<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 #002</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">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>16th day of January, 2015</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2013-KH-0072 STATE EX REL. HERBERT NICHOLSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2243 PRENTISS BAKER AND SHERYL WIGINTON, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED v. PHC-MINDEN, L.P. D/B/A MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of Webster)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED IN PART / DENIED IN PART; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2015/14C1882.pc.pdf">2014-C -1882 WILLIAM L. NORWOOD, M.D., AND JENNIFER B. NORWOOD, HUSBAND AND WIFE AND NORWOOD MINERALS, L.L.C. v. MOBLEY VALVE SERVICES, INC., D. MARK MOBLEY AND KIMBERLY B. MOBLEY</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2014-CC-2189 DANIEL LUND, III, ET AL. v. GURTLER BROS. CONSULTANTS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-KK-2574 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HARRY PALMORE, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would deny.<br />WEIMER, J., would deny.<br /><a href="/opinions/2015/14KK2574.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would deny.</a></p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2015/14C2097cw14C2123.pc.pdf">2014-C -2097 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LYNN E. FORET, M.D.</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2015/14C2097cw14C2123.pc.pdf">2014-C -2123 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LYNN E. FORET, M.D.</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2015/14C2154.pc.pdf">2014-C -2154 POT-O-GOLD RENTALS, LLC v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2015/14C2154.jlw.dis.pdf">WEIMER, J., dissents and would grant and docket, and assigns reasons.</a></p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2015/14B2367.pc.pdf">2014-B -2367 IN RE: KEVIN MICHAEL STEEL</a></p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>LEAVE TO APPEAL NOT CONSIDERED; NOT TIMELY FILED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2014-OB-2348 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 14-PDB-067</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2014-OB-2259 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 14-PDB-040</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION; DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2014-OB-2338 IN RE: Review of ODC’s Administrative Decision</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>RECONSIDERATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2014-C -1709 PAUL A. KADAIR, SR. AND MELANIE R. KADAIR v. THOMAS HAMPTON, JANELLE BRAMLETT HAMPTON AND MAGNOLIA RIDGE PROPERTIES LLC AND RAYMOND W. BANKER, JR. (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -1710 MAGNOLIA RIDGE PROPERTIES, LLC v. PAUL A. KADAIR, SR. AND MELANIE R. KADAIR (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -1795 ROBERT J. NOLAN, II v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2014-CC-1990 MUNTASER S. AKROUSH v. DON PAUL J. HARGRODER, JR., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify">2014-CC-2403 LLOYD J. DANIEL v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., recused.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0155 STATE EX REL. JERXAVIER LANE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0265 STATE EX REL. CALEB PIPPENGER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0481 STATE EX REL. TRENT LYONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0500 STATE EX REL. JOHN W. TONUBBEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Charles)</p><p align="justify">2014-CP-1766 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENDALL SMITH (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify">2014-CP-2076 RONNIE M. LYLES v. PHELPS CORRECTIONAL CENTER, ET AL. (Parish of Beauregard)</p><p align="justify">2014-CP-2138 GENE AND MARY WILKERSON AS THE NATURAL PARENTS OF THE DECEASED, KATIE SCARLETTE WILKERSON v. ERIC JOSEPH BURAS AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2014-CC-2144 SUCCESSION OF MCKINLEY HOUSTON (Parish of Desoto)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>REHEARING DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2014-CC-2274 DR. EDWARD FACUNDUS v. BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2013-KP-2910 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARVIN DAVIS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-KP-0192 STATE EX REL. GLYNN JUNIORS, JR. v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY, ANGOLA, LOUISIANA (Parish of St. James)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0298 STATE EX REL. STEPHEN J. WINDSOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-KP-0316 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JENNIFER M. CARTER (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-KP-0325 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEOTHER DUPAS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2014-KP-0496 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRIAN A. HOARD (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0592 STATE EX REL. EUGENE FRAZIER, JR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Sabine)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0593 STATE EX REL. ROY JAMES WILLIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lincoln)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0596 STATE EX REL. JAMES CONRAD LAVIGNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0597 STATE EX REL. JOSEPH LANDRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant for an evidentiary hearing.</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0611 STATE EX REL DARRYL CROCKETT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0625 STATE EX REL. ROY CLARK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0627 STATE EX REL. DAVID M. BACON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0633 STATE EX REL. RON S. MARTIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p align="justify">2014-KP-0724 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ARLEN BROWN (Parish of Ascension)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0739 STATE EX REL. BRANDON LAVERGNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0743 STATE EX REL. JOHNNY CANNON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0746 STATE EX REL. CLEVELAND TROY BIAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Acadia)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0755 STATE EX REL. ISIAH DEMON LIVELY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0771 STATE EX REL. KERRY A. SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0785 STATE EX REL. BOBBY STRICKLAND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0800 STATE EX REL. DAVEDE DAVILLIER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0801 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0845 STATE EX REL. ANDREW J. ROBERTS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0846 STATE EX REL. WARREN GORDON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0847 STATE EX REL. LARRY CASTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0848 STATE EX REL. WILLIE FULLILOVE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0849 STATE EX REL. PEDRO NAVARETTE-DURAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2014-CI-0871 FLOYD COLDMAN v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, TIM DELANEY, ASSISTANT WARDEN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2014-K -0990 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WANDA GAIL BROOME (Parish of Caddo)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2014-K -1013 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TROYLYNN A. GREATHOUSE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-K -1164 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TYSON JAMES FARKAS (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify">2014-K -1171 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLYDE EDWARD SMITH (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify">2014-K -1231 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JABARI WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -1977 SUCCESSION OF BERNARD F. SAMUEL, SR. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-CC-2059 BCR SAFEGUARD HOLDING, L.L.C., ET AL. v. MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2246 MARIA CRUZ MALDONADO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ULVALDO SOTO MARTINEZ, DECEASED, AND AS NEXT FRIEND AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF JUSTIN SOTO-MALDONADO AND USVALDO JESUS SOTO-MALDONADO, MINORS, MARIA MARTINEZ VASQUEZ, AS NATURAL MOTHER OF ULVALDO SOTO MARTINEZ AND GILBERTO SOTO MARTINEZ v. KIEWIT LOUISIANA CO., ET AL. C/W TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. JL STEEL REINFORCING, LLC, KIEWIT LOUISIANA CO., MASSMAN CONSTRUCTION CO., AND TRAYLOR BROS., INC. D/B/A KIEWITT MASSMAN TRAYLOR CONSTRUCTORS, A JOINT VENTURE, ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, ARCH INSURACNE COMPANY, LOUISIANA TIMED MANAGERS, A JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant in part.</p><p align="justify">2014-CC-2261 RHONDA B. HICKEY, ET AL. v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2263 EOLA PROPERTIES, L.L.C. v. BAYOU JACK LOGGING, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2014-CC-2271 TONY LAVALAIS v. RASHAWN LARCART, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p align="justify">2014-KK-2272 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARIUS SIAS (Parish of Iberia)</p><p align="justify">2014-CC-2275 MAURICE JOSEPH BECNEL (A/K/A JOSEPH MAURICE BECNEL) v. AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. C/W MAURICE JOSEPH BECNEL, ET AL. v. ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-CC-2276 MAURICE JOSEPH BECNEL (A/K/A JOSEPH MAURICE BECNEL) v. AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. C/W MAURICE JOSEPH BECNEL, ET AL. v. ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2281 ROBERT PARKS v. LOUISIANA GUEST HOUSE, INC. C/W DORIS PARKS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER DECEASED HUSBAND, ROBERT PARKS, AND CHAD PARKS, AND ROBBYN PARKS, AND JADAH PARKS v. LOUISIANA GUEST HOUSE, INC., JANET WILLIAMS, CNA, ALICE WILLIAMS, L.P.N., RENEE JOHNSON, R.N., BERRY SHOPSHIRE, CNA, NORMA G MARTIN, L.P.N., AND JERRY V. WILLIAMS, M.D. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2282 TOWN OF STERLINGTON v. OUACHITA PARISH POLICE JURY (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2283 JAN L. DOMINGUES GUILBEAU v. A. RAY DOMINGUES, SR. (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2284 KENNETH JOHN LECOMPTE, ET UX. v. AFC ENTERPRISES, INC. (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2285 JUAN CARLOS ALLEN v. AFFORDABLE HOME FURNISHINGS AND LOUISIANA SAFETY ASSOCIATION OF TIMBERMEN (Office of Workers’ Compensation District 4)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2290 EOLA PROPERTIES, L.L.C. v. BAYOU JACK LOGGING, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)<br />KNOLL, J., recused. </p><p align="justify">2014-CJ-2487 STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE INTEREST OF B.B. v. C.B. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2014-KK-2517 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. THURSTON TILLERY (Parish of St. Helena)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2014-K -2536 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT B. SANDERS (Parish of Franklin)</p><p align="justify">2014-OC-2550 RHONDA B. HICKEY, EDWARD W. HICKEY, AND BARBARA J. HICKEY v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE ESTATE OF ALTON CROOM (Parish of Rapides)</p><p align="justify">2014-CJ-2614 KEITH DAVIS v. STEPHANIE BELLANGER (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2014-CJ-2618 LYNN WARNER, ET AL. v. TRACY LYNN WARNER ALBRIGHT, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2014-KK-2714 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VICTOR LEGGETT (Parish of Orleans)</p><div></div>