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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 #043</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;15th day of August, 2014, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED:2014-B -1734	IN RE: RANDAL ALANDRE TOASTON&nbsp;On the&nbsp;21st day of August, 2014, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:2014-CC-1747	WHISTLER ENERGY LLC, ET AL. v. ROBERT FULTON SMITH, JR., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON, C.J., would deny. WEIMER, J., would deny.&nbsp;On the&nbsp;22nd day of August, 2014, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:INTERIM SUSPENSION GRANTED W/ ORDER:2014-B -1650	IN RE: JAMES WARD DAVISJOINT PETITION FOR TRANSFER TO ACTIVE STATUS GRANTED; SEE ORDER:<a href="/opinions/2014/14OB1704.pc.pdf">2014-OB-1704	IN RE: FRANK R. ZACCARIA JR.</a>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:2014-CJ-1628	GEORGE M. FRIERSON v. HEIDI S. FRIERSON (Parish of Orleans) <a href="/opinions/2014/14CJ1628.jdh.con.pdf">HUGHES, J., concurs with reasons.</a>2014-KK-1661	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD THOMPSON (Parish of East Feliciana) VICTORY, J., would grant. WEIMER, J., would grant. CLARK, J., would grant.2014-CC-1744	PETERSON M. YOKUM, ET AL. v. FUNKY 544, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;On the&nbsp;25th day of August, 2014, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:2014-CC-0966	CLIENT NETWORK SERVICES, INC. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA; STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS; KATHY H. KLIEBERT, IN HER CAPACITY AS INTERIM SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS; STATE, DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION; STATE, DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF STATE PURCHASING; KRISTY H. NICHOLS, IN HER CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF ADMINISTRATION; SANDRA G. GILLEN, IN HER CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF STATE PURCHASING; THE HONORABLE BOBBY JINDAL, IN HIS CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR, STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) WEIMER, J., would grant and docket.WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:<a href="/opinions/2014/14C0863_0870_0880_0885_0888.pc.pdf">2014-C -0863	ROBERT H. GATTI, SR., MARCIA JEAN WESTBROOK GATTI, RANDA DURHAM, CAVE FAMILY TRUST, REPRESENTED BY ITS TRUSTEE, STEPHANIE F. CAVE, ROBERT B. GATTI, JR., AND JENNIFER TURNER GATTI v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION, JAMES H. WELCH, CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC., J-W OPERATING, ENCANA OIL &amp; GAS (USA), INC., EXCO OPERATING LP, JAG OPERATING, LLC, CONOCO PHILLIPS COMPANY, PETRO HAWK OPERATING COMPANY, SWEPI LP, COMSTOCK OIL &amp; GAS-LOUISIANA LLC, EOG RESOURCES, QUESTAR EXPLORATION &amp; PRODUCTION COMPANY, FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATION, BEUSA ENERGY, INC., ARK-LA-TEX ENERGY, LLC, EL PASO E&amp;P COMPANY, LP, GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY, LLC, XTO ENERGY, INC. &amp; CORONADO ENERGY E&amp;P COMPANY, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of E. Baton Rouge) VICTORY, J., recused. KNOLL, J., would deny. HUGHES, J., would deny.<a href="/opinions/2014/14C0863_0870_0880_0885_0888.pc.pdf">2014-C -0870	ROBERT H. GATTI, SR., MARCIA JEAN WESTBROOK GATTI, RANDA DURHAM, CAVE FAMILY TRUST, REPRESENTED BY ITS TRUSTEE, STEPHANIE F. CAVE, ROBERT B. GATTI, JR., AND JENNIFER TURNER GATTI v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION, JAMES H. WELCH, CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC., J-W OPERATING, ENCANA OIL &amp; GAS (USA), INC., EXCO OPERATING LP, JAG OPERATING, LLC, CONOCO PHILLIPS COMPANY, PETRO HAWK OPERATING COMPANY, SWEPI LP, COMSTOCK OIL &amp; GAS-LOUISIANA LLC, EOG RESOURCES, QUESTAR EXPLORATION &amp; PRODUCTION COMPANY, FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATION, BEUSA ENERGY, INC., ARK-LA-TEX ENERGY, LLC, EL PASO E&amp;P COMPANY, LP, GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY, LLC, XTO ENERGY, INC. &amp; CORONADO ENERGY E&amp;P COMPANY, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of E. Baton Rouge) VICTORY, J., recused. KNOLL, J., would deny. HUGHES, J., would deny.<a href="/opinions/2014/14C0863_0870_0880_0885_0888.pc.pdf">2014-C -0880	ROBERT H. GATTI, SR., MARCIA JEAN WESTBROOK GATTI, RANDA DURHAM, CAVE FAMILY TRUST, REPRESENTED BY ITS TRUSTEE, STEPHANIE F. CAVE, ROBERT B. GATTI, JR., AND JENNIFER TURNER GATTI v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION, JAMES H. WELCH, CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC., J-W OPERATING, ENCANA OIL &amp; GAS (USA), INC., EXCO OPERATING LP, JAG OPERATING, LLC, CONOCO PHILLIPS COMPANY, PETRO HAWK OPERATING COMPANY, SWEPI LP, COMSTOCK OIL &amp; GAS-LOUISIANA LLC, EOG RESOURCES, QUESTAR EXPLORATION &amp; PRODUCTION COMPANY, FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATION, BEUSA ENERGY, INC., ARK-LA-TEX ENERGY, LLC, EL PASO E&amp;P COMPANY, LP, GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY, LLC, XTO ENERGY, INC. &amp; CORONADO ENERGY E&amp;P COMPANY, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of E. Baton Rouge) VICTORY, J., recused. KNOLL, J., would deny. HUGHES, J., would deny.<a href="/opinions/2014/14C0863_0870_0880_0885_0888.pc.pdf">2014-C -0885	ROBERT H. GATTI, SR., MARCIA JEAN WESTBROOK GATTI, RANDA DURHAM, CAVE FAMILY TRUST, REPRESENTED BY ITS TRUSTEE, STEPHANIE F. CAVE, ROBERT B. GATTI, JR., AND JENNIFER TURNER GATTI v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION, JAMES H. WELCH, CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC., J-W OPERATING, ENCANA OIL &amp; GAS (USA), INC., EXCO OPERATING LP, JAG OPERATING, LLC, CONOCO PHILLIPS COMPANY, PETRO HAWK OPERATING COMPANY, SWEPI LP, COMSTOCK OIL &amp; GAS-LOUISIANA LLC, EOG RESOURCES, QUESTAR EXPLORATION &amp; PRODUCTION COMPANY, FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATION, BEUSA ENERGY, INC., ARK-LA-TEX ENERGY, LLC, EL PASO E&amp;P COMPANY, LP, GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY, LLC, XTO ENERGY, INC. &amp; CORONADO ENERGY E&amp;P COMPANY, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of E. Baton Rouge) VICTORY, J., recused. KNOLL, J., would deny. HUGHES, J., would deny.<a href="/opinions/2014/14C0863_0870_0880_0885_0888.pc.pdf">2014-C -0888	ROBERT H. GATTI, SR., MARCIA JEAN WESTBROOK GATTI, RANDA DURHAM, CAVE FAMILY TRUST, REPRESENTED BY ITS TRUSTEE, STEPHANIE F. CAVE, ROBERT B. GATTI, JR., AND JENNIFER TURNER GATTI v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION, JAMES H. WELCH, CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC., J-W OPERATING, ENCANA OIL &amp; GAS (USA), INC., EXCO OPERATING LP, JAG OPERATING, LLC, CONOCO PHILLIPS COMPANY, PETRO HAWK OPERATING COMPANY, SWEPI LP, COMSTOCK OIL &amp; GAS- LOUISIANA LLC, EOG RESOURCES, QUESTAR EXPLORATION &amp; PRODUCTION COMPANY, FOREST OIL PERMIAN CORPORATION, BEUSA ENERGY, INC., ARK-LA-TEX ENERGY, LLC, EL PASO E &amp; P COMPANY, LP, GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY, LLC, XTO ENERGY, INC. &amp; CORONADO ENERGY E &amp; P COMPANY,LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of E. Baton Rouge) VICTORY, J., recused. KNOLL, J., would deny. HUGHES, J., would deny.<a href="/opinions/2014/14K1084.pc.pdf">2014-K -1084	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEMON J. MAGEE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON, C.J., would deny. KNOLL, J., would deny.APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:2014-CC-0891	ERNEST M. SMITH v. THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF DALE C. BOLIVER, E.L. FARMER &amp; COMPANY AND THEIR INSURER SOUTHERN COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, JOINTLY AND INSOLIDO (Parish of Desoto)DISCIPLINE IMPOSED; SEE PER CURIAM:<a href="/opinions/2014/14B1022.pc.pdf">2014-B -1022	IN RE: TRENT ANTHONY GARRETT, SR.</a>JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE REJECTED; SEE ORDER:<a href="/opinions/2014/14B1168.pc.pdf">2014-B -1168	IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY</a>PETITION FOR PERMANENT RESIGNATION IN LIEU OF DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE ORDER:<a href="/opinions/2014/14OB1360.pc.pdf">2014-OB-1360	IN RE: JEREMY DOUGLAS DEAN</a>APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:2014-OB-1017	IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 13-PDB-1512014-OB-1079	IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 13-PDB-162APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:2013-KH-2540	STATE EX REL. KENNY R. THOMAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Evangeline)2013-KH-2544	STATE EX REL. BRANDON LAVERGNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)APPLICATION FOR STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:2014-CC-1184	ROY ANDERMANN v. WILLBROS CONSTRUCTION (U.S.), LLC UCAR PIPELINE, INC. AND DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, LANEY DIRECTIONAL DRILLING, LLC (Parish of St. James)WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:2013-KH-2832	STATE EX REL. ROY LEE WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2013-KH-2848	STATE EX REL. HORACE JENKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2013-KH-2849	STATE EX REL. QUENTIN O. LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)2013-KH-2850	STATE EX REL. BRIAN K. MASSEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) JOHNSON, C.J., would grant with order for an evidentiary hearing. HUGHES, J., would grant with order for an evidentiary hearing.2013-KO-2854	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERRY ANTHONY BRANDON (Parish of Allen)2013-KH-2869	STATE EX REL. RAYSHAUD E. GREEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2013-KH-2871	STATE EX REL. NORRIS L. HENLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2013-KH-2883	STATE EX REL. CLIFFORD C. ABSHIRE, III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2013-KH-2890	STATE EX REL. JASON ALLEN LOMAX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)2013-KH-2891	STAT EX REL. DAVID HENRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2013-KH-2892	STATE EX REL. JARVIS ANGELLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)2013-KH-2894	STATE EX REL. HAYES W. THOMPSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2013-KH-2903	STATE EX REL. JEREMY TURNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson) GUIDRY, J., recused.2013-KH-2904	STATE EX REL. JASON WALSTRUM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)2013-KH-2905	STATE EX REL. GREGORY FRANKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2013-KH-2921	STATE EX REL. KIRK DOUGLAS CHARLES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson Davis)2013-KH-2922	STATE EX REL. TOMMY MUTIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2013-KH-2923	STATE EX REL. ERNEST JOSEPH, III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. John)2013-KH-2924	STATE EX REL. LATERRANCE U. HIGGINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)2013-OK-2927	STATE EX REL. LEE ARTHUR ALLEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)2013-KH-2940	STATE EX REL. ANTOINE CLARK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)2013-KH-2941	STATE EX REL. PATRICK STRAUGHTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2013-K -2951	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARK REYER (Parish of Orleans)2013-KH-2965	STATE EX REL. NOLAN LEBANKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2013-K -2975	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TAMMY MOSS (Parish of Caddo)2013-KH-2995	STATE EX REL. HEATHER HODGES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston)2013-KH-2996	STATE EX REL. PHILLIP C. SKIPPER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2014-KO-0065	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARREN STERLING (Parish of St. John)2014-K -0097	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VORI P. WEBB (Parish of Jefferson)2014-KO-0158	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DELBERT CELESTINE (Parish of Orleans)2014-KO-0167	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JUSTIN ROBERT SIZEMORE (Parish of Vernon)2014-K -0207	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BOBBY WEATHERTON (Parish of Ascension)2014-KO-0211	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALVIS NOLAND BAHAM (Parish of St. Tammany)2014-KO-0216	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PRESTON NELSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2014-KO-0217	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JONATHAN ARCHILLE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2014-KO-0221	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MELVIN SCOTT (Parish of Orleans)2014-KO-0222	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRON D. WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)2014-KO-0238	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BOBBY WEATHERTON (Parish of Ascension)2014-C -0898	BRENDA C. REDDOCH, LOUISE BARNEY, LYNN SANGER AND LETTIE MARINOVICH v. THE PARISH OF PLAQUEMINES, THE PLAQUEMINES PARISH COUNCIL, AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Plaquemines)2014-C -0900	JONATHAN PARKER v. FLANAGAN INSPECTION &amp; TESTING, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)2014-C -0901	CYNTHIA BRIDGES, SEC., LA DEPT. OF REVENUE v. CEPOLK CORPORATION (Parish of Vernon) HUGHES, J., would grant.2014-C -0905	ROZINA AMLANI v. ROCKY JAMES MCGEE, ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin)2014-C -0906	NANCY BLANCHARD AND PARK PLANTATION, L.L.C. v. LINDER OIL COMPANY, A PARTNERSHIP; TORTUGA OPERATING CO.; AND BLANCHARD 1986 LTD., A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (Parish of Jefferson)2014-C -0919	BOBBY MORGAN v. RAVISH V. PATWARDHAN, M.D. (Parish of Caddo) JOHNSON, C.J., would grant. HUGHES, J., would grant.2014-C -0940	DILLARD UNIVERSITY v. TIM BARFIELD, SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)2014-C -0941	MITCHELL LEMAIRE, ET AL. v. JOHN FRANK BLANCHARD, JR., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette) HUGHES, J., would grant.2014-C -0942	BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE v. BOUDREAUX'S TIRE &amp; AUTO REPAIR, L.L.C. (Parish of Orleans)2014-C -0943	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR RFMSI 2005S7 v. WALTER C. DUMAS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) JOHNSON, C.J., would grant. HUGHES, J., would grant.2014-C -0946	LOUIS A. PALMER &amp; KERI KAY SHIRLEY PALMER v. VERMILLION HOME BUILDERS, LLC, ET AL (Parish of Caddo)2014-CC-0965	LAKHESIA LEWIS v. PINE BELT MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNITY ACTION ACQUISITION AGENCY, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Caddo) HUGHES, J., would grant.2014-C -0978	JAMES A. PRICE v. ANTOINETTE M. VALENTI, JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 2, CATLIN INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. AND GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)2014-C -0982	JERRY J. SUIRE AND ANTONIA G. SUIRE, ET AL. v. OLEUM OPERATING COMPANY, L.C. (Parish of Calcasieu)2014-CC-0988	LAKHESIA LEWS AND SHELDON HALLMON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTORS OF THE MINOR CHILD, SHELDON RENARD LEWIS v. PINE BELT MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNITY ACTION ACQUISTION AGENCY, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)2014-CC-1190	LAKHESIA LEWIS AND SHELDON HALLMON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTORS OF THE MINOR CHILD, SHELDON RENARD LEWIS v. PINE BELT MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNITY ACTION ACQUISITION AGENCY, INC., ET AL (Parish of Caddo)2014-CC-1230	CLEMCY A. LEGENDRE, JR. v. THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)2014-CC-1497	LAURIE MURRAY v. LISA CARUSO, ASCENSION PARISH, LOUISIANA RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY, ET AL (Parish of Ascension) JOHNSON, C.J., would grant. WEIMER, J., would grant. HUGHES, J., would grant.&nbsp;
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