<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 #017</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><div style="text-align:justify;"><p align="justify">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>22nd day of March, 2013</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2013-CC-0618 ARTHUR STERBCOW, ET AL. v. LIA SHERMAN, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant and assigns written reasons.</p><p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>25th day of March, 2013</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2013-KK-0616 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID BROWN (Parish of West Feliciana)<br />HUGHES, J., recused.</p><p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>27th day of March, 2013</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2013-KK-0588 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL ROBERTSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>28th day of March, 2013</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>SUSPENSION IMPOSED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2013/13B0265.pc.pdf">2013-B -0265 IN RE: KENNETH J. BECK</a><br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>1st day of April, 2013</strong></span>, the following actions were taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases listed below:</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2013/13B0309.pc.pdf">2013-B -0309 IN RE: JEROME M. VOLK, JR.</a><br />CLARK, J., would reject petition for joint consent discipline.<br />HUGHES, J., would reject petition for consent discipline.</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2013/13B0482.pc.pdf">2013-B -0482 IN RE: STEVEN B. LONGO</a><br />WEIMER, J., would reject joint petition for consent discipline.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR INTERIM SUSPENSION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2013-B -0542 IN RE: WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER BEARY<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant interim suspension.<br />VICTORY, J., would grant interim suspension.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant interim suspension.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT FROM DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS DENIED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2013/13OB0316.pc.pdf">2013-OB-0316 IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY</a></p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>MOTION TO DISMISS IMPOSITION OF INTERIM DISQUALIFICATION GRANTED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2012-O -0494 IN RE: JUSTICE OF THE PEACE JAMES E. NOLAN<br /></p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2013-C -0262 DEREK ALAN POCIASK v. KERA MOSELEY (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2011-KH-0966 STATE EX REL. LOUIS HUDSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2013-KK-0170 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. OTIS LOCKETT (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0176 MATILDA CHRISTINA ROBICHEAUX v. DARRYLE TATE, DERON CAREY AND STATE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)<br />VICTORY, J., would deny.<br />GUIDRY, J., would deny.<br />CLARK, J., would deny.</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0369 BROOKEWOOD INVESTMENTS CO., L.L.C. v. SIXTY-THREE TWENTY-FOUR CHEF MENTEUR HIGHWAY L.L.C. AND JACOB V. MORREALE (Parish of Orleans)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant and docket.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2013/12K1281cw1297.pc.pdf">2012-K -1297 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD K. SWANZY</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would deny.</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2013/13C0114.pc.pdf">2013-C -0114 RENEA FANGUY v. LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY AND MICHAEL GRAHAM, M.D.</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2013-C -0201 REGIONS BANK D/B/A REGIONS MORTGAGE v. BERTHA DAKIN RAUCH A/K/A BERTHA DAKIN, BERTHA D. RAUCH, BERTA RAUCH (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify">2013-CC-0392 EBER J. BEADLE, IV v. KEMP JOSEPH DAVID, ET AL. C/W DAVINA BROUSSARD v. KEMP JOSEPH DAVID C/W LAUREN NORRIS LEBLANC, ET AL. v. KEMP JOSEPH DAVID, ET AL. C/W STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY v. KEMP JOSEPH DAVID, ET AL. C/W LOUISIANA CITIZENS PROPERTY INS. COPR. v. GEICO GENERAL INS. CO., ET AL. C/W KIMBERLY F. MENARD v. KEMP JOSEPH DAVID, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2013-OB-0391 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 2012-PDB-104</p><p align="justify">2013-OB-0443 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 12-PDB-106</p><p align="justify">2013-OB-0444 IN RE: APPEAL OF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 12-PDB-107</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2011-KH-1266 STATE EX REL. COURTNEY PAUL SAVOY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2164 STATE EX REL. EDMOND D. SPENCER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p align="justify">2012-OB-2325 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 12-PDB-064</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2013-CC-0463 GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION v. JAMES M. LEBLANC, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p>
<p align="justify">2012-K -1281 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD K. SWANZY (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-1483 STATE EX REL. DERRICK D. BAKER, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Beauregard)</p><p align="justify">2012-KO-1730 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARLON D. WASHINGTON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2012-C -1995 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GENERIO ALLEN (Parish of Orleans)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2012-KO-2163 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARCELL O'CONNER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2012-K -2214 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARIUS J. CLEMENT (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2012-K -2215 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL RICHOUX (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2225 STATE EX REL. ELVIS MCGARY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p align="justify">2012-KO-2227 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DELIS PIERRE (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p align="justify">2012-KO-2228 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRANDISIA WHITE (Parish of Webster)</p><p align="justify">2012-KO-2229 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC J. BONE (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2012-KO-2230 STATE EX REL. TROY RAY HERMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2012-K -2242 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HUNTER P. THIBODAUX (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify">2012-K -2251 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LLOYD A. BARNES (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2012-K -2252 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SULLIVAN WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2364 STATE EX REL. NOEL DEAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2374 STATE EX REL. ANDREW D. WETZEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2399 STATE EX REL. DARIUS PATTERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2400 WILTON CARABY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2401 STATE EX REL. JOHN B. DOUCET v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2402 STATE EX REL. DARREN DEWAYNE KING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2403 STATE EX REL. TERRY WAYNE MAYS v. STATE OF LOUISINA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2404 STATE EX REL. MARK LEWIS SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2405 STATE EX REL. ELBERT CHINN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2414 STATE EX REL. KIERON BATISTE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bienville)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2415 STATE EX REL. JOHNNY B. WRIGHT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2428 STATE EX REL. RODNEY HINGLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2435 STATE EX REL ANDREW HARVEY, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2436 STATE EX REL. KENNETH MORGAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberville)</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2437 STATE EX REL LANCE S. BARTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2012-KH-2474 STATE EX REL. PAYTON FUNCHESS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2012-C -2549 JOHN CREIGHTON WEBB, JR., ET AL. v. FRANKS INVESTMENT CO., ET AL. C/W ERIC W. ALLEN, ET AL. v. CHESAPEAKE LOUISIANA LP, ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)<br />VICTORY, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2012-C -2552 JOHN CREIGHTON WEBB, JR., ET AL. v. FRANKS INVESTMENT CO., ET AL. C/W ERIC W. ALLEN, ET AL. v. CHESAPEAKE LOUISIANA LP, ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)<br />VICTORY, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2012-C -2553 JOHN CREIGHTON WEBB, JR., ET AL. v. FRANKS INVESTMENT CO., ET AL. C/W ERIC W. ALLEN, ET AL. v. CHESAPEAKE LOUISIANA LP, ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)<br />VICTORY, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2012-C -2556 JOHN CREIGHTON WEBB, JR., ET AL. v. FRANKS INVESTMENT CO., ET AL. C/W ERIC W. ALLEN, ET AL. v. CHESAPEAKE LOUISIANA LP, ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)<br />VICTORY, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2012-C -2565 JOHN CREIGHTON WEBB, JR., ET AL. v. FRANKS INVESTMENT CO., ET AL. C/W ERIC W. ALLEN, ET AL. v. CHESAPEAKE LOUISIANA LP, ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)<br />VICTORY, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2012-C -2679 MICHAEL J. BELANGER, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS MINOR CHILDREN, ANNALISE E. BELANGER AND ASHLAN L. BELANGER v. NATALIE N. STEPHEN AND GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2013-KK-0136 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HORACE O'NEAL KOONCE (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify">2013-CC-0178 VARSITY EVENT MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. v. LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, INC. (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />HUGHES, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0185 JAMES TIGNER WALKER, BARBARA RIGBY WALKER, ALISON W. MEDINIS, CARYN W. DONNELLY, CLARE W. KETTLEKAMP AND ANDREW TIGNER WALKER v. J-W OPERATING COMPANY, GRIGSBY PETROLEUM, INC., MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0233 KEVIN ROCA v. SECURITY NATIONAL PROPERTIES-LOUISIANA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, 123 CLEANING CREW, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., recused.<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0239 ESTATE OF ROBERT E. RIGGS v. WAY-JO, L.L.C. C/W SARAH M. KENT v. THE SUCCESSION OF ROBERT E. RIGGS AND WAY-JO, L.L.C. (Parish of St. Helena)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0246 ESTATE OF ROBERT E. RIGGS v. WAY-JO, L.L.C. C/W SARAH M. KENT v. THE SUCCESSION OF ROBERT E. RIGGS AND WAY-JO, L.L.C. (Parish of St. Helena)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0253 ESTATE OF ROBERT E. RIGGS v. WAY-JO, L.L.C. C/W SARAH M. KENT v. THE SUCCESSION OF ROBERT E. RIGGS AND WAY-JO, L.L.C. (Parish of St. Helena)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0258 AL HARNEY, ET AL. v. LOUISIANA CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0260 AL HARNEY, ET AL. v. LOUISIANA CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2013-KK-0319 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERRY DANTIN (Parish of Jefferson)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0326 LARRY ENGLISH v. CYNTHIA DIANE THOMAS ENGLISH (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0341 SUZANNE ATKINS, BRIAN P. ATKINS AND JAMES ATKINS v. LOUISIANA MUTUAL MEDICAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND DIRK T. RAINWATER, M.D. (Parish of Jackson)</p><p align="justify">2013-CC-0342 SWEENEY LAW FIRM, LLC v. STEVEN K. SCHILLING C/W SWEENEY LAW FIRM, LLC., NEIL SWEENEY AND SWEENEY & MILLER, LLC. v. STEVEN K. SCHILLING AND CHRISTOPHER L. WHITTINGTON, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., recused.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0344 WILLIAM TAYLOR v. HANSON NORTH AMERICA (Office of Workers’ Compensation District 6)</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0345 JOE D. MAGEE, ET AL. v. WYETH HARDEY WORLEY, ET AL. C/W HOWARD C. TALLEY, ET AL. v. WYETH HARDEY WORLEY, ET AL. (Parish of Desoto)</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0346 BEVERLY FARMER, INDIVIDUALLY AS THE PROVISIONAL TUTRIX OF VIRGINIA MARTIN, ET AL v. WILLIS-KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify">2013-CC-0349 PATRICK DANIEL v. BOB BROUSSARD, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify">2013-KK-0359 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TREY CHENIER (Parish of Orleans)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2013-CC-0376 KAREN DAVIS v. EUROPEAN SERVICES, INC. (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0377 JUDY SEROU, GORDON SEROU, JR., STEPHEN S. SEROU, AND MICHAEL SEROU v. TOURO INFIRMARY, SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF NEW ORLEANS, INC., AND COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2013-KK-0382 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LORENZO CARTER, JR. (Parish of St. Helena)</p><p align="justify">2013-CC-0385 ROBERT J. HUTCHESON AND HIS WIFE, KATHIE JO CURRY HUTCHESON v. USAGENCIES CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY. INC., KENYON KINDSAY, SAMUEL LINDSAY, JR. NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0386 TREVINO CLARK v. LOUISIANA STATE RACING COMMISSION (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2013-CC-0387 NICHOL " NICK" BREAUX v. BREAUX BRIDGE MANOR, LTD., ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0395 FAYE HUEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR, LASHAUN LATRICE THOMPSON v. CALDWELL PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of Caldwell)</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0396 KIM WHEAT WELLS v. JESSE JAMES WELLS, JR. (Parish of St. John)<br /></p><p align="justify">2013-CC-0398 ALI MOGHIMI D/B/A HD DESIGN v. WADE RAWLS D/B/A RAWLS DESIGN (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p align="justify">2013-C -0399 PERCIVAL FRANKLIN v. ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR (Parish of St. Martin)<br />HUGHES, J., dissents in part.</p></div>