<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 #018</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>2nd day of April, 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(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-CC-0546 LEONARD ABADIE, JR. v. CBS CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, F/K/A VIACOM, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CBS, A PENNSYLVANIA CORPORATION, F/K/A WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-CC-0549 MICHAEL ANDREWS, ET AL. v. SMG, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KK-0653 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARK ROBINSON (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>3rd day of April, 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(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KK-0690 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES HINES (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>4th day of April, 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(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2014/13C2879.pc.pdf">2013-C -2879 [PARENTS OF MINOR CHILD] v. GEORGE J. CHARLET, JR., DECEASED, CHARLET FUNERAL HOME, INC., [THE PRIEST], AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE DIOCESE OF BATON ROUGE</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.<br /><a href="/opinions/2014/13C2879.jdh.con.pdf">HUGHES, J., concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KK-0234 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MELVIN LEE JOSEPH (Parish of Sabine)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KK-0286 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEREK HUDSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</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/2014/14B0468.pc.pdf">2014-B -0468 IN RE: ROBERT T. GARRITY, JR.</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2014/14B0518.PC.pdf">2014-B -0518 IN RE: SONCEREE SMITH CLARK</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-OB-0373 IN RE: JEAN-MARIE LACOBEE</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>MOTION TO ENFORCE DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1247 STATE EX REL. HENRY WRIGHT VS STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KP-1522 MIGUEL ROSALES v. BURL CAIN BUTLER, WARDEN LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KP-1523 ABDULLAH MUHAMMAD A/K/A KIRK SPENCER v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY ANGOLA, LOUISIANA (Parish of St. James)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KP-1524 RALPH DEER v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KP-1790 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES RODGERS, JR. (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1827 STATE EX REL. PAUL WILL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1961 STATE EX REL. DONALD LEE LEGER, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1980 STATE EX REL. BRADFORD SKINNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1987 STATE EX REL. ALAN MICHEL A/K/A ALLEN MICHEL, ALLAN MICHAEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-1997 STATE EX REL. HAROLD JOE BLACK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2001 STATE EX REL. ROBERT A. SMITH, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2019 STATE EX REL. AUTHER WILLIAMS A/K/A ARTHUR WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2020 STATE EX REL. MOSES GREEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2021 STATE EX REL. MANUAL CHAPA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2026 STATE EX REL. DAVID BOUDREAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2027 STATE EX REL. DARREL JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2029 STATE EX REL. NOEL A. DEAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2030 STATE EX REL. D'MARQUES GILL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Webster)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2031 STATE EX REL. KEVIN CHARLES GASAWAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2043 STATE EX REL. MARLO CHARLES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2045 STATE EX REL. GLENN M. WEBB, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lasalle)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2071 STATE EX REL. LEONARD LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vernon)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2073 STATE EX REL. CARLOS HERNANDEZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2091 STATE EX REL. CHARLES WATTS, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2099 STATE EX REL. ALVIN BRATTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2112 STATE EX REL. SHANE DEMARCUS LEMONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KH-2231 STATE EX REL. HAROLD JOE BLACK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Winn)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KO-2367 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES KEYES (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-K -2421 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RANDY FONTENBERRY (Parish of Washington)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KO-2434 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALGIE SPEARS (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KO-2435 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN CUNNINGHAM (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KO-2452 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMEL L. EDGAR (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-CK-2478 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF D.W. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-K -2479 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BEN JAMES THOMPSON (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-K -2484 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EDWARD AUGUSTINE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KO-2546 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN LOVE ROBINSON (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KO-2547 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROMALE PERNELL (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-KO-2550 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CONNER RAY BROWN (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-2948 SUCCESSION OF FRANCIS ALVIN STALTER, JR. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2013-CC-2971 KANDI SMITH v. FIREFIGHTERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND BRANDON THOMAS SMITH (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0093 TROY MOTT v. CITY OF EUNICE, LOUISIANA THROUGH ITS MAYOR, ROBERT "BOB" MORRIS; CHIEF GARY "GOOSE" FONTENOT IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF OF POLICE OF EUNICE, LOUISIANA; MICAH ARCENEAUX, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS A EUNICE POLICE OFFICER; JEREMY IVORY, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS A EUNICE POLICE OFFICER; BILLY MCCAULEY, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS A EUNCIE POLICE OFFICER (Parish of St. Landry)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant. <br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0114 PBGS, L.L.C., ET AL. v. RHYN L. DUPLECHAIN, ASSESSOR FOR ST. LANDRY PARISH, ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0122 WENDY COLEMAN LEGARDEUR, ET AL v. RENATE BRIEL COLEMAN C/W SUCCESSION OF WILLIAM B. COLEMAN JR. v. RENATE BRIEL COLEMAN (Parish of Jefferson)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0130 VIRGINIA BUTLER BARKER v. TONY ROBERT BARBER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0133 DONALD W. ANSHIRE AND THE OTHER PETITIONERS NAMED HEREIN v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; THE LOUISIANA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION; AND STANDARD ANALYTICAL SERVICE, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0137 DONALD W. ANSHIRE AND THE OTHER PETITIONERS NAMED HEREIN v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; THE LOUISIANA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION; AND STANDARD ANALYTICAL SERVICE, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0162 DONALD W. ABSHIRE AND THE OTHER PETITIONERS NAMED HEREIN v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; THE LOUISIANA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION; AND STANDARD ANALYTICAL SERVICE, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KK-0166 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SEAN HOLLOWAY (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-CC-0169 DOUGLAS CAMERON MCLEOD, PETROGULF CORPORATION, AND PETROGULF III, LLC v. FALCON NATURAL GAS CORPORATION AND YORKSVILLE ADVISORS, LLC (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0170 LEVIER, LLC v. YOLANDER THOMAS (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0172 CLAIBORNE MEDICAL CORPORATION (A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION) AND DR. FIAZ AFZAL v. GULNAZ Q. SIDDIQUI (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0173 STUART H. SMITH, RODNEY STEPHENS, DAVID A. VEAZEY, GUADALUPE GAMEZ AND NEAL LANEY v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0174 STUART H. SMITH, RODNEY STEPHENS, DAVID A. VEAZEY, GUADALUPE GAMEZ AND NEAL LANEY v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0190 BRUCE FEINGERTS v. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING<br />HUGHES, J., would grant. (Office of Workers’ Compensation district 8)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0193 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PROPERTY SEIZED FROM NICHOLAS T. MILLER $20,919.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY (Parish of Washington)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0197 DEBORAH F. PARKER v. OAKLEIGH APARTMENTS, LLC, MITCHELL MANAGEMENT, INC. OF ALABAMA, MITCHELL MANAGEMENT, INC., AND SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0198 ROBERT G. CLAITOR v. LAURANCE W. BROOKS, JR. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0201 LANCE P. LEMOINE, JR. v. BATON ROUGE PHYSICAL THERAPY, L.L.P. AND BRPT-LAKE REHABILITATION CENTERS, LLC (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0202 LISA PIKE v. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, OFFICE OF ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO CONTROL (Louisiana Civil Service Commission)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0206 BRIAN K. GLOTFELTY v. CRAIG HART, TAMMY KARAS, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, RYAN RICHARD, AND JACK STRAIN, JR., IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SHERIFF OF ST. TAMMANY PARISH (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />HUGHES, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0208 DIANE BROWN GARNER v. BRUCE H. LIZANA AND HIS INSURER, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, THE LAW OFFICE OF BRUCE LIZANA, A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION AND ITS INSURER, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KK-0241 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GIRBAUD JAMAR EISLEY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KK-0242 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KRAZY FIREBIRD (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0258 GARY B. GREER v. WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. (Office of Workers’ Compensation District 8)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-CC-0260 WILTON T. MCCAY, III AND KELLY VIRGINIA MCCAY v. DR. MARK B. WORKMAN (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0262 SHANNON JONES AND JENNIFER JONES, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR DAUGHTER, HALEY JONES v. ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND COBE CARDIOVASCULAR, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0263 SHANNON JONES AND JENNIFER JONES, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR DAUGHTER HALEY JONES v. ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND COBE CARDIOVASCULAR, INC., ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-CP-0268 STATE EX REL. CHRIS POLIZZI v. CLERK OF COURT AND COURT REPORTER, 24TH J.D.C., ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-CC-0270 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE v. 2226 CANAL STREET, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-C -0273 SUCCESSION OF THOMAS A. HARRISON (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-CC-0285 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD SAUVIAC (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-OK-0338 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL J. BOUDREAUX (Parish of Livingston)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-0360 STATE EX REL. ALVIN R. THOMAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify"> </p>