<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 #007</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>27th day of January, 2012</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 DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CC-0144 MONTE MCWILLIAMS v. EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>30th day of January, 2012</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-2750 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TATIANNA MYLES (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 February, 2012</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-K -1598 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PHILLIP C. SKIPPER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2012/11K1598.bjj.dis.pdf">JOHNSON, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER; OTHERWISE DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KD-0804 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. REGINALD RAY HANDLEY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2012/11KD0804.bjj.dis.pdf">JOHNSON, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KK-2087 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. REGINALD RAY HANDLEY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2012/11KK2087.bjj.dis.pdf">JOHNSON, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></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/2012/12B0041.pc.pdf">2012-B -0041 IN RE: JOSEPH G. PASTOREK, II</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE BAR EXAM NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-OB-0318 IN RE: CURTIS T. WATSON<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</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;">2012-KO-0037 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PAUL B. STEPHAN (Parish of Calcasieu)</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;">2012-KK-0295 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PERCY PUGH (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-KK-0319 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRANCHART JEFFERSON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CJ-0071 YVONNE LANDRY v. JEFFREY THOMAS (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-OC-0138 NATHANIEL CODE v. LOUISIANA STATE PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS AND JAMES M. LEBLANC, SECRETARY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />VICTORY, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CJ-0185 YVONNE LANDRY v. JEFFREY THOMAS (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>3rd day of February, 2012</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;">2011-CC-2377 ANN BERNARD, ET AL. v. ANTOINETTE ELLIS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -2453 ALFRED DUPREE, ET AL. v. LOUISIANA MEDICAL MUTUAL INS. CO., ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry)</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;">2011-CC-2481 PHIL WILLIAMS v. THE NEW ORLEANS ERNEST N. MORIAL CONVENTION CENTER (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -2531 FREDERICK WALKER AND IRMA WALKER v. JACK PATRICK HARRIS AND DESALVO & HARRIS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2012/11CC2558.pc.pdf">2011-CC-2558 SAFEGUARD STORAGE PROPERTIES, L.L.C., ET AL. v. DONAHUE FAVRET CONTRACTORS, INC., ET AL.</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br />See Per Curiam.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-2594 PRESCOTT-FOLLETT & ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL. v. ARETE, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</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-2519 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD 11-PDB-034</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-OB-2540 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 11-PDB-055</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-OB-2570 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 11-PDB-052</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2010-KH-1446 STATE EX REL. ROBERT L. WYMORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Charles)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-OB-1925 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 11-PDB-022</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0270 STATE EX REL. ANDREW JAMES FRANKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0300 STATE EX REL. SPENCER ELZIE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0317 STATE EX REL. JEFFERY W. MCLAMB v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0505 STATE EX REL. ANDREW PAYNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0508 STATE EX REL. ROBERT MCQUEEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0514 STATE EX REL. BRANDON WATTS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0515 STATE EX REL. DONALD R. BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0516 STATE EX REL. MILTON WILSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0521 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL LEBLANC v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0522 STATE EX REL. RICKY KING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CI-0542 STEPHEN WRIGHT v. TIM WILKINSON, WARDEN, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0546 STATE EX REL. JIMMIE L. RILEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0598 STATE EX REL. CALVIN LEE CRADDOCK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0629 STATE EX REL. RALPH R. STOGNER, III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0630 STATE EX REL. JAMIE WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0637 STATE EX REL. BURNELL PEARSON, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0638 STATE EX REL. BILLY VAUGHN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0710 STATE EX REL. BRADFORD MCKAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0726 STATE EX REL. MARCEL DUGAR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. John)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0734 STATE EX REL. MARVIN COBB v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0764 STATE EX REL. SAMUEL ROSS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0783 STATE EX REL. JAMAHA ROBINSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0786 STATE EX REL. EDMOND D. SPENCER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0787 STATE EX REL. ROBERT E. JACKSON, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Red River)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0788 STATE EX REL. LAWRENCE WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0831 STATE EX REL. EDWARD A. LOWERY, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0858 STATE EX REL. EDWARD RAY TROTTER, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0859 STATE EX REL. DARRIN ROBINSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0867 STATE EX REL. TONY DECLOUES (DECLUES) v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-0870 STATE EX REL. JAMEEL MALIK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KO-1281 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAWRENCE WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-K -1296 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NATHANIEL PAYTON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KO-1367 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHAWN A. MARTIN (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KO-1370 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STEVE HAYES, JR. (Parish of St. James)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-K -1460 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RODNEY R. SCOTT (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KO-1467 STATE EX REL. LAVERNE LEE HAMPTON A/K/A PEE WEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)<br />CLARK, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-K -1504 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JESSIE BELL, JR. (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KO-1868 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFFREY KEITH THURMAN (Parish of Lincoln)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-K -1901 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DWAYNE ADAM RACINE (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-K -1912 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MELVIN VERNELL, JR. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-K -1913 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARCUS D. ROACH (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KO-1962 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BOBBY WALLACE, JR. (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-1983 STATE EX REL. CALVIN LEE CRADDOCK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-1989 STATE EX REL. CALVIN LEE CRADDOCK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-2150 TRINETTE CLAY-PETERS, ET AL. v. GEORGE LEE, III, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KK-2383 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARTIN G. LEMOINE (Parish of Pointe Coupee)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -2410 CLAYTON BIAS, ET AL. v. FEDERICO DELTORO, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -2454 J. CLEMILLE SIMON AND KATHERYN SIMON v. R. SCOTT BELAIRE, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -2472 MARY KATHRYN DAIGLE v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT C/W MARY KATHRYN DAIGLE v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -2473 BERNADETTE WILLIAMS v. LAFAYETTE CITY-PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT (Parish of Lafayette)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KK-2486 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BLAIN MCDONALD, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CP-2487 TERRY W. JONES v. WILLIAM "BILL" BELT, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -2490 BRYCE MOUTON v. OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE CO., ET AL. (Parish of Acadia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KK-2492 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEREMY BROWN (Parish of Allen)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-2509 ROBERT EARL LEE BICKHAM, ET AL. v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Washington)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-2512 CHRISTY STRICKLAND, ET AL. v. COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Vernon)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-2521 LEONARD MULLER, WAYNE MULLER, GARY MULLER, MARGARET MULLER GAUDET AND KEITH MULLER, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR DECEASED MOTHER, MARGARET MULLER v. ST. JOSEPH NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KK-2522 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. REGINALD KENT (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-2539 DENNIS B. ANDERSON v. DEBORAH DORSEY ANDERSON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -2557 DAVID HARRELL v. BROOKSHIRE GROCERY COMPANY (Office of Workers’ Compensation District 2)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-2559 SAFEGUARD STORAGE PROPERTIES, L.L.C., ET AL. v. DONAHUE FAVRET CONTRACTORS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-2565 47, INC. v. CLOVERLAND ESTATES LLC (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -2579 MICHAEL T. PAWLUS v. TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -2580 ENMON ENTERPRISES, L.L.C. D/B/A JANI KING OF NEW ORLENAS v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS BY AND THROUGH THE NEW ORLEANS AVIATION BOARD, DANIEL F. PACKER, JR., DAVID B. CAMPBELL, TI MARTIN, LEA POLK MONTGOMERY, DOUGLAS M. EVANS, NELITA MANEGO-RAMEY, NOLAN V. ROLLINS, AND HENRY A. SMITH, JR., ETC. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-OC-2587 LACY NICOLE PIRTLE v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -2595 FIRST NBC BANK v. MARLIN N. GUSMAN IN HIS CAPACITY AS SHERIFF FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -2602 JOANN ZAUNBRECHER v. GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., D/B/A BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER, DR. CLINT B. GRIFFIN, DR. PAMELA E. PAYMENT AND DR. JIM CROWELL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KK-2603 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BERNARD EDWARDS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KK-2604 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANNY POPULIS (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -2605 UNITED STATES RISK MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. v. LEE DAY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CC-2617 LOUISE FOURIE DE KLERK v. ANDREW STRUBEN DE KLERK (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-C -2623 POSITIVE CHOICES COUNSELING SERVICES, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2763 STATE EX REL. EARNEST ROGERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2764 STATE EX REL. FARRENTON R. JOSHUA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2814 STATE EX REL. DAMON PATTERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CC-0001 WANDA DESENTZ v. DAVID DUNN, M.D. AND HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 2 FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA A/K/A EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-KH-0119 STATE EX REL. KEVIN T. GROSS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-KH-0159 STATE EX REL. CARLOS STEVENSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CJ-0162 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF G.P. AND G.P., JR. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p>