<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 #054</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 <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>14th day of September, 2006</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KK-2274 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. IRVIN ROUSSELL (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>15th day of September, 2006</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-1289 ERNEST R. GREMILLION, JR., ET AL. v. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)<br />KIMBALL, J., recused.<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KK-2275 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RYAN ONEAL WOODARD (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0547 STATE EX REL. VERNON L. ORANGE, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>19th day of September, 2006</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>RESIGNATIONS ACCEPTED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2006/06OB2004.pc.pdf">2006-OB-2004 IN RE: ALVIN L. WEDDLE, JR.</a><br />See Order.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2006/06OB2022.pc.pdf">2006-OB-2022 IN RE: LESTER J. WALDMANN</a><br />See Order.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR CLARIFICATION GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2006/06OB1970.pc.pdf">2006-OB-1970 IN RE: ZOE OLIVIA SMITH FLEMING</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DISMISSED ON RELATOR’S MOTION:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1432 MARY KOZOLIS MORRIS WIFE OF/AND THOMAS E. MORRIS v. NANZ ENTERPRISES, INC., DONALD A. NANZ, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, HARRIET HAAG A/K/A HARRIET OSBORNE WIFE OF/AND ROBERT EDWARD OSBORNE, DOROTHY CALDERONE, JAN HEAP, TEC REALTORS, INC., DEF INSURANCE COMPANY, CURRY, INC., GHI INSURANCE COMPANY, THE HOME TEAM INSPECTION SERVICE, JKL INSURANCE COMPANY, CURRY INC. D/B/A THE HOME TEAM INSPECTION SERVICE, MNO INSURANCE COMPANY, PELLA WINDOWS & DOORS, INC., PQR INSURANCE COMPANY, PELLA CORPORATION AND STU INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>22nd day of September, 2006</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT OF APPEAL:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0567 STATE EX REL. JOSEPH V. FOSTER, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Webster) (Court of Appeal Second Circuit)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REHEARING DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-K -2555 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLARENCE MAYS A/K/A CLARENCE SAVAGE (Parish of Jefferson)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CI-0009 ALVIN HARVEY v. RICHARD STALDER, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, A. HUFF, ASSISTANT WARDEN, DAVID WADE CORRECTIONAL CENTER AND M. DAUZAT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1333 KATHERINE RUSSO MARALDO v. CLARE LINDSEY AUSTIN, ET AL. (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-C -1150 JOANN DAVIS v. MORGAN STANLEY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0079 STATE EX REL. STEWART C. MOREHEAD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KP-0202 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NORMAN WATSON (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KP-0274 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GREGORY ALCINDOR (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KP-0292 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANNY CALDWELL (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KP-0294 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TROY DARENSBURG (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -0364 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN TRAINOR (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -0441 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GREG P. STEPHENS (Parish of Franklin)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -0442 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANDERSON S. JACKSON, III (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-0446 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HERBERT LEE DIGGS (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-0461 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERRY MAGEE (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-0462 STATE EX REL. BARRON TOMMEZ BAILEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Webster)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-0464 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERRY MAGEE (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-0465 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARWIN GAUTHIER (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-0466 STATE EX REL. MARVIN JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ascension)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -0475 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GILES J. DUPLECHIN (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0541 STATE EX REL. DON PATRICK JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0562 STATE EX REL. MARK TAYLOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0566 STATE EX REL. TONY F. CLARKE, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafourche)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0568 STATE EX REL. DARRELL WALKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CI-0569 CHARLES CARTER v. BURL CAIN, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0571 STATE EX REL. RICHARD S. BREWSTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0581 STATE EX REL. MELVIN ANDERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0591 STATE EX REL. CHARLES A. TREECE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0606 STATE EX REL. PETER ADAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0609 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL L. GIFFORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0616 STATE EX REL. JOSEPH JEROME, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0618 STATE EX REL. TYRONE HYPOLITE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0624 STATE EX REL. TERENCE GILLIAM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0626 STATE EX REL. MARCUS MOORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0639 STATE EX REL. ZANNIE NEAL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0643 STATE EX REL. BENJAMIN HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Natchitoches)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0644 STATE EX REL. ERIC THOMAS HAWKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0645 STATE EX REL. WILFRED GUY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0655 STATE EX REL. JOSEPH JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0679 STATE EX REL. HENRY LANEHEART v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0683 STATE EX REL. JOHNNY R. SUMMAGE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0686 STATE EX REL. TROY BIENIEMY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1034 IN THE MATTER OF THE MASHBURN MARITAL TRUST (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1121 BANK ONE, NA v. FLOYD DUNN, JR. D/B/A DUNN ELECTRIC (Parish of Caddo)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1307 MICHAEL HAYDEL, INDIVIDUALLY AND O/B/O JEREMY HAYDEL v. STATE FARM INSURANCE CO., EVANSTON INSURANCE CO., THE SANCTUARY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. AND ABC INSURANCE CO. (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1311 RHONDA A. LUQUETTE v. CLAYBORN SELF D/B/A BLOCKBUSTER (Office of Workers' Compensation District 4)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1323 SCOTT BENNETT v. DAIGRE'S AUTOMOTIVE, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation District 2)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-1325 TRAVIS COOPER, ET AL. v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Catahoula)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-1330 ALDON J. BAUDOIN, II v. KYLE DECKER, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1331 ANNIE R.H. RAPP, ET AL. v. IBERIA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, ET AL. (Parish of Iberia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1332 QUYEN NGUYEN, ET AL. v. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S, LONDON, ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1334 TODD ALLEN DEAN AND CHERYL DEAN v. GRIFFIN CRANE & STEEL, INC., FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, ERNEST WILLIAMS, JR., COREGIS INSURANCE COMPANY, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KK-1336 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES ROSS (Parish of Iberville)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-1337 TASSO TAYLOR, III AND ELIZABETH THOMPSON TAYLOR v. WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. AND DEAN MORRIS, L.L.P. (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1338 CARL WALTHER, ET AL. v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KK-1344 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JASON E. SCOTT (Parish of Red River)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OC-1352 PATRICIA K. MCNEELY v. SAFE HAVEN ENTERPRISES, INC. (Parish of Jefferson Davis)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1353 TIMOTHY COMBETTA v. RON ORDOYNE, JR., ENCOMPASS INSURANCE COMPANY AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Livingston)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1354 CHARLES E. PLUMMER AND MAE ETTA PLUMMER LEWIS v. ORA LEE PLUMMER BROWN, RUTH PLUMMER HUBBARD, JOYCE MARIE PLUMMER, JOSEPH PLUMMER, IRMA JEAN PLUMMER AND SAMUEL PAUL PLUMMER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-1355 JEFF GOODWIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Catahoula)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1357 CARLA SUE YOUNG v. JACK IN THE BOX, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation District 3)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-1359 CHRIS AUTHEMENT v. HARBOR CONSTRUCTION (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CI-1378 CHARLES CARTER v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1387 SHANDA REDMON v. SONDRA CHEEK (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1390 RAY ARDOIN v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY AND JANET K. ISTRE (Parish of Lafourche)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1391 JUNE COCKERHAM, ET AL. v. LASALLE NURSING HOME INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lasalle)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1392 THOMAS E. SUND v. ST. HELENA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of St. Helena)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1405 RAYMOND JULIUS WILDE, JR. AND LYNN MARIE BERCEGEAY WILDE, EACH INDIVIDUALLY AND AS MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY OF ACQUETS AND GAINS EXISTING BETWEEN THEM v. THOMAS R. HARRELL, ACME TRUCK LINE, INC., ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY AND PROGRESSIVE SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. James)<br />KIMBALL, J., recused.<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1409 RANDY O. HAYNES v. FALCON INLAND, INC. (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1434 RUBICON, INC. v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, AND STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH ITS ATTORNEY GENERAL, RICHARD P. IEYOUB (Parish of Ascension)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-1435 WILLIAM CHAD STELLY v. SCOTT W. MCQUAIG, MCQUAIG & ASSOCIATES, APLC AND MCQUAIG & STELLY, APLC (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1446 DONNA WILSON v. OCHSNER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1448 SUCCESSION OF CONNIE C. GORE (Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-1450 HORACE J. CORTEZ, ET AL. v. PETER TERRITO, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-1451 ERNEST J. THIBODAUX AND HAZEL PITRE HUNTER v. JOSHUA A. TILTON AND TILDA TINSLEY TILTON (Parish of Washington)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1479 MARTINELL JACKSON AND IDA WILLIAMS v. JERRY J. COCKERHAM, LOU GIOE TRUCKING D/B/A CHALMETTE TRUCK CORPORATION AND U.S. CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p> </p>