<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 #055</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>25th day of June, 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>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2004-CC-1570 DALLAS ANTOINE, JR. v. CNA INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />KIMBALL, J., would deny the writ.<br />KNOLL, J., would deny the writ.</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>MOTION(S) TO VACATE ORDER APPOINTING AD HOC JUDGE </strong></span><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">DENIED </span>:</strong></p><p>2004-O -1435 IN RE LOUISIANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT ASBESTOS CASES (Parishes of Morehouse and Ouachita)</p><p>2004-O -1479 IN RE LOUISIANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT ASBESTOS CASES (Parishes of Morehouse and Ouachita)</p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>29th day of June, 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>PERMANENT RESIGNATION(S) ACCEPTED; SEE ORDER</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04ob1434.pc.pdf">2004-OB-1434 IN RE: JOHN E. WAGAR, JR.</a></p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>30th day of June, 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>ALL PROCEEDINGS STAYED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2004-KP-1331 STATE EX REL ROBERT C. MILLER v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE ORDER</strong></span><strong>:</strong> </p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04b1620.pc.pdf">2004-B -1620 IN RE: YVONNE L.HUGHES</a></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PROBATION REVOKED; PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED SUSPENSION MADE EXECUTORY </strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04b1585.pc.pdf">2004-B -1585 IN RE: LINDA M. MEYER<br /></a>See Per Curiam.</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2004-CC-1591 SHIRLINE SAULNY FRANCIS v. EZETTA SAULNY, DOLLAR RENT-A-CAR, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2004-CC-1588 CURTIS MANUEL, JR. v. EDITH MANUEL, BORN MCFARLAND (Parish of Cameron)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-C -1599 GREGORY T. BENNETT/AVA M. THOMAS v. YVONNE HUGHES (Parish of Orleans)</p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>2nd day of July, 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>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2004-C -1058 TAMEKO BENJAMIN, ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD, DARIONE BENJAMIN v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-C -1086 LINDA FRITH v. RIVERWOOD, INC. (Office Of Workers' Compensation Dist. 5)</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2003-KH-3270 STATE EX REL MILTON LAWRENCE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-3460 STATE EX REL JESSIE SIMMONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0835 STATE EX REL. TERRY KELLY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04cc1074.pc.pdf">2004-CC-1074 MILLIE WILBORN AND DARRELL DEBLANC v. VERMILION PARISH POLICE JURY, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Vermilion)<br />See Per Curiam.</p><p>2004-KH-1179 STATE EX REL CHARLES KRAMER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-KH-1187 STATE EX REL GARY HAISH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2003-KH-2619 STATE EX REL JEFFERY STEWART v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-2726 STATE EX REL JEWEL SPOTVILLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-3478 STATE EX REL THOMAS LOUIS PHILLIPS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0906 STATE EX REL PERCY L. TATE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-1411 STATE EX REL JOSEPH LAWSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-1412 STATE EX REL GLENN K. CONSTANTINE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>DISCIPLINE IMPOSED; SEE PER CURIAM</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04b0488.pc.pdf">2004-B -0488 IN RE: KEITH D. THORNTON</a></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>DISCIPLINE ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04b0828.pc.pdf">2004-B -0828 IN RE: VINCENT ROSS CICARDO</a><br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2004-B -1458 IN RE: RANDY SCOTT NUNEZ</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>MOTION TO QUASH VACATED; CASE REMANDED TO DISTRICT COURT; SEE PER CURIAM</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04kk1401.pc.pdf">2004-KK-1401 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEVILLE, DONALD L </a>. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REHEARING NOT CONSIDERED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2003-B -3314 IN RE: FREDERICK LEWIS, JR.</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>REHEARING(S) DENIED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2003-KK-3072 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERALD FRANKLIN (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p>2004-OB-1075 OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, CHARLES PLATTSMIER, CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, LOUISIANA ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD, RELATOR v. JACQUELINE CARR</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION(S) FOR RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2004-CC-0613 ARTHUR BELL AND BRENNON BELL v. KARL M. KREIDER, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-C -0677 JODONNA HARDY, ET AL. v. WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Natchitoches)</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2003-KH-1153 STATE EX REL WARREN JORDAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-KH-1275 STATE EX REL LONZETTE K. GADDIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p>2003-KH-1643 STATE EX REL LATRON A. SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon)</p><p>2003-KH-1657 STATE EX REL ALTON JOSEPH BATISTE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p>2003-KH-1688 STATE EX REL STEPHANIE KING LETULIER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p>2003-KH-1861 STATE EX REL DONALD R. STOVALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2004-C -1153 TINA M. TABB, ET AL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2003-KH-1919 STATE EX REL FRANK ROBERTS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-KH-1920 STATE EX REL ARTHUR RAY ROBINSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p>2003-KH-1921 STATE EX REL SPENCER GILMORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-1923 STATE EX REL DANA M. DOTLONE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p>2003-KH-1926 STATE EX REL LEE A. PIPKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p>2003-KH-1928 STATE EX REL KEKOUYA JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)</p><p>2003-KH-1932 STATE EX REL NORRIS NASH, II v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p>2003-KH-1951 STATE EX REL DALLAS ERWIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p>2003-KH-1952 STATE EX REL TROY ANDREWS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-1953 STATE EX REL JOSEPH WALKER, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)</p><p>2003-KH-1954 STATE EX REL ELLA W. SWINEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)</p><p>2003-KH-1955 STATE EX REL CHARLES LAROSE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-1958 STATE EX REL ALBERT TOLLIVER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-1963 STATE EX REL THOMAS L. FURGERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p>2003-KH-1967 STATE EX REL JAMES CUMMINGS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p>2003-KH-1969 STATE EX REL EARL BELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-1970 STATE EX REL MICHAEL HENDERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Concordia)</p><p>2003-KH-1971 STATE EX REL FERANZO MCBOUNDS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)</p><p>2003-KH-1972 STATE EX REL HANSEL CHAIRS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-1973 STATE EX REL LEANDRES BROOKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p>2003-KH-1997 STATE EX REL JOSEPH GENE GREEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p>2003-KH-1998 STATE EX REL HARDY ANDERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p>2003-KH-2000 STATE EX REL ANTHONY MEALEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p>2003-KH-2001 STATE EX REL CLINTON C. HOWARD, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-2088 STATE EX REL RODNEY HAMILTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-KH-2139 STATE EX REL ALPHONSE PORTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-2158 STATE EX REL JOSHUA ASHLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p>2003-KH-2172 STATE EX REL KELLY D. ADAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon)</p><p>2003-KH-2195 STATE EX REL VERNON ORANGE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>2003-KH-2197 STATE EX REL CHRISTOPHER PERCY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-KH-2204 STATE EX REL KEVIN OLIVER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-2230 STATE EX REL JERRY WILLIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p>2003-KH-2234 STATE EX REL ROY BURTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p>2003-KH-2248 STATE EX REL JEFFERY A. STEWART v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p>2003-KH-2280 STATE EX REL ISREAL DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p>2003-KH-2281 STATE EX REL JAMES BYRD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p>2003-KH-2283 STATE EX REL QUITMAN NELSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-2284 STATE EX REL LOUIS FRAZIER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p>2003-KP-2758 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. DEBRA BENNETT v. JOHNNIE JONES (Parish of Livingston)</p><p>2003-KP-2789 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAKEITH DEBROW (Parish of Caddo)</p><p>2003-KP-2814 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SALVADOR PEREZ (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-C -2876 TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. RELIABLE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation Dist. 8)<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-K -0497 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEONARD BOZEMAN (Parish of Jefferson)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-KO-0507 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SOLOMON MOORE (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p>2004-KO-0550 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN PHILLIP GIVENS (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p>2004-K -0556 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NATHANIEL THORNTON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-K -0570 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN SULLIVAN AMOS, IV (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>2004-K -0571 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES RODNEY GILBERT (Parish of Sabine)</p><p>2004-KO-0583 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CESAR ROCA, SR. A/K/A CESAR BALARI (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-K -0588 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DELLANDRA BRETT TODD (Parish of Allen)</p><p>2004-K -0596 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MELVIN ANDERSON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KO-0598 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALBERT WOODHEAD (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-K -0616 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PANOS TSOLAINOS (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>2004-K -0628 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN D. WEBB (Parish of Livingston)</p><p>2004-KK-0998 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JUSTIN KING (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-KK-1111 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JUSTIN KING (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-KK-1121 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EDWARD N. AVANT (19th Judicial District Court)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CC-1122 SUCCESSION OF DR. FRANCISCO MANUEL GONZALES C/W SUCCESSION OF DR. FRANCISCO MANUEL GONZALEZ (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-C -1137 WILLIE J. YOUNG, SR., ET AL. v. PATRICIA SANDERS (Parish of Claiborne)</p><p>2004-CC-1148 JEANNIE GIBBS v. MAGNOLIA LIVING CENTER, INC.<br />(Parish of Franklin)</p><p>2004-C -1149 LILLIAN E. LANDAICHE ROY, ET AL. v. SHERIFF BILL BELT, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p>2004-C -1150 BRENDA WHITE v. PHOENIX PHARMACY (Office of Workers' Compensation District #2)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CP-1157 PALITRIA BERNIARD v. NOEL BERNIARD (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-CC-1159 MERRIEL R. CUMMINGS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA,
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (Parish of Rapides)</p><p>2004-CC-1160 TOWN OF HAYNESVILLE v. MARILYN BUSH C/W TOWN OF HAYNESVILLE v. SMITH, PUGH & COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Claiborne)</p><p>2004-C -1166 ONYX P. GARNER, JR., M.D. v. MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, TENET LOUISIANA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, MERCY CAMPUS AND THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-CC-1168 GODIVA HAWKINS ROBERTSON, ET AL. v. ERIC HESSLER, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-C -1450 ERIC P. MADISON v. KIMBERLY ELAINE LACOSTE (Parish of Pointe Coupee)</p><p>2004-CJ-1557 IN RE: J.B.G APPLYING FOR INTRAFAMILY ADOPTION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p> </p><p> </p></div>