<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 #055</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>23rd day of September, 2013</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>APPLICATION FOR STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KK-2246 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH JEFFERSON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>25th day of September, 2013</strong></span>, the following action was 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; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2013/13KK1791.pc.pdf">2013-KK-1791 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TIMOTHY SHELTON</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would deny.<br />KNOLL, J., would deny.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2013/13KP2177.pc.pdf">2013-KP-2177 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER SEPULVADO</a> (Parish of Desoto)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>JOINT PETITION FOR TRANSFER TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2013/13OB2235.pc.pdf">2013-OB-2235 IN RE: GEORGE F. FOREST, JR.</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>26th day of September, 2013</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>APPLICATION FOR STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KK-2176 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TYRONE GIPSON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>27th day of September, 2013</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITION FOR RESIGNATION GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2013/13OB2119.pc.pdf">2013-OB-2119 IN RE: ROBERT LAWRENCE KURT</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2013/13K0117.pc.pdf">2013-K -0117 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PERRY S. BELL, JR.</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2013/13K0117.bjj.dis.pdf">JOHNSON, C.J., dissents.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2013/13K0117.jlw.cipdip.pdf">WEIMER, J., concurs in part and dissents in part with written reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2013/13K0117.jdh.cipdip.pdf">HUGHES, J., concurs in part and dissents in part for the reasons by Weimer, J.</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2013/13C0756.pc.pdf">2013-C -0756 LENSHONDA ALEXANDER, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR SON, DAMIAN ALEXANDER AND DARLENE MYERS-ALEXANDER v. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A.; ABC INSURANCE COMPANY; GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION; EFG INSURANCE COMPANY; NEW UNITED MOTOR MANUFACTURING, INC.; XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY; MNO AIRBAG MANUFACTURER; QRS INSURANCE COMPANY; STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, ET AL. </a>(Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., recused.<br /><a href="/opinions/2013/13C0756.jtk.dis.pdf">KNOLL, J., dissents with written reasons.</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;">2013-KP-0920 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVON JACKSON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -1455 THE RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, INC., D/B/A CREDIT BUREAU OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER FORRESTER</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2013/13B1568.pc.pdf">2013-B -1568 IN RE: NEIL D. SWEENEY</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2013/13B1756.pc.pdf">2013-B -1756 IN RE: DAMON J. BALDONE</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2013/13B1817.pc.pdf">2013-B -1817 IN RE: WILLIAM C. MONROE</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2013/13B2080.pc.pdf">2013-B -2080 IN RE: RICHARD G. FOWLER</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-2110 LAKE CHARLES STEVEDORES, L.L.C. v. COOPER/T. SMITH STEVEDORING CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2012-KP-2540 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FREDERICK D. REED, JR. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KP-0254 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID MANES (Parish of Vermilion)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KO-0354 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JONATHAN MICHAEL TESTON (Parish of Bossier)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KP-0388 CEDRIC D. EDWARDS v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KP-0464 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LOUIS LAMONICA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-K -0479 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHERMAN REED (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KP-0503 ABRON J. MICKEL v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PRISON, ANGOLA, LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0702 STATE EX REL. DONALD PEA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston)<br />HUGHES, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0709 STATE EX REL. JOHNNY T. ELLIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KP-0743 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DENNIS DOMING (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0762 STATE EX REL. ROY JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0774 STATE EX REL. HAYWOOD CEASAR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Claiborne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0775 STATE EX REL. DARRELL THOMAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0776 STATE EX REL. FRANCIS BRAUNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0788 STATE EX REL. LEO JOSEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0789 STATE EX REL. EDWARD THIBODEAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0797 STATE EX REL. EDMOND D. SPENCER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KP-0806 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DOMINIQUE VALLIER (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KP-0810 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GEORGE SPEARS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0816 STATE EX REL. BOBBY JOE HENDERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Claiborne)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0832 STATE EX REL. LORENZO C. WIGGINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0833 STATE EX REL. RENIL ESCOBAR RIVERA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0843 STATE EX REL. ALVIN JAMES SHANNON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0844 STATE EX REL. LARRY MITCHELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0852 STATE EX REL. GREGORY LEE HARTSHORN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0853 STATE EX REL. ANTONIO DENT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0856 STATE EX REL. REINIER NESLO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0857 STATE EX REL. THURMAN LEE BOYD, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0862 STATE EX REL. BRANDON DE'ANDRE SHEPARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0870 STATE EX REL. RODNEY HAMILTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0871 STATE EX REL. CALVIN D. RICE, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-0872 STATE EX REL. JOHN ROWELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -0994 SUCCESSION OF THOMAS DEAN, SR. (Parish of Orleans)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -1089 SUCCESSION OF THOMAS DEAN, SR. (Parish of Orleans)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KP-1127 CARLO DESALVO v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KP-1129 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NOEL BROOKS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -1304 JULIA CLOUD v. JO ANN BOGGS BARNES, MICHAEL DELESDERNIER, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2013/13C1304.jdh.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-1313 FAITH GOLDSMITH SUMNER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF THE DECEDENT, TIMOTHY W. SUMNER, SR., AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, DIANNE SUMNER, TIMOTHY W. SUMNER, JR., TREMAIN MAJOR SUMNER, TIMBERLY GOLDSMITH, MR. TRINITY SUMNER, SEVENTH LUV SUMNER, ZALYLA SUMNER AND BABY RENEE SUMNER v. CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY, ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, TOWN OF WALKER, LOUISIANA, LIVINGSTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC., LIVINGSTON PARISH COUNCIL AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Livingston)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-1397 TREEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. PAMELA KEENAN, WIFE OF/AND STEPHEN SCHOTT (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -1401 AUGUST GUILLOT AND JULI GUILLOT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE SURVIVORS OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, COLLIN JACOB GUILLOT, AND NATURAL TUTOR OR THEIR MINOR CHILD, MADISON GUILLOT v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION, LAMARQUE DODGE, INC., ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY AND JOHN DOE (Parish of St. Bernard)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -1414 ANTHONY BUFFONE v. MABLE MANGANO, SALVADOR MANGANO, AND BUFFMAN, INC. (Parish of St. Bernard)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -1423 SIMMS HARDIN COMPANY, LLC, SHARP ELECTRIC, INC., GALLO MECHANICAL, INC., COMMERCIAL PAINT COMPANY, INC., CRASTO GLASS AND MIRROR COMPANY, INC., AND YEAR ROUND HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, INC. v. 3901 RIDGELAKE DRIVE, L.L.C., CONSTRUCTION SOUTH, INC. AND FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND, DOROTHY WATKINS, WIFE OF/AND EDWIN C. DORVIN, DWAYNE R. MCCLURE, BRYAN P. SCOFIELD, PATRICIA BARILLEAU, WIFE OF/AND DONALD C. ZERANGUE, FRANCIS LOPINTO, WIFE OF/AND WILLIAM J. DWYER, ANNA CANIZZARO, WIFE OF/AND ROBERT A. STEINER, SR., AMERICA, WIFE OF/AND GERMAN GACHARNA, AND ANTHONY P. DOUGHTY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-1426 GRANT RESOURCE ADVISORS LLC v. SADER POWER, LLC AND SADER POWER ENTERPRISES, LLC (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-1427 GRANT RESOURCE ADVISORS LLC v. SADER POWER, LLC AND SADER POWER ENTERPRISES, LLC (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-1447 KIRK WATERS AND JOSHUA WATERS v. TREVIICOS CORPORATION AND ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -1452 EVERLEE JACKSON v. BILLY R. HERRING AND EDITH HERRING (Parish of Desoto)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KK-1459 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LLOYD CLARK (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-1460 JOSEPH SANDER, RICHARD PEART, AND RANDALL PEART SURVIVING HUSBAND AND CHILDREN OF, LESLIE SANDER v. MIA'S PHARMACY, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -1461 KERWINN TEMPLE v. GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION (Office of Worker’s Compensation, District 7)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-1469 BIOSONIX, LLC, ET AL. v. BENJAMIN LUKE, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-1470 AGGRIEVED PRACTITIONER v. BREACHES OF OBLIGATIONS AGENCY AND PACE (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-1471 LARRY H. PHILLIPS, BETTY PHILLIPS, AND JAMARI A. JACKSON, SR. v. AIR LIQUIDE LARGE INDUSTRIES US L.P. AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Iberville)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -1478 KASANDRA ALEXANDER, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF MILTON BERNARD v. ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -1480 ANGELO ALVERS, AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF MINOR CHILDREN, ANTHONY ALBERS AND JOHN PATRICK ALBERS v. VINA FAMILY MEDICINE CLINIC, DR. JOSEPH BRAUD, DR. WILLIAM KORTUM, DR. KENNETH WILLIAMS, STANTON TRINITY URGENT CARE, INC. AND DR. ERIC AIMES (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-1481 GENESIS LOGISTICS LLC AND SANDRA FRELICH v. ACME TRUCK LINE, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1862 STATE EX REL. CORNELL CAVALIER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-KK-2051 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STEVEN CAMPBELL (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-2120 CANDACE WALKER, ET AL. v. TAMMY WESTBROOK, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p>