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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 #010</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;On the&nbsp;7th day of March, 2006, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below: WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER: 2006-KD-0469 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH EDWARDS (Parish of Orleans) CONSENT DISCIPLINE REJECTED; SEE ORDER: <a href="/opinions/2006/05B2528.pc.pdf">2005-B -2528 IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY</a> &nbsp;On the&nbsp;8th day of March, 2006, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below: WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED WITH ORDER: 2005-K -1106 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH BEAN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) TRAYLOR, J., would deny. WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED: 2005-C -2267 N. GENE DICKERSON v. CAJUN COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS, INC. (Parish of Caddo) 2006-CJ-0391 LORI WILLIAMS BICKHAM v. EWELL DEWITT BICKHAM (Parish of East Feliciana) 2006-CC-0429 RANDOLPH P. GROS v. CHEVRON CHEMICAL CORP., ET AL (Parish of Orleans) 2006-CC-0499 ERIC SOILEAU v. JAMES LANTY, IGT, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu) &nbsp;On the&nbsp;9th day of March, 2006,&nbsp;the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s)listed below: STAY GRANTED: 2006-KK-0299 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VASILIOS PAPPAS (Parish of St. Tammany) WRIT APPLICATION DENIED: 2005-CC-2260 RITA PATIN v. CRAIG S. LANDRY, DDS, ASS. AND DENTAL HYGENIST (Parish of Lafayette) &nbsp;On the&nbsp;10th day of March, 2006, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s)listed below: WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED: 2005-C -1866 HAROLD LASSERRE, JR. v. LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (Department of State Civil Service) 2005-KK-2107 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. AMANDA M. GUTWEILER A/K/A AMANDA HYPES (Parish of Rapides) 2005-C -2126 CHRISTY SALVANT, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF HER MINOR SON, SHAWN LEWIS, JR. AND SHAWN LEWIS, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AT NEW ORLEANS MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA AT NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED WITH ORDER: 2005-CC-2323 LOUISIANA LANDSCAPE SPECIALTY D/B/A LOUISIANA LANDSCAPE GARDEN CENTER v. HODGES CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. AND BOTANICA PROPERTY PARTNERS, L.L.C. AND THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany) TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT: 2006-KH-0345 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FAIRADE' DORSEY (Parish of Orleans) 2006-KH-0349 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TYRONE SHANNON (Parish of Orleans) 2006-KH-0378 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHEASLY D. HOLLOWAY (Parish of St. Bernard)WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER; OTHERWISE DENIED: 2005-KH-0321 STATE EX REL RENE S. DUBARRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany) <a href="/opinions/2006/05KH1558.pc.pdf">2005-KH-1558 STATE EX REL DANA CHISLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp;</a>(Parish of Jefferson) See Per Curiam. APPLICATION FOR REHEARING DENIED: 2005-OB-2163 IN RE: JACK P.F. GREMILLION, JR. APPLICATION(S) FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED: 2003-C -2673 ALVIE MAGEE v. SOUTHERN WOOD, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Tangipahoa) WEIMER, J., recused. 2005-CJ-2577 SHAUNN CAILLIER MCCORVEY v. DERRIEL CARLTON MCCORVEY (Parish of St. Landry) <a href="/opinions/2006/05CJ2577.pfc.pdf">CALOGERO, C.J., concurs with reasons. </a>WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED: 2005-C -2265 URSULA AND EDWARD JAMES TUCKER v. JERRY W. SULLIVAN, M.D. (Parish of Orleans) SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM: <a href="/opinions/2006/05B1808.pc.pdf">2005-B -1808 IN RE: JAMES L. YATES</a> APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION GRANTED; WRIT DENIED: 2005-CJ-2377 ALICIA BROWN TODD v. PAT SHELBY TODD, JR. (Parish of Iberville) VICTORY, J., would grant on attorney fees. WEIMER, J., I would grant regarding the evidentiary burden related to the issue of the amount of attorney fees. See La.R.S. 9:367. I would otherwise deny. WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED: 2005-KH-1266 STATE EX REL EDWARD SCOTT, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) 2005-KH-1412 STATE EX REL. TRACY PARKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KH-1446 STATE EX REL. SIMON MONTGOMERY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) 2005-KH-1447 STATE EX REL. JEROME HULBERT v. STATE OF LOUSIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KH-1452 STATE EX REL. D'ANDRE MOORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KH-1453 STATE EX REL. JAMAL J. KALI v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) 2005-KH-1454 STATE EX REL. RUDOLPH V. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry) JOHNSON, J., would grant. 2005-KH-1465 STATE EX REL. JOHNNY RAY MADISON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo) 2005-KH-1466 STATE EX REL. WAYNE JOHNSON, II v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita) 2005-KH-1467 STATE EX REL. CLYDE E. KING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon) 2005-KH-1472 STATE EX REL. JOE TUBBS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo) 2005-KH-1473 STATE EX REL. ROLAND SCOTT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu) 2005-KH-1474 STATE EX REL. TERRY SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. James) 2005-KH-1475 STATE EX REL. MARK J. HAYLOCK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) 2005-KH-1476 STATE EX REL. ROBERT SHELTON TOOMERS, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington) 2005-CI-1477 OLIVER SUMBLER v. O.K. ANDREWS, WARDEN; PRISCILLA PITRE, RECORD ANALYST; RICHARD STALDER, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY &amp; CORRECTIONS AND STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) 2005-KH-1478 STATE EX REL. THEO ALLEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu) 2005-KH-1532 STATE EX REL. ROBERT C. BROADWAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Red River) 2005-KH-1533 STATE EX REL. DAVID L. CARR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) 2005-KH-1534 STATE EX REL. KERRY MYERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) 2005-KH-1535 STATE EX REL. KEITH LYNN BARNES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita) 2005-KH-1537 STATE EX REL. BOBBY TERRICK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) 2005-KH-1538 STATE EX REL. DARRYL CLAYTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KH-1539 STATE EX REL. RUBEN ANDERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO, C.J., recused. 2005-KH-1540 STATE EX REL. WILLIAM BIRTHA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) 2005-KH-1541 STATE EX REL. BRIAN DEL ALCAZAR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) 2005-KH-1579 STATE EX REL. JESSE CARTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KH-1583 STATE EX REL. KENNETH WATSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) 2005-KH-1609 STATE EX REL. DERON BROOKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) 2005-KH-1611 STATE EX REL. PHILLIP CAIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) 2005-KH-1613 STATE EX REL. RYAN BURNS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KH-1614 STATE EX REL. KERRY LACOSTE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KH-1615 STATE EX REL. ERNEST LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KH-1616 STATE EX REL. NORRIS L. GUIDRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Acadia) 2005-KH-1628 STATE EX REL. AARON LAMPTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KH-1629 STATE EX REL. ULYSSES ABADIE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KH-1630 STATE EX REL. DONNIELLE (DONIELLE) BANNISTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KH-1719 STATE EX REL. JEROME HULBERT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KO-1775 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT E. JACKSON, JR. (Parish of Red River) 2005-C -1838 EMILIANO V. VIADA v. A &amp; A MACHINE WORKS, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation Dist. 7) 2005-C -1902 EMILIANO V. VIADA v. A &amp; A MACHINE WORKS, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation District 7) 2005-C -1925 ELRIDGE MENARD AND PAULINE MENARD v. FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin) CALOGERO, C.J., recused. VICTORY, J., would grant. TRAYLOR, J., would grant. 2005-C -2025 CONNIS J. BENNETT, SR., ET AL. v. PARISH OF WASHINGTON, AND STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Washington) VICTORY, J., would grant. 2005-K -2027 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TONY LAVELLE HUNTER (Parish of Ouachita) 2005-CC-2036 GERALD RAY MIXON AND GREGORY HOLLAND v. KLLM, INC., ELMER SWANN, AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Tangipahoa) VICTORY, J., would grant. TRAYLOR, J., would grant. 2005-KO-2050 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PHILLIP LEE LOGAN (Parish of St. Tammany) 2005-KO-2051 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STEPHEN L. LOEBER (Parish of W. Baton Rouge) 2005-KO-2052 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LORENZA C. WIGGINS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) 2005-K -2057 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHERRY BAILEY (Parish of Concordia) TRAYLOR, J., would grant. 2005-KP-2074 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT BENJAMIN (Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON, J., would grant. 2005-KH-2084 STATE EX REL. JOHN E. SPELLMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) 2005-KO-2095 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TYSON DEON NORRIS (Parish of Terrebonne) 2005-KO-2097 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LUCUS LORENZO WHITE A/K/A ROBERT TYRONE WILLIAMS (Parish of Caddo) 2005-K -2100 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH K. SAM (Parish of Jefferson) JOHNSON, J., would grant. 2005-KO-2117 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TYRONE INGRAM (Parish of Terrebonne) 2005-KO-2118 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER DUWAYNE FOSTER, JR. (Parish of Rapides) 2005-CC-2225 PATRICIA ADELMANN-CHESTER, ET AL. v. JOHN N. KENT, D.D.S., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KK-2249 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROMONA FAYE BROWN (Parish of Madison) 2005-C -2255 ALICIA HITE WIFE OF/AND JOHN HITE v. JERRY J. LARPENTER, SHERIFF-TERREBONNE PARISH, THE TERREBONNE PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Terrebonne) 2005-CC-2256 JESSE JOHNSON v. US AGENCIES CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Evangeline) VICTORY, J., would grant. 2005-CC-2257 JOHN LEBLANC, ET AL. v. IMPERIAL FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Vernon) 2005-CC-2262 CARLA GARNER, ET AL. v. GILCHRIST CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Parish of Sabine) 2005-KK-2271 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PAUL RICHARDSON (Parish of St. Tammany) 2005-C -2272 SABRE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION v. SOUTHLAND STEEL FABRICATORS, INC. (Parish of St. Helena) 2005-CC-2276 CRAIG BRUNNER, ET UX v. LOUISIANA MOBILE HOMES, INC. (Parish of Calcasieu) VICTORY, J., would grant. 2005-CC-2277 MARIAM M. LEFEBVRE, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HER CAPACITY AS TUTRIX OF HER MINOR SON, JEREMY PAUL MECHE v. JOHNNY L. MATTHEWS, JOHNNY MATTHEWS, JR. AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO. (Parish of W. Baton Rouge) 2005-CC-2279 ROBERT LEE BICKHAM, ET AL v. METROPOLITAN INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL (Parish of Washington) 2005-CC-2280 JANICE D. SMITH, WIFE OF AND WILLIE G. SMITH, JR. v. APRIL BATTAGLIA, CHRISTOPHER BATTAGLIA, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, PROGRESSIVE SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY AND GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (Parish of St. Bernard) 2005-CC-2282 SHEREE MCBRIDE AND TERRANCE LEDOUX v. LOUISIANA MUNICIPAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY GROUP SEL, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette) 2005-C -2283 BRENT LAMBERT v. MICAH D. LAVIGNE, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) 2005-CC-2286 DAVID W. DUHON v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Iberia) 2005-C -2288 PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA THROUGH EAST FELICIANA PARISH POLICE JURY v. JEREMY MICHAEL GUIDRY, AMBER MICHELLE GUIDRY, INDIVIDUALLY AND JEREMY GUIDRY D/B/A MIDWAY MOTOCROSS (Parish of East Feliciana) 2005-CC-2293 MICHAEL LACHNEY v. FERTITTA EXCAVATING CONTRACTORS, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation Dist. 7) VICTORY, J., would grant. 2005-C -2294 FRANCILE NELSON v. WINDMILL NURSERY OF LOUISIANA, L.L.C. (Office of Workers' Compensation Dist. 6) 2005-KK-2295 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. IVANOVICH HARRIS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) 2005-C -2296 JOHNNIE PENNINGTON AND MAMIE PENNINGTON v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SHERIFF AND EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) 2005-CC-2299 MT. HAWLEY INSURANCE COMPANY, AS SUBROGEE OF ARR-MAZ PRODUCTS, L.P. AND ARR-MAZ PRODUCTS, L.P. v. ADT SECURITY SYSTEMS AND SONITROL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION AND SONITROL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION-BATON ROUGE AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND DEF INSURANCE COMPANY AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. James) 2005-CC-2300 LIONEL FIELDS AND DORIS FIELDS v. ENTERGY GULF STATES, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) VICTORY, J., would grant. TRAYLOR, J., would grant. 2005-C -2302 ADAM SPERRY v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans) 2005-CC-2303 PAUL J. GALUSZKA v. LEONARD J. CLINE (Parish of Jefferson) 2005-CC-2308 VERONICA RANSOM v. PONTCHARTRAIN GUEST HOUSE, INC. D/B/A PONTCHARTRAIN HEALTH CARE CENTER AND/OR PONTCHARTRAIN NURSING CENTRE AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ. JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ. 2005-CC-2316 SHERRIE HUDSON v. BEAL BANK, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) VICTORY, J., would grant. 2005-C -2318 QUINCY L. ADAMS, JR., ET AL. v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLASS CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Iberville) 2005-C -2320 MELVIN ROBERT SHORT v. GLORIA MAE SHORT (Parish of Bossier) 2005-C -2332 N. GENE DICKERSON v. CAJUN COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS, INC. (Parish of Caddo) 2006-CC-0239 LARRY AND ROSIE ADAMS v. RHODIA, INC. AND EXXON CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) 2006-KH-0346 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLYDE PAYNE, JR. (Parish of Orleans) 
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