -0609 IN RE: KEITH J. LABAT</a><br />See Order.</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>TRANSFERRED TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04ob0674.pc.pdf">2004-OB-0674 IN RE: MELINDA LEONARD</a><br />See Order.</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2004-CC-0631 WILLIE HAMPTON v. VERA M. NIX ESTATE TRUST, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p> </p><p>On the <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">19th day of March, 2004</span></strong>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2003-CC-3432 RALEIGH LANDRY AND CLAILEE AUCOIN LANDRY v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) (Consolidated with 2003-CC-3434 and 2003-CC-3435)</p><p>2003-CC-3434 RALEIGH LANDRY AND CLAILEE AUCOIN LANDRY v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-CC-3435 RALEIGH LANDRY AND CLAILEE AUCOIN LANDRY v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-C -3444 DIANNE TURNER, AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, CIETRA JENAL STROUGHTER (ONTERIO MCWRIGHT) v. THOMAS R. BUSBY AND ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Tensas)</p><p>2003-C -3491 MAROLYN W. BRYANT v. UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION AND ROBERTNIQUE W. WILLIAMS (Parish of Jackson) (Consolidated with 2004-C-0028)</p><p>2003-C -3511 ANTHONY DESHOTEL, ET AL v. GUICHARD OPERATING COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Acadia)</p><p>2004-C -0028 VIRGINIA MCCRAY v. GENO WESLEY JENKINS, MAURICE JENKINS AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson) (Consolidated with 2003-C-3491)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER</span>:</strong></p><p>2003-CC-3412 BRUCE E. AUSTIN, SR., ET. UX. v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ET. AL. (Parish of Vernon)<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant and docket.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant and docket.</p><p>2004-KH-0551 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ODIS DAVID SMITH (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT OF APPEAL</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-KH-0538 STATE EX REL DOUGLAS ROBERTSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) (First Circuit)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART; OTHERWISE DENIED</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/03c3352.pc.pdf">2003-C -3352 LAFAYETTE CITY-PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT v. KEVIN FITCH AND BAYOU LAND INVESTMENT, INC. </a>(Parish of Lafayette)<br />See Per Curiam.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/03b2827.pc.pdf">2003-B -2827 IN RE: JO ANN GINES</a></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-C -0088 WALKER, TOOKE & LYONS, L.L.P. v. DOUGLAS SAPP (Parish of Lincoln) </p><p>2004-CC-0164 DONALD DIETERICH, ET AL. v. THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p>2004-CP-0165 CHARLES DEAL v. CAROL LEXING POWELL, ET AL (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p>2004-CC-0490 PATSY HANNAH SCHELL AND GEORGE SCHELL v. TENET HEALTHSYSTEM MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">EXCEPTIONS DENIED; WRIT DENIED</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-C -0067 DAVID T. HECK, P.E. v. LAFOURCHE PARISH COUNCIL (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED</span>:</strong></p><p>2003-KH-0177 STATE EX REL DARRYL HAMMOND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p>2003-KH-0450 STATE EX REL JOHN DOOLITTLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p>2003-KH-0451 STATE EX REL STANLEY C. VEAL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2003-KH-0454 STATE EX REL MARLON JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-0458 STATE EX REL LOUIE SCHEXNAYDER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-KH-0464 STATE EX REL TROY L. EVERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-KH-0465 STATE EX REL JOSEPH LAWSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p>2003-KH-0466 STATE EX REL LINDSEY PETERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-0469 STATE EX REL ERNEST DAMOND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-0471 STATE EX REL RICKY BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p>2003-KH-0475 STATE EX REL JAKE DANGERFIELD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-0529 STATE EX REL JULIO MELENDEZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p>2003-KH-0538 STATE EX REL RONDELL LOVE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-KH-0579 STATE EX REL ROBERT BATES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-KH-0641 STATE EX REL CALVIN WALKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Webster)</p><p>2003-KH-0656 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALVIN LEBLANC (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-0657 STATE EX REL GREGORY CHARLES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>2003-KH-0661 STATE EX REL EDWARD E. HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p>2003-KH-0685 STATE EX REL TALMADGE SEYMOUR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-CI-0688 HARRY RICHARDSON v. WARDEN JAMES M. LEBLANC DIXON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p>2003-KH-0689 STATE EX REL EDWARD BURTON v. BURL CAIN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-0690 STATE EX REL FRED REED v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-KH-0691 STATE EX REL RICHARD S. MCCOY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Red River)</p><p>2003-KH-0701 STATE EX REL RONTRELL ANTHONY ALVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p>2003-KH-0702 STATE EX REL ANTHONY JAMES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p>2003-KH-0703 STATE EX REL DAVID J. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-0704 EX REL JOSEPH WINZY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-KH-0708 STATE EX REL TERRY VINCE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>2003-KH-0709 STATE EX REL DUVANDER HURST v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-0711 STATE EX REL BOBBY D. RODGERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p>2003-KH-0715 STATE EX REL JOSEPH M. HUMPHREY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-KH-0716 STATE EX REL JOEL NATHANIEL JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Beauregard)</p><p>2003-KP-1552 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES AMOS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-OK-1883 STATE EX REL RONALD J. LETULIER v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p>2003-KO-3121 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHANE THOMAS PITRE (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p>2003-KO-3129 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN HENNAGIR (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-K -3130 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NEAL A. HEBERT (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2003-KO-3131 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PAUL EDWARD WARE, JR. (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p>2003-KO-3135 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC JOHN GUILBEAU (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p>2003-K -3141 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TIMOTHY DAVID TAYLOR (Parish of Desoto)</p><p>2003-KO-3148 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GREGORY S. BRADLEY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KO-3164 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH E. TATE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KO-3171 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JONATHAN JOHNSON (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-KO-3172 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRANCE ROYAL (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-C -3333 GAYNELL FINNIE, INDIV., ET AL. v. JERRY LEBLANC, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p>2003-C -3347 WILBERT ARNOLD v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p>2003-C -3420 JANOI ROSE v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, RESEARCH FUMIGATION COMPANY AND JACK COLEMAN (Parish of St. John)</p><p>2003-C -3489 KENNEY GALLOWAY v. TRANSIT MANAGEMENT OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, INC., REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND RONALD P. BABIN (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2003-C -3520 JERRY JORDAN, INDIVIDUALLY AS AGENT FOR THOMAS JEFFERSON JORDAN v. STONEBRIDGE, L.L.C. (Parish of Jefferson)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p>2004-CC-0009 MICKEY O'CONNOR GENERAL CONTRACTOR, INC. v. TRI STAR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-C -0013 THOMAS LOVEJOY v. HARDIE BERGEAUX AND CRAIN BROTHERS, INC. (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CC-0016 STEVEN M. SCOTT, ET UX v. STEVEN A. BOOSE, ET AL (Parish of Bossier)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CC-0060 MICHAEL TORRES v. ASTRAZENECA LP, ET. AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-CC-0064 IN RE: CEDARCREST BORON TRIFLUORIDE RELEASE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p>2004-C -0069 FAYE CAMPBELL, DEBBIE ANN CAMPBELL WATTS, AND NELDA CAMPBELL HARMOND v. HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 1 CALDWELL PARISH D/B/A CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER AND DR. HENRY H. NGUYEN (Parish of Caldwell)</p><p>2004-CC-0070 BEVERLY G. BUTLER AND SYLVIA ATKINS v. DINO S. DISTEFANO, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-C -0074 DAVID W. OESTREICHER, II v. ROBERT L. HACKETT C/W ROBERT L. HACKETT AND STEPHEN L. DUNNE v. DAVID WALLACE OESTREICHER, II (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-C -0078 DARRELL BENJAMIN v. ASPLUNDH TREE COMPANY (Office of Workers' Comp. Dist. 4)</p><p>2004-CC-0084 INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA v. IRA J. SCHNEIDER, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p>2004-C -0085 SUCCESSION OF ELI BROWN, SR. (Parish of Franklin)</p><p>2004-C -0086 ANTHONY RAY BOYD v. JULIE ESTILETTE BOYD (Parish of Iberia)</p><p>2004-C -0087 TRENT HOLLOWAY, ET AL. v. SHELTER MUTUAL INS. CO. (Parish of Rapides)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-C -0089 LESA SEPULVADOR, ET UX v. SPENCE A. TURNER, ET AL. (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p>2004-C -0090 SHELBY SCHWEITZER v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Vernon)</p><p>2004-C -0092 OPEL P. TEASLEY v. CHARLES K. ATES (Parish of Rapides)</p><p>2004-C -0094 VEDA BETH TERRY AND CAROL ANN FLOWERS v. RED RIVER CENTER CORPORATION D/B/A RIVERVIEW CARE CENTER (Parish of Bossier)</p><p>2004-C -0095 JUAN LOPEZ v. MARINE DRILLING COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CC-0097 BILLY J. THOMAS & LISA J. THOMAS v. LANGSTON DRILLING COMPANY, INC., G & A DRILLING COMPANY, INC. & UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Claiborne)</p><p>2004-CC-0098 HOLLYWOOD CASINO SHREVEPORT v. SHREVEPORT PADDLEWHEELS, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-C -0099 JAMES LANDRENEAU v. ST. LANDRY FIRE DISTRICT III (Parish of Rapides)</p><p>2004-C -0101 ROY H. HARRISON, JR., ET AL. v. R.R. MORRISON & SON, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p>2004-C -0102 KATHERINE T. ALPAUGH, TUTRIX, ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD, GEORGE READE ALPAUGH v. THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-C -0107 SOLA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. v. TONY BAILEY (Parish of Lafayette)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-C -0120 BRETT MATHERNE v. POUTRAIT-MORIN/ZEFAL-CHRISTOPHE, TODSON, INC., TREK, INC., AVENIR AND TUFFY'S WORLD CLASS BICYCLE SHOP, D/B/A WORLD CLASS BICYCLES (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p>2004-CC-0134 JANELLE VICKNAIR, MIKE VICKNAIR AND SHARON VICKNAIR ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHILD JANELLE VICKNAIR v. MICHAEL VERRETT AND ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS D/B/A ARC OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Jefferson)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-C -0155 F.G. BRUSCHWEILER (ANTIQUES) LTD. v. GBA GREAT BRITISH ANTIQUES, L.L.C., WILLIAM ABBOTT, JR. AND RAYMOND BORDELON (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-CC-0163 LINDA PENROSE FAVRE v. GEORGE ENGINE COMPANY, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-C -0182 BOUAKHAY SIRIPANYO v. ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CC-0183 CHARLES COTTON & EMILY CLAY v. STEVEN PAUL KELLY, SR., SAFEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY, HOUSTON TRUCKING AND AMERICAN BROKERS INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Madison)</p><p>2004-C -0184 HARRIETT ARDALA YATES, ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Natchitoches)</p><p>2004-CC-0423 SHERRY WATTERS, ET AL. v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KK-0453 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DERRICK P. BRAMLETT (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>2004-CC-0465 SHERRY WATTERS, ET AL. v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CC-0478 EMILY ABEL WAGNER v. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, ROBERT MATHEWS AND IRVING LANE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p> </p><p> </p></div>