<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 #019</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>25th day of March, 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 DISMISSED ON RELATOR’S REQUEST:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KD-0587 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHNNY CARTER (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>28th day of March, 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>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KK-0624 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER LEWIS AND DARRYL JOSEPH (Parish of Orleans)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KK-0632 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT S. KRODINGER AND MICHAEL L. MARSHALL (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>30th day of March, 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:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CJ-0548 JASON TED GRAY v. CHRISTY LYNN WINNON GRAY (Parish of Morehouse)<br />CLARK, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KK-0557 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EDWARD TILLMAN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KK-0650 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRYL L. CLAY (Parish of Orleans)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>31st day of March, 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-CC-0329 ANN BERNARD, ET AL. v. ANTOINETTE ELLIS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</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-KD-0654 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY MARTIN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>1st day of April, 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 WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2011/11CC0124.pc.pdf">2011-CC-0124 GEORGE IGBINOGHENE, ET AL. v. ST. PAUL TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br />See Per Curiam.<br />JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.<br />KNOLL, J., would deny the writ.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-0244 ROSE MANALE MCCANN v. PEGGY BLACKWELL, TESTAMENTARY EXECUTRIX OF THE SUCCESSION OF WALTER LESTER MCCANN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant and docket the writ.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-0272 MISSISSIPPI LOUISIANA DIRT COMPANY, L.L.C. v. B AND S EQUIPMENT CO., INC. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITION FOR PERMANENT RESIGNATION GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2011/11OB0437.pc.pdf">2011-OB-0437 IN RE: DAVID CHARLES WILLARD</a><br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITIONS FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2011/11B0367.pc.pdf">2011-B -0367 IN RE: RUSSELL O. BRABHAM</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2011/11B0368.pc.pdf">2011-B -0368 IN RE: RAVEN MATTHEWS PILLETTE</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2011/11B0385.pc.pdf">2011-B -0385 IN RE: CLEVIS EUGENE BROUSSARD</a></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/2011/08OB0551.pc.pdf">2008-OB-0551 IN RE: ALEXANDER D. BATES</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD COMPLAINT GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-OB-0308 IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD COMPLAINT NO. 0027611</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-OB-0267 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 10-PDB-095</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-OC-0295 TIME ACCEPTANCE OF ZACHARY, INC. v. CLOVIS MATTHEWS, SR. AND JANET MATTHEWS (Parish of East Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-0427 BILL SMITH AND MARY SMITH v. OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION D/B/A OCHSNER FERTILITY CLINIC (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;">2010-KH-0617 STATE EX REL. CARLOS A. MCGREW v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0661 STATE EX REL. WILLIAM JOURNEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0684 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL J. SOPCZAK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0689 STATE EX REL. TYRONE NOEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0695 STATE EX REL. HERMAN SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0697 STATE EX REL. KEVIN A. ALEXANDER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0708 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL BAPTISTE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0718 STATE EX REL. ASHLEY POSEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0719 STATE EX REL. PRINCE FULTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0720 STATE EX REL. EARL JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0721 STATE EX REL. BARRY ARABIE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-CI-0722 STATE EX REL. ANTHONY B. BURNS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0729 STATE EX REL. JOHN SANDELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0730 STATE EX REL. HURSIN PATIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0732 STATE EX REL. JERRY L. HAYES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0743 STATE EX REL. TIFFANY M. WOODS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0744 STATE EX REL. DANIEL RONQUILLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-0745 STATE EX REL. EUGENE JARROW v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KP-1765 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. PATRICK KENNEDY v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN (Parish of Jefferson)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KP-1933 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STEVEN TAUZIN (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KP-1977 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFF ANDREW HAGGINS (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KP-2105 STATE EX REL. MARK BALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KO-2133 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DETERRIOUS DEWAYNE BLACKSON (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KP-2188 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NOBLE E. BATES (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KP-2230 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL WALLIS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-2367 STATE EX REL. JOSEPH C. NIXON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-K -2392 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EXCEL LIVERS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KO-2527 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRIAN KEITH THOMAS (Parish of Evangeline)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KO-2546 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENDALL JOHNSON (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-K -2554 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JASON MCCOY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KO-2577 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEE MICHAEL BROWN (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KO-2585 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERNEAL DAVIS (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-K -2622 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NELSON A. YOUNGBLOOD (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -0118 PARISH OF ST. CHARLES v. R.H. CREAGER, INC., AND DAVID B. MCDONALD CORPORATION (Parish of St. Charles)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -0126 SUCCESSION OF MARY LIZA SMITH, WIFE OF/AND RALPH NORMAN STEWART C/W THE SUCCESSION OF RALPH STEWART, HUSBAND OF/AND MARY SMITH STEWART AND RALPH STEWART, JR. (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -0172 LORRAINE A. RYAN, BILL AND SUSAN WOZNIAK, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, CRYSTAL, BRADEN AND CODY AND JAMES VENTLE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS MINOR CHILDREN, ERICA AND TRACY v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. C/W GUS HERNANDEZ v. JACKIE VENTLE; PAUL MANIFOLD; STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INS. CO.; CREDIT GENERAL INS. CO.; AND, CANA-TEX INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Parish of Pointe Coupee)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -0176 KIRK WHARTON v. MICHAEL T. BELL, THE LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL T. BELL, LLC AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-0255 RACHEL E. REITAN, ET AL. v. OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -0271 PERCIVAL FRANKLIN v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-0273 EDDIE TOURELLE'S NORTHPARK NISSAN, INC. v. GUY HOPKINS CONSTRUCTION CO. AND HOLLY & SMITH ARCHITECTS, A PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL CORPORATION (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KK-0275 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL WILLIAMS (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-0277 CYRI BENNETT, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF CHARLES BENNETT, JR. v. CVS PHARMACY, INC., CASEY ANDREE, SOUTHERN WELLNESS, L.L.C., SOUTHERN WELLNESS PHYS, L.L.C., AND JEFFREY C. ROUSE (Parish of Jefferson)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -0292 BARBARA BRUNO WIFE OF/AND JOHN BRUNO v. BELLSOUTH/THE BERRY COMPANY D/B/A L.M. BERRY AND COMPANY, ITT SPECIALTY RISK SERVICES, INC., ITT/HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY, DONALD BREHM AND DALE GRANDA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-0296 SUCCESSION OF EDDIE LEE MOORE A/K/A PHIL MOORE (Parish of Morehouse)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -0297 WARREN BOURGEOIS v. ST. BERNARD PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -0298 JEBACO, INC. v. HARRAH'S OPERATING CO., INC.; HARRAH'S LAKE CHARLES, L.L.C.; HARRAH'S STAR PARTNERSHIP; PLAYERS LC, L.L.C.; PLAYERS RIVERBOAT MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.; PLAYERS RIVERBOAT II, L.L.C.; AND PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KK-0309 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. THADDEUS NATHAN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -0311 LESLIE BRAUD, RUDOLPH BRAUD, JR., MARTY BRAUD AND KELLY BRAUD MERCADEL v. WOODLAND VILLAGE L.L.C., CHARLES SIMONSON, M.D., AND THE LOUISIANA PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -0314 PARAGON LOFTS CONDOMINIUM OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. PARAGON LOFTS, L.L.C., EKISTICS, INC., EDIFICE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, THE ROOF DOCTORS AND MINERIT, INC. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -0320 GLENN SHAW AND GLORIA SHAW v. DR. GERARD MURTAGH AND LOUISIANA MEDICAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -0328 CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS v. ANTHONY DOUGLAS AND THE PERSONNEL BOARD OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-0332 FRANKLIN D. BEAHM, A LAW CORPORATION & CHARLES S. GREEN, JR., A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION D/B/A BEAHM & GREEN, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW v. GILSBAR, INC., CNA INSURANCE COMPANY, VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE COMPANY AND DERRICK BARFIELD (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -0333 MARY M. BROWN v. MICHAEL T. BORG AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Bossier)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KK-0337 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DALE PIGFORD (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-0345 JOHN AND JANE DOE v. OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION D/B/A OCHSNER FERTILITY CLINIC (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CP-0346 ROBERT KEVIN MCCARTNEY, ET AL. v. CAROLYN J. RYLAND, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-OC-0347 DENNIS ALBRITTON, ET AL. v. JOHN REEVES, M.D. (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-0351 ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD v. PAUL G. PASTOREK, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -0353 JOHN ASARO v. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND AHEPA 133/PENELOPE 55, INC. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-K -0365 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DALE PIGFORD (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0380 STATE EX REL. LARRY MCCLURE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p> </p>