<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 #020</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>13th day of March, 2007</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 DISMISSED IN RELATOR'S MOTION:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KP-3035 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFFREY L. FROST (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0531 JOSEPH SHER v. LAFAYETTE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>14th day of March, 2007</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>TRANSFERRED TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/07OB0449.order.pdf">2007-OB-0449 IN RE: DARRYL D. SICARELLI</a><br />See Order.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>16th day of March, 2007</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:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2943 DELTON RAY COUTEE v. RAYLAND K. BEURLOT, M.D. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-1692 BYRON BRYANT v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY AND DON JOHNSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant and docket.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant and docket. See Duncan v. U.S.A.A. Insurance Co., 2006 WL 3423220, 06-0363 (La. 11/29/06), So.2d (Weimer, J., dissenting), on reh'g, 06-0363 (La. 2/16/07), So.2d (Weimer, J., dissenting from denial of rehearing).</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2215 LEE CARLTON WILLIAMS AND MARGARET WILLIAMS v. LOUISIANA PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND OVERSIGHT BOARD (Parish of Richland)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would deny.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2360 CLARENDON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. JACK STRAIN, SHERIFF FOR ST. TAMMANY PARISH (Parish of Caddo)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would deny for the reasons expressed in my dissent in Colvin v. Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board, 06-1104 (La. 1/17/07), So.2d .</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-0388 STATE EX REL. JOSEPH ELAS MYERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2757 EDWARD BUGGAGE v. VOLKS CONSTRUCTORS (Office of Workers' Compensation District 9)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2822 KIM MCLIN AND CURTIS MCLIN v. JEFFREY BREAUX, M.D., MICHAEL LEGGIO, M.D., AND LOUISIANA MEDICAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0173 IVAN HAWTHORNE AND HEALTHWORKS INTERNATIONAL, LLC v. MICHAEL R. COUCH (Parish of Franklin)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0182 SUCCESSION OF DR. MARION A. LANASA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0235 GREGORY KENT MOROUX, ET AL. v. ANDRE F. TOCE C/W DANIEL LOMBAS, ET AL. v. GREGORY K. MOROUX, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REHEARING DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-OB-0200 IN RE: GEORGE K. WAGUESPACK</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-KO-1426 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SYLVESTER MEAD (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>MOTIONS TO ENFORCE DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-CI-0204 GARY POCHE, ET AL v. EDDIE J. JORDAN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-1442 STATE EX REL. GARY POCHE 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/2007/07B0006.pc.pdf">2007-B -0006 IN RE: FREEMAN W. RAMSEY</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>CONDITIONAL ADMISSION GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/07OB0340.pc.pdf">2007-OB-0340 IN RE: MARK R. LADD</a><br />See Per Curiam.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1191 STATE EX REL. EDWARD C. PATTERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-1211 STATE EX REL. DANIEL F. BONIT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KP-1431 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID W. LOCKE (Parish of Washington)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1489 STATE EX REL. KEVIN WASHINGTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1492 STATE EX REL. LONZETTE GADDIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KP-1499 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL RATCLIFF (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1506 STATE EX REL. KERI RENE THOMAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CI-1510 WILLIE HUMPHREY v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1512 STATE EX REL. JOHN HOUSTON COOLEY, II v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1513 STATE EX REL. LAWRENCE ODOM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1514 STATE EX REL. ANDERSON HAWKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1515 STATE EX REL. DOMINIC L. ROBINSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1516 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL SPRINGER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1517 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL TURNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1518 STATE EX REL. DARRYL G. SOILEAU v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1519 STATE EX REL. GLEN ROBINSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Charles)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1531 STATE EX REL. ELMO LEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1532 STATE EX REL. BRIAN SALTZMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)<br /><br />2006-KH-1533 STATE EX REL. COREY MARQUEE ADAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1543 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL LOTT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KP-1546 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARK FORREST (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KP-1581 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANA MILES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KP-1614 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT BOUDREAUX (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1681 STATE EX REL. WILBERT BRADLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -1727 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BENJAMIN WRIGHT (Parish of Webster)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OK-1902 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALBERT STEVENS, JR. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-1917 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. S.D.G. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-1920 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT MCKEE (Parish of Washington)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-1934 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TIMMIE D. DAVIS (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2347 DIANE PRINCIOTTA v. ORMOND NURSING AND CARE CENTER, L.L.C., KEVIN COMBOY AND KATHY DOE (Parish of St. Charles)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2915 DENNIS R. WHALEN v. PEYTON MURPHY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CK-0078 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF D.G.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0106 NORBERT PRINCE, SR. AND HAZEL PRINCE v. HASLEY L. PROSPERIE AND STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0107 ALPHONSE WILLIAMS, CAROLYN WILLIAMS AND WILLIAM ABROMS v. PIONEER FISHING & RENTAL TOOLS, INC. ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0111 MAUREEN GREEN v. IBERIA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0115 MARSHALL GAS & OIL, LLC v. THE CORPORATION OF HAVERFORD COLLEGE, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />TRAYLOR, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0116 CHERYL BENNETT v. SOILEAU ANIMAL HOSPITAL (Office of Workers’ Compensation District 3)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0117 GREGORY KENT MOROUX, ET AL. v. ANDRE F. TOCE C/W DANIEL LOMBAS, ET AL. v. GREGORY K. MOROUX, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0119 MARSHALL GAS & OIL, LLC v. THE CORPORATION OF HAVERFORD COLLEGE, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />TRAYLOR, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0124 BRUCE D. COX v. BERNARD FONTAN GOTTFRIED (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0126 ANGELA ATWELL v. FIRST GENERAL SERVICES (Office of Workers' Compensation District 5)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0153 CASEY PREVOST RUSSELL, ET AL. v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL. (Parish of St. Mary)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0155 JOANN S. THIBODEAUX, VICTOR L. SMITH, AND MARILYN S. ENSMINGER, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR DECEASED FATHER, JOSEPH WARD SMITH v. MAIN IRON WORKS, L.L.C. AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MAIN IRON WORKS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0168 DR. WILLIE JOHN JOSEPH, III, DR. MICHELLE T. BRUMFIELD, AND ST. MARY ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES, INC. v. HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 2 OF THE PARISH OF ST. MARY, STATE OF LOUISIANA, OUR LADY OF THE LAKE HOSPITAL, INC., MELVIN BOURGEOIS, M.D., JAMES BROUSSARD, JOHN GUARISCO, SHARON HOWELL, Y. GEORGE RAMIREZ, CLIFFORD M. BROUSSARD, NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA, AND LOUISIANA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION MALPRACTICE AND GENERAL LIABILITY TRUST (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0170 J. CALDARERA & CO., INC. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0171 BARBARA ANN JACKSON v. KEITH DOLEY, ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND SHERIFF PAUL VALTEAU (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0178 YVETTE MORGAN v. EVE LAURENT AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0181 HENRY J. SAUVIAC III v. JAMES MICHAEL DOBBINS AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0183 SPINE DIAGNOSTICS CENTER OF BATON ROUGE, INC. v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF NURSING THROUGH THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS AND AUGUST J. RANTZ, III (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0184 RAYMON LEE HARTZO AND DEBRA ELAINE HARTZO v. AMERICAN NATIONAL PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0186 RONALD JOHNSON, DR. W. JOHNSON, FLORENA JOHNSON, BRIAN JOHNSON, DR. YOLUNDA TAYLOR AND SOPHIA RILEY v. ANTONIO HARRELL AND IMPERIAL FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY D/B/A IMPERIAL ADJUSTMENT CORPORATION (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0187 GAIL UNGLESBY v. WENCO OF OHIO (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0217 SPINE DIAGNOSTICS CENTER OF BATON ROUGE, INC. v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF NURSING THROUGH THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS AND AUGUST J. RANTZ, III (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0240 DR. WILLIE JOHN JOSEPH, III, DR. MICHELLE T. BRUMFIELD, AND ST. MARY ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES, INC. v. HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 2 OF THE PARISH OF ST. MARY, STATE OF LOUISIANA, OUR LADY OF THE LAKE HOSPITAL, INC., MELVIN BOURGEOIS, M.D., JAMES BROUSSARD, JOHN GUARISCO, SHARON HOWELL, Y. GEORGE RAMIREZ, CLIFFORD M. BROUSSARD, NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA, AND LOUISIANA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION MALPRACTICE AND GENERAL LIABILITY TRUST (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-0342 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. AKAI GLOVER (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0387 STATE EX REL. HERBERT MURPHY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p> </p>