<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 #049</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" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>5th day of October, 2015</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KK-1787 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANDREA SHERMAN (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>6th day of October, 2015</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KK-1809 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ZEVI S. BUSH (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>7th day of October, 2015</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-C-1796 DIONISHA GRAHAM AND DERRICK A. GRAHAM, SR. v. RAYMOND C. CRAWFORD AND TOM SCHEDLER, IN HIS CAPACITY AS LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF STATE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>9th day of October, 2015</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-C-1298 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LYNN E. FORET, M.D. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-C-1800 STATE OF LOUISIANA, BOARD OF ETHICS v. CHRISTOPHER GARRIGA, ET AL. (Parish of Lincoln)<br />WEIMER, J., would deny.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2015/15C1122.pc.pdf">2015-C-1122 W. CARL REYNOLDS, P.C., AND REYNOLDS, MCARTHUR & HORNE v. MARJORIE A. MCKEITHEN, MARTIN BOHMAN, AND MCKEITHEN, MCKEITHEN & BOHMANN</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2015/15C1122.jlw.dis.pdf">WEIMER, J., dissents and would grant and docket and assigns reasons</a>.<br />GUIDRY, J., dissents.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2015/15C1795.pc.pdf">2015-C-1795 STATE OF LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS v. BENJAMIN ARNOLD, AND THE HON. GARY LOFTIN, CLERK OF COURT FOR THE PARISH OF CADDO C/W STATE OF LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS v. JOHN RUSSELL MCGREW, AND THE HON. GARY LOFTIN, CLERK OF COURT FOR THE PARISH OF CADDO</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />CRICHTON, J., recused as to John Russell McGrew only.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPEAL TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT OF APPEAL; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2015/15CA1700.pc.pdf">2015-CA-1700 JANICE HERBERT BARBER, JOHN H. FAIRBANKS, M.D., PIERCE D. NUNLEY, M.D., JOHN H. LOGAN, M.D., JOHN FAULKNER, DARRELL CORMIER, PEGGY EDWARDS, JOAN SAVOY, KARIN FRIERSON AND VANESSA ARNOLD v. LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION; THE LOUISIANA OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION; CHRISTOPHER RICH, M.D., WES HATAWAY AND CURT EYSINK</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-2327 STATE EX REL. BRIAN TORRES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2015/14KH2354.pc.pdf">2014-KH-2354 STATE EX REL. AHMED RASHAD MORNING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Bossier)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2015/14KH2596.pc.pdf">2014-KH-2596 STATE EX REL. RENE A. BRINING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2015/14KH2599.pc.pdf">2014-KH-2599 STATE EX REL. KEVIN J. BROUSSARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>DISCIPLINE IMPOSED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2015/15B1549.pc.pdf">2015-B-1549 IN RE: KEISHA M. JONES-JOSEPH</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2015/15B1549.sjc.cipdip.pdf">CRICHTON, J., concurs in part and dissents in part and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-CC-0954 BRENDA JOHNSON, ET AL. v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-1778 STATE EX REL. ANTONIO L. SIMMONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-1889 STATE EX REL. BRANDON LAVERGNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-2206 STATE EX REL. CHARLES CLEMONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lincoln)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KK-1467 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DERMAINE NORMAN (Parish of St. John)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KK-1713 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BYRON ROSS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2015/14KH1802.pc.pdf">2014-KH-1802 STATE EX REL. KEVIN FRANCIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Acadia)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2015/14KH2601.pc.pdf">2014-KH-2601 STATE EX REL. STERLING GERMANE ROBINSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caldwell)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2015/15KP1038.pc.pdf">2015-KP-1038 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PAUL MAYHO</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2015/15KP1064.pc.pdf">2015-KP-1064 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TOBY WAYNE MATT</a> (Parish of Cameron)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-K-2292 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL R. NOEL (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-K-2395 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL CAMERON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-2439 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL CAMERON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-2460 STATE EX REL. TORONZO THOMPKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-2465 STATE EX REL. DELIS PIERRE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-2466 STATE EX REL. SHARI HEAD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Bernard)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-2545 STATE EX REL. ALBERT GRAYER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Helena)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-2570 STATE EX REL. SPENCER ELZIE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-2580 STATE EX REL. WILLIE GROSS, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-2581 STATE EX REL. LAURIELEA L. KIMBLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-K-2589 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ADRIAN F. WILLIAMS (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-2600 STATE EX REL. JIMMY HOWARD MOYERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-2602 STATE EX REL. EUGENE BAKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Vermilion)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-2630 STATE EX REL. MILTON WILSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-K-2639 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GREGORY REAUX (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KO-2655 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSE DEL CARMEN L. RAMIREZ (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KO-2656 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAMEION A. GREENBERRY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-K -2683 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EVERETT J. HUGHES (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KO-2693 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STEVEN C. OLIVER (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KO-2694 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LARRY MCCLURE (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KH-0327 STATE EX REL. RENE A. BRINING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-CP-0698 ANTHONIO ANDERSON v. TROY HARRIS, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-C-1259 DEADER THIEL AND GERMAINE DYER v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, DAVID PODEWELL AND BANU GIBSON (Parish of Jefferson)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant and docket.<br /><a href="/opinions/2015/15C1259.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-C-1300 KENT J. KINCHEN AND BARRY J. KINCHEN v. TROY AND NANCY MILLER AND THE TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KK-1307 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELBERT SEALY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2015/15KK1307.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2015/15KK1307.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-C-1336 LOIS J. SHAILOW v. GULF COAST SOCIAL SERVICES, ET AL. (Louisiana Office of Workers’ Compensation, District 3)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-C-1355 LOIS J. SHAILOW v. GULF COAST SOCIAL SERVICES, ET AL. (Louisiana Office of Workers’ Compensation, District 3)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-CC-1415 STEVEN J. LEON, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED v. RELAY ADMINISTRATION BOARD AND THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-CC-1416 DOROTHY WATTENBARGER v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Acadia)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-CC-1421 GINA SWIFT v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH JUVENILE COURT, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-CC-1434 STEVEN J. LEON, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED v. RELAY ADMINISTRATION BOARD AND THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-CC-1436 JOSEPH B. TYSON v. RAY MORRISON, ET AL. C/W ROBERT T. MCDONALD v. RAY MORRISON, ET AL. (Parish of Vernon)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-C-1438 JESSIE SCOTT, JR. AND PATRICIA SCOTT v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT (Parish of Caddo)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2015/15C1438.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KK-1448 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEVONTAY JENKINS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-C-1449 1100 SOUTH JEFFERSON DAVIS PARKWAY, LLC v. RICHARD H. WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KK-1455 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL PENEGUY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KK-1465 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHERYL ANN PERRY (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-CC-1466 TERRY MCCAIN AND LYNN MCCAIN v. GARRY LEWIS, VALERIE V. LEWIS, LANNY W. LEWIS A/K/A D/B/A, AND LEWIS COMPANIES MAINTENANCE, L.L.C., GARRY LEWIS, VALERIE V. LEWIS, LANNY W. LEWIS A/K/A, D/B/A, AND LEWIS COMPANIES, INC., GARRY LEWIS, VALERIE V. LEWIS, LANNY W. LEWIS A/K/A, D/B/A, AND THE VILLA CONDOMINIUM HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., GARRY LEWIS, VALERIE V. LEWIS, LANNY W. LEWIS A/K/A, D/B/A AND LEWIS COMPANIES, GARRY LEWIS, VALERIE V. LEWIS, LANNY W. LEWIS A/K/A D/B/A, AND LANNY LEWIS PROPERTIES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KK-1471 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHERMAN MAYO (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KK-1642 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KIRK THOMPSON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KH-1656 STATE EX REL. CLEVELAND TELSEE, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Natchitoches)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-C-1752 DAMON J. BALDONE AND KEVIN VOISIN v. TERREBONNE PARISH REGISTRAR OF VOTERS, RHONDA R. ROGERS (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-C-1785 STATE OF LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS v. JOHN "SASSY" POURCIAU AND THE HON. LANELL S. LANDRY, CLERK OF COURT OF POINTE COUPEE (Parish of Pointe Coupee)</p><p align="justify"> </p>