<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 #012</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>22nd day of February, 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 DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED</span>:</strong></p><p>2005-CC-0419 CRYSTALL GATLIN v. AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, J., recused.<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.</p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>23rd day of February, 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 DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED</span>:</strong></p><p>2005-CC-0420 EVANO JOSEPH CHAISSON, ET AL. v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2005-OK-0441 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WALTER L. COLLINS (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED</span>:</strong></p><p>2005-KK-0342 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARCUS TYRONE BILLINGS (Parish of Livingston)</p><p>2005-CC-0377 THERESA THOMAS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR SON, RODNEY YOUNG v. DR. ROY E. DUCOTE, DR. ROBERT HARPER AND LINCOLN HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. D/B/A LINCOLN GENERAL HOSPITAL (Parish of Lincoln)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2005-CC-0393 DAVID R. PADDISON v. PAUL BARTELS AND THE TIMES PICAYUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.</p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>25th day of February, 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</span>:</strong></p><p>2005-CC-0074 BECKY BOUTON STELLUTO v. DONALD LOUIS STELLUTO (Parish of Orleans)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2005/04c1584.pc.pdf">2004-C -1584 PAUL THOMAS, JR. v. BROWNING-FERRIS, INC. </a>(Office of Workers' Compensation Dist. #3)<br />VICTORY, J., would deny the writ.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER; SEE PER CURIAM</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2005/04c1780.pc.pdf">2004-C -1780 AIKO WALKER, ET AL v. BOSSIER MEDICAL CENTER </a>(Parish of Bossier)<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2005/04c1780.pc.pdf">2004-C -1797 AIKO WALKER, ET AL v. BOSSIER MEDICAL CENTER </a>(Parish of Bossier)<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-CC-2717 ELAINE RODRIGUE v. LAFOURCHE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Office of Workers' Compensation Dist. 9)</p><p>2004-CC-2981 ELIZABETH PETTI, ET AL. v. VICTOR ORDON, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-CC-3063 MARKS PAPER COMPANY, INC. v. EMMA U. RODRIGUEZ (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER; OTHERWISE DENIED</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-KH-0407 STATE EX REL JONATHAN JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT</span>:</strong></p><p>2005-KH-0239 STATE EX REL MILTON L. BICKHAM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2005-KH-0245 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LARRY D. ROBERTSON (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE ORDER</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2005/05b0027.pc.pdf">2005-B -0027 IN RE: MARK N. CARACCI</a><br />See Per Curiam.<br />CALOGERO, C.J., recused.<br />JOHNSON, J., dissents from the order and would reject consent discipline.<br />TRAYLOR, J., dissents from the order and would reject consent discipline. </p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2005/05b0033.pc.pdf">2005-B -0033 IN RE: PIERRE F. GAUDIN</a></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">REINSTATEMENT GRANTED ; SEE PER CURIAM</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2005/04ob2948.pc.pdf">2004-OB-2948 IN RE: VINCENT J. GLORIOSO, JR.</a><br />TRAYLOR, J., dissents.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">DISMISSAL ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2005/04b2781.pc.pdf">2004-B -2781 IN RE: DAVID BELFIELD, III</a><br />JOHNSON, J., recused.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">APPLICATION FOR REHEARING GRANTED; SEE ORDER</span>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2005/04kp1622.pc.pdf">2004-KP-1622 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRYANCE RUSSELL </a>(Parish of Orleans)<br />See Per Curiam.<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant and docket.<br /><a href="/opinions/2005/04kp1622.bjj.pdf">JOHNSON, J., would grant rehearing and docket for oral argument and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>A</strong></span><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">PPLICATION(S) FOR REHEARING DENIED</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-C -2469 GENE ALONZO, MALCOLM ASSEVEDO, RICHARD J. ASSEVEDO, JR., GEORGE BARISICH, JOSEPH BARISICH, DALE BORDEN, HARRY D. BORDEN, DONNIE CAMPO, WILLIAM CAYWOOD, PERO CIBILIC, CLEAR WATER OYSTER INC., JOSEPH COLLINS, RAMO DOMINGO, ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (Parish of St. Bernard)<br />TRAYLOR, J., recused.<br />CALOGERO, C.J., concurs in the denial of rehearing. The state may reurge its motion to recuse, if necessary, following the court of appeal's opinion on remand.</p><p>2004-CC- 2472 ASTORIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC. v. EDWARD J. DEBARTOLO, JR., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />3 Applications </p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-C -2524 BRAZIL PATERNOSTRO v. QUENTIN D. FALGOUST, M.D. (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">APPLICATION(S) FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-KO-1400 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL MOSLEY (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., concurs in the denial of reconsideration. See La. Sup. Ct. Rule IX, Section 6.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant for reasons previously assigned.</p><p>2004-CP-2023 BILLY MAC MCCOY v. STEVEN SCHECKMAN AND THE JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-C -2571 SUCCESSION ON MARGARET MEYERS HEBERT C/W SUCCESSION OF THEODULE HENRY HEBERT (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION NOT CONSIDERED</span>:</strong></p><p>2004-CP-3141 PATRICK W. WILLIAMS v. IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, ET AL. (Parish of Iberia)</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED </span>:</strong></p><p>2003-CC-1523 JEFFERY FAULK, ETC., ET AL. v. STATE OF LA., DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p>2003-CC-1788 JEFFREY FAULK, ET AL. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p>2004-KH-0053 STATE EX REL EMANUEL JYLES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0260 STATE EX REL PATRICK W. GILBERT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p>2004-KH-0356 STATE EX REL DREW MICHAEL PIZZO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberville)</p><p>2004-KH-0357 STATE EX REL PRESTON G. DEMOUCHET, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p>2004-KH-0384 STATE EX REL LOUIS HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0386 STATE EX REL SAMUEL CHARLES FOSTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)</p><p>2004-KH-0391 STATE EX REL ISREAL DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p>2004-KH-0393 STATE EX REL GEORGE D. STEGEMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-CI-0402 JOSEPH W. HADWIN v. RICHARD STALDER, SECRETARY OF LA. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; HENRY GOINS, STATE TIME COMPUTATOR; JEAN BAKER, DAVID WADE CORRECTIONAL CENTER TIME COMPUTATOR (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p>2004-KH-0404 STATE EX REL WAYNE M. LIVAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0406 STATE EX REL LADELLE A. HENDERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-CI-0415 CHARLES LEWIS v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p>2004-KH-0778 STATE EX REL JEROME JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberville)</p><p>2004-KH-0909 STATE EX REL BERTHA SWAFFORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jackson)<br />VICTORY, J., recused.</p><p>2004-KH-0910 STATE EX REL THADDEUS GREEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0919 STATE EX REL MELVIN GREEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0920 STATE EX REL JOSHUA A. LEBEUF v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p>2004-KH-0921 STATE EX REL ROBERT ISADORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Acadia)</p><p>2004-KH-0931 STATE EX REL KEITH STEWART v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-KH-0952 STATE EX REL KEITH PATTERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p>2004-KH-0953 STATE EX REL JAMES GREEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0979 STATE EX REL AARON BRATTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Winn)</p><p>2004-KH-0980 STATE EX REL ROBERT E. LOVE, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p>2004-KH-0981 STATE EX REL LARRY MCNEAL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-0983 STATE EX REL DARELL DWAYNE WHITE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p>2004-KH-0984 STATE EX REL LEONARD JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p>2004-KH-1002 STATE EX REL LUKE KENNER AKA MICHAEL BAHAM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-1023 STATE EX REL RONALD CLESI v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-KH-1024 STATE EX REL BENNETT PIERRE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>2004-KH-1025 STATE EX REL MONTE WHITE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KH-1038 STATE EX REL RALPH D. JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>2004-KH-1039 STATE EX REL MICHEAL DIXON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Feliciana)</p><p>2004-KH-1059 STATE EX REL JAMES METCALF v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Morehouse)</p><p>2004-KH-1076 STATE EX REL CHARLES ADDISON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Natchitoches)</p><p>2004-KH-1077 STATE EX REL KEVIN BARRIE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>2004-KH-1078 STATE EX REL RHONDA K. OLIVER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-C -1602 PAUL THOMAS, JR. v. BROWNING-FERRIS, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation Dist. #3)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-KP-2662 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RYAN TAYLOR (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KP-2673 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ODSON DANOS, III (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-K -2674 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NATELIE E. HEBERT (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-KP-2689 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALLEN ANCAR (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KP-2690 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LESTER JONES (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-K -2697 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COREY DENNIS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2004-KP-2707 STATE EX REL. KIRKLAND PARKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p>2004-KP-2708 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL WADE MARTIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p>2004-K -2709 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COREY MARQUEE ADAMS, WHITNEY BATISTE, AND HORATIO ADAMS (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p>2004-K -2710 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STEVEN RUSSELL SEDLOCK (Parish of Cameron)</p><p>2004-K -2713 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. AARON S. STOGNER (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p>2004-KO-2880 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COREY MARQUEE ADAMS, WHITNEY BATISTE AND HORATIO ADAMS (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p>2004-C -2901 JEFFREY MORAN v. G & G CONSTRUCTION (Office of Workers' Comp. Dist. 6)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-C -2964 GLORIA MARTELLO v. CITY OF FERRIDAY, ET AL. (Parish of Concordia)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-C -2976 GLORIA MARTELLO v. CITY OF FERRIDAY, ET AL. (Parish of Concordia)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-KO-3091 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. AARON S. STOGNER (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p>2004-CC-3114 JEANNIE FOLSE, ET AL. v. TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE USA, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CC-3131 J. ROBERT WOOLEY v. THOMAS S. LUCKSINGER, ET AL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CC-3153 RODNEY STARKEY AND DEBORAH STARKEY v. ANPAC LOUISIANA INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CC-3155 PAMELA NOEL GODFREY CALI, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX FOR HER MINOR CHILD, CASSIDY GRACE CALI v. DENACUA CORY, NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY AND STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-C -3169 DARRELL REGAN v. EUNICE SUPERETTE, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation District 04)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-C -3171 MARLER FORD COMPANY, INC. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE LOUISIANA MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>2004-C -3172 ARGONAUT GREAT CENTRAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. W. DAVID HAMMETT AND DAVENPORT, FILES & KELLY, L.L.P. (Parish of Caddo)</p><p>2005-CC-0163 GLORIA MARTELLO v. CITY OF FERRIDAY, ET AL. (Parish of Concordia)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2005-CC-0179 STEVEN L. KNUTSEN AND CHERI L. KNUTSEN v. HOWARD T. PRINCE, III (Parish of Bossier)</p><p>2005-CC-0194 ANGELA MCKEY v. CANAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p> </p><p> </p></div>