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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 #007</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;19th day of January, 2005, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE THE BAR EXAM GRANTED WITH ORDER:2005-OB-0111 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IN RE: J. ERIC KIRKLAND&nbsp;On the&nbsp;20th day of January, 2005, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:MOTION DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:2004-KH-3121 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL CLAYTON WILSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;On the&nbsp;21st day of January, 2005, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED&nbsp;:2004-KH-2931 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL MICHAEL MOORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)&nbsp;On the&nbsp;25th day of January, 2005, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:MOTION TO WITHDRAW JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE GRANTED:<a href="/opinions/2005/04b3180.pc.pdf">2004-B -3180 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY</a> See Order.&nbsp;On the&nbsp;26th day of January, 2005, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:TRANSFERRED TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS:<a href="/opinions/2005/05ob0092.pc.pdf">2005-OB-0092 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IN RE: MICHAEL L. MATHIEU</a> See Order.<a href="/opinions/2005/05ob0116.pc.pdf">2005-OB-0116 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IN RE: LEWIS B. BLANCHE</a> See Order.WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:2005-CJ-0109 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IN RE: B.V.G. (Parish of Jefferson)2005-CC-0171 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GREGORY A. CAMPBELL v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;On the&nbsp;28th day of January, 2005, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:2004-CC-2864 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RODERICK LANDRY, ET AL. v. MITSUBISHI MOTOR MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Allen)2004-CC-2870 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RODERICK LANDRY, ET AL. v. MITSUBISHI MOTOR MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Allen)WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER; OTHERWISE DENIED:<a href="/opinions/2005/04kh0637.ord.pdf">2004-KH-0637 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL DAVID WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp;</a>(Parish of Washington) See Per Curiam. APPEAL TRANSFERRED TO DISTRICT COURT:<a href="/opinions/2005/04ca2774.pc.pdf">2004-CA-2774 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CASEY BILLIESON, ET AL v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL&nbsp;</a>(Parish of Orleans) See Per Curiam.APPEAL TRANSFERRED TO COURT OF APPEAL:<a href="/opinions/2005/04ca3065.pc.pdf">2004-CA-3065 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; VERMILION PARISH POLICE JURY v. MED-EXPRESS AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.</a>(Parish of Vermilion) (Court of Appeal Third Circuit) See Per Curiam.RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:2003-KH-2556 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL RAY JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2003-KH-2557 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL KARL CLOMBURG v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Bernard)2003-KH-2626 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL MICHAEL WATKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2003-KH-2721 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN HOLLINGSWORTH (Parish of Orleans)2003-KH-2803 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL JONATHAN MILLS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2003-KH-2811 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL MICHAEL LEBLANC v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2003-KH-2867 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL PAUL GRAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Plaquemines)2003-CI-2973 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EVARISTUS MACKEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2003-KH-2990 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL NATHAN LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2004-KH-0898 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL GREGORY DAMM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)2004-KO-1126 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BILLY FRANK JACKSON (Parish of Calcasieu)2004-KO-1611 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEBRANDON BROWN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.2004-K -1849 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JACKIE C. MERRITT, II (Parish of Jefferson)2004-C -2169 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FERDINAND F. VALTEAU JR., ET AL. v. MELLON MORTGAGE COMPANY C/W CHASE MORTGAGE COMPANY-WEST v. BARBARA HUBBARD VALTEAU, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)2004-C -2318 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JOHNNIE DEBORAH JACKSON POWELL AND CHRISTINE JACKSON WILLIAMS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF MARTIN LUTHER JACKSON, JR. v. ST. HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME (Parish of St. Helena)2004-KK-2344 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GARY MORRISON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:2004-C -2698 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CORNELL JOHNSON v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RR, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson Davis)2004-CC-2828 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RINA M. PALMER, ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Tangipahoa)2004-CC-2867 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KELVIN WELLS v. JUDGE PAMELA JOHNSON, THE JUVENILE COURTWRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:2003-KH-2655 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL CHARLIE GILLAM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2003-KH-3378 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL ROSS HARLEY MCCAA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Martin)2003-KH-3403 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL DERRICK SONNIER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana) WEIMER, J., recused.2003-CI-3404 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CURTIS E. DILLON v. RICHARD STALDER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2003-CI-3422 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ELLIOT BROUSSARD v. 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (Parish of St. Tammany)2003-KH-3441 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL KENNETH C. SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2003-KH-3443 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL RICKY ADAM REAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)2003-KH-3449 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL GREGORY LEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)2003-KH-3455 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL SAMUEL POLLARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2003-KH-3458 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL CURTIS E. DILLON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Avoyelles) KNOLL, J., recused.2003-KH-3462 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL KYLE ALEXANDER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Assumption)2004-KH-0108 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL RODNEY DONNAUD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2004-KH-0119 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL TUT M. SIMMONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2004-KH-0521 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL KEITH THOMPSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2004-KH-0524 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL KAHULA WOODS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Beauregard)2004-KH-0528 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL ANTHONY CHARLES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2004-KH-0548 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL CRAIG M. ALBRITTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2004-KH-0579 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL DWIGHT CHRISTOPHER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) WEIMER, J., recused.2004-KH-0580 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL ADOLPH HICKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2004-KH-0636 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL ROGER MILLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2004-KH-0640 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL KEVIN JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2004-KO-1876 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRANDON BROUSSARD (Parish of Calcasieu)2004-KO-1952 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LIONEL JOSEPH TEMPLET (Parish of St. Tammany)2004-KP-2205 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHNNY WINDSOR (Parish of Orleans)2004-KO-2222 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEXTER DARVILLE (Parish of Ascension) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.2004-KO-2223 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARWIN YARLS (Parish of Orleans)2004-KO-2225 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT SIMS (Parish of Morehouse)2004-KO-2226 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HENRY DAVIS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2004-K -2231 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMEY JOSEPH ALBARADO (Parish of Ascension)2004-KP-2242 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PAUL WASHINGTON (Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.2004-KP-2243 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WESLEY WILSON (Parish of Orleans)2004-K -2277 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MATTHEW CURTIS (Parish of Calcasieu)2004-KP-2284 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIAM RENE BROWN (Parish of Lafayette)2004-C -2426 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MANDALAY OIL &amp; GAS, L.L.C. AND VOYAGER PETROLEUM, INC. v. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MICHAEL X. ST. MARTIN, VIRGINIA RAYNE ST. MARTIN AND QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES, INC. (Parish of Terrebonne) TRAYLOR, J., recused.2004-C -2516 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JEAN BERTHELOT v. DR. WILLIAM A. STALLWORTH (Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON, J., recused.2004-C -2661 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; THOMAS SHARBONO v. FIRE SAFETY SALES AND SERVICE, ET AL. (Office of Workers' Comp. Dist. 03) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.2004-C -2669 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MARSH ENGINEERING INC., ET AL. v. ERNEST L. PARKER, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette) CALOGERO, C.J., recused.2004-C -2684 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WILLIAM ROSETTE, JR. v. CITY OF OPELOUSAS (Parish of St. Landry)2004-CC-2686 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JAMIE HEBERT, ET AL. v. CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of Calcasieu) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ. WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.2004-C -2704 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LA, THRU THE DOTD v. FRANKS CONTRACTING, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)2004-C -2711 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KEVIN GOODBEIR v. CASTILLE MARBLE &amp; GRANITE (Office of Workers' Compensation Dist. 4) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.2004-CC-2746 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ROCHELLE CUMMINGS v. FAMILY DOLLAR STORE (Parish of Orleans) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.2004-C -2748 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; VERNON COOPER v. PUBLIC BELT RAILROAD, AUDUBON INSTITUTE, REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY, TRANSIT MANAGEMENT OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, INC., PARK ONE, INC. AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)2004-C -2755 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NEW ORLEANS REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v. ELMER LUCAS AND HIS SUCCESSION AND HEIRS IF DECEASED (Parish of Orleans)2004-CC-2800 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BETTY JEAN JONES, INDIVIDUALLY AND FOR AND ON BEHALF OF AND AS AUTHORIZED TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD LATOYA ANDREA HENDERSON v. PROGRESSIVE SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, IMPERIAL FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Terrebonne)2004-CC-2801 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; HILDEGARD ENGELHARDT v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, VIEAU &amp; ASSOCIATES, INC. (Parish of Jefferson) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.2004-CC-2822 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RANDAL A. SCHULTE (Parish of Orleans)2004-C -2823 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TASHA WALKER, ET AL v. STATE FARM INSURANCE, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2004-CC-2824 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JOHN BURROW v. THE CITY OF NEW IBERIA (Parish of Iberia) TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.2004-KK-2826 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JODY ROSEN (Parish of Jefferson)2004-CC-2858 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CYNTHIA PAIGE, ET AL. v. DURA-WOOD, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Rapides) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.2004-C -2865 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ULUAS BROWN v. INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (Office of Workers' Compensation, Dist. 1W) JOHNSON, J., to grant for reasons assigned by Caraway, J.2004-C -2869 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DEVIN HENAGAN v. LISA ANN LAMBERT HENAGAN MURLA GHNEIM, JIMMIE DALE HENAGAN, SR., BANK ONE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE) AN GLENN DIAZ (Parish of St. Bernard)2004-C -2871 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SARA SIMMS AND SIDNEY SIMMS v. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COMPANY, CHARLES WILLIAMSON, AND STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Webster)2004-C -2872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TIGER BILLBOARD ADVERTISING, LLC v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2004-C -2873 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JIMMY R. WILLIAMS v. MARK JOHNSON PLUMBING (Office of Workers' Compensation District 1E)2004-CP-2875 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LANCE HASEN AYERS v. LOYOLA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL CLINIC (Parish of Orleans)2004-C -2876 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CERTIFIED CAPITAL CORPORATION v. CARL SCOTT REIS AND REBECCA CUNARD REIS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2004-CC-2879 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TERI DYER, ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)2004-CC-2889 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LIESELOTTE SAGONA, ET AL. v. CHALMETTE MEDICAL CENTER, ET AL. (Parish of St. Bernard)2004-CC-2890 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; THOMAS P. LOWENBURG, ET AL. v. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)2004-KK-2891 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LOUIS NOTT (Parish of Jefferson)2004-CC-2895 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BARBARA HILCHEY CARUSO WIFE OF/ AND DAVID E. CARUSO v. DR. GEORGE B. MORRIS, III (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.2004-KH-3023 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE EX REL CELESTAN RICHARDSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Bernard)&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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