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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 #026</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 May, 2015, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:2015-CC-0933	FELEPE HONTIVEROS, FE HONTIVEROS, ANDREW HONTIVEROS, ALEX HONTIVEROS, AND FE HONTIVEROS v. KRISTY J. WILLIAMS, INDIVIDUALLY, WHEEL, INC., GENERAL PARTS DISTRIBUTION, LLC D/B/A CAR QUEST, AND NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;On the&nbsp;20th day of May, 2015, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:INTERIM SUSPENSION GRANTED; SEE ORDER:<a href="/opinions/2015/15B0936.pc.pdf">2015-B -0936	IN RE: WILLIAM CLIFTON STOUTZ</a>REMANDED TO DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL; SEE ORDER:<a href="/opinions/2015/14OB2342.pc.pdf">2014-OB-2342	IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 14-PDB-044</a> <a href="/opinions/2015/14OB2342.jtk.dis.pdf">KNOLL, J., dissents and would deny leave to appeal</a>. <a href="/opinions/2015/14OB2342.ggg.dis.pdf">GUIDRY, J., dissents and would deny leave to appeal</a>. <a href="/opinions/2015/14OB2342.mrc.dis.pdf">CLARK, J., dissents and would deny leave to appeal</a>.&nbsp;On the&nbsp;21st day of May, 2015, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:2015-CJ-0955	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. L.G. (Parish of Orleans)&nbsp;On the&nbsp;22nd day of May, 2015, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:ADMISSION GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:<a href="/opinions/2015/14BA2042.pc.pdf">2014-BA-2042	IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS NO. CFN-4352</a>APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION GRANTED W/ ORDER:2014-KP-1529	ROBERT TURNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2015-C -0222	REINE PEMA SANGA v. CHRISTOPHER PERDOMO AND AUGUSTINO BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, LLC (Parish of Jefferson)APPLICATION FOR REHEARING GRANTED IN PART; SEE PER CURIAM:<a href="/opinions/2015/15KK0097_2.pc.pdf">2015-KK-0097	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EDWIN YOUNG, SR.&nbsp;</a>(Parish of Calcasieu)WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED:2014-CK-1996	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRENCE ROBERSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:2015-OC-0340	CRUTCHER-TUFTS CORPORATION v. PETER COLEMAN, ALISE DURAND, DOUGLAS J. DURAND, STEPHANIE T. BUTLER, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE, AND SYSTEM PARKING, INC. (Parish of Orleans)2015-CC-0650	JOHN EDWARD LUDLOW, JR., ET AL. v. CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION MARINE DIVISION, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:2015-KP-0079	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALLEN WAYNE GIBBS (Parish of Morehouse) CLARK, J., recused.2015-KK-0573	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TRISHA WARD (Parish of Orleans)JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:<a href="/opinions/2015/15B0709.pc.pdf">2015-B -0709	IN RE: MICHAEL STEPHEN SEPCICH</a> <a href="/opinions/2015/15B0709.jtk.dis.pdf">KNOLL, J., dissents, would reject the joint petition and impose permanent disbarment</a>.<a href="/opinions/2015/15B0716.pc.pdf">2015-B -0716	IN RE: CARL J. CIACCIO</a> <a href="/opinions/2015/15B0716.bjj.dis.pdf">JOHNSON, C.J., dissents, would reject and impose actual suspension of 30 days</a>.<a href="/opinions/2015/15B0775.pc.pdf">2015-B -0775	IN RE: JOHN ROUMAIN PETERS, III</a> <a href="/opinions/2015/15B0775.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:2014-OB-2670	IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NOS. 14-PDB-091, 14-PDB-092, 14-PDB-093, AND 14-PDB-094APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:2015-C -0260	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AND STEPHEN L. JONES C/W STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY v. STEPHEN JONES, OCCLA, LLC D/B/A BATON ROUGE READY MIX, YEARN THOMAS, NATIONAL LIABILITY &amp; FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AND THE LOUISIANA OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT C/W BREANNA CLOUD v. STEPHEN L. JONES, STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, THOMAS YEARN, BATON ROUGE READY MIX, LLC, AND NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY C/W YEARN THOMAS v. STEPHEN JONES, STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, AND NATIONAL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Livingston)MOTION TO ENFORCE DENIED:2013-KO-1901	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICHARD R. MILLS (Parish of Orleans)WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:2014-KH-1379	STATE EX REL. EDWARD NELSON MCCRAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)2014-KH-1481	STATE EX REL. THEODORE SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany) WEIMER, J., recused.2014-KH-1482	STATE EX REL. TRENT D. SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2014-KH-1487	STATE EX REL. WARREN C. REAVIS III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)2014-KH-1488	STATE EX REL. MICHAEL EDWARD DORSEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2014-KH-1492	STATE EX REL. GERALD W. DAHLEM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)2014-KH-1493	STATE EX REL. KEVIN PEREZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)
2014-KH-1514	STATE EX REL. ELRICK PAUL FORET, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne) HUGHES, J., would grant.2014-KH-1518	STATE EX REL. EDWARD JAMES MCKINNEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2014-KH-1549	STATE EX REL. BERNELL THOMAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)2014-KH-1642	STATE EX REL. MOZINE JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2014-KH-1657	STATE EX REL. WARREN MARTIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)2014-KH-1672	STATE EX REL. FELTON READO, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)2014-KH-1677	STATE EX REL. VINCENT MARK CASTILLO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2014-KH-1713	STATE EX REL. FREDDIE L. BURTON, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)2014-KH-1721	STATE EX REL. RICHARD ALLEN LABIT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary) HUGHES, J., would grant.2014-KH-1751	STATE EX REL. DALE F. MCKISSICK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)2014-KH-1918	STATE EX REL. CHARLES CUMMINGS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2014-KH-1919	STATE EX REL. CHARLES CUMMINGS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2014-CK-1924	STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF D.J. (Parish of Orleans)2014-KH-1931	STATE EX REL. MORGAN KING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)2014-KH-1943	STATE EX REL. JONATHAN FOX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ascension) WEIMER, J., recused.2014-KH-1944	STATE EX REL. D'ANGELO M. COLEMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)2014-KH-1945	STATE EX REL. VINCENT CASTILLO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)2014-CK-2007	STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF R.T. (Parish of Orleans)2014-K -2027	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LOGAN NESTOR MILLS (Parish of Washington)2014-KO-2033	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EDDY DOMINGUEZ (Parish of Jefferson)2014-KO-2103	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DISHAY DEMONE ELZEY (Parish of St. Tammany) <a href="/opinions/2015/14KO2103.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>. <a href="/opinions/2015/14KO2103.sjc.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant for the reasons assigned by J. Hughes</a>.2014-KO-2130	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTYWANE ERIC WILLIAMS (Parish of Bossier)2014-KO-2139	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHERYL LEE MARIE MARTIN (Parish of Terrebonne)2014-KO-2161	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAYMOND E. MELANCON (Parish of Jefferson)2014-K -2167	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DUHON ZENO (Parish of Lafourche) WEIMER, J., recused.2014-KO-2172	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CEDRIC SPEARS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2014-KO-2174	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FITZROY A. GEORGE (Parish of Orleans)2015-KP-0037	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CRAIG LIRETTE (Parish of Jefferson)2015-KP-0044	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAJEL JOHNSON (Parish of Jefferson)2015-KP-0093	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES TYLER, III (Parish of Caddo) <a href="/opinions/2015/15KP0093.mrc.con.pdf">CLARK, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>. <a href="/opinions/2015/15KP0093.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.2015-C -0214	LANGE WALKER ALLEN v. SUSAN TAYLOR ALLEN (Parish of St. Tammany) <a href="/opinions/2015/15C214.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.2015-C -0322	DAMON SHELTON MCCOMBS v. G.L. JONES CONSTRUCTION, INC. &amp; VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE COMPANY (Office of Workers&rsquo; Compensation District 1W) HUGHES, J., would grant.2015-C -0387	MILDRED GRANTHAM v. LOY RAY GADDIS, JR. (Parish of Sabine)2015-CC-0406	EXIE WINN ARVIE ADAMS, ET AL. v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, ET AL. C/W EVA DIANNE MILLER ABRAHAM, ET AL v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, ET AL. C/W JANICE THERESA AARON, ET AL v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)2015-C -0541	ANDRE' J. ROBERT, RANDALL G. MOUROT, AND J. STOREY CHARBONNET v. ROBERT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)2015-C -0567	GENE BORDELON, JR., ET AL. v. CUTTING EDGE, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles) KNOLL, J., recused. <a href="/opinions/2015/15C0567.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.2015-C -0568	MARY ELBERSON v. GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)2015-C -0570	MARCIA LYNN MIDDLETON v. CHARLENE TEDFORD, ET AL. (Parish of Ouachita)2015-C -0571	CUPP DRUG STORE,INC.,D/B/A THE CORNER DRUG STORE v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF LOUISIANA, INC., EL AL. (Parish of Lincoln)2015-CC-0572	TASHA GRIGGS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR SON, AUSTIN GRIGGS v. BOUNCE N' AROUND INFLATABLES, L.L.C. AND JACK ALAN LEBLANC (Parish of Ascension)2015-CC-0577	FRANCES KAY ROUSSELL, ET AL. v. BLAINE KERN ARTISTS, INC. (Parish of Orleans) HUGHES, J., would grant.2015-CC-0579	STERLING SUGARS, INC. v. BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY; KERR-MCGEE CHEMICAL LLC; PLACID OIL COMPANY; BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO., TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY; CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., MCFARLAND ENERGY INC., ANDERSON EXPLORATION COMPANY, INCORPORATED; WHITTON CO., INC.; THE PICKENS COMPANY, INC.; CRYSTAL GAS STORAGE, INC.; CAMPBELL ENERGY CORPORATION; ZINKE &amp; TRUMBO, INC., PROTON ENERGY, L.L.C.; ALPINE EXPLORATION COMPANIES, INC.; SINCLAIR OIL CORPORATION; AND LGS NATURAL GAS COMPANY (Parish of St. Mary)2015-CC-0580	LAKE VILLAS NO. II HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION v. ELISE LAMARTINA (Parish of St. Tammany)2015-CC-0583	WANDA RENEAU, ET AL. v. NATIONAL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Iberville)2015-C -0619	LONGLEAF INVESTMENTS, L.L.C. v. CYPRESS BLACK BAYOU RECREATION AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT (Parish of Bossier)2015-CC-0620	CHARLES W. DAVIS v. JEREMY A. SCRIBER, ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)2015-C -0621	HANCOCK BANK OF LOUISIANA v. C &amp; O ENTERPRISES, LLC (Parish of St. Tammany)2015-KK-0630	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BILLY LEWIS (Parish of Orleans) WEIMER, J., would grant. HUGHES, J., would grant.2015-CC-0632	JUSTINE T. BALLAY v. MALL OF LOUISIANA LAND HOLDING, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) HUGHES, J., would grant.2015-C -0637	SYLVIA JACKSON-SILVAN AND JAMES SILVAN v. STATE FARM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TRAVIS'S GROCERY AND MARKET (Parish of Washington)2015-C -0640	JUSTO E. ROQUE, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (Parish of Orleans)2015-C -0641	DARRELL TURNER v. HIDDEN LAKE, LLC OF AL AND LIBERTY SURPLUS INSURANCE CORPORATION (Parish of Orleans) HUGHES, J., would grant.2015-KK-0642	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLEVELAND JYNES (Parish of Orleans)2015-C -0644	STATE OF LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS v. KEVIN "BUTCHIE" AMBEAU, SR. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2015-CC-0645	PATRICK SEARCY, ET AL. v. CITY OF ALEXANDRIA (Parish of Rapides)2015-C -0647	ASCENSION READY MIX, INC. v. GEE CONSTRUCTION, LLC AND ROBYN FOSTER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2015-C -0659	PATRICIA PARKER v. TOWN OF WOODWORTH, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)2015-CC-0660	JUSTINE T. BALLAY v. MALL OF LOUISIANA LAND HOLDING, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2015-CP-0662	RE: SYLVIA RICHTHOFEN, SURVIVING WIDOW OF JAMES RICHTHOFEN, SR., CHRIS RICHTHOFEN, PEGGY FORTNER, TAMMY STOCKSTILL, JAMES RICHTHOFEN, RANDY RICHTHOFEN, MARSHA JIMINEZ, MELISSA HECKARD, MELINDA RICHTHOFEN, AND LANCE RICHTHOFEN, ALL INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE DECEDENT, JAMES RICHTHOFEN, AND MELINDA RICHTHOFEN ON BEHALF OF PATRICIA RICHTHOFEN v. JESUS MEDINA, DEYSU NEOMY PERIEIRA &amp; XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, CORLEY IEAT (IDA CORLEY), STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY, GRETNA POLICE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF GRETNA, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)2015-C -0665	FRANK L. MAXIE &amp; JACQUELINE MAXIE v. HARMIE MAXIE (Parish of Sabine)2015-CC-0670	ROLAND SKINNER, JR. v. PATRICK RICHARD AND VIRGINIA RICHARD ON BEHALF OF MADELEINE RICHARD, USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Iberville)2015-CC-0673	PATRICIA GRANT, WIFE OF/AND RICHARD GRANT, ET AL., INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED v. SUN CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C., PENN MILL LAKES, L.L.C., SUNRISE CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C., AND COOPER ENGINEERING, INC., A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CORPORATION (Parish of St. Tammany)2015-KK-0676	STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER FINISTER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) CLARK, J., would grant. HUGHES, J., would grant.2015-C -0677	ROBERT LEE ILES, III, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS MINOR DAUGHTER, JANNAH ILLES v. ST. TAMMANY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, DR. MICHAEL R. PETERSON, DANIEL EITMAN, LYNETTE KENYON, LIONEL HANLEY, JR. AND MICHELLE BERTRAM HANLEY (Parish of St. Tammany)2015-C -0679	STAR ACQUISITIONS, LLC v. THE TOWN OF ABITA SPRINGS (Parish of St. Tammany) HUGHES, J., would grant.
2015-C -0682	CARROLLTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH v. THE PRESBYTERY OF SOUTH LOUISIANA OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A) (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2015-C -0690	DEBORAH DANIELS v. SMG CRYSTAL, LLC., THE LOUISIANA STADIUM &amp; EXPOSITION DISTRICT, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, AND THE DEF INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans) HUGHES, J., would grant.2015-CC-0691	CHRISTOPHER GARNER v. SERGEANT BRIAN FLETCHER, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles) JOHNSON, C.J., would grant. HUGHES, J., would grant.2015-C -0692	FIRST AMERICAN BANK AND TRUST v. KRISTINA AMELIA JACKSON (Parish of Ascension)
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