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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 #025</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;1st day of May, 2006, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below: WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED WITH ORDER: 2006-KH-0065 STATE EX REL. REINIER NESLO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2006-KH-0355 STATE EX REL. REINIER NESLO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED: 2006-CC-0968 GERALDINE OUBRE AND LINDA GENTRY ON THEIR BEHALF AS WELL AS OTHER, SIMILARLY SITUATED v. LOUISIANA CITIZENS FAIR PLAN (Parish of Jefferson) On the&nbsp;2nd day of May, 2006, 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/2006/06OB0851.pc.pdf">2006-OB-0851 IN RE: JOHNNY E. WELLONS</a> See Order. PETITION FOR PERMANENT RESIGNATION ACCEPTED; SEE ORDER: <a href="/opinions/2006/06OB0852.pc.pdf">2006-OB-0852 IN RE: RUSSELL A. SOLOMON</a> See Order. DISMISSED; MOOT; SEE ORDER: <a href="/opinions/2006/06B0632.pc.pdf"></a><a href="/opinions/2006/06B0632.pc.pdf">2006-B -0632 IN RE: RUSSELL A. SOLOMON</a> On the&nbsp;5th day of May, 2006, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below: WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED: 2006-C -0097 SYLVANUS GORDON REESE &amp; LOLA REESE v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany) 2006-CC-0401 LONDON TOWNE CONDOMINIUM HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION v. LONDON TOWNE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED WITH ORDER: <a href="/opinions/2006/05K2252.pc.pdf">2005-K -2252 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WADE KNOTT, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Martin) See Per Curiam. 2006-KH-0010 STATE EX REL. ROBERT SKIPPER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Madison) <a href="/opinions/2006/06C0047.pc.pdf">2006-C -0047 KENNETH AND DONNA BARNHILL, WILLIAM H. AND BARBARA A. BARNHILL, ALAN M. BARROSSE AND KERRY MCGEE, GRACE M. BAROSSE, GUY W. AND EDITH B. RIDGEL, GERARD J. CORTESE, SR., GEORGE D. AND NIKI A. DARGIS, SR., FRED AND LINDA EISENMANN, ET AL. v. REMINGTON OIL AND GAS CORP., CEDAR BAYOU, L.L.C., AND KENNETH M. CARTER, INDIVIDUALLY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans) See Per Curiam.<a href="/opinions/2006/06C0047.pfc.con.pdf"></a><a href="/opinions/2006/06C0047.pfc.con.pdf">CALOGERO, C.J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>. JOHNSON, J., recused. <a href="/opinions/2006/06C0153.pc.pdf">2006-C -0153 EUGENE RALPH, GREGORY PEMBO, HELEN E. ROBINSON, PHYLLIS EVERAGE, LIONEL BRACKITT AND ELLE BENNETT v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND THE NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans) See Per Curiam. <a href="/opinions/2006/06C0175.pc.pdf">2006-C -0175 EDWARD BUGGAGE v. VOLKS CONSTRUCTORS, A DIVISION OF AKM, LLC., ABC AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANIES AND JOHN FRIDGE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension) See Per Curiam. 2006-CC-0452 PHILIP M. BAPTISTE, ET AL. v. LANGDON H. STONE, JR., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED WITH ORDER: <a href="/opinions/2006/06CC0459.PC.pdf">2006-CC-0459 ELAINE RODRIGUE v. LAFOURCHE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD</a>&nbsp;(Office of Workers' Compensation District 9) See Per Curiam. 2006-CC-0563 GODIVA HAWKINS-ROBERTSON, STEVEN HAWKINS, SR., AND JOELL JACKSON ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD KEVIN JACKSON, AND THE SUCCESSION OF STEVEN HAWKINS, JR. v. ERIC HESSLER AND THE NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT (Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ. 2006-KH-0756 STATE EX REL. TYRONE SCHEXNAYDER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT: 2006-KH-0006 STATE EX REL. GEORGE ALEXANDER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2006-KH-0897 STATE EX REL. JOHN D. POPULIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION DENIED: 2006-OB-0595 IN RE: CLIFTON G. EAMES, SR. COURT&rsquo;S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION GRANTED; WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED: 2005-C -2520 HAROLD ALEX, JR., ET AL. v. RAYNE CONCRETE SERVICE, ET AL. (Parish of Acadia) (Consolidated with No. 2005-C-1457 and 2005-C-2344) COURT&rsquo;S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION GRANTED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED: 2005-C -2265 URSULA AND EDWARD JAMES TUCKER v. JERRY W. SULLIVAN, M.D. (Parish of Orleans) 2005-C -2515 N.I.D., L.P. v. THE PARISH OF WEST BATON ROUGE (Parish of W. Baton Rouge) 2005-CJ-2577 SHAUNN CAILLIER MCCORVEY v. DERRIEL CARLTON MCCORVEY (Parish of St. Landry) APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION GRANTED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED: 2005-CC-2381 RAYMOND YOCHIM, JR. AND CRAIG YOCHIM v. METAIRIE HEALTH CARE CENTER, LIVING CENTERS-EAST, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson) WRIT APPLICATIONS NOT CONSIDERED: 2006-CC-0049 MELCHOR RODRIGUEZ, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HIS DECEASED WIFE, BRENDA RODRIGUEZ, KARMEN SCHMIDTT, AS DAUGHTER OF BRENDA RODRIGUEZ, KARMEN SCHMIDTT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HER MINOR CHILD, ALEXZANDRIA BAZOR v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, SAFEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND GERALD A. PARKER, JR. (Parish of Livingston) 2006-C -0189 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY D/B/A CANADIAN NATIONAL/ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD, CAPITAL MARINE SUPPLY, AND CTC MINERALS, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) 2006-C -0515 BENTON SPECIALTIES, INC. ET AL. v. CAJUN WELL SERVICE, INC., ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin) 2006-CC-0598 DALE FIRMIN v. MACHINE TOOLS, INC., HAAS AUTOMATION, INC., PAT KANE, PATRICK KANE III AND SUSAN KANE (Parish of Lafayette) WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED: 2005-C -1734 APRIL GLAZE v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation District 3) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant. <a href="/opinions/2006/05C1734.jpv.dis.pdf">VICTORY, J., dissents from the writ denial and assigns reasons.</a> TRAYLOR, J., would grant. 2005-KH-2114 STATE EX REL. KENDALL STEWART v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington) 2005-KH-2115 STATE EX REL. TYRONE CLOFER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana) 2005-KH-2116 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL PALMER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry) 2005-KH-2121 STATE EX REL. ANDREW D. GIBSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary) 2005-KH-2122 STATE EX REL. TIRRELL JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KH-2128 STATE EX REL. TERRY TURNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Avoyelles) KNOLL, J., recused. 2005-KH-2129 STATE EX REL. RUSSELL MILLIEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ascension) 2005-KH-2136 STATE EX REL. MARVIN COBB v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany) 2005-KH-2137 STATE EX REL. CESAR ROCA, SR. A/K/A CESAR BALARI v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) 2005-KH-2139 STATE EX REL. TYRONE NOEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) 2005-KH-2145 STATE EX REL. LARRY GREEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Desoto) 2005-KH-2146 STATE EX REL. OTIS WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KH-2155 STATE EX REL. RANDALL M. ORANGE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides) 2005-KH-2159 STATE EX REL. RANDY DECLOUET v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) 2005-KH-2160 STATE EX REL. ROBERT R. YRLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) 2005-KH-2161 STATE EX REL. JAMES W. GLEASON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Franklin) 2005-KH-2165 STATE EX REL. JOHN HARRISON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-KH-2166 STATE EX REL. DONALD WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans) 2005-CC-2414 DOUG AND ANGELA MCDONALD v. ANGELS BY DAY, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Livingston) VICTORY, J., would grant. TRAYLOR, J., would grant. KNOLL, J., would grant. 2005-KP-2437 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROSCOE RANDOLPH JONES, JR. (Parish of Calcasieu) 2005-C -2459 F. MURRAY BIEDENHARN v. RICKY LEE CULP D/B/A RICKY CULP'S AUTO (Parish of Ouachita) VICTORY, J., would grant. TRAYLOR, J., would grant. 2005-K -2553 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DERRICK P. BRAMLETT (Parish of St. Tammany) 2005-CP-2574 LANCE H. AYERS v. ALLEN CORRECTIONAL CENTER, ET AL. (Parish of Allen) JOHNSON, J., would grant. KNOLL, J., would grant. 2005-C -2595 PHELPS DUNBAR, L.L.P. v. GUY STOUT AND ENVIROTECH SERVICES, L.L.C. (Parish of Orleans) VICTORY, J., would grant. KNOLL, J., would grant. 2006-KH-0078 STATE EX REL. RANDY DECLOUET v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) 2006-KK-0122 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL CASBY C/W STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LATISCHA JONES C/W STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHESTER FLUENCE C/W STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEONARD SMITH (Parish of Orleans) 2006-CC-0126 ANGELO MCADOO AND JAMES MCADOO v. JOHN T. NING, M.D., ET AL. (Parish of Vernon) VICTORY, J., would grant. TRAYLOR, J., would grant. WEIMER, J., would grant. 2006-C -0150 TIMOTHY MELANCON v. KAREN HENDERSON MELANCON (Parish of St. Tammany) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant. VICTORY, J., would grant. 2006-CC-0195 CHERYL KING ADAMS v. WILLIAM HOWARD ADAMS (Parish of St. Tammany) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ. 2006-C -0220 KEVIN ASSOCIATES, LLC (SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST THROUGH MERGER TO YENDIS PROPERTIES, INC.) v. BRETT CRAWFORD, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant. VICTORY, J., would grant. WEIMER, J., would grant. 2006-C -0229 JOHN HILL; GANNETT RIVER STATES PUBLISHING CORPORATION, D/B/A THE TIMES OF SHREVEPORT; THE NEWS STAR, MONROE; THE DAILY ADVERTISER LAFAYETTE; THE TOWN TALK, ALEXANDRIA; AND THE OPELOUSAS DAILY WORLD; AND THE LOUISIANA PRESS ASSOCIATION v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT AND PAM PORTER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) VICTORY, J., would grant the writ. 2006-CC-0444 OLD METAIRIE VILLAGE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. CLEANERS MACHINERY, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson) 2006-CC-0445 ROBERT KINLER AND ROBERT A. MILLET, JR. v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY ET AL (Parish of St. James) 2006-CC-0448 COMMUNICATION EXPO, INC. AND IVORY DYSON v. THE CITY OF HAMMOND PARK COMMITTEE (IN PART), COUNCILMAN CURTIS WILSON AND WILLIE JACKSON (Parish of Tangipahoa) 2006-C -0449 CITY COURT OF OAKDALE VS CITY OF OAKDALE AND HONORABLE BOBBY ABRUSLEY C/W CITY COURT OF OAKDALE, THROUGH ITS DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, MAYOR BOBBY ABRUSLEY v. THE CITY OF OAKDALE; HONORABLE PERRELL FUSELIER, JUDGE, CITY COURT OF OAKDALE; AND DELORA LOVEJOY, CLERK, CITY COURT OF OAKDALE (Parish of Allen) 2006-C -0453 MARSHALL NELSON v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT, SHREVEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF JIM ROBERTS, OFFICER JANET DAILEY AND OTHER UNNAMED OFFICERS (Parish of Caddo) 2006-KK-0470 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HENRY LACOUR AND TRECHELL BOUDRAY (Parish of Orleans) 2006-CC-0471 VICKIE STEVENS, ET AL. v. JASON PATTON, ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion) 2006-C -0472 MARTIN AND VIVIAN HUMPHREY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, RECREATION &amp; TOURISM (Parish of Calcasieu) 2006-C -0476 JOSEPH P. RASPANTI v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson) 2006-CC-0479 GLORIA MIZE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER DECEASED MOTHER, MERTISE WOODS v. PHC MINDEN, L.P. DBA MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of Webster) JOHNSON, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Brown, C.J. 2006-C -0480 DAVID BROWN AND KAREN BROWN v. DOUGLAS ROMERO, KAREN LEBLANC, NICK LEBLANC, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette) 2006-C -0484 ALLEN J. ROCHE v. JEFFERSON DAVIS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson Davis) 2006-CC-0490 JAMES B. RACHAL, BY AND THROUGH HIS DULY AUTHORIZED AGENT, ALICE FAE REGAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) 2006-C -0491 GARY HENDERSON, ET AL. v. HOMER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, ET AL. (Parish of Claiborne) 2006-CC-0492 WILLIAM L. REED v. THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette) 2006-KK-0495 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH GRECO, JR. (Parish of Plaquemines) JOHNSON, J., would grant. 2006-CC-0497 SANDRA ROCKFORTE v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, RONNIE L. ROCKFORTE, DARRELL M. ROCKFORTE AND SHIRLEY ROCKFORTE PREJEAN (Parish of Iberville) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant. JOHNSON, J., would grant. 2006-CC-0498 SANDRA ROCKFORTE v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, RONNIE L. ROCKFORTE, DARRELL M. ROCKFORTE AND SHIRLEY ROCKFORTE PREJEAN (Parish of Iberville) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant. JOHNSON, J., would grant. 2006-C -0502 DR. ANJANI NARRA, M.D. v. CAPITAL AREA HUMAN SERVICES DISTRICT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) 2006-C -0503 RANDY TRAHAN v. TELEFLEX INC., TELEFLEX MORSE, INC., ALLEN JOSEPH TRAHAN, MARSHLAND MARINE, INC., CNA INSURANCE COMPANY, AND STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Calcasieu) VICTORY, J., would grant. 2006-C -0505 GLYNIS MARIELE WARNER v. GILFORD WARNER (Parish of Calcasieu) 2006-KK-0506 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAWRENCE JACOBS (Parish of Jefferson) KNOLL, J., recused. 2006-C -0509 MARY WILSON v. THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT, JIMMY DOVE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CITY MARSHALL (Parish of Caddo) 2006-C -0510 DAVID WALL v. AVOYELLES CORRECTIONAL CENTER (Office of Worker's Compensation District 2) 2006-CC-0511 RYCK H. SOTO v. JAZZ CASINO COMPANY LLC AND LUANNE RIVERO (Parish of Orleans) 2006-C -0513 LOUISE ACOSTA v. PLAQUEMINES PARISH, THE PLAQUEMINES COUNCIL ON AGING, INC., RIVERBEND SENIOR CENTER AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Plaquemines) 2006-C -0516 GREGORY J. HEBERT v. CONNER-MONCEAUX GENERAL CONTRACTORS (Office of Workers' Compensation District 3) 2006-CC-0538 THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. SHREVE LAND COMPANY, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu) 2006-CC-0539 TONYA BOATMAN v. DOUG GORMAN AND STATE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Livingston) 2006-CC-0555 IN RE: MELINDA MARTIN, ETC. v. NOVARTIS CONSUMER HEALTH, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) VICTORY, J., would grant. 2006-C -0572 TRANSWORLD PROPERTIES, LTD. v. DONALD JOE CALLOWAY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) 2006-C -0580 MICHAEL A. DRAPCHO v. SUZANNE PARKE DRAPCHO (Parish of St. Tammany) 2006-KK-0583 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LE VIDEO STORE, INC. (Parish of St. Martin) 2006-C -0584 RING CONSTRUCTION, LLC v. CHATEAU DES LIONS, LLC (Parish of Lafayette) KIMBALL, J., recused. 2006-C -0585 DONOVAN MONCEAUX v. R &amp; R CONSTRUCTION, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation District 3) TRAYLOR, J., would grant. 2006-CC-0586 CALVIN AND DONNA ABSHIRE v. LOUISIANA MEDICAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion) 2006-C -0589 DALE GRANDA AND JO ANN GRANDA, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR DAUGHTER, MEREDITH GRANDA v. STATE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION &amp; DEVELOPMENT, THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH POLICE JURY, BELLSOUTH, CLECO CORPORATION, MATTHEW D. RICHARD AND MICHAEL D. RICHARD (Parish of St. Tammany) VICTORY, J., would grant. TRAYLOR, J., would grant. 2006-CC-0593 KEITH BROCK v. MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM, LLC (Office of Workers' Compensation District 6) 2006-C -0594 ROBERT W. RAPP v. GEICO INDEMNITY COMPANY AND RONALD ALVAREZ (Parish of St. Bernard) 2006-C -0596 ASHLI RICHARDSON, KARL M. BEATTIE AND BOBBIE G. O'BRYAN, JR. v. BOBBY GERALD LOTT, JR., BOBBY GERALD LOTT, SR., STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INS. CO. AND TERREBONNE PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT (Parish of Terrebonne) 2006-C -0599 MARK DISHON; D/B/A CURB CREATIONS &amp; CONSTRUCTION v. ROSS M. PONTHIE, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides) 2006-C -0600 MARSHALL NELSON v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT, SHREVEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF JIM ROBERTS, OFFICER JANET DAILEY AND OTHER UNNAMED OFFICERS (Parish of Caddo) 2006-C -0636 DONOVAN MONCEAUX v. R &amp; R CONSTRUCTION, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation District 3) TRAYLOR, J., would grant. 2006-CC-0871 IN RE: ALLIED SIGNAL SOUTHWORKS RELEASE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) VICTORY, J., would grant. 2006-CC-0875 WILLIAM N. COX v. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu) VICTORY, J., would grant.&nbsp;
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