<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 #051</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>27th day of August, 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>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1733 LINDA S. HOWARD vs. SERVICE TRANSPORT COMPANY, NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY AND HARVEY PAUL GEUDRY, JR. C/W CHRISTOPHER SCOTT PITTMAN AND TANA L. PITTMAN, ET AL. v. HARVEY PAUL GEUDRY, JR., SERVICE TRANSPORT COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>28th day of August, 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>MOTION FOR VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/07OB1292.pc.pdf">2007-OB-1292 IN RE: RICK ALLAN MAYER</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION DISMISSED ON RELATOR'S MOTION:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2306 LINWARD FREMIN, ET AL. v. ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</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-1736 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN CARMOUCHE (Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>29th day of August, 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>WRIT APPLICATION DISMISSED ON JOINT MOTION:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2483 GAIL ROLLAND FREMIN, ET AL. v. ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>30th day of August, 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>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-1758 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DON MORELAND (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons. I would grant and summarily reverse the Court of Appeal. The trial judge is entitled to be respected on a call such as this--whether to grant a continuance. A judge's discretionary call on a matter of this nature is entitled to be given wide latitude.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>31st day of August, 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 WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/06KH2555.ord.pdf">2006-KH-2555 STATE EX REL. WARREN A. WALLACE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Ouachita)<br />See Per Curiam.</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-1629 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY BELL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />First Circuit.</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-1632 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ADRIAN ION NEACSU (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER; OTHERWISE DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/06K2905.ord.pdf">2006-K -2905 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CECIL C. JONES</a> (Parish of Ouachita)<br />See Per Curiam.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/06KO3025.ord.pdf">2006-KO-3025 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CECIL C. JONES</a> (Parish of Ouachita)<br />See Per Curiam.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PERMANENT DISBARMENTS ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/07B0499.pc.pdf">2007-B -0499 IN RE: GLENDA ANN SPEARS</a><br />CALOGERO, C.J., would simply disbar the respondent.<br />JOHNSON, J., would disbar, but not permanently.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/07B0637.pc.pdf">2007-B -0637 IN RE: EDWIN E. BURKS</a><br />CALOGERO, C.J., would simply disbar the respondent.<br />JOHNSON, J., would disbar, but not permanently.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/07OB0929.pc.pdf">2007-OB-0929 IN RE: CLARK C. ROY</a><br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPEAL DISMISSED; CASE REMANDED TO TRIAL COURT; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/07CA1311.pc.pdf">2007-CA-1311 MELVIN BURMASTER v. PLAQUEMINES PARISH GOVERNMENT</a> (Parish of Plaquemines)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-2161 STATE EX REL. JAMES W. GLEASON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Franklin)</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-1900 STATE EX REL. KENNY WHITMORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2116 STATE EX REL. DANIEL C. WILKERSON, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafourche)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2266 STATE EX REL. ANDREW PAYNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2397 STATE EX REL. EZRA RICHARDSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-2625 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAYMOND MOLIERE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CP-0642 LEON D. FUSSELL v. NORTH LOUISIANA CRIMINALISTICS LABORATORIES, ET AL., LEON D. FUSSELL v. JOSEPH R. KUTCH, LEON D. FUSSELL v. I. C. TURNLEY, JR., M.D., ET AL. (Parish of Lasalle)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1210 STATE EX REL. DERRICK JEROME ALLEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED WITH ORDER:</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>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0832 BRIAN DOYAL v. VERNON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Office of Workers' Compensation District 2)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAYS DENIED; WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1571 SOUTHGATE RESIDENTIAL TOWERS, LLC AND SOUTHGATE PENTHOUSE, LLC v. MAPP CONSTRUCTION, INC., MAPP CONSTRUCTION, LLC, MICHAEL A. POLITO, M&R DRYWALL, INC., M&R STUCCO, INC., POWER DESIGN, INC., TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, CRUM & FORRESTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY, BITUMINOUS FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, INDIAN HARBOR INSURANCE AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAYS DENIED; WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1572 SOUTHGATE RESIDENTIAL TOWERS, LLC AND SOUTHGATE PENTHOUSE, LLC v. MAPP CONSTRUCTION, INC., MAPP CONSTRUCTION, LLC, MICHAEL A. POLITO, M&R DRYWALL, INC., M&R STUCCO, INC., POWER DESIGN, INC., TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, CRUM & FORRESTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY, BITUMINOUS FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, INDIAN HARBOR INSURANCE AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-OC-1730 LESLIE H. CANTRELL AND DIXIE LAND COMPANY OF NEW ROADS, L.L.C. v. SUSAN MITCHEN COLLINS (Parish of Pointe Coupee)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -1926 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BOBBY JOHNSON (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2563 STATE EX REL. ROOSEVELT SMALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2635 STATE EX REL. PHILLIP HERNANDEZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2663 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL W. SOILEAU v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Evangeline)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2666 STATE EX REL. CHRISTOPHER HANDY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2667 STATE EX REL. SHANNON BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2668 STATE EX REL. RONALD L. RHYMES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2669 STATE EX REL. LEVAR KING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2670 STATE EX REL. LATROY OATES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2671 STATE EX REL. DENNIS FORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Morehouse)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2672 STATE EX REL. BYRON WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2673 STATE EX REL. MELVIN DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2674 STATE EX REL. ELTON THOMAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2675 STATE EX REL. KEVIN JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2676 STATE EX REL. BOBBY R. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CI-2687 DAVID W. POYDRAS v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2692 STATE EX REL. TERRANCE D. THOMPSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2693 STATE EX REL. KEITH PALMER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -2704 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JACK S. SPEARS (Parish of Lincoln)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -2815 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MAUREEN VALLOT GREEN (Parish of Iberia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -2826 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRELL BRENT WHATLEY (Parish of Evangeline)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -2846 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RYAN PATRICK GREEN (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-2870 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANDRE ANDERSON (Parish of Bossier)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-2892 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLIFTON JERMAINE ANDERSON (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-2896 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARREL HUDSON, JR. (Parish of Ascension)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -2900 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MAUREEN VALLOT GREEN (Parish of Iberia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -2906 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES R. TRICOU, JR. (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -2907 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENDRICK REDDICK (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -2908 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BYRON MILLET (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -2909 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH PIERRE (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-2957 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RONNELL L. ANDERSON (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0625 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NELSON BENTON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0967 KENYETTA M. BROOKS, ET AL. v. CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA D/B/A CHRISTUS ST. PATRICK HOSPITAL OF LAKE CHARLES, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1015 DARRYL PORTER v. PELLERIN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Office of Workers' Compensation District 7)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1018 ALVIN G. HOSLI II v. RENT-A-CENTER, INC. (Office of Workers' Compensation District 8)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1021 SHELTON J. RAYFORD, ET AL. v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1022 LW v. DELTA CLINIC OF BATON ROUGE, INC., AND DR. ADRIAN COLEMAN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1028 JOHN HARKINS AND THE HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY v. M.G. MAYER YACHT SERVICES, INC., MARITIME SYSTEMS, INC. AND LLOYDS UNDERWRITERS AT LONDON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-1032 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CALVIN PREYAN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1033 TWILYNN LINDSEY, ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR, GARREN LINDSEY v. THE CADDO PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, JOHN WEBB, AND VERDIS PRUITT (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-1040 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES HETRICK (Parish of Livingston)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1046 SUCCESSION OF MARY ORY FEITEL (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1047 EAST FIRST STREET, L.L.C. AND M & B RENTALS OF AMERICA, L.L.C. v. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND CITY OF THIBODAUX (Parish of Lafourche)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1048 KATHLEEN TRANT AND CHARLES A. TRANT, SR. v. UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, LAFAYETTE INSURANCE COMPANY, OAKRIDGE PARK, INC. D/B/A THE QUARTER HOUSE, THE QUARTER HOUSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION AND PAUL DORSEY (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1050 TYNES E. MIXON, III, M.D. v. IBERIA SURGICAL L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Iberia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1076 DARRYL PORTER v. PELLERIN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Office of Workers' Compensation District No. 7)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1083 STATE EX REL. ERNEST WALKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1085 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT HART, JR. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1086 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EUGENE EDWARDS (Parish of Assumption)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KP-1187 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILBERT KELLY (Parish of East Feliciana)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1472 JOHN E. HOLSTON, SR., ET AL. v. REPUBLIC FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -1528 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WARDELL HERRINGTON (Parish of Orleans)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1557 SOUTHGATE RESIDENTIAL TOWERS, LLC AND SOUTHGATE PENTHOUSE, LLC v. MAPP CONSTRUCTION, INC., MAPP CONSTRUCTION, LLC, MICHAEL A. POLITO, M&R DRYWALL, INC., M&R STUCCO, INC., POWER DESIGN, INC., TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, CRUM & FORRESTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY, BITUMINOUS FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, INDIAN HARBOR INSURANCE AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-1612 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ARLEXIS EUGENE GRAY (Parish of Tensas)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CJ-1669 IN RE: D.D.D. APPLYING FOR INTRAFAMILY ADOPTION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-OC-1705 JERI GILL HUSZAR v. JOHN A. HUSZAR (Parish of Livingston)</p><p> </p>