<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 #059</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>26th day of September, 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 ON RELATOR'S MOTION:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1303 DCDB MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. v. DORIAN M. BENNETT, 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-C -1891 PETRINA IMBRAGUGLIO v. BARRY C. BERNADAS, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF SHERIFF, ST. BERNARD PARISH AND LENA R. TORRES, IN HER CAPACITY AS CLERK OF COURT FOR THE THIRTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ST. BERNARD STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Bernard)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>27th day of September, 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-C -1894 LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF ETHICS v. ROBERT MURRAY AND THE HON. ARTHUR A. MORRELL, COMMISSIONER OF ELECTIONS FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>28th day of September, 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-K -1537 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TIMOTHY E. ROBERTSON (Parish of Grant)</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;"><a href="/opinions/2007/06K1351.PC.pdf">2006-K -1351 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DESMOND JOSEPH SENEGAL</a> (Parish of Lafayette)<br />See Per Curiam.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1308 SHANE NAQUIN, ET AL. v. BERGERON MARINE SERVICE, INC. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-OB-0405 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 06-PDB-109 & 06-PDB-065</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1338 JONATHAN J. PARKER v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1354 JUANITA G. GUILBEAUX v. OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY (Office of Workers' Compensation District 4)</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-2924 STATE EX REL. ROYAL A. EVERY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2925 STATE EX REL. MITCHELL HEBERT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2926 STATE EX REL. SYLVESTER DAUGHTRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Desoto)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2927 STATE EX REL. GREGORY MASON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2928 STATE EX REL. WAYNE DUNCAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2929 STATE EX REL. JOSEPH BROOKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2930 STATE EX REL. DAMON SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. John)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2935 STATE EX REL. MILTON BILLIOT, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2940 STATE EX REL. KELLEN PARKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2941 STATE EX REL. BRANDON CITIZEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2942 STATE EX REL. WALLACE ISTRE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2947 STATE EX REL. LAN TRAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2951 STATE EX REL. GERALD A. WORACHEK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2952 STATE EX REL. RICK L. LOFTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Webster)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2953 STATE EX REL. RUFUS HENRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CI-2955 HENRY GRAY v. RICHARD STALDER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CI-2956 VIDALE G. TASBY v. 20TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2961 STATE EX REL. LAWRENCE HERMAN REED v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2962 STATE EX REL. ROBERT CHEATHAM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2963 STATE EX REL. MELVIN SIGUE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-2964 STATE EX REL. AARON HAMILTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-3001 STATE EX REL. ALBERT CORKERN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-3002 STATE EX REL. CHARLES EDWARD PARKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-3004 STATE EX REL. DERRICK DEMETRIUS DUNCAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-3005 STATE EX REL. ROBERT GUIDRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KP-0118 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JUSTIN SAVOY (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -0129 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIE ROBINSON, JR. (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-0140 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RODNEY D. DOZIER, JR. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-0144 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIAM SHUMAKER (Parish of Bossier)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-0148 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH JODY DUPLICHAN (Parish of Allen)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-0152 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RANDOLPH VANCE (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-0167 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CAREY LOUIS HOOD (Parish of Rapides)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KP-0193 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LUTHER GERALD SIMMONS (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -0211 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GARY SMITH (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -0212 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELTON CROCHET, JR. (Parish of Assumption)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -0213 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STANLEY J. BRUMFIELD (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0874 STATE EX REL. AARON HAMILTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1138 GERALD SAVAGE v. TRAVIS CURRY, ET AL. (Parish of Concordia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1241 DUPLANTIER FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, ET AL. v. BP AMOCO, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />KIMBALL, J., recused.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1265 DUPLANTIER FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, ET AL. v. BP AMOCO, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />KIMBALL, J., recused.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1271 DUPLANTIER FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, ET AL. v. BP AMOCO, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />KIMBALL, J., recused.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1283 JAMES LEE, SR. AND GLENDA LEE INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS CURATOR AND CURATRIX OF, AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR SON, JAMES LEE, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, WALLACE DEGENNARO, AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUCCESSION OF MICHAEL VICKERS, AIR COMPRESSOR ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of St. Bernard)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1300 ILENE REED v. NEW ORLEANS HILTON RIVERSIDE, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1302 TREMEKIA J. BOYKINS v. DARREN J. BOYKINS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1310 DOROTHY LAWSON v. THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, THE CITY OF GRETNA, BRICE BUILDING COMPANY, INC., AND ABC CORPORATION (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1315 W. EARL HARKLESS, D.D.S. v. PAUL SYLVESTER, JR. AND COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1317 ANN EDWARDS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER SON ROBERT EDWARDS, DECEDENT v. DR. WILLIAM C. ALEXANDER, DR. JAMES M. BELUE, AND DR. ROBERT M. RAULERSON (Parish of Lincoln)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1319 ROGER E. PIPER v. SHELTER MUTUAL INS. CO. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1323 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;">2007-C -1324 DONNA COLWART v. ENCOMPASS INDEMNITY COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1326 CHARLES CHAMPAGNE v. PHS INDUSTRIES AND CNA INSURANCE COMPANY (Office of Workers' Compensation District 7)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-1327 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PHILIP MCKEON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1329 GERALDINE OUBRE AND LINDA GENTRY ON THEIR BEHALF, AS WELL AS OTHERS, SIMILARLY SITUATED v. LOUISIANA CITIZENS FAIR PLAN (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CP-1330 JERRY L. SYLVE v. BEVERLY SYLVE (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1331 HAZEL M. HEBERT, ON BEHALF OF EDGAR HEBERT v. LA DREKA GUESS, BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF LOUISIANA AND BATON ROUGE MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1332 SUCCESSION OF JEANETTE PERRON ARDOIN (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1333 IN THE MATTER OF THE SUCCESSION OF BERNICE HODGES HUTCHINSON C/W IN THE MATTER OF THE SUCCESSION OF ALBERT SIDNEY HUTCHINSON (Parish of Livingston)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1336 SARWAT GAD, M.D. ET AL. v. ROBERT RAY GRANBERRY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1348 CABRINA SPEARS v. RYAN'S STEAKHOUSE (Office of Workers' Compensation District 6)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1350 ASCENSION PARISH SALES AND USE TAX AUTHORITY v. GULSBY ENGINEERING, INC. (Parish of Ascension)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1351 TYRONE J. WHITE v. DR. CHRISTOPHER E. CENAC (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1361 SARWAT GAD, M.D. ET AL. v. ROBERT RAY GRANBERRY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1365 VERONICA GAIL RICHARDSON v. CHARLES SWILL, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1380 JOHN PRINDLE v. ROBERT WEINMANN, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A 'WEINMANN, INC.', REGENCY MOTORS OF METAIRIE, L.L.C. AND METAIRIE CAPITAL, L.L.C. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1383 CHRIS LEDET, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF HIS MINOR CHILD'S, TERREL LEDET, ESTATE AND JANET LEDET, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF HER MINOR CHILD'S, TERREL LEDET, ESTATE v. LAWRENCE BREAUX, SHARON BREAUX, JENNIFER BREAUX, CELESTE BREAUX, STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, GORDON DOVE, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, ROBERT PAGE, AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1385 GERTRUDE R. PAUL, YOLANDA ROBINSON ELLIS, BETTY R. RODDY, PENNY V. ROBINSON, LINDA M. ROBINSON, DEZEL L. ROBINSON, FORD ROBINSON, JR., & ROBERT W. ROBINSON; ON BEHALF OF FORD ROBINSON, SR. v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1386 GOLDEN JONES v. LOUISIANA CASINO CRUISES, INC. D/B/A CASINO ROUGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1389 OCTAVIA SHELVIN v. INTRALOX, L.L.C. (Office of Workers' Compensation District 8)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1391 WARREN JOSEPH BORDELON v. SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER; NORTHSHORE ANESTHESIA GROUP; MAHMOUD DAFTARY, M.D.; LOUIS HERNANDEZ, A.N., M.D.; JEFFREY BAKER, A.N., M.D.; JULIE JOYCE, C.R.N.A.; T. JURICH, R.N.; LAURA KENDRICK, R.N.; BRAD CHAMPAGNE, R.N.; NOELLA HAYES, C.S.T.; KORY KRISTA, C.S.T., TOM COOK, R.C.P.T.; AND LUCILLE BRANDT, R.N., C.N.O.R. (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1393 SUCCESSION OF DONALD LUKE LEDOUX (Parish of Iberville)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1395 FRANK CACIOPPO, SR., FRANK CACIOPPO, JR., AND YVONNE CACIOPPO v. BRENDA BRAUD AND BRAUD & BRAUD (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1396 KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. WALTER WINBUSH, B & B TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC. AND CANAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1398 THE COWBOY CONNECTION, INC. C/W THE WESTERN CONNECTION, INC. v. STATE OF LA., DOTD (Parish of Vernon)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1673 TREMEKIA J. BOYKINS v. DARREN J. BOYKINS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-OK-1789 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN PAUL JACOBS (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p> </p>