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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 #056</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;29th day of September, 2006, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:2005-OB-1420 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 04-PDB-091 KIMBALL, J., would grant. TRAYLOR, J., would grant.&nbsp;On the&nbsp;5th day of October, 2006, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:2006-OC-2388 THEODORE VENISSAT, ET AL. v. ST. PAUL FIRE &amp; MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu) VICTORY, J., would grant. TRAYLOR, J., would grant.&nbsp;On the&nbsp;6th day of October, 2006, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases listed below:WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED:2006-K -0481 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WAYNE MACON (Parish of Orleans)2006-C -1181 BETTY JO H. WRIGHT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR CHILD, PETER B. WRIGHT, AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF NED D. WRIGHT, AND NED D. WRIGHT, JR. v. LOUISIANA POWER &amp; LIGHT, MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA, INC., AND DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT C/W BETTY JO H. HARRIS, A/K/A BETTY JO H. WRIGHT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR CHILD, PETER B. WRIGHT, AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF NED D. WRIGHT, AND NED D. WRIGHT, JR. v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, FORMERLY KNOWN AS DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT AND MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA, INC., BERNARD CASSISA, ELLIOTT &amp; DAVIS, AND CARROLL, BURDICK &amp; MCDONOUGH, LLP (Parish of Ouachita)2006-CC-1505 HOWARD P. ELLIOTT, JR. v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2006-CC-1538 LINDA DUNCAN BELL v. TREASURE CHEST CASINO, L.L.C. AND JUANITA MORGAN (Parish of Jefferson)WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED IN PART; OTHERWISE DENIED:2006-KH-0778 STATE EX REL. KENDELL J. STEWART v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2006-KH-0779 STATE EX REL. DONNIE DALEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberville)2006-CC-1700 GAIL ROLLAND FREMIN, ET AL. v. ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO, C.J., would deny the writ. KIMBALL, J., would deny the writ. JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:<a href="/opinions/2006/06B1201.pc.pdf">2006-B -1201 IN RE: DAVID JACK DOWELL</a> JOHNSON, J., dissents and would suspend respondent.WRIT APPLICATION DENIED; STAY DENIED:2006-CC-1706 BRYANT CORMIER v. REBEL RENTALS (Office of Workers&rsquo; Compensation District 4)WRIT APPLICATIONS NOT CONSIDERED:2006-KK-1678 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RYAN P. POWERS (Parish of Jefferson)APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED:2006-C -1686 INTERDICTION OF JAMES ALLEN STEPHENS (Parish of Ouachita)WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:2006-KH-0525 STATE EX REL. PATRICK L. CARMACK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2006-KH-0605 STATE EX REL. TERRYANCE A. RUSSELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2006-KO-0638 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EDWARD WILLIAMS JR. (Parish of Jefferson)2006-K -0668 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DESMOND GAINES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2006-K -0669 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PATRICK RICHARD KUJAWA (Parish of St. Mary)2006-K -0677 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID JAMES PULLIAM (Parish of Grant)2006-KO-0697 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAFAEL TORRES (Parish of Jefferson)2006-K -0700 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KARL THIBODEAUX (Parish of Acadia)2006-K -0701 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEKEITHEN SHONDELL HARRIS (Parish of Rapides)2006-KO-0707 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANDY GEORGE (Parish of Webster) JOHNSON, J., would grant.2006-KH-0709 STATE EX REL. MARK BALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2006-KO-0717 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN REAGAN DIVINE (Parish of Caddo)2006-K -0719 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MATTHEW SYKES (Parish of Orleans)2006-KO-0741 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FREDERICK HARRIS (Parish of Caddo)2006-KH-0754 STATE EX REL. WILLIE D. RICHMOND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Desoto)2006-KH-0759 STATE EX REL. JOHN WAYNE NORRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2006-KH-0763 STATE EX REL. SHERRY R. JOHNSON, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Plaquemines)2006-KH-0765 STATE EX REL. ROBERT ISADORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Acadia)2006-KH-0770 STATE EX REL. ANTONIO WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston)2006-KO-0771 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARYL GERMAINE ROSHELL (Parish of Caddo)2006-KH-0772 STATE EX REL. BOBBY WALLACE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2006-KH-0774 STATE EX REL. ORMEL WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. John)2006-KH-0775 STATE EX REL. JERMAINE HUDSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2006-KH-0776 STATE EX REL. RONNIE M. LYLES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2006-KH-0780 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL C. HOFFPAUIR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)2006-KO-0781 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRYL HEARD (Parish of Claiborne)2006-KH-0782 STATE EX REL. CLYDE JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Webster)2006-KH-0784 STATE EX REL. ANDREA BROUSSARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2006-KH-0785 STATE EX REL. LEROY BANNISTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2006-KH-0787 STATE EX REL. TROY SHELVIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)2006-KH-0799 STATE EX REL. ROBERT GUIDRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:2006-KH-0800 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL COLTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2006-KH-0812 STATE EX REL. JOE STEPHENS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2006-KH-0813 STATE EX REL. AARON GENTRIES-GENTRAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.2006-KH-0814 STATE EX REL. DARRIN D. GILMER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2006-KH-0817 STATE EX REL. DONALD WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2006-KH-0834 STATE EX REL. DONALD WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2006-KH-1093 STATE EX REL. DONALD WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2006-C -1113 PEARLIE BELL, WIFE OF/AND TIMOTHY HARRIS v. BETTY C. POCHE, GBS PROPERTIES, L.L.C., D/B/A PRUDENTIAL GARDNER, REALTORS, GLENN M. MEDIAMOLLE AND ENGLISH TURN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (Parish of Orleans) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant. KIMBALL, J., would grant. VICTORY, J., would grant.2006-KH-1415 STATE EX REL. TROY SHELVIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)2006-C -1565 CALDWELL PARISH POLICE JURY v. TOWN OF COLUMBIA, ET AL. (Parish of Caldwell) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant. VICTORY, J., would grant. TRAYLOR, J., would grant.2006-C -1582 CONRAN J. FRICKE AND KIM FRICKE v. OCHSNER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND DEBRA MILLS, R.N. (Parish of Jefferson)2006-C -1629 HENRY ARCENEAUX v. PAMELA NORMAN, ET AL. C/W ELBY JOHNSON, JR., ET AL. v. SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO., INC. (Parish of Lafayette) VICTORY, J., would grant. TRAYLOR, J., would grant. KNOLL, J., would grant.2006-KK-1650 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRANDON THOMAS (Parish of St. Charles)2006-C -1660 CYNTHIA BRIDGES, SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHELE JACOB BABINEAUX (Parish of Orleans)2006-CC-1661 MORRIS DOMINO v. RAIL LINK, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2006-KK-1662 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VICTOR THOMAS (Parish of St. Charles)2006-C -1663 JAMES CRYAR v. ROBERT DALE BERNAUER, M.D., ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC., ACADIAN AMBULANCE AND AIR MED SERVICES, INC., WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC., D/B/A WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LAKE CHARLES (Parish of Calcasieu)2006-CC-1664 JOHN DOE AND JOAN DOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, JANE DOE, PARISH OF JEFFERSON v. CRESCENT CITY BAPTIST CHURCH, MARK ANTHONY RUSSELL (Parish of Jefferson) VICTORY, J., would grant. KNOLL, J., would grant.2006-C -1665 GERALD A. VANAUTREVE v. ANGEL L. ORTIZ, LAMARQUE FORD, INC., LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Bernard)2006-CC-1668 RICHARD W. NOLAND, III v. BENJAMIN J. PARNELL, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)2006-C -1669 MSOF CORPORATION AND JAY PAUL LEBLANC v. EXXON CORPORATION, EXXON CHEMICAL COMPANY, U.S.S. CHEMICAL COMPANY, COPOLYMER RUBBER AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION, UNIROYAL CORPORATION, DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, ETHYL CORPORATION, SHELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION, AMERICAN HOECHST CO. (F/K/A FOSTER GRANT COMPANY), ALLIED CHEMICAL CORPORATION, RUBICON CHEMICAL COMPANY, PETRO PROCESSORS OF LOUISIANA, INC., ROLLINS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (LA), ROBERT BOLGER, J.W. STREET, W.L. RAINEY, NPC SERVICES, INC., AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2006-CC-1671 JOE CLARK, ET AL. v. TRUS JOIST MACMILLAN (Parish of Natchitoches)2006-CC-1673 CHARLES D. HANNA v. J.E. MERIT CONSTRUCTORS, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation District 5)2006-C -1675 LINDA AND SCOTTY WIGGINS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THEIR DECEASED SON THOMAS JEFFREY WIGGINS v. TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX F/K/A R &amp; B FALCON AND SHELL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)2006-C -1679 CHARLES MCMAHON v. LOUISIANA STATE RACING COMMISSION (Parish of Orleans)2006-CC-1680 LAURENCE SOLOW, JACK STOLIER AND ALLAN KATZ v. HEARD, MCELROY &amp; VESTAL, L.L.P. AND CURTIS A. SWANSON (Parish of Orleans)2006-CC-1687 BYRON S. ROMERO v. THE ESTATE OF KEN BACQUE, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)2006-CC-1695 MARY K. BIHM v. SETH J. BIHM (Parish of Calcasieu)2006-C -1696 EARLINE ALLEMAN, ET AL. v. BELINDA M. ROMERO, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)2006-C -1697 JAMES CRYAR v. ROBERT DALE BERNAUER, M.D., ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC., ACADIAN AMBULANCE AND AIR MED SERVICES, INC., WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC., D/B/A WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LAKE CHARLES (Parish of Calcasieu)2006-C -1698 HELEN VICE PALOMBO AND FRANCIS C. PALOMBO, SR. v. FRANK BACQUE, M.D., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)2006-CC-1699 GREGORY JAMES KLUMPP v. SUSAN DOWS BLAKE KLUMPP (Parish of Calcasieu)2006-C -1704 DONA WARREN, LOUIS WARREN, MELISSA JOHNSON ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR SONS, BRETT JOHNSON AND DUSTIN JOHNSON, AND CHRISTINA RUSSELL ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR SON, ANDREW CORKERN v. ERIC CAHILL, STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY AND LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Tangipahoa)2006-C -1705 KATHERINE A. MEYER WIFE OF/AND KEITH MEYER v. PAUL TUFARO, THE ITALIAN PIE FRANCHISE, L.L.C., ITALIAN PIE, L.L.C., PIZZA, L.L.C., MUSA ULUSAN, SERDAR TILIOGLU, TOM CANGEMI, PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)2006-C -1715 JACQUELINE JACKSON v. SYSCO FOOD SERVICES (Office of Workers' Compensation District 8) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.2006-C -1716 GARY HENRY BOURGEOIS v. ROBIN ZIEGLER BOURGEOIS (Parish of St. Tammany)2006-C -1717 KEVIN JOHN BRAUD v. AFFORDABLE BUILDERS, LLC (Office of Workers' Compensation District 6)2006-C -1718 RICHARD A. HARRINGTON AND MARGARET A. HARRINGTON, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, SAMANTHA JO HARRINGTON, MCKAYLA GRACE HARRINGTON, AND REBECCA LEA HARRINGTON v. BILLY JOE BUZBEE, JOEY BUZBEE, LOUISIANA WELD &amp; PRESS, INC. AND/OR LOUISIANA WELD &amp; PRESS, L.L.C., XYZ CORPORATION, AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, DEF INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2006-CC-1721 JOSEPH DUPONT, ET AL. v. CABOT OIL &amp; GAS CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Iberville)2006-C -1723 RICHARD G. TRAHAN AND ALTON J. TRAHAN v. MERRY LOUISE MANLEY, LEOLA TERREBONNE, GARY E. THEALL AND SANDRA KATHRYN LEHMAN (Parish of Vermilion)2006-CC-1728 JAMES EDWARD DUHON, JR., ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)2006-C -1729 GREGORY R. AYMOND v. RICH DUPREE (Parish of Rapides) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ application.2006-C -1732 SUCCESSION OF ANNA RITA BABIN KING CAILLOUET (Parish of Orleans)2006-C -1735 JAMIE LAND COMPANY, INC. v. FRANCIS K. JONES, JR., ET UX (Parish of St. Tammany)2006-C -1738 ROBERT FORD AND SHIRLEY FORD v. LAFOURCHE PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND CRAIG WEBRE (Parish of Lafourche)2006-C -1739 GOD'S GLORY &amp; GRACE, INC. v. QUIK INTERNATIONAL, INC., ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2006-CC-1740 CHRIS LEDET, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF HIS MINOR CHILD'S, TERREL LEDET'S, ESTATE AND JANET LEDET, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF HER MINOR CHILD'S, TERREL LEDET'S, ESTATE v. LAWRENCE BREAUX, SHARON BREAUX, JENNIFER BREAUX, CELESTE BREAUX STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, GORDON DOVE, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, ROBERT PAGE, ROBIN PAGE, AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) VICTORY, J., would grant.2006-C -1741 COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION v. RAYMOND VINET, JR. (Parish of Ascension)2006-C -1747 LEON LOWE &amp; SONS, INC. v. JANE STREET GORDEN AND EDWARD MAC STREET (Parish of St. Tammany)2006-CC-2141 IN RE: GRAMERCY PLANT EXPLOSION AT KAISER (Parish of St. James)2006-CC-2280 LARRY L. FINDLEY, JR. v. BILLIE FINDLEY (Parish of Calcasieu)2006-CC-2326 TODD ODOM v. JOHN PETER PHILLIPS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) TRAYLOR, J., recused. KIMBALL, J., would remand to court of appeal for full opinion. JOHNSON, J., would remand to court of appeal for full opinion.&nbsp;
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