<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 #080</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>11th day of December, 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 -2006 CLARA RICKS v. BOBBY BUTLER AND ASSOCIATED HOSPITAL SERVICES, INC. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2022 CLARA RICKS v. BOBBY BUTLER AND ASSOCIATED HOSPITAL SERVICES, INC. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>12th day of December, 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-KK-2392 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVON JACKSON (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/2007/07B2326.pc.pdf">2007-B -2326 IN RE: SAMUEL H. THOMAS</a></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-KK-2392 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVON JACKSON (Parish of Orleans)<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant rehearing.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-1974 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TRACY YOUNG (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2370 MARSHALL INVESTMENTS CORPORATION v. CARBONE PROPERTIES OF AUDUBON, LLC (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., dissents. I would stay the proceedings below, grant the writ, and docket it for briefing, oral argument, and a considered opinion.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>14th day of December, 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 APPLICATIONS GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0714 ELMIRA PRESTON, HOWARD PRESTON, ROSE LEFRANCE PRESTON, SHERYL PRESTON, DEBORAH MAZIE, ANTHONY PRESTON, LEONARD PRESTON, DARLENE PRESTON, CYNTHIA PRESTON, ANGELA NELSON, WAND PRESTON, BRYAN PRESTON, ET AL. v. TENET HEALTHSYSTEMS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. D/B/A MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of Orleans)<br />KNOLL, J., would deny.<br />WEIMER, J., would deny.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/07KO1208.ord.pdf">2007-KO-1208 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BENYALE DAVIS</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br />See Per Curiam.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/07CJ2091.pc.pdf">2007-CJ-2091 CHRISTI LYNN FOWLER COOK v. PORTER ALAN COOK</a> (Parish of Bienville)<br />See Per Curiam.<br /><a href="/opinions/2007/07CJ2091.pfc.dis.pdf">CALOGERO, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PERMANENT DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/07B0843.PC.pdf">2007-B -0843 IN RE: JO ANNE FLEMING</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/07B1222.PC.pdf">2007-B -1222 IN RE: ROBERT E. PATRICK</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1963 STATE EX REL. FREDDIE WALKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</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-KK-2073 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENDRICH THOMAS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-2092 LAMBETH HOUSE, INC. v. BLITCH-KNEVEL ARCHITECTS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2108 IRRIGATION MART, INC. v. MICHAEL GRAY D/B/A PLANTASIA F/K/A CLEARWATER IRRIGATION (Parish of Lincoln)</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-CC-1610 JOHN B. EDGAR, III, ET AL. v. CHARLES WERCHAN, ET AL. (Parish of Iberville)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0677 STATE EX REL. WADE P. JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0678 STATE EX REL. GEORGE M. PORTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0679 STATE EX REL. SOLOMON WASHINGTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0680 STATE EX REL. AMANDO BARROSO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0681 STATE EX REL. THADDEUS RUBIT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0683 STATE EX REL. JORGE RODRIGUEZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0684 STATE EX REL. CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0685 STATE EX REL. CURTIS J. DARGIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0686 STATE EX REL. ROBERT NORWOOD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0696 STATE EX REL. TERENCE WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0697 STATE EX REL. JERRY MOORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0700 STATE EX REL. DAMON CAMEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0701 STATE EX REL. WILLARD BRANDENBURG v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Allen)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0703 STATE EX REL. EDWARD J. BOURGEOIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Plaquemines)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0705 STATE EX REL. JOHNNY FOLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0706 STATE EX REL. ALVIN MEAD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0707 STATE EX REL. GORDON L. BRADFORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0750 STATE EX REL. EDDIE JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0752 STATE EX REL. TERRY BARNES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0755 STATE EX REL. MERLE P. KEENE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-1129 STATE EX REL. HUEY RICHARDS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-1209 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRY GLEN HILL (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -1215 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MONTREAL EMERY (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -1223 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN DUNCAN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -1226 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LABONTAY RENE YOUNGBLOOD (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-1242 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES EARL WHITE, JR. (Parish of Washington)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-1243 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JENNIFER RENEE ROBERSON A/K/A JENNIFER ROBERTSON A/K/A JENNIFER THOMAS (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-1249 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRIUS WILBON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-1250 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH RORY WILLIAMS (Parish of Ascension)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-1263 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER KING (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -1269 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NOEL E. DAUZART (Parish of Jefferson)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-OK-1295 STATE EX REL. THADDEAUS A. LONG v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-1594 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JACOB W. TIDWELL (Parish of Livingston)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1817 WILLIAM H. BAKER, JR. v. STANLEY EVANS LOGGING AND AMERICAN INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Office of Workers' Compensation District 1W)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2027 JERRY M. MCCAIN, SR. AND MARGARET B. MCCAIN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN JERRY M. MCCAIN, JR. AND COLT E. MCCAIN v. SARA A. HOWELL, LOUISIANA INDEMNITY COMPANY, STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Helena)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2040 NICK J. BRUNO v. SARAH C. BRUNO (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2042 SADIE MAE TERRANCE, ET AL. v. THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-2043 JOHN HENRY BROWN v. GERALD L. MURTAGH, M.D. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-2046 CYNDEE CARUSO v. EQUITY OFFICE MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORPORATION, AND LA-NEW ORLEANS, L.L.C. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-2047 THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, AS SUBROGEE OF/AND SILDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVITA, INC, DIALYSIS LIQUIDATORS OF SLIDELL, INC., RENAL TREATMENT CENTERS-SOUTHEAST, LP AND GE OSMONICS, INC. (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2048 MARY STERLING AND JERRY STERLING v. NEW ORLEANS CENTRE MALL (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2052 RENE L. BROUSSARD v. ALICE JOYCE VOORHIES, DAVID VOORHIES, STATE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AND SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-2054 IN RE: MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL OF IRIS HURST DAVIS, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2062 STACEY HOLLEY AND PATRICK HOLLEY v. TOTAL REHAB OF BATON ROUGE, LLC, SULLEN CLOUDET, P.T., AND J. GREGORY WARD, M.D. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2063 STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT v. MICHAEL H. CECIL, ET AL. (Parish of Desoto)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2064 GREENGROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH v. LAWRENCE W. COX AND SUE COX (Parish of Morehouse)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2066 ROBERT A. BARNETT, ET AL. v. CANDACE WATKINS, ET AL. (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2068 DOROTHY RIDDLE v. GAYLON D. SIMMONS (Parish of Lincoln)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-2071 EARL CONNER, ET AL. v. A.O. SMITH CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-2072 KEITH BABINEAUX, ET AL. v. A.O. SMITH CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-2076 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KURT NEHER (Parish of West Feliciana)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2007/07KK2076.bjj.pdf">JOHNSON, J., would grant this writ application and assigns reasons.</a><br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2102 LIONEL ROCH v. ACCENT CONSTRUCTION CO. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-2111 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD S. WILLIAMS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-2269 STATE EX REL. JOHN FREEMAN WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-2278 STATE EX REL. ISIAH LANG III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CJ-2291 KATHY BRIDGES SUAZO v. HERMINO SUAZO C/W KATHY BRIDGES SUAZO v. HERMINO SUAZO (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2305 GLENN LIPSEY v. JAY DARDENNE, LA. SECRETARY OF STATE (Parish of Concordia)</p><p> </p>