<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 #069</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>29th day of October, 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>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-2097 DERRIN ERNEST v. PETROLEUM SERVICE CORPORATION AND CARBIS, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>31st day of October, 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;">2007-CK-2093 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF W.W. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/07B2115.pc.pdf">2007-B -2115 IN RE: CHRISTOPHER D. MATCHETT</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-OC-2000 A. PONDER JONES v. LIVINGSTON PARISH LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICT C/W A. PONDER JONES v. LIVINGSTON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD C/W BEVERLY BONNEVAL v. LIVINGSTON PARISH GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 (Parish of Livingston)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-2100 SHERRY WATTERS, ET AL. v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, 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>2nd day of November, 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;">2007-CC-1091 FREY PLUMBING COMPANY, INC. v. CELESTE FOSTER (Parish of Orleans)</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/2007/07K0057.ord.pdf">2007-K -0057 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY WAYNE DODSON</a> (Parish of Bossier)<br />See Per Curiam.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/07K0564.ord.pdf">2007-K -0564 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RONALD O. CLESI</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />See Per Curiam.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1684 CARMEN LAMBERT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CURATRIX OF SHERRI GONSOULIN, RYAN LAMBERT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS UNDERCURATOR OF SHERRI GONSOULIN, CARMEN LAMBERT AND RYAN LAMBERT, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, KAITLYN LAMBERT AND KRISTYN LAMBERT, AND SHERRI GONSOULIN, INDIVIDUALLY v. DEANNE M. ROUSSEL, ROBERT P. ROUSSEL, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, GEORGE MCRAY FOSTER, GEORGE M. FOSTER, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, CITY OF HAMMOND, DEF INSURANCE COMPANY, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1694 CARMEN LAMBERT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CURATRIX OF SHERRI GONSOULIN, RYAN LAMBERT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS UNDERCURATOR OF SHERRI GONSOULIN, CARMEN LAMBERT AND RYAN LAMBERT, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, KAITLYN LAMBERT AND KRISTYN LAMBERT, AND SHERRI GONSOULIN, INDIVIDUALLY v. DEANNE M. ROUSSEL, ROBERT P. ROUSSEL, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, GEORGE MCRAY FOSTER, GEORGE M. FOSTER, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, CITY OF HAMMOND, DEF INSURANCE COMPANY, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Tangipahoa)</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-KH-2723 STATE EX REL. MARK J. HAYLOCK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -0077 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RUBEN SOSA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0893 STATE EX REL. MARK J. HAYLOCK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</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;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1671 IN THE MATTER OF THE TUTORSHIP OF THE MINORS D. K., A. K., AND D. M. (Parish of Livingston)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1686 SHARON P. MUNRO, TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILDREN ROBERT ERIC MUNRO, JR. AND MAGAN ELAINE MUNRO v. JILL V. OGDEN, NEWT ODGEN BUILDERS AND SAFECO INSURANCE (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1706 SOUTHERN TIRE SERVICE INC. v. MIGUEL A. ELIAS, MIGUEL A. ELIAS, A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION (Parish of Jefferson)</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 -2344 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLINT MARTINEZ (Parish of Iberville)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -0051 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEBBIE W. DRAPER (Parish of Beauregard)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -0058 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES BOUDREAUX (Parish of Ouachita)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0226 STATE EX REL. CALVIN BROADWAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0227 STATE EX REL. KAREEM PLAIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0229 STATE EX REL. GEORGE GEORGETOWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0231 STATE EX REL. CEASAR J. HARPER, III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0242 STATE EX REL. DANIEL CHAMBERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0244 STATE EX REL. ROSEAN NEWSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0246 STATE EX REL. RICHARD LANGLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0247 STATE EX REL. JOHN HUBBARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0248 STATE EX REL. KIATI PIPER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0253 STATE EX REL. RAYMOND JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0254 STATE EX REL. DANG P. NGUYEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0255 STATE EX REL. KEALO HIGGINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0256 STATE EX REL. HUBERT ARVIE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0257 STATE EX REL. DONALD MUSE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0261 STATE EX REL. RICKEY L. MCBROOM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Union)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0262 STATE EX REL. ODIS DAVID SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0263 STATE EX REL. CHRISTOPHER HODGE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0265 STATE EX REL. RAY SEALS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0266 STATE EX REL. DARREN D. SHIVERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0267 STATE EX REL. DARRYL F. HENDERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CI-0268 LOUIS STEMLEY v. WAYNE DESCANT, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0269 STATE EX REL. CLARENCE SHAKESNIDER, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0270 STATE EX REL. RICKY PARKER, A/K/A RICKY JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -0312 KELVIN WELLS v. LT. FLITTER, OFFICERS A, B, C, D, E, F AND G OF THE EAST BATON ROUGE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-0465 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. QUINCY VIDAL WILLIAMS (Parish of Caddo)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -0661 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WAYNE J. GUIDRY, JR. (Parish of Claiborne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-0695 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARK RILES (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-0699 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAMAR JENKINS (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -0732 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARK JARAMILLO (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -0734 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLAYTON JAMES GREENE (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -0742 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DESIREE A. MORRISON (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -0744 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RANDY ROSE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -0786 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LLOYD BLANKE, JR. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-0789 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES LEWIS SERMONS, JR. (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-0817 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH H. BATISTE (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1542 JESSIE MAE BROWN v. TULANE MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL AND CLINIC, DR. RAOUL RODRIGUEZ, AND DR. MALCOLM W. MARKS (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1600 CYNTHIA BRIDGES, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1674 KIMBERLY PYLES v. ANTHONY WEAVER AND RCI ENTERTAINMENT LOUISIANA, INC. D/B/A RICK'S CABARET, A DIVISION OF RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC. C/W KIMBERLY PYLES v. THE ESTATE OF ANTHONY WEAVER, EASTON INSURANCE COMPANY, RCI ENTERTAINMENT LOUISIANA, INC., D/B/A RICK'S CABARET, A DIVISION OF RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1676 JEANNE LUNNY v. MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC., SIEGEN LANE HOTEL II - 1998 AND CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1681 CHARLES ALEXANDER, ET AL v. CHARLES CORNETT, ET AL (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1682 SHERMAN AUGUSTINE v. DPSC - LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY C/W SHERMAN AUGUSTINE v. DPSC - LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY (Louisiana Civil Service Commission)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1685 TRAVIS COOPER, ET AL. v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (Parish of Catahoula)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-1689 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MIKE D. COOLEY (Parish of Beauregard)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1690 JOSH NASSIF v. STATE FARM AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-1691 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FLOYD AND GUY BOUDREAUX (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1693 MSGR. RAY P. HEBERT v. STACY BROWN, ALBERT P. MILLER AND ALBERT THEODORE LAUSCHE (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1695 FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC., ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND DERIVATIVELY ON BEHALF OF HEALTH SCIENCE PARK, L.L.C. v. GARY N. SOLOMON, STEPHEN H. JONES, TERRY D. JONES AND HEALTH SCIENCE PARK, L.L.C. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1696 FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC., ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND DERIVATIVELY ON BEHALF OF HEALTH SCIENCE PARK, L.L.C. v. GARY N. SOLOMON, STEPHEN H. JONES, TERRY D. JONES AND HEALTH SCIENCE PARK, L.L.C. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-1697 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEREMIAH RYAN HASTINGS (Parish of Bossier)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1714 FRANCIS ROUSSELLE v. MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1715 HOWARD HUCKABY v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Office of Workers’ Compensation District 1W)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1718 IN MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL PROCEEDING OF LOIS DAIGREPONT v. J. LOUIS TONORE, JR., M.D. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1725 KELLI BOURGEOIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, HILLARY BOURGEOIS AND SHAYE BOURGEOIS AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX FOR THE SUCCESSION OF MICHAEL DAVID BOURGEOIS v. JULIE L. MEYER, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY AND LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Pointe Coupee)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-OC-1728 JOHN H. BROWN v. LA RIVIERA RESTAURANT (Office of Workers' Compensation District 5)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1731 JEANINE LABORDE v. METAIRIE SMALL ANIMAL HOSPITAL, INC. AND MASSACHUSETTS BAY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1734 RANDY JAMES HENRY, ET AL. v. DANNY L. BARLOW, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />KIMBALL, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1738 JOHN C. WINGRAVE, II v. KEVIN M. HEBERT, DONNA BOEHMER AND DUANE ABADIE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1739 KELLI BOURGEOIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, HILLARY BOURGEOIS AND SHAYE BOURGEOIS AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX FOR THE SUCCESSION OF MICHAEL DAVID BOURGEOIS v. JULIE L. MEYER, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY AND LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Pointe Coupee)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1740 WILLIAM ALCORN, JR., ET AL. v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE, THROUGH THE BATON ROUGE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT C/W ALBERT BURNS v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE, THROUGH THE BATON ROUGE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1854 RANDY JAMES HENRY, ET AL. v. DANNY L. BARLOW, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />KIMBALL, J., recused.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1855 RANDY JAMES HENRY, ET AL. v. DANNY L. BARLOW, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />KIMBALL, J., recused.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1872 RANDY JAMES HENRY, ET AL. v. DANNY L. BARLOW, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />KIMBALL, J., recused.<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p> </p>