<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 #005</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 align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>17th day of January, 2014</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KD-0127 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JUAN SMITH (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>21st day of January, 2014</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KK-0013 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ARTEZ CARTER AND TYRAN JONES (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would concur. The State failed to meet its burden by failing to produce Officer Buckle.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant and remand to the trial court for continuance of the hearing so that the officer could testify as defense counsel requested.<br />CLARK, J., would grant and remand to the trial court for continuance of the hearing so that the officer could testify as defense counsel requested.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>23rd day of January, 2014</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases listed below:</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR RESIGNATION ACCEPTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2014/13OB2897.PC.pdf">2013-OB-2897 IN RE: ERMENCE DEBOSE-PARENT</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-CC-0135 JOSE'A. BERMUDEZ, M.D. v. RICHARD A. COULON, M.D. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KP-2599 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAWRENCE TANNER (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-CC-0042 STEVEN PAUL PESSON v. HEATHER DIETERICH (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>27th day of January, 2014</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases listed below:</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-2778 LANGE WALKER ALLEN, II v. SUSAN TAYLOR ALLEN (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2012-KH-2094 STATE EX REL. RUSSELL PAYTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.<br />CLARK, J., would deny.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-2514 GLENN J. DUHE, SR., ET AL. v. ANESHA LINDSEY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would deny.<br />WEIMER, J., would deny.<br />HUGHES, J., would deny.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:<br /></strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2014/13CC1991.PC.pdf">2013-CC-1991 RAMANDA HOUSTON v. PNK (BOSSIER CITY), INC., D/B/A BOOMTOWN CASINO AND HOTEL AND BOOMTOWN CASINO</a> (Parish of Bossier)<br /><a href="/opinions/2014/13CC1991.bjj.dis.pdf">JOHNSON, C.J., dissents and would deny the writ.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2014/13-1991.CC.dis.pdf">WEIMER, J., dissents and would deny the writ.</a><br />HUGHES, J., dissents and would deny the writ.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2014/13CC2558.PC.pdf">2013-CC-2558 ASHTON MILLER, JR., ET AL. v. SATTLER SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., ET AL.</a> (Parish of St. Landry)<br /><a href="/opinions/2014/13CC2558.bjj.dis.pdf">JOHNSON, C.J., dissents.</a><br />KNOLL, J., dissents and would deny the writ.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -2432 PAMPLEMOUSSIER, L.L.C. v. SHELDON L. POCHE, JR., JANA MAURONER POCHE, ROBERT B. MCNABB, CPA, APAC, REGIONS BANK, CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -2433 BETTY HOOPER, JOHN HOOPER, DARRYL CLEVELAND AND MICHAEL MANNINO v. WISTERIA LAKES SUBDIVISION, CJS DEVELOPMENT, CALVIN BLOUNT AND STEVEN CANTU (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -2439 CHRISTOPHER J. BOURGEOIS v. DANA A. BENINTENDE BOURGEOIS (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2014/13B2820.PC.pdf">2013-B -2820 IN RE: ROBERT WAYMAN TUCKER, SR.</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2014/13B2829.PC.pdf">2013-B -2829 IN RE: JEANNIE MORRIS</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2014/13B2461.PC.pdf">2013-B -2461 IN RE: ANDREW C. CHRISTENBERRY</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-OB-2616 IN RE: APPEAL FO THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 13-PDB-064</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-OB-2644 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 13-PDB-044</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-OB-2666 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 13-PDB-081</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-OB-2707 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 12-PDB-096</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REHEARING DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KK-1952 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES CARTER (Parish of Ouachita)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1440 STATE EX REL. CHRISTOPHER COLLINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KO-1484 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GREGORY ULMER (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-CK-1543 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF J.M. (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-K -1554 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROLAND A. THOMAS (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-K -1579 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BARTON W. NAFTZGER, JR. (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KO-1589 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TIFFANY R. BYRD (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KO-1605 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. AARON FRANCOIS (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KO-1606 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLIFFORD IRBY (Parish of Ascension)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KO-1607 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. AARON ORLANDO RICHARDS (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1618 STATE EX REL. ZEBEDEE LOTT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KO-1621 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARVIN M. HAWTHORNE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-K -1630 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PATRICK D. JAMES (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1634 STATE EX REL. TYRONE JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1635 STATE EX REL. DAVID TRIMBLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1636 STATE EX REL. LEON JOSEPH DUFFY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KO-1637 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC PAUL MCCLAIN (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1638 STATE EX REL. JOHN E. SPELLMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-K -1642 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. THOMAS KIRK GATON (Parish of Vermilion)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1649 STATE EX REL. PRESTON G. DEMOUCHETTE, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Acadia)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1650 STATE EX REL. KEVIN TRAINOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1651 STATE EX REL. GLENN CARSON OSBORNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Winn)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1652 STATE EX REL. TERRY DAVIS, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Acadia)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1660 STATE EX REL. SHERMAN BURTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1664 STATE EX REL. JOHNNIE CAUSEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1666 STATE EX REL. RONALD BROOKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1667 STATE EX REL. JOSEPH WIGGINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-OK-1672 STATE EX REL. DONALD RAY WALTON, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1673 STATE EX REL. JOHNNY L. JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Allen)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1674 STATE EX REL. MATTHEW WAYNE MORGAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1675 STATE EX REL. MARVIN COBB v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1678 STATE EX REL. JUVENTINO MUNOZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1688 STATE EX REL. ATANACIO GUERRERO, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1689 STATE EX REL. CHRISTOPHER LORMAND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1698 STATE EX REL. ROY JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -2442 ALFRED WATTS AND ROSA LEE WATTS v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP. (INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR TO BESTWALL GYPSUM COMPANY); METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION; MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY (A/K/A "3M"); NORTH AMERICAN REFRACTORIES COMPANY; GENERAL REFRACTORIES COMPANY; HARBISON-WALKER REFRACTORIES COMPANY (FORMERLY A DIVISION OF INDRESCO INC.); UNIROYAL, INC. (SUCCESSOR TO U.S. RUBBER COMPANY); THE MCCARTY CORPORATION; RAPID AMERICAN CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Iberville)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -2444 ALFRED WATTS AND ROSA LEE WATTS v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP. (INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR TO BESTWALL GYPSUM COMPANY); METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION; MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY (A/K/A "3M"); NORTH AMERICAN REFRACTORIES COMPANY; GENERAL REFRACTORIES COMPANY; HARBISON-WALKER REFRACTORIES COMPANY (FORMERLY A DIVISION OF INDRESCO INC.); UNIROYAL, INC. (SUCCESSOR TO U.S. RUBBER COMPANY); THE MCCARTY CORPORATION; RAPID AMERICAN CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Iberville)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -2517 HARDIN COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, LLC v. PROGRESSIVE BANK, ET AL. (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-CP-2545 MARK SAVOY v. ADAM T. PERRY, M.D. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -2556 ROBERTO LLOPIS, D.D.S. v. THE LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KK-2557 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MALCOLM MARCEAUX (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KK-2569 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LORRIE A. ANDERSON (Parish of Lafayette)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant the writ.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -2574 JOHN H. VAGELOS, THEODORE H. VAGELOS AND CITIBANK, N.A., ET AL. v. KIM ABRAMSON, NEIL ABRAMSON AND PHELPS DUNBAR, LLP (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-2585 TYRONE ROY v. THE SUCCESSION OF WILFRID CLAYTON ROY THROUGH ITS EXECUTOR, KAREN BROUSSARD (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-C -2586 MICHAEL P. TYLER, ET AL v. JOSEPH DEJEAN, ET AL (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p>