<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 #002</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>4th day of January, 2011</strong></span>, the following actions were taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PROBATIONARY PERIOD TERMINATED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2011/05OB2384.pc.pdf">2005-OB-2384 IN RE: NEIL D. MONTGOMERY</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2011/05OB2517.pc.pdf">2005-OB-2517 IN RE: MELISSA CULOTTA</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2011/05OB2518.pc.pdf">2005-OB-2518 IN RE: COURTNEY TATE</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>7th day of January, 2011</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 PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2011/10KD2768.pc.pdf">2010-KD-2768 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT CARLEY, ET AL.</a> (Parish of West Feliciana)<br />JOHNSON, J., would vote to deny.<br />KNOLL, J., would vote to deny.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>10th day of January, 2011</strong></span>, the following actions were 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;">2011-KK-0069 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN GREEN (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.<br />WEIMER, J., would deny the writ.<br />CLARK, J., would deny the writ.</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;">2011-CC-0068 NORETTA THOMAS AND DEMETRICE BUTLER, EACH INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED v. A. WILBERT & SONS, INC., L.L.C. AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY C/W TROY ROBICHAUX, SHANNON ROBICHAUX, MICHAEL J. TUMINELLO, SR., AND OLIVE D. TUMINELLO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS AND THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AND DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY (Parish of Iberville)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>12th day of January, 2011</strong></span>, the following actions were taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PERMANENT RESIGNATION GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2011/11OB0078.pc.pdf">2011-OB-0078 IN RE: G. THOMAS PORTEOUS, JR.</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE THE BAR EXAM DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-OB-0035 IN RE: BENJAMIN CARPENTER<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</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;">2011-CC-0043 JOHN JOHNSON, ET AL. v. NURSEFINDERS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-0094 NICOLE HELTZ v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LSU A & M COLLEGE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KK-2713 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH MOSLEY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>14th day of January, 2011</strong></span>, the following actions were 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:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-K -1545 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC L. HUNTER (Parish of Natchitoches)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -2264 STATE OF LOUISIANA, DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF FACILITY PLANNING & CONTROL v. IFINITY SURETY AGENCY, L.L.C., BENETECH, L.L.C., AND JRDKS CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C., A JOINT VENTURE, AND BENETECH, L.L.C.; AND JRDKS CONTRUCTION, L.L.C. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2011/10OC2408.pc.pdf">2010-OC-2408 FOUNDATION MATERIALS, INC. v. CARROLLTON MID-CITY INVESTORS, L.L.C. AND HARMON CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C.</a> (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;">2010-KH-0203 STATE EX REL. HAROLD BULLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Acadia)</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/2011/10B2544.pc.pdf">2010-B -2544 IN RE: TANZANIKA QIANN RUFFIN</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-K -1480 CITY OF LAFAYETTE v. JOSEPH B. CORMIER (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -2553 FREDDIE LEE WISNER, SR. v. PDQ CONSTRUCTION CO. AND CITY OF SHREVEPORT (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-2591 BILYEU BUCKS, LLC, ET AL. v. DIRECTECH SOUTHWEST, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Winn)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REHEARING DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KK-1728 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY MORGAN C/W ALVIN BENTLY C/W FRANK MAGEE C/W DENNIS LEE C/W RICHARD RAYFORD C/W CLYDE BRUMFIELD (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-OK-2574 STATE EX REL. WILLIAM S. CARTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-2731 STATE EX REL. JOHNATHAN MYERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (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;">2009-K -0667 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRIAN A. COX (Parish of Desoto)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-OK-2493 STATE EX REL. DERRICK JEROME ALLEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-2597 STATE EX RE. JONATHAN BAILEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-OK-2668 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL CROSBY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2009-KH-2800 STATE EX REL. PETER W. GONSOULIN, II v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0177 STATE EX REL. JOHN F. BONVILLAIN, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0179 STATE EX REL. JERRY L. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0180 STATE EX REL. KIMBERLY SAMPY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0181 STATE EX REL. JOHN EDMONSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Morehouse)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0182 STATE EX REL. ALDIFONSO F. GONZALES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0186 STATE EX REL. ERRICK JERMAINE ARCENEAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0187 STATE EX REL. NED BIAGAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0197 STATE EX REL. DERRICK CHAIRS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0198 STATE EX REL. SUGAR RAY LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0199 STATE EX REL. FRANK WINDING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0200 STATE EX REL. TERRENCE KNIGHT BENOIT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0201 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL FASOLA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Charles)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0202 STATE EX REL. BENYALE DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0646 STATE EX REL. DERRICK JEROME ALLEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-OK-0916 STATE EX REL. DERRICK JEROME ALLEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0991 STATE EX REL. ERRICK ARCENEAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-K -1318 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BERYL ANNE DELUZAIN (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KO-1376 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT JACOBS (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KO-1380 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CAREY VALLIER, JR. (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KO-1381 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH MAYO (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KO-1382 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHERI H. HAYDEN (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-K -1425 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GEORGE E. KNIGHT, II (Parish of Ouachita)<br />CLARK, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KO-1468 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MONTRAYGO LATRON DRAKE (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KO-1469 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CARY J. REESE, JR. (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-K -1492 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GEORGE A. PRESTON (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-K -1533 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY DEAN CRAIG (Parish of Sabine)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KO-1550 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JONATHAN JUDE GILBERT (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KO-1575 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. QUANTRELL M. KELSON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KO-1576 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC JONES (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KO-1584 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ZEPHAN T. GIVENS (Parish of Ouachita)<br />CLARK, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -2482 WILLIE J. ZENO, SR. v. CHARLES J. FORET (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -2495 SEYMORE SIMMONS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED WIFE, ROBIN SIMMONS, WAYNE THOMAS, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED MOTHER, ROBIN SIMMONS, JUSTIN THOMAS INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED MOTHER, ROBIN SIMMONS AND WAYNE THOMAS, SR., NATURAL TUTOR, ON BEHALF OF HIS MINOR CHILD JIRUS THOMAS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED MOTHER, ROBIN SIMMONS v. BAUMER FOODS, INC., TASK FORCE STAFFING SERVICES, INC., ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY, AND NATIONAL UNION FIRE-PITTSBURGH INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -2500 SEYMORE SIMMONS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED WIFE, ROBIN SIMMONS, WAYNE THOMAS, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED MOTHER, ROBIN SIMMONS, JUSTIN THOMAS INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED MOTHER, ROBIN SIMMONS AND WAYNE THOMAS, SR., NATURAL TUTOR, ON BEHALF OF HIS MINOR CHILD JIRUS THOMAS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED MOTHER, ROBIN SIMMONS v. BAUMER FOODS, INC., TASK FORCE STAFFING SERVICES, INC., ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY, AND NATIONAL UNION FIRE-PITTSBURGH INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -2517 SEYMORE SIMMONS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED WIFE, ROBIN SIMMONS, WAYNE THOMAS, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED MOTHER, ROBIN SIMMONS, JUSTIN THOMAS INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED MOTHER, ROBIN SIMMONS AND WAYNE THOMAS, SR., NATURAL TUTOR, ON BEHALF OF HIS MINOR CHILD JIRUS THOMAS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED MOTHER, ROBIN SIMMONS v. BAUMER FOODS, INC., TASK FORCE STAFFING SERVICES, INC., ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY, AND NATIONAL UNION FIRE-PITTSBURGH INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -2520 SCOTT ANTHONY PLAISANCE, ET AL. v. OUR LADY OF LOURDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-2584 DANA BORDELON (JACOBS) v. WILLIAM JACOBS (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -2592 MELISSA K. LYNCKER, LISSA ANNE LYNCKER, WILLIAM HENRY LYNCKER III AND JACOB RYAN LYNCKER v. DESIGN ENGINEERING, INC., CIRCLE, INCORPORATED, ORLEANS PARISH LEVEE DISTRICT, AND STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-2597 TERESA B. WISS v. GEICO CASUALTY COMPANY, QUINNETTE W. BYRD, LAFAYETTE INSURANCE COMPANY, AUDUBON PRO HOME IMPROVEMENT CO., INC., WADE B. GUILBEAU, JR., CITY OF KENNER AND DOMINICK A. RODI (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -2598 FLORA WILLIAMS v. JAMES STEWART, ORLEANS PARISH CRIMINAL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-C -2599 EDGAR J. SAIZAN, JR. v. POINTE COUPEE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of Pointe Coupee)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-2603 RICKY DEAN JAMES LANDRY v. SUPREME CONTRACTORS, INC. (Office of Workers’ Compensation District 3)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-2604 RIO LINDO, INC. D/B/A COCO RIVER COMPANY v. MICHAEL J. DAVIS AND DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST, FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R-3 (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-2606 DORETHA Z. WALKER, WILLIAM RAU, GERSON REALTY CO., INC., ZOR, INC., JOHN J. SHUH, JR., BERTHA L. PAILET, PETER CHAILET, ROBERT J. BISSO, GARY A. BISSO, AND CLARANCE ANCAR, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THOSE SIMILARLY SITUATED v. AMID/METRO PARTNERSHIP, LLC, AND CITY OF NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-2607 UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION v. THOMAS ZENTNER; NELSON ZENTNER, SARTOR & SNELLINGS, L.L.C.; AND WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KK-2609 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAIME L. ERASO (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-2617 LOLA BASS v. MALCOLM WASHINGTON, CALCO TRAVEL, INC. AND LINCOLN INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Ascension)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CC-2628 UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION v. THOMAS ZENTNER; NELSON ZENTNER, SARTOR & SNELLINGS, L.L.C.; AND WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p> </p>