<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"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><div style="text-align:justify;"><p>On the <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">6th day of October, 2004 </span></strong>, 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;">INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04b2305.pc.pdf">2004-B -2305 IN RE: DANIEL R. DEL PRIORE</a></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">PERMANENT RESIGNATION(S) ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04ob2186.pc.pdf">2004-OB-2186 IN RE: BETTY L. WASHINGTON</a></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">REQUEST FOR RESIGNATION DENIED; SEE ORDER </span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04ob2213.pc.pdf">2004-OB-2213 IN RE: DANIEL R. DEL PRIORE</a></p><p> </p><p>On the <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">7th day of October, 2004 </span></strong>, 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;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/03kp3464.pc.pdf">2003-KP-3464 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. ARTHUR L. SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />See Per Curiam.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">CONSENT DISCIPLINE REJECTED; SEE ORDER</span>:</strong> </p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04b1739.pc.pdf">2004-B -1739 IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY</a></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">APPLICATION(S) FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR GRANTED</span>:</strong> </p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04ob1769.pc.pdf">2004-OB-1769 IN RE: BRETT S. LALA</a><br />See Per Curiam.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04ob1811.pc.pdf">2004-OB-1811 IN RE: DONALD A. WEATHERSBY, II</a><br />See Per Curiam.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">APPLICATION DISMISSED ON RELATOR'S MOTION</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-CC-2176 DAVID HERNANDEZ v. AUDUBON INSURANCE COMPANY
(Parish of Orleans)</p><p> </p><p>On the <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">8th day of October, 2004 </span></strong>, 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;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-C -1278 DONALD J. WINFORD v. CONERLY CORPORATION (Office of Workers' Comp. Dist. 8) </p><p>2004-C -1314 VICKI COUDRAIN LANZA v. LOUIS LANZA (Parish of Orleans) </p><p>2004-C -1756 VICKI COUDRAIN LANZA v. LOUIS LANZA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER</span>:</strong> </p><p>2004-CC-1355 DAVID ROWLES v. JACK PIERCE TRUCKING (Office of Workers' Compensation Dist. 1W)<br />JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04cc1706.pc.pdf">2004-CC-1706 DANA BREAUX, PAT ALLEN AND LAURA WALDON v. STEWART ENTERPRISES, INC.</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED IN PART; DENIED IN PART; SEE PER CURIAM</span>:</strong> </p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04kp0382.pc.pdf">2004-KP-0382 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MELVIN SMITH </a>(Parish of Orleans)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM</span>:</strong> </p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04b1194.pc.pdf">2004-B -1194 IN RE: EDWARD B. DOMM, IV</a></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">DISCIPLINE ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM</span>:</strong> </p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/04b1032.pc.pdf">2004-B -1032 IN RE: BRENDA W. WALTZER</a></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED</span>:</strong> </p><p>2003-KH-1778 STATE EX REL DERRICK HAYNES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-2288 STATE EX REL TREMAINE PAYNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED</span></strong>:</p><p>2004-CC-1600 CARLISS WAYNE GORDON, SR. v. ETHEL ST. ANDRE GORDON (Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-C -1619 JOYCE SONNIER v. MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA IN NEW ORLEANS THROUGH THE LSU MEDICAL CENTER HEALTH SERVICE DIVISION (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-C -1642 JULIAN C. LEBLANC, OVEY LEBLANC, ET AL v. STATE FARM INS. CO., ET AL (Parish of Iberia)</p><p>2004-C -1718 KENNETH MICHAEL WRIGHT v. DARRYL TSCHIRN (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-CC-2357 ELLEN OLIVER v. HORSESHOE ENTERTAINMENT (Parish of Bossier)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED</span>:</strong> </p><p>2003-KH-2311 STATE EX REL SHAWN LACOUR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) </p><p>2003-KH-2549 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BARRY RAY GIBSON (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p>2003-KH-2551 STATE EX REL LARRY ST. AMANT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) </p><p>2003-KH-2552 STATE EX REL MARVIN HAMILTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p>2003-KH-2556 STATE EX REL RAY JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)
<p>2003-KH-2557 STATE EX REL KARL CLOMBURG v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Bernard) </p><p>2003-KH-2561 STATE EX REL ERNEST M. SERIO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) </p><p>2003-KH-2566 STATE EX REL JOSEPH L. SOILEAU v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry) </p><p>2003-KH-2570 STATE EX REL RICHARD L. WARREN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Feliciana) </p><p>2003-KH-2579 STATE EX REL EMMIE PETTY NELSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caldwell) </p><p>2003-KH-2598 STATE EX REL OLIVER HOWARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) </p><p>2003-KH-2623 STATE EX REL FRANK SERGENT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) </p><p>2003-KH-2625 STATE EX REL MICHAEL D. FISH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) </p><p>2003-KH-2638 STATE EX REL FREDERICK D. LEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo) </p><p>2003-KH-2647 STATE EX REL DERRICK ESTES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) </p><p>2003-KH-2667 STATE EX REL PRESTON HYPOLITE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia) </p><p>2003-KH-2713 STATE EX REL MACLE O. PARKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) </p><p>2003-KH-2727 STATE EX REL DAVEON MCCULLOUGH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides) </p><p>2003-KH-2760 STATE EX REL JOSEPH T. BADEAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry) </p><p>2003-KH-2838 STATE EX REL ALVIN HANSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-KH-2859 STATE EX REL ALCADAY BARNES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-2869 STATE EX REL CLYDE E. KING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon)</p><p>2004-KP-0658 IN THE MATTER OF STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LUCAS JEFFERSON (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-KP-0661 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAMIAN BODE (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-KP-0699 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL TOBY DELEE DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. </p><p>2004-KP-0700 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. KENDRICK GILMORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) </p><p>2004-KP-0740 STATE EX REL BENNETT B. PIERRE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>2004-KP-0745 STATE EX REL GLENN FORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)<br />VICTORY, J., recused. </p><p>2004-K -1087 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFFERY C. FORD (Parish of Orleans) </p><p>2004-K -1104 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PERCY JAMES CHEATHAM A/K/A PERCY SMITH (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., recused. </p><p>2004-K -1105 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TOXIE R. ODOM (Parish of Washington)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., recused. </p><p>2004-K -1113 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARREN HARRELL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) </p><p>2004-KO-1126 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BILLY FRANK JACKSON (Parish of Calcasieu) </p><p>2004-KO-1127 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFFERY MICHAEL MILLER (Parish of Caddo) </p><p>2004-KO-1128 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JACKIE V. LEE (Parish of Caddo) </p><p>2004-K -1139 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VIRGIL LORENZO SMITH (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. </p><p>2004-C -1215 BOBBY AND RAY WILLIAMS PARTNERSHIP, L.L.P. v. THE SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA HAYRIDE CO., L.L.C., ET AL (Parish of Caddo) </p><p>2004-CC-1356 SHANDON R. MURRAY, ET AL. v. MARGIE MCHUGH, ET AL. C/W ELRICK MURRAY, ET AL. v. MARGIE MCHUGH, ET AL. (Parish of Concordia)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-KK-1391 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TYRONE STEVENS (Parish of East Feliciana)</p><p>2004-C -1589 MICHAEL GIARRUSSO v. CITY OF KENNER, KENNER MUNICIPAL FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD (Parish of Jefferson) </p><p>2004-CC-1595 IN THE MATTER OF SUCCESSION OF HERMAN CELESTINE, JR. (Parish of Terrebonne) </p><p>2004-C -1603 PATRICIA MARSHALL SCHULER v. RAYMOND GERARD SCHULER (Parish of Jefferson)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant in part on child support issue only. </p><p>2004-CC-1606 WILLARD A. EASTIN, JR., ET AL. v. ENTERGY CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson) </p><p>2004-C -1608 JENNIFER SMITH, ON BEHALF OF MOLLY SMITH, HEIDI SMITH AND ROBERT SMITH, AND LETITIA NELSON ON BEHALF OF RALENSEE NELSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS LOUISIANA STATE MEDICAL CENTER OF NEW ORLEANS AND CORONER FRANK MINYARD (Parish of Orleans) </p><p>2004-CC-1609 JEANETTE PALMER, ET AL. v. BROWNING FERRIS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of St. Bernard)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ. </p><p>2004-C -1614 SAFEWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. v. PRIORITY E.M.S., INC.; MICHAEL BOATRIGHT AND JAN BOATRIGHT (Parish of Jefferson) </p><p>2004-C -1615 RENELL FRITSCHE STURDIVANT AND VERNON STURDIVANT v. RANDY SNEAD, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette) </p><p>2004-C -1617 CELIA ANN MARKS, ET AL. v. OHMEDA, INC., ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry) </p><p>2004-CC-1631 MURPHY MATTHEWS v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, ET AL. (Parish of Lafourche)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ. </p><p>2004-CC-1633 IN RE: HARVEY TERM LITIGATION (Parish of Orleans) </p><p>2004-OC-1636 WESTERN AMERICAN SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC. v. ROBERT LIGON, NANCY LIGON, STEVE LIGON AND TRUCK-IT, INC. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ. </p><p>2004-C -1637 JAYANNE CRAWLEY, D/B/A SOUTHLANDS PREMIUM TROPICALS v. COASTAL BRIDGE CO., INC. AND LOUISIANA GRAIN SERVICES, INC. (Parish of St. John) </p><p>2004-CC-1644 IN RE: MCDERMOTT INCORPORATED, ET AL. v. RECORDS STORAGE & SERVICES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) </p><p>2004-CC-1646 STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY AND ACADIAN BUILDERS IN GONZALES, INC. v. THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Ascension) </p><p>2004-CC-1652 ALFRED BOSTICK v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC FACILITY MANAGEMENT, INC. (Parish of Orleans) </p><p>2004-C -1653 CELIA ANN MARKS, ET AL. v. OHMEDA, INC., ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry) </p><p>2004-CC-1659 FLOYD RUSSO v. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CC-1661 JOHN C. BEIER v. BETSY A. FISCHER (Parish of St. Tammany) </p><p>2004-C -1663 KEVIN DALE GRIFFIN, ET UX. v. DORIS JOHN ABSHIRE, ET UX. (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p>2004-CC-1665 MICHELLE VAN, SUSANNE CHAIX, MELISSA BLACKLEDGE, TAMMY BLACKLEDGE, MARY MARCEL, MARLENA BLACKLEDGE, LESLEY BLACKLEDGE, LUCIELLE BLACKLEDGE, ET AL v. VENCORP HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS A/K/A VENCOR NURSING CENTERS EAST, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) </p><p>2004-CC-1670 IN RE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE OF FRANCIS KIRKINDOLL (Parish of Caddo) </p><p>2004-C -1692 ECCLESIASTES VEAZIE v. GILCHRIST CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Office of Workers' Compensation District 03)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant on attorney fees and penalties.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant on attorney fees and penalties. </p><p>2004-CC-1705 ROSA LEE WATTS, ET AL v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, ET AL (Parish of Iberville)<br />WEIMER, J., concurring. I concur in the writ denial. The facts in this matter are not sufficiently developed for resolution at this time. </p><p>2004-CP-1711 LARRY DONNELL NICHOLS v. BURL CAIN, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant for reasons assigned by Fitzsimmons.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Fitzsimmons. </p><p>2004-CP-1712 RICKY SEABERRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DPSC, ET AL. (Parish of Claiborne) </p><p>2004-CC-1716 GEORGE FARBER, M.D., ET AL v. ERIC TABOR, M.D. (Parish of Jefferson)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ. </p><p>2004-CC-1726 BARRY J. CHAMPAGNE, SR., ET AL. v. CHANDELEUR HOMES, INC. (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p>2004-CC-1749 IN RE: HARVEY TERM LITIGATION (Parish of Orleans) </p><p>2004-KK-2204 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHARON ANTHONY (Parish of Jefferson)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., recused. </p><p>2004-CC-2363 MAURICE ROBERT, ET AL. v. AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CC-2418 JANICE BEDELL TODESCO v. JOHN A. TODESCO (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p> </p><p> </p></div>