<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><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>On the </span><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">22nd day of July, 2005</span></strong><span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">JOINT MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE GRANTED; ORDER OF JUNE 3, 2005 GRANTING WRIT APPLICATION RECALLED, CASE TRANSFERRED TO 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF CALCASIEU: </span></strong><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2005/05CC0897.pdf">2005-CC-0897 NECILE COCKRELL AND WILLIAM COCKRELL v. M/V GRAND PALAIS,<span> IN REM, M/V CROWN CASINO, IN REM, GRAND PALAIS RIVERBOAT, INC., ST. CHARLES GAMING COMPANY,INC., ET AL. </span></a>(Parish of Orleans)<br /><span>See Order.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>On the </span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>25th day of July, 2005</strong></span><span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</span></strong><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2005-KK-1695 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES ANTHONY A/K/A DEGAULLE O'NEAL (Parish of Orleans)</span><br /><a href="/opinions/2005/05KK1695.cdk.pdf">KIMBALL, J., concurs in the denial of the application and assigns reasons.</a><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>On the</span><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> 29th day of July, 2005</span></strong><span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:</span></strong><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2005-OK-1938 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIE JACKSON (Parish of Jefferson)</span><br /><span>CALOGERO, C.J., recused.</span><br /><span>TRAYLOR, J., would deny.</span><br /><span>VICTORY, J., would deny.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">STAY(S) DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</span></strong><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2005-CJ-1936 CHARLES EARL MAJOR v. ANGELA GRACE DWYER MAJOR (Parish of Pointe Coupee)</span><br /><span>KNOLL, J., would grant the stay and writ.</span><br /><span>VICTORY, J., would grant the stay and writ.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2005-KK- 1972 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY CREME (Parish of Orleans)</span><br /><span>KIMBALL, J., would grant.</span><br /><a href="/opinions/2005/05KK1972.jtk.pdf">KNOLL, J., dissents with reasons and would grant.<br /></a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>On the </span><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">2nd day of August, 2005</span></strong><span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED:</span></strong><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2005/05B1996.pdf">2005-B -1996 IN RE: ALVIN L. WEDDLE, JR.</a><br /><span></span><span>See Order.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE LOUISIANA BAR WITHDRAWN ON RELATOR'S MOTION:<br /></span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2005/04OB2144.pdf">2004-OB-2144 IN RE: ALVARO J. OROZCO</a><br /><span>See Order.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:<br /></span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2005-CC-2028 WALTER J. GRAVES, JR. v. RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, ET AL. </span><span>(Parish of Ouachita)</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>On the </span><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">4th day of August, 2005,</span></strong><span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">STAYS GRANTED:</span></strong><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2005-CC-1873 BENNIE DEWAYNE DICKERSON AND MARY DICKERSON IN THEIR CAPACITY AS LEGAL GUARDIANS OF THE MINOR CHILDREN, WILLIAM ANDREW WETZLER AND WILLIAM AUGUST WETZLER v. DUANE BLAIR, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SHERIFF FOR THE PARISH OF WASHINGTON, ABC AND DEF INSURANCE COMPANIES, AND PARISH OF WASHINGTON (Parish of Washington)</span><br /><span>JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ and reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeal, reinstate the trial court judgment denying summary judgment and remand to the trial court for further proceedings.</span><br /><span>WEIMER, J., recused.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2005-CC-1937 BENNIE DEWAYNE DICKERSON AND MARY DICKERSON IN THEIR CAPACITY AS LEGAL GUARDIANS OF THE MINOR CHILDREN, WILLIAM ANDREW WETZLER AND WILLIAM AUGUST WETZLER v. DUANE BLAIR, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SHERIFF FOR THE PARISH OF WASHINGTON, ABC AND DEF INSURANCE COMPANIES, AND PARISH OF WASHINGTON (Parish of Washington)</span><br /><span>JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ and reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeal, reinstate the trial court judgment denying summary judgment and remand to the trial court for further proceedings.</span><br /><span>WEIMER, J., recused.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:<br /></span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2005-KK-2018 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COLEMAN PATRICK HANEGAN, III (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p>