<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><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">9th day of January, 2006</span></strong>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"></span></strong>2006-B -0035 IN RE: EXKANO K. PHILSON</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION DISMISSED ON JOINT MOTION:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"></span></strong>2005-C -2460 J. B. ADAMS, ET AL v. ASBESTOS CORPORATION LTD., ET AL (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">13th day of January, 2006</span></strong>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"></span></strong>2005-C -1418 ALFRED KENNEDY, III v. SHERIFF OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND JACK IN THE BOX EASTERN DIVISION L.P. D/B/A JACK IN THE BOX (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1594 YATA JACKSON, INDIVIDUALLY, TROY JACKSON, INDIVIDUALLY, AND YATA JACKSON AND TROY JACKSON ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR SON, TROY WILLIAMS, II v. TULANE MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL AND CLINIC AND ITS EMPLOYEES, AND DABNEY J. HAMNER, JR., M.D. AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"></span></strong><a href="/opinions/2006/05C1119.pc.pdf">2005-C -1119 DOROTHY LANG, SPOUSE OF/AND STANLEY LANG, ERMA MARTIN, SPOUSE OF/AND BURNIA MARTIN, MARY MELANCON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SURVIVING SPOUSE OF ROY MELANCON, ELIZABETH J. PENNY, SPOUSE OF/AND THOMAS D. PENNY, ELIZABETH ROMANO, SPOUSE OF/AND RUSSELL ROMANO v. ASTEN, INC., COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC., D.B. RILEY, INC., EAGLE, INC., INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION, MCCARTY CORPORATION, MIDLAND-ROSS CORPORATION, MT. VERNON MILLS, INC., OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., SCAPA DRYERS, INC., SCAPA GROUP, LTD., ET AL. </a>(Parish of Orleans)<br />See Per Curiam.<br />JOHNSON, J., concurs.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-CP-1651 ALFONSO RHONE v. KELLY WARD, WARDEN, ET AL. (Parish of Claiborne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED IN PART:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"></span></strong>2006-KK-0016 CHARLES KIMBROUGH, ET AL. v. LYNN COOPER, WARDEN ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would deny.<br />WEIMER, J., would deny.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE ORDER:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"></span></strong><a href="/opinions/2006/05B1463.pc.pdf">2005-B -1463 IN RE: CLAYTON PAUL SCHNYDER</a><br />See Per Curiam.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION NOT CONSIDERED:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"></span></strong>2005-CJ-2577 SHAUNN CAILLIER MCCORVEY v. DERRIEL CARLTON MCCORVEY (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">RECIPROCAL DISCIPLINE ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"></span></strong><a href="/opinions/2006/05B1546.pc.pdf">2005-B -1546 IN RE: ROBERT P. AULSTON, III</a><br />KIMBALL, J., would set for hearing on permanent disbarment.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would set for hearing on permanent disbarment.<br />KNOLL, J., would set for hearing on permanent disbarment.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">APPLICATION FOR READMISSION DENIED WITH ORDER:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"></span></strong>2005-OB-2163 IN RE: JACK P.F. GREMILLION, JR.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE ORDER:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"></span></strong><a href="/opinions/2006/05B2371.pc.pdf">2005-B -2371 IN RE: L. PAUL HOOD, JR.</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong></strong></span>2005-KH-0574 STATE EX REL TROY B. RHODIES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0575 STATE EX REL JAMES R. WILSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0578 STATE EX REL. RICKY O. BUCKNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0581 STATE EX REL CALVIN ROSE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0583 STATE EX REL NORMAN P. JEAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0584 STATE EX REL RONALD D. SPEARS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0585 STATE EX REL. FRANK TRAMMELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0586 STATE EX REL ARTHUR CARTER, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0587 STATE EX REL. MARKELL FLETCHER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0588 STATE EX REL DONALD SNEED v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Union)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0589 STATE EX REL JOHNIE A. JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0590 STATE EX REL. ZACHARY T. FRANKLIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0591 STATE EX REL ROGERS ATKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0592 STATE EX REL. KEVIN SANTIAGO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-CI-0596 ROGER ALEXANDER v. BARON KAYLO, SIDNEY FISHER, AND RICHARD L. STALDER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0598 STATE EX REL DEWING HICKERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0608 STATE EX REL ROBERT BUCKINGHAM, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0614 STATE EX REL. TIMOTHY RAINWATER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Beauregard)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0615 STATE EX REL DARRIN D. GILMER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0617 STATE EX REL. EDMOND STACKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0618 STATE EX REL. VINCENT ALLNET v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0619 STATE EX REL VERCY CARTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0620 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NATHANIEL MITCHELL (Parish of Webster)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0621 STATE EX REL FLOYD NOEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0623 STATE EX REL TYRONE WIGGINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0624 STATE EX REL HERMAN EISBRUCKNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0625 STATE EX REL FREDDIE W. LEBLANC v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0628 STATE EX REL CLYDE DENNIS GLENN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lincoln)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0629 STATE EX REL MICHAEL LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0630 STATE EX REL ORLAND STEWART v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0631 STATE EX REL ARTHUR RHODES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0632 STATE EX REL LEE DELL GRIFFIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0633 STATE EX REL CHARLES RODGERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0635 STATE EX REL. LAVELLE MYERS (A.K.A. LAVELLE COLEMAN) v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Grant)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0636 STATE EX REL JOSEPH HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0638 STATE EX REL. DAMIEN L. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0639 STATE EX REL RICKY JOHN BREAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0640 STATE EX REL VICTOR DURDEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0642 STATE EX REL EUDIS BYLES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0650 STATE EX REL JAMES SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0654 STATE EX REL BURKMAN CLYDE COLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Allen)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0681 STATE EX REL. DARREN JAMES BOUDWIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0682 STATE EX REL MILTON FRANKLIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0683 STATE EX REL TUT MICHAEL SIMMONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0684 STATE EX REL DERREL BARNES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0685 STATE EX REL FELIX A. PRICE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0686 STATE EX REL. SHERMOND E. ESTEEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0687 STATE EX REL. MARSHALL WHITLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-1132 STATE EX REL. SHERMOND E. ESTEEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1315 TOURO INFIRMARY v. SIZELER ARCHITECTS, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KP-1344 LUTGARDO R. SILVA v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN (Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/opinions/2006/05KP1344.pfc.pdf">CALOGERO, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KO-1372 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN IRA GRANT (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-K -1381 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WESLEY GUILLARD (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KP-1385 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JONATHAN MILLS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KP-1386 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BOBBY HOLMES (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-1425 STATE EX REL SHERMOND E. ESTEEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KO-1448 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RONALD DOUGLAS LINES (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KO-1449 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRY S. CALLAHAN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KO-1450 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TROY MCCLOUD (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KO-1451 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KELLEN PARKER (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KO-1470 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WAYNE M. MILLS (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KO-1471 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BERNARD ANTHONY DENHAM (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KO-1479 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. OTIS JENKINS (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KO-1480 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFFRO WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KP-1485 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRANK SAGNIBENE (Parish of St. Helena)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KP-1489 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EVERETT OFFRAY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1500 DONALD K. SWANZY v. VAC MARINE, INC. AND J. RUSSELL CAMP (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1507 JOHN POULLARD v. M. PITTMAN, M.D. AND LSU MEDICAL CENTER - E.A. CONWAY MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of Ouachita)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-K -1511 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KERRI LORRAINE ELGIN (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-K -1515 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLIFTON A. DAIGLE (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-K -1522 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH LAFLEUR (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1574 WALTER A. GLOD, JR., M. D. v. W. GREGORY BAKER, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1650 JULIUS B. SELLERS, JR. AND PYRAMID E. SELLERS v. ST. CHARLES PARISH (Parish of St. Charles)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KK-1653 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DOUGLAS LUNDIE, ETC. C/W STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GLENN GIBSON (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KK-1741 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BYRON GLAPION (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., recused.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1742 CYNTHIA LEBLANC v. THOMAS BAXTER, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1743 MARY BURGARD AND DONNA TRIAY v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU INSURANCE COMPANY, EARL ROBBY BROCK AND BOBBY AND ROMONA BROCK (Parish of St. John)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1746 JANIS SQUARE v. MARJORIE LEBLANC, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1748 OPTI-FLOW, LLC v. PRODUCTION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, LTD. (Parish of Lafayette)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1749 KEITH MICHAEL BLAKE v. CALVIN J. WESTLEY, CARO FOODS, INC., CONTINENTAL CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY C/W HELEN SCOTT BLAKE v. CALVIN J. WESTLEY, CARO FOODS, INC., CONTINENTAL CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Terrebonne)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1750 ROBERT MCINNIS v. PARKER DRILLING COMPANY AND STONE ENERGY CORPORATION (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1754 VERMILION PARISH POLICE JURY v. MED-EXPRESS AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC. (Parish of Vermilion)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1756 STEVE H. CROOKS AND ERA LEE CROOKS v. PLACID REFINING COMPANY (Parish of Lasalle)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1757 DWIGHT TORRENCE v. ROBERT L. LEWIS, JONES BROS. ENTERPRISES, INC., AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Charles)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1785 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. $3,356,183.00 U.S. CURRENCY (APPROXIMATELY) (IN POSSESSION OF DEAN BODENDIECK) (Parish of Jefferson Davis)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-CC-1806 EMMETT SPOONER, SR. v. ATTORNEY GENERAL CHARLES FOTI, THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, AND LOUISIANA STATE TROOPER JERRY MITCHELL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-0046 IN RE: ALLIEDSIGNAL SOUTHWORKS RELEASE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p>