<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 #017</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>5th day of March, 2007</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;">2007-KH-0131 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL E. DIROSA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>6th day of March, 2007</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>PERMANENT RESIGNATION ACCEPTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/07OB0133.ord.pdf">2007-OB-0133 IN RE: GEORGE SCARIANO</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>7th day of March, 2007</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>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-0341 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEINTRON RILEY (Parish of Jefferson)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>9th day of March, 2007</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>WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -1703 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CALVIN WARE (Parish of Evangeline)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -3030 DRONZY LINNEAR AND CHARLES LINNEAR v. CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX/RELIANT ENERGY AND INSURER, JOINTLY AND IN SOLIDO (Parish of Caddo)</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;"><a href="/opinions/2007/06K1872.pc.pdf">2006-K -1872 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EDDIE ROBERT</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br />See Per Curiam.<br />JOHNSON, J., would deny.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0345 STATE EX REL. NOEL CEASER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>DISCIPLINE IMPOSED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/06B2948.pc.pdf">2006-B -2948 IN RE: LAWRENCE H. MARTIN, JR.</a><br />JOHNSON, J., would suspend one year and one day.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-OB-0215 IN RE: ARMER BRIGHT</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2602 JACQUELINE RAYMOND MACKEY, AS TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILDREN, TANGENESHIA RAYMOND, ANQUENESHIA RAYMOND, PHA'DERRICA WASHINGTON & MADISON RAYMOND AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF TYNESIA RAYMOND v. JONG'S SUPER VALUE #2, JERMAINE "SPIKE" WILLIAMS & EAST CARROLL PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THROUGH ITS SHERIFF, MARK SHUMATE (Parish of East Carroll)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CP-2737 KELVIN WELLS v. MELVA CAVANAUGH, MUNIR ALI (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;">2007-OC-0021 IN THE MATTER OF HILLWARD FRUGE (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -0841 SHELBY SMITH v. MORRIS & DICKSON (Office of Workers’ Compensation District 2)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1367 STATE EX REL. ALPHONSE PORTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CP-2485 LORRAINE JOYCE BENOIT COLEMAN, ET AL. v. TERRENCE KNIGHT BENOIT (Parish of Iberia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR MOTION TO ENFORCE DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-0207 STATE EX REL. DARREN HAYWOOD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KP-1160 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEBORAH HUTCHINSON (Parish of Livingston)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KP-1226 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FURNELL D. SEVERIN, JR. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1341 STATE EX REL. JERRY E. HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1461 STATE EX REL. DARREN JAMES BOUDWIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1462 STATE EX REL. PICCARSO D. PREJEAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Webster)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1463 STATE EX REL. RONALD THOMPSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1474 STATE EX REL. JAMAR TAYLOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1475 STATE EX REL. ADAM BILLIOT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1476 STATE EX REL. KENNETH HILL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1488 STATE EX REL. LEON WILLIAMS, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1490 STATE EX REL. LIONEL BONNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Morehouse)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1491 STATE EX REL. DAVID HENDERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Webster)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1495 STATE EX REL. STEPHEN TITZER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1500 STATE EX REL. TIMOTHY PAGE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1503 STATE EX REL. FREDERICK PATTERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. James)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1504 STATE EX REL. ROY BURTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1507 STATE EX REL. AARON HAUSER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Beauregard)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1509 STATE EX REL. DALE MILLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1520 STATE EX REL. FUNELL SEVERIN, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -1621 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RYAN LEWIS (Parish of Orleans)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-1833 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DERRICK D. FRUGA AND LEONARD OLIVER (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-1835 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DERRICK D. FRUGA AND LEONARD OLIVER (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -1858 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALFRED RICARD, III (Parish of Iberville)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -1864 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL COBB (Parish of Pointe Coupee)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -1906 STEVE BATTAGLIA AND JAMES MASSACCI v. CHARLES JOHNSON, CLEVELAND TURNER, COLEMAN CAB COMPANY AND EXCELL UNDERWRITERS (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2760 RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES, L.L.C. JEAN L. ROBERT AND DOMINICK A. VACCARO, JR. v. ROBERT W. MOSS, III (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2811 KWAN ALLEN v. PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES, ET AL. (Parish of St. John)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2817 EVA HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS AND ITS EMPLOYEE A. STARWOOD AND TRAN THINH (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2884 MONA ELIZABETH HARPER MIZELL v. JERRY ALLEN MIZELL (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2920 CHAMPAGNE AND RODGERS REALTY COMPANY, INC. v. JUDITH HENNING, WIFE OF/AND MICHAEL J. GUILLOT AND THELMA MARIE LEGENDRE, WIFE OF/AND CLEM B. GUILLOT, JR. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KK-2976 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. THOMAS G. HEMPHILL, JR. (Parish of Ouachita)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2979 WILSON NAQUIN AND GLADYS NAQUIN, INDIVIDUALLY, AND WILSON NAQUIN AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HIS MINOR CHILDREN, WILSON NAQUIN, JR., PETER NAQUIN AND CHAD NAQUIN v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2989 KENNETH CLOUD v. ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-3039 CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE THROUGH THE GREATER BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN AIRPORT DISTRICT v. AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY AND J. CALDARERA & CO., INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0005 MARY WILLIAMS, ET AL. v. VENSON R. AYMOND, ET AL. C/W PAUL DARREN WILLIAMS, ET AL. v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INS. CO. AND VENSON R. AYMOND (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0007 CHARLES HUMPHREY v. ICEE DISTRIBUTORS (Office of Workers' Compensation District 3)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0009 KEVIN MICHAEL MAY, ET AL. v. THOMAS H. MILLER, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0010 RICHARD A. FOREMAN ASSOCIATES, INC. v. TRINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0011 LEOPOLD WEILL, III v. ROBERT C. BARRETT, JR. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0017 LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. ANTHONY MARQUEZ C/W ANTHONY MARQUEZ v. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0018 IN RE: JEREMIAH J. SHIPLOV, D.M.D. PERMANENT ASSIGNMENT (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0019 KELLY BAILEY AND ROBERT BAILEY v. AIG INSURANCE, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0026 ADVANCE PRODUCTS & SYSTEMS, INC. v. GARY SIMON, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0040 HOWARD MCCLURE v. CITY OF PINEVILLE (Office of Workers' Compensation District 2)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0041 ELLA MAE LEDAY v. VILLE PLATTE HOUSING AUTHORITY, ET AL. (Parish of Evangeline)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0042 LA PAC MANUFACTURING, INC., ET AL. v. TCM MANUFACTURING, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Acadia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0043 HOWARD MCCLURE v. CITY OF PINEVILLE (Office of Workers' Compensation District 2)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0044 TERRANCE BATISTE v. JOSE R. GUTIERREZ, ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0045 YOUNG, HOYCHICK & AGUILLARD, L.L.P., ET AL. v. PAUL SIMS, ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0046 ASA BROUSSARD, ET AL. v. CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0047 DORIS SYKES, ET AL. v. FARMER AND BURNS, LTD., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-0053 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL HABENEY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0055 BORIS IVANCEV v. REEDEREI "NORD" KLAUS E. OLDENDORFF LTD. (Parish of Plaquemines)<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0059 IN RE: CHEMICAL RELEASE AT BOGALUSA (Parish of Washington)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0060 THE NEWMAN MARCHIVE PARTNERSHIP, INC. v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0064 THE JOSEPH G. AND BERTHA M. ROGILLIO IRREVOCABLE TRUST v. TONEY ANDRE MCDOWELL, SR., KIMBERLY BRIGGS MCDOWELL, AND UNIVERSAL CHILDREN'S LEARNING ACADEMY L.L.C. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0067 NABIL YASMINE v. DIAMOND PROPERTIES NORTHSHORE, L.L.C., CITY OF MANDEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0068 JACK E. TRUITT AND THE TRUITT LAW FIRM, L.L.C. v. SUZANNE M. TONTI, R.C.E.E., INC. AND TONTI REALTY CORPORATION (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0069 MARY WILLIAMS, ET AL. v. VENSON R. AYMOND, ET AL. C/W PAUL DARREN WILLIAMS, ET AL. v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INS. CO. AND VENSON R. AYMOND (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0073 LANE B. DAVIS AND JEANNE D. DAVIS v. STEPHEN K. CONROY AND CONROY LAW FIRM, A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0074 JEANETTE WILLIAMS v. CHRISTUS HEALTH NORTHERN LOUISIANA DBA CHRISTUS SCHUMPERT HEALTH SYSTEM AND RICK BRADFIELD, LPN (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0076 TROY ORDOYNE v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0080 PATRIOT AMERICAN HOSPITALITY PARTNERSHIP, LP v. MISSISSIPPI LAND HOLDINGS, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS CONVENTION CENTER BOULEVARD HOTEL, INC., CONVENTION CENTER BOULEVARD HOTEL, LIMITED, CFP-RIVERFRONT HOTEL PARTNERS, L.P., CROW FAMILY, INC., DARRYL D. BERGER, ROGER H. OGDEN, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0088 GUARANTY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF DELHI, DELHI, LOUISIANA v. COMMERCIAL CAPITAL BANK, MICHAEL SANDERS, D/B/A SANDERS LIVESTOCK AND LANA H. SANDERS (Parish of Richland)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0091 KIMMIE NICHOLS v. REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0092 JENNIFER A MITCHELL AND LINDA LABORDE v. DR. E. EDWARD GENO, OCHSNER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND CLINIC, DR. RICHARD MCCONNELL, DR. CARL J. LAVIE, J. KITCH, R.N., N.P., DR. KATHRYN ELMORE, DR. KEVIN MCKINLEY, DR. STEPHEN JENKINS AND OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0094 GLORIA S. PERRIATT, ET AL. v. TENET MID-CITY MEDICAL, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0095 MAX PREJEAN v. MAINTENANCE ENTERPRISES INC., ET AL. (Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0097 THE NEWMAN MARCHIVE PARTNERSHIP, INC. v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0098 FRANCIS J. BERTRAND v. THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY (Office of Workers' Compensation District 5)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0103 BOBBY HORTON v. BARRIERE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, L.L.C. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CD-0188 LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION v. CARR AND ASSOCIATES, INC. AND EARL T. CARR, JR. (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>2007-KH-0347 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CORY M. YOUNG (Parish of Orleans)</p><p> </p>