<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 #034</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>9th day of May, 2008</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>INTERIM SUSPENSION GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2008/08B0977.pc.pdf">2008-B -0977 IN RE: DREOLA M. GUYTON</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>13th day of May, 2008</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>APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION DENIED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2008/08OB0895.pc.pdf">2008-OB-0895 IN RE: STANLEY N. ESUKPA</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>14th day of May, 2008</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 GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2008/08KK0839.ord.pdf">2008-KK-0839 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICHARD PROSPER</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would deny.<br />KIMBALL, J., would deny.</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;">2008-K -0868 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SEAN VINCENT GILLIS (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-CC-0945 TENSAS POPPADOC, INC. v. CHEVRON U S A, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Concordia)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>15th day of May, 2008</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 GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-OK-0540 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STEPHEN SINGER (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>16th day of May, 2008</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;">2008-C -0399 ARTHUR SNOWTON v. SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD (Office of Workers' Compensation District 8)</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;">2008-C -0582 KEVIN A. PADUA v. MICHAEL TOWNSEND GRAY AND GRAY AND COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would deny.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would deny.<br />KNOLL, J., would deny.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-KP-0933 STATE EX REL. ANTOINETTE FRANK v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY, ANGOLA, LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2008/07B2059.PC.pdf">2007-B -2059 IN RE: JOHN FRANCIS MARTIN</a> (Office of the Disciplinary Board)</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-1102 STATE EX REL. ELVIS L. WASHINGTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Webster)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REHEARING NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-C -2405 SHAWN MADISON v. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE AND ALL OTHER CONSOLIDATED CASES</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-OB-0117 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 07-PDB-058 (Office of the Disciplinary Board)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>TRANSFER TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-OB-1004 IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY (Office of the Disciplinary Board)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>MOTION GRANTED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-CC-0680 PAT BAGGETT, ET AL. v. ST. FRANCES NURSING CENTER (Parish of Allen)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant motion and writ.</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-1566 STATE EX REL. ILA WOMACK-GREY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1625 STATE EX REL. ISIAH HILL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1630 STATE EX REL. ANNA GREEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. James)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1637 STATE EX REL. JON C. BALLAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1638 STATE EX REL. BERNARD TATE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1639 STATE EX REL. DWAYNE BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1661 STATE EX REL. TYRONE SANDERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1663 STATE EX REL. WARREN L. DICKERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1664 STATE EX REL. MIKE SILVO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1665 STATE EX REL. BRIAN HOARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1679 STATE EX REL. KEVIN L. BAKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1698 STATE EX REL. ROBERT EARL JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1709 STATE EX REL. HENRY DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1711 STATE EX REL. PRESTON G. DEMOUCHET, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1713 STATE EX REL. ISAIAH A. COOLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1722 STATE EX REL. EDWARD RAY TROTTER, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1723 STATE EX REL. CECIL F. CRAIG, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Sabine)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1746 STATE EX REL. JONATHAN FOX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ascension)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KH-1747 STATE EX REL. JEROME NORMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-K -2330 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRY JEROME MALBROUGH (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-2412 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FELTON D. LAGARDE (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-2484 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT THOMAS SMITH (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-KO-2485 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEE ROY WARREN (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-KO-0003 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEARNEY ALSANDOR (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-KO-0004 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEON MITCHELL (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-KO-0006 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH THOMAS (Parish of Ascension)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-KO-0007 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GREGORY ANDERSON COUTEE (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-C -0549 RICHARD HARGETT v. ESTATE OF DANIEL N. HARGETT, SR., YVETTE HARGETT, DANIEL N. HARGETT, JR., LLOYD HARGETT, HEIDI HARGETT, AND ELIZABETH HARGETT (Parish of Lafayette)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-C -0575 CAROLINE BERTHELOT AND BERNARD J. DOLENZ v. VIRGINIA H. BRINKMANN AND JOHN BAXTER BRINKMANN, AS CURATOR IN BEHALF OF VIRGINIA H. BRINKMANN AND PARTY DEFENDANT (Parish of Caddo)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-C -0621 CHERYL LYNN CHARRIER STEWART AND BURL TRAVIS STEWART v. GREGORY HARE, ET AL. AND LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Ouachita)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-C -0636 STATE OF LOUISIANA, DOTD v. JAMES MCKEITHEN, TRUSTEE OF MCKEITHEN TRUST, ET AL. (Parish of Caldwell)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-C -0661 CHERYL HILL v. LIVINGSTON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of Livingston)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-CC-0662 JOHN AND SYLVIA BEAUMONT v. CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-C -0663 JERRY JACOBS v. CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISIANA HORSE RACING CO., LLC D/B/A THE NEW ORLEANS FAIR GROUNDS RACE COURSE AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH CHARLES FOTI , ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-CC-0665 LINETTE M. CURTIS v. MORGAN KEEGAN & COMPANY, INC., ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, J. RONALD ATCHLEY AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-C -0678 TERRELL PARFAIT v. TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE, INC., AND SHELL OIL PRODUCTS CO. (Parish of Orleans)<br />TRAYLOR, J., recused.<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-CC-0679 TAMMY CARMOUCHE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER DECEASED CHILD, SANDRA NICOLE DRAKE v. CNA INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-C -0685 LAFAYETTE CITY-PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT AND LAFAYETTE UTILITIES SYSTEM v. ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC. AND ENTERGY CORPORATION (Parish of Lafayette)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-C -0695 CAROLYN STROH v. CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-C -0718 STATE OF LOUISIANA, DOTD v. JAMES MCKEITHEN, TRUSTEE OF MCKEITHEN TRUST, ET AL. (Parish of Caldwell)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2008-KK-0849 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICHARD PROSPER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p> </p>