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<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 #068</div></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td valign="top">FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA</td><td valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;On the&nbsp;28th day of October, 2008, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:PERMANENT RESIGNATION ACCEPTED; SEE ORDER:<a href="/opinions/2008/08OB2403.pc.pdf">2008-OB-2403 IN RE: MAYER FINKELSTEIN</a>&nbsp;On the&nbsp;30th day of October, 2008, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE REJECTED; SEE ORDER:<a href="/opinions/2008/08B2347.pc.pdf">2008-B -2347 IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY</a>&nbsp;On the&nbsp;31st day of October, 2008, the following actions were taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases listed below:WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED:2008-C -1667 PEGGIE HUNTER v. MORTON'S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT &amp; CATERING AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany)2008-C -1690 ASTORIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC. v. EDWARD J. DEBARTOLO, JR., DEBARTOLO ENTERTAINMENT LOUISIANA GAMING, INC., HOLLYWOOD CASINO CORPORATION, ROBERT GUIDRY, TREASURE CHEST CASINO, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED WITH ORDER; SEE PER CURIAM:<a href="/opinions/2008/08OK0576.pc.pdf">2008-OK-0576 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KATHRYN GOPPELT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension) See Per Curiam. KIMBALL, J., would deny. TRAYLOR, J., would deny. KNOLL, J., would deny.WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED IN PART; OTHERWISE DENIED; CASE REMANDED WITH ORDER:2008-KH-0376 STATE EX REL. DALE ALLEN COX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)PETITIONS FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:<a href="/opinions/2008/08B2318.pc.pdf">2008-B -2318 IN RE: ROY J. RODNEY, JR.</a><a href="/opinions/2008/08B2401.pc.pdf">2008-B -2401 IN RE: HOWARD P. ELLIOTT, JR.</a>PETITION FOR ADMISSION DENIED; MOOT:2008-OB-2168 IN RE: MICAH PATRICK BROUSSARDLEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:2008-OB-1533 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 07-PDB-0132008-OB-1564 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 08-PDB-015APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING DENIED:2008-KP-1249 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TED ADDISON (Parish of Jefferson) CALOGERO, C.J., recused. <a href="/opinions/2008/08KP1249.CDK.conc.pdf">KIMBALL, J., additionally concurring and assigns reasons.</a> JOHNSON, J., would grant. VICTORY, J., concurs in the denial for the reasons assigned by Kimball, J. TRAYLOR, J., joins additional concurrence by Justice Kimball. KNOLL, J., joins additional concurrence by Justice Kimball. WEIMER, J., would grant.2008-KP-1250 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KERRY MYERS (Parish of Jefferson) CALOGERO, C.J., recused. <a href="/opinions/2008/08KP1250.CDK.conc.pdf">KIMBALL, J., additionally concurring and assigns reasons.</a> JOHNSON, J., would grant. VICTORY, J., concurs in the denial for the reasons assigned by Kimball, J. TRAYLOR, J., joins additional concurrence by Justice Kimball. KNOLL, J., joins additional concurrence by Justice Kimball. WEIMER, J., would grant.2008-KH-1717 STATE EX REL. SANDRA K. CORDERO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) <a href="/opinions/2008/08KH1717.CDK.conc.pdf">KIMBALL, J., concurs in denial of rehearing and assigns reasons.</a> JOHNSON, J., would grant rehearing. VICTORY, J., concurs in the denial for the reasons assigned by Kimball, J. TRAYLOR, J., joins in Justice Kimball's reasons for concurring. KNOLL, J., joins in Justice Kimball's reasons for concurring. WEIMER, J., would grant rehearing.APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:2004-KH-0906 STATE EX REL. PERCY L. TATE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2007-KH-1868 STATE EX REL. JESSE L. MORMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)2007-KH-2096 STATE EX REL. CURTIS SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vermilion)2007-KH-2341 STATE EX REL. KEN WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2008-C -1176 SYLVESTER PERKINS v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, SHARON BRUNCH, JOHN BRUNCH AND X INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)WRIT APPLICATIONS NOT CONSIDERED:2008-C -1716 JAMAAL PIERRE v. TULANE UNIVERSITY (Parish of Orleans)2008-CC-1767 JOEY BORDELON v. KRISTEN CATE (Parish of Jefferson)2008-C -1865 REV. JERRY ANTHONY JAMES v. HON. GERALD BREAUX, ET AL. (Parish of Lafourche)2008-C -1956 EDDIE BRADHAM AND BETTY BRADHAM v. UNION CARBIDE, ET AL. (Parish of St. Charles)APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED:2008-C -1685 CHARLES BROU v. CARL R. MARTIN AND THOMAS SULLIVAN, CLERK OF COURT FOR THE PARISH OF LIVINGSTON (Parish of Livingston)MOTION TO ENFORCE GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:<a href="/opinions/2008/07C2405pc.pdf">2007-C -2405 SHAWN MADISON v. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE</a>&nbsp;(New Orleans Civil Service Commission)MOTION TO ENFORCE DENIED:2003-KH-2703 STATE EX REL. LANCE H. AYERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:2008-CI-0321 JASON DOYLE v. RICHARD STALDER, SECRETARY OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY &amp; CORRECTIONS, PRICILLA PITRE, AND TERRY TERRELL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2008-KH-0335 STATE EX REL. BRIAN GANN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Avoyelles)2008-KH-0341 STATE EX REL GEORGE DON MCGUFFEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)2008-KH-0344 STATE EX REL. SHAWN SEGURA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)2008-KH-0354 STATE EX REL. ANTONIO MCDONALD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)2008-KH-0355 STATE EX REL. KENNY C. JAMES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Red River)2008-KH-0362 STATE EX REL. SHEDRICK GIVENS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2008-KH-0363 STATE EX REL. MELVIN THOMAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)2008-KH-0364 STATE EX REL. LARRY WAYNE SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Natchitoches)2008-CI-0365 GERALD COLE v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2008-KH-0372 STATE EX REL. MARK J. HAYLOCK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2008-KH-0373 STATE EX REL. EVERETT FISHER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)2008-KH-0374 STATE EX REL. JEROME MILLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafourche) WEIMER, J., recused.2008-K -0809 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RENARD A. WOODS (Parish of Jefferson)2008-KO-0818 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRYAN S. MATHIEU (Parish of Orleans)2008-KO-0819 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHADWICK WRIGHT (Parish of Union)2008-K -0821 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHERMAN WILDER (Parish of Jefferson) CALOGERO, C.J., recused.2008-KO-0842 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HERBERT A. BASS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2008-KO-0843 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EDDIE LAMBERT (Parish of Orleans)2008-KO-0844 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COREY ANTHONY DAVIS (Parish of Terrebonne)2008-KO-0846 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRYL L. WHITE (Parish of Jefferson)2008-KO-0847 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN WARE (Parish of Allen)2008-C -1150 AREVEL JACKSON v. JEFFERSON PARISH CLERK OF COURT, JON A. GEGENHEIMER; NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.; AND ROSE PHILLIPS (Parish of Jefferson) CALOGERO, C.J., would grant. <a href="/opinions/2008/08C1150.BJJ.pdf">JOHNSON, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a>2008-KK-1234 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH L. GRECO, JR. (Parish of Plaquemines)2008-KK-1391 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL HOOPER HARGRAVE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) TRAYLOR, J., would grant.2008-C -1422 LOUTRE LAND AND TIMBER COMPANY v. WILTON A. ROBERTS, EDWARD ROBERTS, MARK A. ROBERTS AND TONI L. ROBERTS DASCHKE (Parish of Franklin)2008-C -1463 RAYMOND COLE, ET AL. v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette) VICTORY, J., would grant. TRAYLOR, J., would grant.2008-C -1496 MARIE L. WEAVER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2008-C -1502 BRENDA KELLUP AND WOODROW KELLUP v. DONNA CARTER-BRISTOL O/B/O HER MINOR DECEASED SON, SYLVESTER BRISTOL, SAFEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY, KIMBERLY MCKNIGHT, DUANE CARPENTER, MARTIN MAPP, MATTHEW SINANAN, H.C. REAVIS AND UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) TRAYLOR, J., would grant.2008-C -1586 CARLOS AND NORA RODRIGUEZ v. BOLLINGER GULF REPAIR (Parish of Orleans)2008-CC-1629 GERALDINE OUBRE AND LINDA GENTRY ON THEIR BEHALF, AS WELL AS OTHERS, SIMILARLY SITUATED v. LOUISIANA CITIZENS FAIR PLAN (Parish of Jefferson)2008-C -1635 TAMERAH BOYKIN, ET AL. v. PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)2008-CC-1638 DONALD WAYNE HOWELL AND MARGARET HOWELL v. VERMEER EQUIPMENT OF LOUISIANA, INC. (Parish of St. Tammany)2008-C -1640 TAMERAH BOYKIN, ET AL. v. PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)2008-CC-1674 KATHERINE LAVIN AND JAMES LAVIN v. RICHARD AKIN, D.D.S. (Parish of Orleans) VICTORY, J., would grant.2008-C -1705 JOE BANKS, ET AL. v. NEW ORLEANS AVIATION BOARD (Parish of Orleans) TRAYLOR, J., would grant.2008-C -1745 SUCCESSION OF JOSEPH W. MERRICK, SR.(Parish of Orleans) VICTORY, J., would grant.2008-C -1768 JAMES CLARKSTON, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS NATURAL TUTOR OF HIS MINOR SON, JULIUS CLARKSTON v. LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, GINA EVANS, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Orleans) VICTORY, J., would grant.2008-C -1769 IN RE: MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL PROCEEDINGS FOR THE CLAIM OF ROBERT DONALD FLOOD, JR. v. PENDLETON MEMORIAL METHODIST HOSPITAL, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)2008-CC-1803 BUCKTOWN MARINA, L.L.C. AND JULIUS F. SONNY EIRICH, JR. v. THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON; AARON F. BROUSSARD, IN HIS CAPACITY AS IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS CURRENT JEFFERSON PARISH PRESIDENT; AND JEDCO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION A/K/A THE JEFFERSON PARISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PORT DISTRICT (Parish of Jefferson) TRAYLOR, J., recused.2008-C -1814 GOLZIE DANOS, ET AL. v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC. (FORMERLY AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.) AND ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)2008-C -1845 CLIFTON JUSTIN, JR. v. STAR SERVICE, INC., AND/OR STAR LLC, ST. PAUL FIRE &amp; MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, GARY BLOOMER AND BOBBY BRYANT (Parish of Jefferson)2008-C -1847 DR. DONALD FALGOUST v. HART EYE CENTER, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)2008-CC-1879 LISA S. LEBRETON, ET AL. v. RALPH SHESSON, M.D., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)2008-CC-1893 KELLEY BURNS, ET AL. v. CLK INVESTMENTS V, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)2008-KK-1897 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRYAN PAUL BORDELON (Parish of Rapides)2008-CC-1898 SAMUEL E. RUSSELL, ET AL. v. SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)2008-CC-1899 UNITED FIRE AND CASUALTY v. PROFESSIONAL FORKLIFT, INC., COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY, HYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING, INC. AND KOMATSU AMERICA CORP. (Parish of St. Tammany) VICTORY, J., would grant. TRAYLOR, J., would grant.2008-CC-1903 DONNA M. TERRAL v. WILLIAM LYLE TERRAL (Parish of St. Tammany)2008-OC-1970 CHRISTOPHER WILSON v. THE CITY OF PONCHATOULA, LOUISIANA, JULIAN DUFRECHE, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF PONCHATOULA, LOUISIANA, PATRICK DUNN, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS JUDGE OF THE MAYOR'S COURT OF THE CITY OF PONCHATOULA, ROBERT BARSLEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS JUDGE OF THE MAYOR'S COURT OF THE CITY OF PONCHATOULA (Parish of Tangipahoa)2008-CC-1971 PLACID REFINING COMPANY, LLC v. THE SYN ALLIANCE, SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS (US), INC., AND SHELL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY, LLC (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)2008-CC-1972 PLACID REFINING COMPANY, LLC v. THE SYN ALLIANCE, SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS (US), INC., AND SHELL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC. (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)2008-KK-1994 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KALEIGH SMITH (Parish of Orleans)2008-CC-1999 YVONNE HILL ON BEHALF OF AMANDA BYRD v. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, D/B/A LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SHREVEPORT, DR. HASSAN IBRAHAM AND DR. DONALD BEAM (Parish of Caddo)2008-CC-2160 KATHERINE RENEE LAVIN, ET AL. v. DR. RICHARD AKIN, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) VICTORY, J., would grant.2008-CJ-2419 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF C. H. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)&nbsp;
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