<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 #042</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><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>14th day of July, 2006</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;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT:<br /></strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2006-KH-1640 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEROME JOSE FERRIER, JR. (Parish of Orleans)</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:<br /></span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2006-CC-1666 B & G CRANE SERVICE, L.L.C. v. SHANNON DUVIC, BRYAN VIGE AND TURNER BROS. CRANE & RIGGING, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:<br /></span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span></span><span>2006-CC-1644 DUC HUY HUYNH v. PLAQUEMINES PARISH GOVERNMENT (Parish of Plaquemines)</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span> </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>On the </span><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">17th day of July, 2006</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;">APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE THE BAR EXAM GRANTED WITH ORDER:</span></strong><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2006-OB-1761 IN RE: JAMES CHARLES HARRIS III</span><br /><span>JOHNSON, J., recused.</span><br /><span>TRAYLOR, J., would deny the petition.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span> </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>On the </span><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">18th day of July, 2006</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;">APPLICATION(S) FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE THE BAR EXAM GRANTED WITH ORDER:<br /></span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2006-OB-1788 IN RE: ERIC W. CLAVILLE</span><br /><span>TRAYLOR, J., would deny the application.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2006-OB-1789 IN RE: MICHAEL J. WILLIAMSON</span><br /><span>TRAYLOR, J., would deny the application.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2006-OB-1790 IN RE: TROYNEL BOUDY WRIGHT</span><br /><span>TRAYLOR, J., would deny the application.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</span></strong><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2006-OB-1744 IN RE: JOHN MCGUIRE</span><br /><span>CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the application for reconsideration and would apply a "Katrina exception" to allow this applicant to sit for the bar examination commencing July 24, 2006.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span> </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>On the </span><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">19th day of July, 2006</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;">APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE THE BAR EXAM GRANTED WITH ORDER:</span></strong><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2006-OB-1796 IN RE: DARREN M. BENDER</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span> </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>On the </span><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">24th day of July, 2006</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;">APPLICATION WITHDRAWN AT RELATOR'S REQUEST:</span></strong><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2006-K -1526 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DOUGLAS ROBERTSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">STAY GRANTED; WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED AND TRANSFERRED TO COURT OF APPEAL:</span></strong><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2006-KK-1733 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HEIDI GILES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</span></strong><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2006-CJ-1797 EDWARD JOHN GONZALES v. ANNE JAFFE GONZALES (Parish of Jefferson)</span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span> </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>On the </span><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">26th day of July, 2006</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;">STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:<br /></span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>2006-CC- 1734 SIDNEY HILL v. LARSON CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of</span><br /><span>Plaquemines)</span><br /><span>VICTORY, J., would grant.</span><br /><span>TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p>