<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 #028</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;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>11th day of May, 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-1027 REGINALD LONG v. KARESA SIMS (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>16th day of May, 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-1015 EVE PARSON PHILLIPS v. DARRYL M. PHILLIPS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>18th day of May, 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;">2012-K -0233 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEROME BRYANT, JR. (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CC-0622 OPELOUSAS TRUST AUTHORITY D/B/A OPELOUSAS GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM, ET AL. v. CLECO CORPORATION AND CLECO POWER, LLC C/W DEBORAH MAYO, ET AL. v. CLECO CORPORATION AND CLECO POWER, LLC (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CC-0623 OPELOUSAS TRUST AUTHORITY D/B/A OPELOUSAS GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM, ET AL. v. CLECO CORPORATION AND CLECO POWER, LLC C/W DEBORAH MAYO, ET AL. v. CLECO CORPORATION AND CLECO POWER, LLC (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CC-0636 OPELOUSAS TRUST AUTHORITY D/B/A OPELOUSAS GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM, ET AL. v. CLECO CORPORATION AND CLECO POWER, LLC C/W DEBORAH MAYO, ET AL. v. CLECO CORPORATION AND CLECO POWER, LLC (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;">2012-C -0459 KIM BATES AND CLYDE MICHAEL BATES v. LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY AND STATE OF LOUISIANA MILITARY DEPARTMENT (Parish of Ouachita)<br />JOHNSON, J., would deny.<br />WEIMER, J., would deny.<br />CLARK, J., would deny.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-C -0600 WESLEY C. JOHNSON v. RICHARD BELL, CTJ SERVICES, INCORPORATED AND CRUM & FOSTER INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-C -0839 SARAH RICHARDS BUCK v. DEUTSCHE BANK, AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2003-2, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A., LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN COMPANY, AND DEAN MORRIS, LLP (Parish of Washington)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-OB-0682 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 11-PDB-105</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-OB-0689 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 11-PDB-076</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-OB-0704 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 11-PDB-100</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-OB-0747 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 11-PDB-112</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KO-1368 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICARDO K. DUKES (Parish of Concordia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REHEARING DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-B -2275 IN RE: EDWARD BISSAU MENDY</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-1497 STATE EX REL. GERARD HOWARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-1604 STATE EX REL. HOWARD JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-1639 STATE EX REL. JEROME SKEE SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant and docket.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-1641 STATE EX REL. ALTON GAVIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-K -1718 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KIA STEWART (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-1944 STATE EX REL. RICKY KING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2000 STATE EX REL. MARK MORRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2001 STATE EX REL. DARRIN RAIFORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2002 STATE EX REL. RAYMOND MCKEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2016 STATE EX REL. CLIFFORD DOLEMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2017 STATE EX REL. JOHN HOUSTON COOLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2018 STATE EX REL. JOSEPH WARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. John)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2019 STATE EX REL. LIONEL TOLBERT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-CI-2024 STATE EX REL. MARK BALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2025 STATE EX REL. RONNIE DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2026 STATE EX REL. RAYMOND MOORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2028 STATE EX REL. GREGORY JEAN LOUIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2034 STATE EX REL. EUGENE WRIGHT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Claiborne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2035 STATE EX REL. AARON STEWART v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2036 STATE EX REL. VERNON JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2051 STATE EX REL. RHINE REYNOLDS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2052 STATE EX REL. FRANKLIN LEE GREEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2053 STATE EX REL. GLENN HILL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2054 STATE EX REL. CHARLES OLIVER BURNS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2063 STATE EX REL. THEODORE S. SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2064 STATE EX REL. CARDELL K. FUSILIER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2065 STATE EX REL. BYRON GEORGE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2066 STATE EX REL. JOSEPH E. DICKERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2069 STATE EX REL. JERMAINE JAMISON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2072 STATE EX REL. JOSE LIMA CASTRO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2085 STATE EX REL. LINN RUFFIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2086 STATE EX REL. RONALD LEE WASHINGTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2090 STATE EX REL. GERARD MCGEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2097 STATE EX REL. STEPHEN WINDSOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2103 STATE EX REL. TAROME HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Webster)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2105 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL W. LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2106 STATE EX REL. NOEL DEAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2107 STATE EX REL. THEODORE ARITA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KH-2108 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL SCOTT CROSBY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KO-2365 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHANNON LAMAR DENNIS (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KP-2510 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TROY ALEMAN (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2011-KP-2550 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. YULTTON MENDOZA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-K -0112 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ULYSSES COOKS (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CK-0141 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF R.S. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-K -0194 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY MANZELLA (Parish of East Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-K -0208 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERRY BICKHAM, JR. (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-K -0214 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN SMITH (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-KO-0219 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WARREN TODD GORDON (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-K -0231 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-K -0234 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HANNAH V. SALSBURY (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-K -0282 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COREY MILLER, AKA C-MURDER (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-KO-0283 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STEVEN HOLDEN (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-KO-0287 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HUNG V. NGUYEN (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-C -0530 LOVENDA JANICE ALLEN SONNIER v. ANDREA SONNIER CONNER, THOMAS SONNIER AND DIAMOND MCCATTLE COMPANY, LLC (Parish of Jackson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-KK-0676 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MATAMAD A. RABEE (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-C -0710 JEANNIE REDMANN v. BRIDGEFIELD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND MARTIN'S WINE CELLAR</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CC-0721 ARTHUR DEPODESTA v. DAIL BREAUX, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CC-0722 FIRST NBC BANK v. ALBERT J. DERBES, IV (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CC-0726 SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI ANESTHESIA, P.A., INC. D/B/A " THE FELDMAN INSTITUTE"™ AND DR. ARNOLD E. FELDMAN v. FRILOT, L.L.C. AND JOEL E. CAPE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CC-0727 MAPP CONSTRUCTION, LLC; BITUMINOUS CASUALTY CORP. v. AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, THE GRAY INSURANCE COMPANY, NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NY, ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE COMPANY, VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-C -0728 VERNON D. ADAMS AND GLENDA P. ADAMS v. JPD ENERGY, INC. (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CC-0729 JOE ARCENEAUX, TAMI ARCENEAUX, PATRICIA ARCENEAUX, SHANNON ARCENEAUX, JUSTIN BOWMAN, TERRY BOWMAN, RONALD CHAMBERS, JANICE LANSING AND ROBERT MEADORS v. CITY OF DENHAM SPRINGS, PILOT CLUB OF DENHAM SPRINGS, INC. AND PILOT CLUB OF DENHAM SPRINGS LOUISIANA FOUNDATION, INC. (Parish of Livingston)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-C -0730 DISCOVER BANK v. ANDREA NELSON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-C -0735 FRANK BATISTE AND LAVINZALE BATISTE v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS; SMG CRYSTAL, LLC; & ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CJ-0743 DAWN CHERYL PEREZ v. OSCAR G. PEREZ (Parish of Vernon)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CC-0745 HTC, INC. AND GERALD CARTER v. ARCHANGEL ARMOR, L.L.C. AND PAUL CARTER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS MANAGER OF ARCHANGEL ARMOR, L.L.C. (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-C -0746 BRANDY M. D'ANGELO v. MANDY GUARINO WIFE OF/AND EUGENIO GUARINO, STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, TERRY TEDESCO, INC., AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CC-0748 LOUIS JONES, JR., ET AL. v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-C -0762 INTERSTATE REALTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY v. ORA PRICE, DARRYL PRICE & LEONARD PRICE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-KK-0765 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VICTOR AYALA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CC-0766 ADRIENNE STERMER v. ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-C -0774 JOHN LEE TALBERT, JR. AND CYNTHIA TALBERT v. HENRY M. EVANS, JR., M.D. AND LOUISIANA AVENUE MEDICAL CENTER, INC., A MEDICAL CORPORATION (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-KK-0776 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALPHONSO BERNARD WILLIAMS (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CC-0778 LISA S. KIRSCHMAN v. ARNOLD L. KIRSCHMAN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-CC-0792 M & R DRYWALL, INC. v. MAPP CONTRUCTION, L.L.C. SOUTHGATE TOWERS, L.L.C. AND R.W. DAY AND ASSOCIATES, INC. C/W SOUTHGATE RESIDENTIAL TOWERS, LLC, SOUTHGATE PENTHOUSES, LLC v. MAPP CONSTRUCTION, INC., ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p> </p>