<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 #008</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 <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">25th day of January, 2008</span></strong>, 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WRIT APPLICATION WITHDRAWN ON RELATOR'S MOTION:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-KD-0138 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SANCHEZ BRUMFIELD (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the 30th day of January, 2008, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE ORDER:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2008/08B0208.pc.pdf">2008-B -0208 IN RE: ROBIN A. NESBITT</a><br />CALOGERO, C.J., would request an opposition.<br />WEIMER, J., would request an opposition.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION DISMISSED ON RELATOR'S MOTION:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -1727 ARKEL CONSTRUCTORS, INC. v. DUPLANTIER & MERIC, ARCHITECTS, L.L.C., THOMAS S. MERIC, JR., THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL, AND SCHRENK & PETERSON CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC. C/W PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC. v. ARKEL CONSTRUCTORS, INC. AND AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-2280 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RENE CHARLES GUIDRY (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">1st day of February, 2008</span></strong>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED WITH ORDER:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2008/07O2457.pc.pdf">2007-O -2457 IN RE: JOHN ROMBACH (Louisiana Board of Ethics)<br />See Per Curiam.</a><br />KIMBALL, J., would grant and docket.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">PERMANENT DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2008/07B1381.PC.pdf">2007-B -1381 IN RE: MICHELLE D. MCKEE</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING DENIED:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-1683 LELA JOHNSON v. UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IN LAFAYETTE, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CJ-2091 CHRISTI LYNN FOWLER COOK v. PORTER ALAN COOK (Parish of Bienville)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -0564 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RONALD O. CLESI (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATIONS NOT CONSIDERED:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2367 EAGLE SERVICES CORPORATION v. KAREN T. GUERIN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-C -0054 DENNIS LOPEZ AND CAROLYN LOPEZ v. US SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, ABC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND XYZ CORPORATION (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-1263 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GARRY ZEIGLER, SR. (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2008/07KH0594.pfc.con.pdf">2007-KH-0594 STATE EX REL. WALTER BAILEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0769 STATE EX REL. CHARLES WAYNE SNEED v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bienville)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KP-0858 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HENRY A. DYKES, SR. (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0868 STATE EX REL. KELVIN RUSHING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0872 STATE EX REL. CHARLES CARTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Pointe Coupee)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0873 STATE EX REL. BENNY JOE YOUNG v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0896 STATE EX REL. RALPH BUSHNELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Beauregard)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0921 STATE EX REL. JAMONTE DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0922 STATE EX REL. MACK GALLOW TEZENO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0923 STATE EX REL. HENRY BOSS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0924 STATE EX REL. NATHANIEL THORNTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0925 STATE EX REL. ROBERT L. COX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0926 STATE EX REL. JOSEPH COOLMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Grant)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0927 STATE EX REL. TIMOTHY TURNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0946 STATE EX REL. RUSSELL LONG v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0969 STATE EX REL. ANTHONY BAUMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0970 STATE EX REL. RUSSELL PAYTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0971 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0972 STATE EX REL. BOBBY STEVENSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0976 STATE EX REL. HENRY DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0979 STATE EX REL. RONALD E. COLEMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-0984 STATE EX REL. RONALD G. STEWART v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-1424 STATE EX REL. JOHN W. MATHIEU v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -1473 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JASON LEE SHORT (Parish of Concordia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -1598 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VOOHRIES J. THERIOT (Parish of St. John)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-1646 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JASON LEE SHORT (Parish of Concordia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-1826 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GARY MCCARY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CK-1843 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF D. S. (Parish of Jefferson)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -1869 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARCUS D. GULLY (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -1895 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARTHA V. CHAMBERS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-1902 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GARDNER TAYLOR (Parish of Jefferson)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant on "Batson" issue.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-1936 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLIFTON R. BOUDREAUX (Parish of Plaquemines)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2290 ANGELINA JACK, ET AL. v. KAYLA THIBODEAUX, ET AL. (Parish of Evangeline)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2310 GARY BALDWIN v. NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY SERVICES (Office of Workers' Compensation District 2)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2311 CHESTER WRIGHT v. 3P DELIVERY, LLC (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2314 FREDDIE MOUTON, ET AL. v. MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Iberia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-2315 ROBERT EARL LEE BICKHAM, ET AL. v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Washington)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2320 ENTERPRISE LEASING CO. OF NEW ORLEANS v. MICHAEL CURTIS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF THE LIVINGSTON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, SALES TAX DIVISION (Parish of Livingston)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant on the issue of attorney fees.<br />VICTORY, J., would grant on the issue of attorney fees.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2321 IN RE PAUPER APPLICATION OF MARGARET MONTGOMERY TO PROCEED BEFORE PATIENT COMPENSATION FUND C/W MARGARET MONTGOMERY v. NORTH OAKS MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2327 EDWARD JACKSON v. A. WAYNE STEWART & ASSOCIATES, A. WAYNE STEWART AND DAMON MILEY (Parish of Livingston)<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2328 BRENDA BERTHELOT v. PATIENTS' COMPENSATION FUND OVERSIGHT BOARD (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2329 IN THE MATTER OF THE SUCCESSION OF J. RANDOLPH TEMPLET, JR. (Parish of Iberville)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CP-2336 MARK HANNA v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CP-2337 STATE IN THE INTEREST OF B.B. AND A.B. v. MICHAEL TUT SIMMONS (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-2345 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KELLIE THOMPSON AND ASHLEY FALCON (Parish of St. Charles)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-2346 DISPLAY SOUTH, INC., ET AL. v. GRAPHICS HOUSE SPORTS PROMOTIONS, INC., D/B/A GH IMAGING AND GHIMAGING.COM (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2347 LYNN MARIE SOROLA CURTIS v. LAWRENCE N. CURTIS (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2361 CHRISTOPHER SAWYER INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF AMBER SAWYER AND TRINA SAWYER ON BEHALF OF ALYSSA PREJEAN v. RICHARD CHRISTIANA AND REGAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-2362 LINETTE M. CURTIS v. MORGAN KEEGAN & COMPANY, INC., ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, J. RONALD ATCHLEY, AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-2363 SUCCESSION OF ACHILLE BIJEAUX v. MILDRED BOURQUE BROYLES, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2364 ROBERT JOHNSON AND CATHERINE HARRIS INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF MAXIMILLIAN JOHNSON DECEASED v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, D/B/A THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SOUTHERN UNIVERISITY AND A&M COLLEGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2365 PHOENIX ASSOCIATES LAND SYNDICATE, INC. v. E.H. MITCHELL & CO., L.L.C. AND STEVEN M. FURR (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KK-2366 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TRAVIS WATKINS (Parish of Jefferson)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2368 PHILIP N. TAYLOR, MRS. GERI TAYLOR, AND MS. LEESA MCCARLEY v. MICHAEL HADDOX, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A VILLAGE GREEN MOBILE HOME PARK (Parish of Lincoln)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-2369 JERRY WILLIAMSON v. DRESSER, INC., ET AL. (Office of Workers Compensation District 2)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2373 GRACE WONG v. MITCHELL J. HOFFMAN, HILLARY HURST LANDRY, AND LOWE, STEIN, HOFFMAN, ALLWEISS & HAUVER, L.L.P. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2374 DAIMLERCHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES OF NORTH AMERICA, L.L.C. AS SUCCESSOR TO CHRYSLER FINANCIAL COMPANY, L.L.C. v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2375 THORLANIS JAMES v. LEDAR TRANSPORT, AIG INSURANCE COMPANIES AND XYZ INSURANCE CARRIERS (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-KK-0045 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD M. SCHAEFFER (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-CJ-0122 K.P.W. v. M.P., ET AL (Parish of Iberia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-KH-0132 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GARY TIRCUIT (Parish of Orleans)</p><p> </p>