<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 #002</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>7th day of January, 2005</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;">STAY(S) DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED</span>:</strong></p><p>2005-KK-0026 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL CHARLES STEWART (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>2005-KK-0032 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRAD BRAUS (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>10th day of January, 2005</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;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER</span>:</strong></p><p>2005-KD-0052 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILBERT RIDEAU (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p>CALOGERO, C.J., would deny the writ.</p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>11th day of January, 2005</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;">TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-KH-2066 STATE EX REL FRANK C. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-2118 STATE EX REL EDMOND BURKHALTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-2439 STATE EX REL THOMAS LANDRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-3161 STATE EX REL JOSEPH ALPINE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">RESIGNATION(S) ACCEPTED</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2005/04ob2967.pc.pdf">2004-OB-2967 IN RE: JOSEPH C. KOSAREK</a><br />See Order.</p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>12th day of January, 2005</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>PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE GRANTED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2005/04b3179.pc.pdf">2004-B -3179 IN RE: JEAN MARIE LACOBEE</a><br />See Order.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE THE BAR EXAM DENIED</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2005/04ob3092.pc.pdf">2004-OB-3092 IN RE: JOSEPH G. PASTOREK, II</a><br />See Order.</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>RECONSIDERATION DENIED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2003-KH-2296 STATE EX REL KENNETH C. SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-CJ-3190 STATE IN THE INTEREST OF J.L.K. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>14th day of January, 2005</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-KH-3054 STATE EX REL DAVID SINGLETON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-KH-2109 STATE EX REL OTIS R. MCKINLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-KH-2990 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIE NEVELS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-3111 STATE EX REL GUY FRANK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">ADMISSION TO THE BAR GRANTED</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2005/03ob3497.pc.pdf">2003-OB-3497 IN RE: COLETTE BATTLE</a><br />See Order.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">DISCIPLINE IMPOSED; SEE PER CURIAM</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2005/04b1119.pc.pdf">2004-B -1119 IN RE: C. JUSTIN BROWN, JR.</a><br />CALOGERO, C.J., would suspend respondent for one year and one day.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-KP-1607 STATE EX REL JOSEPH DICKERSON v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-C -1940 SUCCESSIONS OF THEODORE PIERRE ROUSSEL AND ELIZABETH T. ROUSSEL (Parish of St. John)</p><p>2004-C -2055 MICHAEL TRAHAN AND IRIS TRAHAN v. JOHN MILLIET AND DARLENE MILLIET (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED</span>:</strong></p><p>2003-KH-1693 STATE EX REL CHARLES HENSLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-CI-3177 BILLY SINCLAIR v. RICHARD STALDER, SECRETARY LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., & JOHNSON, J., dissent from the denial of the writ, and would remand the case to the district court. Because "[c]ase law has...established that a state may not bar parole in retaliation for a prisoner's exercise of his constitutional rights," including exercise of the right to access to courts by filing suit, <em>Burkett v. Love </em>, 89 F.3d 135, 139-40 (3d Cir. 1996) (citations omitted); see also <em>Johnson v. Rodriguez </em>, 110 F.3d 299, 310 (5th Cir. 1997), relator's claim that the Board of Parole denied him release in retaliation for his litigiousness does state a cause of action, as the district court found. We would therefore vacate the ruling of the court of appeal, and remand for the hearing initially ordered by the district court only on relator's claim that the Board of Parole denied him release in retaliation for his exercise of his right of access to the courts.</p><p>2003-KH-3301 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL JEFFREY PAUL MOUTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p>2003-KH-3398 STATE EX REL MICHAEL SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2003-KH-3405 STATE EX REL NATHAN PERRON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2003-KH-3406 STATE EX REL CLOVIS B. COLLINS, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p>2003-KH-3410 STATE EX REL ROBERT C. MEADS, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p>2003-KH-3453 STATE EX REL HENRY HUDSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0046 STATE EX REL JAMES BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lincoln)</p><p>2004-KH-0111 STATE EX REL MICHAEL J. FRANCOIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p>2004-KH-0217 STATE EX REL CHRIS GILKERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-KH-0228 STATE EX REL EDDIE BURKHALTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p>2004-KH-0249 STATE EX REL CLIFTON M. FIELDING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bienville)</p><p>2004-KH-0252 STATE EX REL DAVID W. BRYARS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p>2004-KH-0256 STATE EX REL RONNELL CARNEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0257 STATE EX REL HAROLD GASSENBERGER, III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-KH-0258 STATE EX REL MICHAEL JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0263 STATE EX REL TRACY GLEN CLARK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Desoto)</p><p>2004-KH-0266 STATE EX REL KEVIN GOODLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p>2004-KH-0281 STATE EX REL AARON HILL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0331 STATE EX REL RON RATLIFF, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bienville)</p><p>2004-KH-0332 STATE EX REL TRAVIS ROGERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0334 STATE EX REL GARY T. PILOT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0341 STATE EX REL MINNIE MCCALEB v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-KH-0342 STATE EX REL RODERICK PRESIDENT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon)</p><p>2004-KH-0343 STATE EX REL DONALD WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0345 STATE EX REL DONNIE E. WUBKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)</p><p>2004-KH-0352 STATE EX REL BRANDON GRAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-KH-0353 STATE EX REL RICHARD A. SHEPPARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-KH-0358 STATE EX REL MCKINNON BAKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0375 STATE EX REL ROBERT HARRISON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0389 STATE EX REL JOHN SULLIVAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0405 STATE EX REL CEDRIC CARTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0409 STATE EX REL ERNEST HANCOCK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p>2004-KH-0416 STATE EX REL ANTHONY SHELTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0421 STATE EX REL DERRICK COUSIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>2004-KH-0431 STATE EX REL BENNY HAYES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Winn)</p><p>2004-KH-0511 STATE EX REL KELLY GEIGER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-K -0515 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAURA EUGENE (Parish of St. John)</p><p>2004-KP-0750 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARTHA WILLIAMS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p>2004-K -2099 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JENNIFER L. MILLS (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-K -2102 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRELL S. SYLVE, JR. (Parish of Plaquemines)</p><p>2004-CC-2160 DANA MICHELLE DAWKINS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE MINORS, RUSSELL TYLER DAWKINS AND LAUREN ASHLEY DAWKINS v. JULES F. LEDET, DEBBIE H. LEDET, COCODRIE CLUBHOUSE, INC. AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p>2004-K -2161 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER D. OXLEY (Parish of Livingston)</p><p>2004-K -2165 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL W. SOILEAU (Parish of Evangeline)</p><p>2004-KP-2168 STATE EX REL JAMIE HAGER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>2004-KP-2178 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. JAMES WESLEY STARNS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p>2004-KO-2220 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FLOYD FALKINS (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-KH-2236 STATE EX REL CHARLES HENSLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-C -2310 RESSIE PAMPLIN AND ALVIN PAMPLIN v. BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Parish of Bossier)</p><p>2004-C -2312 SHELDON FLEMING v. LOUISIANA PSYCHIATRIC COMPANY, INC. D/B/A DEPAUL HOSPITAL C/W SHELDON FLEMING v. LOUISIANA PSYCHIATRIC COMPANY, INC. D/B/A DEPAUL HOSPITAL (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-CC-2370 JCDECAUX LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VENTURE v. NEW ORLEANS AVIATION BOARD (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-C -2473 BIZCAPITAL BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. v. UNION PLANTERS CORP. D/B/A UNION PLANTERS BANK, HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK AND THE BUSINESS BANK OF BATON ROUGE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-C -2505 BIZCAPITAL BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. v. UNION PLANTERS CORP. D/B/A UNION PLANTERS BANK, HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK AND THE BUSINESS BANK OF BATON ROUGE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-K -2554 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MAURICE TATE (Parish of Claiborne)</p><p>2004-C -2566 RUFUS SHEPPARD, BARBARA SHEPPARD, MINOR CHILD TIFFANY HOLLOWAY BY HER LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE PATSY SCOTT v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE, BATON ROUGE CITY POLICE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, CITY CONSTABLE RICHARD BUDDY WILSON, GREG PHARES, CONSTABLE ALVIN JACKSON, MICHAEL KING, CITY POLICE CAPTAIN PATRICK WALSH AND OTHER UNNAMED OFFICERS TO BE ADDED (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-C -2642 WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA, ET AL. v. ROBERT P. BEALL, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p>2004-CC-2643 PATRICIA HUTCHINSON, WIFE OF/AND SIDNEY R. HUTCHISON v. MURPHY OIL USA, INC., ABB LGI CONSTRUCTION, INC., AND MODULAR MODIFICATIONS, L.L.C. (Parish of St. Bernard)<br /><a href="/opinions/2005/04cc2643.pfc.pdf">CALOGERO, C.J., concurs in the writ denial and assigns reasons.</a></p><p>2004-CC-2648 PATRICIA HUTCHINSON, WIFE OF/AND SIDNEY R. HUTCHISON v. MURPHY OIL USA, INC., ABB LGI CONSTRUCTION, INC., AND MODULAR MODIFICATIONS, L.L.C. (Parish of St. Bernard)<br /><a href="/opinions/2005/04cc2648.pfc.pdf">CALOGERO, C.J., concurs in the denial and assigns reasons.</a></p><p>2004-CC-2668 TINA E. VARNADO AND TRACIE VARNADO v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-C -2682 DWIGHT HICKMAN v. JIM SMITH LOGGING, ET AL. (Office of Workers' Compensation District # 3)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-C -2702 IN RE: EDC CONTRACTOR INSURANCE LITIGATION (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p>2004-C -2719 PAUL ZERBE v. TOWN OF CARENCRO, CARENCRO POLICE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF TIMOTHY DUHON, ASSISTANT CHIEF BRENT BREAUX, TOBY LANDRY, OFF DUTY DEPUTY JOHN DOE, UNKNOWN OFFICERS (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p>2004-CC-2720 JAMES H. "JIM" BROWN, AS COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES E. HUGHES AND BILL R. HENRY, SR. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CC-2721 DUREL MATHERNE AND NANCY MATHERNE v. ITALIAN AMERICAN MARCHING CLUB, INC., ET AL (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., recused.</p><p>2004-C -2735 PAUL ZERBE v. TOWN OF CARENCRO, CARENCRO POLICE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF TIMOTHY DUHON, ASSISTANT CHIEF BRENT BREAUX, TOBY LANDRY, OFF DUTY DEPUTY JOHN DOE, UNKNOWN OFFICERS (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p>2004-C -2736 DONALD J. NALTY AND FRANK E. SCHMIDT v. D.H. HOLMES COMPANY, LIMITED (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KK-2737 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEROY FORET (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-C -2741 GEORGE SMITH, JR. v. FRENCH MARKET CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-C -2742 HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, SUNBELT ENERGY, LET., VOYAGER PETROLEUM, INC., FALCON SEABOARD OIL & GAS, L.P., J. MICHAEL MUCKLEROY & JOSEPH MUSOLINO v. ALCIS A. LACOSTE, ET AL. (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CC-2744 TONI KAY MECHE v. SECURITY CONCEPTS INTERNATIONAL, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p>2004-C -2797 DONALD J. NALTY AND FRANK E. SCHMIDT v. D.H. HOLMES COMPANY, LIMITED (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-CC-2980 RAINTREE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION v. JEFF BURNS BUILDER, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p> </p><p> </p></div>