<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 #009</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>20th day of February, 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>INTERIM DISQUALIFICATION ORDERED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2015/15O0246.ord.pdf">2015-O -0246 IN RE: JUDGE FRANK A. MARULLO, JR.</a></p><p> </p><p align="justify">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>23rd day of February, 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>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2015-KD-0353 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARK BROOKS (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2015/15KD0353.mrc.dis.pdf">CLARK, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2015/15KD0353.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>27th day of February, 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">2014-C -2279 EDDIE HOFFMAN v. 21ST CENTURY NORTH AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY AND CAROLYN ELZY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2362 RICHARD L. REYNOLDS v. ROBERT J. BORDELON III, ROBERT J. BORDELON JR., USAGENCIES CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, AUTOMOBILE CLUB INTER-INSURANCE EXCHANGE, AND/OR AUTO CLUB FAMILY INSURANCE COMPANY D/B/A TRIPLE A INSURANCE, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INFINITY DIVISION OF NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., A LUXURY CAR DIVISION OF NISSAN MOTORS, INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS CORP., ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, DEF INSURANCE COMPANY AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY C/W STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY AS SUBROGEE OF/AND LINDA DUPUY v. ROBERT BORDELON AND USAGENCIES CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2371 RICHARD L. REYNOLDS v. ROBERT J. BORDELON III, ROBERT J. BORDELON JR., USAGENCIES CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, AUTOMOBILE CLUB INTER-INSURANCE EXCHANGE, AND/OR AUTO CLUB FAMILY INSURANCE COMPANY D/B/A TRIPLE A INSURANCE, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INFINITY DIVISION OF NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., A LUXURY CAR DIVISION OF NISSAN MOTORS, INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS CORP., ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, DEF INSURANCE COMPANY AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY C/W STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY AS SUBROGEE OF/AND LINDA DUPUY v. ROBERT BORDELON AND USAGENCIES CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2384 ENRIQUE MADRID v. AEP RIVER OPERATIONS LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Plaquemines)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2483 TRACY RAY LOMONT v. MICHELLE MYER-BENNETT AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART/ DENIED IN PART:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2014-KK-2619 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BOBBY HARRIS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2014-CK-1460 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF M.S. (Parish of Orleans)<br />KNOLL, J., would deny.<br />WEIMER, J., would deny.</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/2015/14K1191.pc.pdf">2014-K -1191 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY DAYE</a> (Parish of Iberia)<br /><a href="/opinions/2015/14K1191.bjj.dis.pdf">JOHNSON, C.J., dissents and would deny the writ.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2015/14K1191.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., dissents and would deny the writ.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2015/14K1191.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2015/14K1461.pc.pdf">2014-K -1461 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH COLLINS</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., would deny.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>SUSPENSION IMPOSED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2015/14B2473.pc.pdf">2014-B -2473 IN RE: ALI ZITO SHIELDS</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2015/14B2473.jtk.con.pdf">KNOLL, J., concurs in part and dissents in part and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2015/14B2473.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., concurs in part and dissents in part and assigns reasons.</a></p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2014-OB-2571 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 14-PDB-078</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0214 STATE EX REL. GLENN LIVAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0379 STATE EX REL. ALBERT GIBSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Plaquemines)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0398 STATE EX REL. AUSTIN LOWERY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0837 STATE EX REL. DWAINE YOUNG v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2013-KP-2422 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL WEARRY v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY, ANGOLA, LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston)<br /><a href="/opinions/2015/13KP2422.bjj.dis.pdf">JOHNSON, C.J., would grant the application for post-conviction relief and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2015/13KP2422.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0475 STATE EX REL. WENDELL COBY MATTHEWS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0677 STATE EX REL. DAVID CONSTANCE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Livingston)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0681 STATE EX REL. WARD E. JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Madison)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0782 STATE EX REL. TOBY JAMES FRUGE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0917 STATE EX REL. IVAN L. GREEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0918 STATE EX REL. JESSE TREVATHAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0931 STATE EX REL. JUSTIN PLEASANT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0932 STATE EX REL. CHARLES FELTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0933 STATE EX REL. DAIMON WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0954 STATE EX REL. TYSKIE ROSS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0956 STATE EX REL. WENDELL COBY MATTHEWS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0958 STATE EX REL. EDDIE D. WALLACE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)<br />CRICHTON, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0959 STATE EX REL. MITCHELL GLENN WASHINGTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify">2014-CI-0960 STEVE M. MARCANTEL v. TRICIA SOILEAU, ET AL. (Parish of Evangeline)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0962 STATE EX REL. JARROD HENRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-0963 STATE EX REL. GREGORY DEAN DIXON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-1014 STATE EX REL. CORNELL MARTIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify">2014-KH-1028 STATE EX REL. ARDIS RAY WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify">2014-KP-1066 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNEDY THOMPSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2014-KO-1458 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALFRED SERIALE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2014-KO-1465 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILFORD B. VANGURE AKA WILFRED VAGURE AKA WILFRED B. VANGURE (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify">2014-KO-1485 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TALANDIS COTTON (Parish of Ascension)</p><p align="justify">2014-K -1496 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ISAAC JONES (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-KO-1516 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES GROSS (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2014-KO-1542 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SEDRICK SIMMS (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2015/14KO1542.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs with reasons.</a></p><p align="justify">2014-KO-1543 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER LEE RISNER (Parish of Washington)</p><p align="justify">2014-KO-1544 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TONY JACKSON AKA LEOANRDO JACKSON AKA LEON JACKSON AKA LEONARDO MARICE JACKSON AKA LEONARD MAURICE JACKSON AKA LEONARD JACKSON AKA LEONARDO JACKSON AKA LEONARDO M. JACKSON AKA LEONARD M. JACKSON (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify">2014-OK-1589 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TROY A. GRIFFIN (Parish of Desoto)</p><p align="justify">2014-OC-2347 BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH, AND ITS PRESIDENT AND CEO, JANET HOWARD v. THE HCR 143 COMMITTEE AND ITS CHAIRMAN EDWIN R. MURRAY (Parish of Orleans)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2361 MIRNA VELASQUEZ v. RALPH R. CHESSON, M.D. (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2470 BANCORPSOUTH BANK v. KLEINPETER TRACE, L.L.C., CHARLES WALLACE GLADNEY, JR., AND JAMES G. TANNER, III (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2014-CJ-2489 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF A.V., T.V., AND C.V. (Parish of St. John)<br /><a href="/opinions/2015/14CJ2489.jdh.con.pdf">HUGHES, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p align="justify">2014-C -2496 OLIVIER PLANTATION, L.L.C., PARK INVESTMENTS, LTD. AND MORNING PARK, INC. v. PARISH OF ST. BERNARD AND LAKE BORGNE BASIN LEVEE DISTRICT (Parish of St. Bernard)<br /><a href="/opinions/2015/14C2496cw14C2573.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., dissents.</a></p><p align="justify">2014-C -2498 WENDELL MCCARROLL v. LIVINGSTON PARISH COUNCIL AND LOUISIANA WORKERS' COMPENSATION CORPORATION (Office of Worker’s Compensation, District 6)</p><p align="justify">2014-CC-2505 THE SUCCESSION OF CLAUDETTE BARILLEAUX GORE (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2512 JOSEPH R. LAROCCA v. ELOISA C. LAROCCA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2513 MATTHEW S. GHERGICH, IV v. PAUL TOYE, III, PAUL TOYE, IV, SAL MICHEL, AND ADVANCED PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINIC, LLC (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., dissents and would grant.</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2534 JASON CASHIO, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS MINOR CHILDREN, DAVID CASHIO, BION CASHIO AND CAROLINE CASHIO v. ENCOMPASS INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2537 NOLAN ESTOPINAL, ET AL. v. PARISH OF ST. BERNARD, ET AL. (Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2538 JASON CASHIO, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS MINOR CHILDREN, DAVID CASHIO, BION CASHIO AND CAROLINE CASHIO v. ENCOMPASS INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2539 NATHAN E. MICHEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.<br />CRICHTON, J., would grant for reasons set forth in Judge McClendon's dissent.</p><p align="justify">2014-CC-2541 SOUTHEAST INVESTMENTS, INC. v. PAULA BRAUD GUZZARDO, NICK J. GUZZARDO AND SUGAR'S AUTO SALES, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2542 PATRICK FABRE v. WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH COUNCIL AND PARISH OF WEST BATON ROUGE (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2014-KK-2543 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MATTHEW CARTER (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2554 MARK MCDONNELL, ET AL. v. ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />HUGHES, J., dissents and would grant the writ.</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2555 GLENN M. HEBERT v. LOUISIANA LICENSED PROFESSIONAL VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELORS BOARD OF EXAMINERS AND SY ARCENEAUX (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2556 JESS A. MOORE AND BEVERLY MOORE v. THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2558 BETTY HEBERT GEER, KAREN WHEAT, HEBERT-GEER COMPANY, LLC, AND DOROTHY HEBERT TOLBERT v. BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY, W & T OFFSHORE, INC., AND HOUSTON OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Cameron)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2559 CHRISTY L. MOORE, ET AL. v. RICE-LAND LUMBER CO., ET AL. (Parish of Beauregard)<br /><a href="/opinions/2015/14C2559.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs with reasons.</a></p><p align="justify">2014-C -2560 CONNIE JORDAN v. RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)<br />CRICHTON, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2563 RAYMOND ALEXANDER v. CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2573 OLIVIER PLANTATION, L.L.C., PARK INVESTMENTS, LTD. AND MORNING PARK, INC. v. PARISH OF ST. BERNARD AND LAKE BORGNE BASIN LEVEE DISTRICT (Parish of St. Bernard)<br /><a href="/opinions/2015/14C2496cw14C2573.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., dissents.</a></p><p align="justify">2014-C -2575 GASPER W. DIPAOLA v. THE MUNICIPAL POLICE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2576 LAURIE VENTURA, WIFE OF AND HECTOR VENTURA v. DEBRA MCCUNE, WIFE OF AND KENNETH VOGEL (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2014-CC-2584 BRANDI JONES, ET AL. v. SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2014-C -2587 FIRST TRANSIT, INC. v. TIM BARFIELD, EXECUTIVE COUNSEL AND ACTING SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2015-KK-0270 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRON VALENTINE (Parish of Orleans)</p>