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<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 #020</div></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td valign="top">FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA</td><td valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;On the&nbsp;8th day of April, 2014, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:APPLICATION FOR STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:2014-KK-0727	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GIMOH SHEARD (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;On the&nbsp;9th day of April, 2014, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION DISMISSED:2005-OB-1046	IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-8972&nbsp;On the&nbsp;11th day of April, 2014, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:2014-KK-0282	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MAURICE ADDISON HAWLEY (Parish of Bossier)WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART:2013-KH-2061	STATE EX REL. STEPHEN M. WYATT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of&nbsp; Rapides)WRIT APPLICATION (S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:2014-CC-0425	KRISTEN BARNES v. CHARLES RIVET AND LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) HUGHES, J., would deny.WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER; SEE PER CURIAM:<a href="/opinions/2014/13KK2518.pc.pdf">2013-KK-2518	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VERNON WAYNE ALTENBERGER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides) VICTORY, J., concurs in the result. <a href="/opinions/2014/13KK2518.jlw.cipdip.pdf">WEIMER, J., concurs in part and dissents in part.</a> <a href="/opinions/2014/13KK2518.jdh.con.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., concurs in part and dissents in part.</a><a href="/opinions/2014/14KK0081.pc.pdf">2014-KK-0081	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL J. LAWERENCE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON, C.J., dissents. KNOLL, J., dissents.<a href="/opinions/2014/14C0164.pc.pdf">2014-C -0164	NANCY WILLIAMS, WIFE OF/AND FRANCO VALOBRA v. ROBERT ALLAN NELSON AND JEROME GARFIELD SMITH, III AS CO-TRUSTEES OF THE ALLAN R. LOUISE S. NELSON REVOCABLE TRUST &amp; THE ALLAN R. NELSON MARITAL TRUST (TRUSTS)</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:2014-CP-0367	DONALD WILLIAMS v. JUDIE C. TIZZARD (Parish of Orleans)2014-C -0429	LENA L. BROWN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF JOSEPH BROWN, JR. v. ENTERGY CORPORATION, ENTERGY SERVICES, INC., ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C., SHARON BETTIS AND GLENDA DESHOTEL C/W JOSEPH BROWN, III AND LATESSIA BROWN-MCCLELLAN, EACH INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF JOSEPH BROWN, JR. v. ENTERGY CORPORATION, ENTERGY SERVICES, INC., ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C., SHARON BETTIS AND GLENDA DESHOTEL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:2013-KH-1749	STATE EX REL. TERRY L. CLARKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Beauregard)WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:2013-KH-1982	STATE EX REL. HAROLD J. BONNEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2013-KH-2000	STATE EX REL. HENRY LEO EAGLIN, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)2013-KH-2004	STATE EX REL. JIMMY JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2013-KH-2008	STATE EX REL. TIFFANY WOODS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2013-KH-2018	STATE EX REL. LEONARD MCGEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2013-KH-2033	STATE EX REL. JAMIE DALE SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)2013-KH-2059	STATE EX REL. KEVIN L. GOLDSTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2013-KH-2060	STATE EX REL. DAVID G. BERRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)2013-KH-2074	STATE EX REL. VICTOR VERDUN, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)2013-KH-2088	STATE EX REL. MICHAEL JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2013-KH-2089	STATE EX REL. VICTOR DURDEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2013-KH-2090	STATE EX REL. FAEDRA JAVERY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)2013-KH-2095	STATE EX REL. ARTHUR BIAS, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)2013-KH-2098	STATE EX REL. CODY SMOOT v. STATE OF LOUISIAINA (Parish of Jefferson)2013-KO-2111	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DELOYD JONES (Parish of Orleans)2013-KH-2114	STATE EX REL. NATHAN JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2013-KH-2115	STATE EX REL. DEVON JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2013-KH-2116	STATE EX REL. MICHAEL BANFORD v. STATE OF LOUSIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2013-KH-2118	STATE EX REL. REGINALD W. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2013-KH-2129	STATE EX REL. THEOSHAMOND NORMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Feliciana)2013-K -2323	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICKEY LIONEL LAURANT (Parish of St. Tammany)2013-K -2428	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. D'JUANIELLE DIGGS (Parish of St. Mary)2013-KO-2451	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY PAUL JOHNSON (Parish of Caddo)2013-K -2482	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERALD SEVERIN (Parish of Orleans)2013-KO-2554	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GREGORY BURNETT COLLIER (Parish of Sabine)2013-K -2559	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEVONTE DUSSETT (Parish of Orleans)2013-KO-2579	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STACI ALVARADO (Parish of W. Baton Rouge) HUGHES, J., would grant.2013-KO-2597	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERROD ALLEN (Parish of Orleans) <a href="/opinions/2014/13KO2597.jdh.con.pdf">HUGHES, J., concurs. While the prosecutor's statements, particularly that defense counsel was a liar, may warrant review by his supervisor or disciplinary counsel, they do not lead to a reversal of the conviction in this case.</a>2013-K -2600	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. AARON D. BLACKWELL (Parish of Vernon) <a href="/opinions/2014/13K2600.jdh.con.pdf">HUGHES, J., concurs. While relator's arguments are valid, these matters are properly addressed by the Legislature.</a>2013-C -2844	DR. CARLTON L. WINBERY, DR. FREDERICK L. DOWNING, DR. JAMES R. HEATH, AND DR. CONNIE R. DOUGLAS v. LOUISIANA COLLEGE, LEON HYATT, JR., JOE AGUILLARD, KENT AGUILLARD, ALAN SHOEMAKER, AMY RUSSELL, AND LOUISIANA INERRANCY FELLOWSHIP (Parish of Rapides) VICTORY, J., would grant.2013-C -2859	DR. CARLTON L. WINBERY, DR. FREDERICK L. DOWNING, DR. JAMES R. HEATH, AND DR. CONNIE R. DOUGLAS v. LOUISIANA COLLEGE, LEON HYATT, JR., JOE AGUILLARD, KENT AGUILLARD, ALAN SHOEMAKER, AMY RUSSELL, AND LOUISIANA INERRANCY FELLOWSHIP (Parish of Rapides)2013-OK-3014	STATE EX REL. TEDDY CHESTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2014-C -0203	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MITCHELL J. JOHNSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2014-C -0290	GULF PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC. (Parish of Plaquemines) VICTORY, J., would grant.2014-C -0294	GARLAND MILLER v. DESOT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM, ET AL. (Parish of Sabine)2014-CC-0295	FUTURE LEADERS OF AMERICA YOUTH CLUB AND DEIDRE J. BATTISTE v. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS, ALL SAINTS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, MICHAEL SAAH-BUCKMAN AND SISTER MARY ELLEN WHEELAHAN (Parish of Orleans)2014-C -0313	J-W OPERATING COMPANY v. GEORGE A. OLSEN, JR., ET AL. (Parish of Desoto)2014-CC-0314	THRIV N.P., INC. v. SETH NEHRBASS AND GARVEY, SMITH, NEHRBASS &amp; NORTH, LLC (Parish of Jefferson)2014-CC-0315	INTEL@HOME,LLC v. RONALD REINE (Parish of Livingston)2014-CC-0323	JEFF MERCER, LLC, SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS OF LOUISIANA, LLC, GIBSON &amp; ASSOCIATES, INC. AND CECIL D. GASSIOTT, LLC v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2014-CC-0328	EATEL DIRECTORIES L.L.C. D/B/A SUNSHINE PAGES v. GENESIS 2000, L.L.C. D/B/A GENESIS PUBLISHER SERVICES (Parish of Ascension)2014-KK-0331	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEANNINE SEOANE (Parish of Jefferson) HUGHES, J., would grant.2014-C -0333	TOBY J. BROUSSARD v. BROWN'S FURNITURE OF LAFAYETTE, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)2014-C -0335	BOTTLE POETRY, LLC UNCORKED, LLC D/B/A THE WINE LOFT UNCORKED II, LLC D/B/A THE WINE LOFT, DP VENTURES, AND THE WINE LOFT PITTSBURG INC. v. DOYLE RESTAURANT GROUP FRANCHISE COMPANY, LLC (Parish of Orleans)2014-CC-0336	BAN DRAPER GREEN AND DEBRA STEVENSON GREEN v. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Iberia)2014-C -0351	PHILLIP HARRISON v. SLIDELL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, LP D/B/A SOUTHERN SURGICAL HOSPITAL (Parish of St. Tammany)2014-C -0357	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY v. PAUL J. COX, ET AL. (Parish of Evangeline)2014-CC-0359	DENISE EBANKS v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Orleans) <a href="/opinions/2014/14CC0359.jdh.con.pdf">HUGHES, J., concurs for the reasons assigned by Judge Tobias. A witness in a criminal case may elect to exercise his or her constitutional rights, but a related civil proceeding may not be indefinitely delayed.</a>2014-KK-0368	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TWAN BREAUX (Parish of Orleans)2014-C -0382	NEWTON M. HARRIS v. ST. TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL AND E.J. FIELDING FUNERAL HOME, INC. C/W NEWTON M. HARRIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF SUZANNE HALKETT HARRIS v. ST. TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO.1, MICHAEL IVERSON, M.D. AND JAMES WATTLER, C.R.N.A. (Parish of St. Tammany) HUGHES, J., would grant.2014-CC-0385	ROBERT J. BROUSSARD, ET AL. v. MULTI-CHEM GROUP, LLC, ET AL. AND ALL OTHER CONSOLIDATED CASES (Parish of Iberia) VICTORY, J., would grant.2014-CC-0388	DON ASHLEY v. CHARLES REX SCOTT IN HIS CAPACITY AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo) <a href="/opinions/2014/14CC0388.mrc.pdf">CLARK, J., would grant for the reasons assigned by Judges Brown and Caraway, finding that no law was broken.</a>2014-KH-0405	STATE EX REL. OMAR L. NELSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)2014-CP-0406	JOHN POULLARD v. M. PITMAN, M.D. LSU MEDICAL CENTER E.A. CONWAY HOSPITAL (Parish of Ouachita) HUGHES, J., would grant.2014-OK-0419	STATE EX REL. RUDOLPH JOSEPH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2014-KK-0423	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WOODROW KAREY, JR. (Parish of Calcasieu)2014-KH-0428	STATE EX REL. MELVIN BILLIOT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2014-C -0430	EVANGELIST W. KING AND JASON KING v. PONTCHATRAIN MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.; PONTCHATRAIN MORTGAGE CORPORATION; MORTGAGE EQUITY, INC.; COMMERCIAL LENDERS AND EQUITY, INC.; INDIVIDUALLY, OR D/B/A; TERRY P. LAFARGUE; BRUCE A. MILLER AND A.B.C. INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)2014-CC-0434	CHIUYUN WU v. LLOYD JASON DUKES (Parish of Jefferson)2014-CJ-0542	STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF A.G.B. (Parish of Acadia)&nbsp;
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