<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 #003</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>15th day of January, 2016</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/16KD0089.pc.pdf">2016-KD-0089 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ISSA L. LAMIZANA, JR.</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>20th day of January, 2016</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2016-CC-0121 DARLEEN LEVY, ET AL. v. JESSICA A. LEWIS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16CC0121.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>21st day of January, 2016</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>JOINT PETITION FOR INTERIM SUSPENSION GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/16B0108.pc.pdf">2016-B-0108 IN RE: JADE RACHELLE BLASINGAME</a></p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITION(S) TO TAKE LOUISIANA BAR EXAMINATION GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2015-BA-2282 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-1152</p><p align="justify">2016-BA-0110 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-686</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2015-C-2357 ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY v. LLOYD J. DANIEL (Parish of Jefferson)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., recused.</p><p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>25th day of January, 2016</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>CONDITIONAL ADMISSION GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15BA2283.pc.pdf">2015-BA-2283 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-452</a><br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant without conditions.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant without conditions.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2211 CAJUNS FOR CLEAN WATER, LLC, ET AL. v. CECELIA WATER CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin)<br />HUGHES, J., would deny.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15K0612.pc.pdf">2015-K-0612 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIE J. ELLISON, JR.</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would deny.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2015-K-0526 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLIE RENE ROMERO (Parish of Livingston)</p><p align="justify">2015-KK-2182 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WALTER SOLOGAISTOA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2015-KK-2184 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRIAN THOMPSON (Parish of Orleans)</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/2016/15B2310.pc.pdf">2015-B-2310 IN RE: J. MICHAEL CUTSHAW</a></p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2015-KH-0195 STATE EX REL. LARRY SYLVESTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p align="justify">2015-KH-0228 STATE EX REL. WILLIE PRICE, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2015-KH-0278 STATE EX REL. GERARD MCGEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2015-C-0557 VINCENT CHARLES BUNDRICK, ET AL. v. ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP., ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2015-C-0569 ROBERT L. WALTON, BONNIE TROUILLE WALTON, JOHN KEITH LAMM AND REBECCA BROUSSARD LAMM v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION, BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY AND MONCLOVA PLANTATION, L.L.C. (Parish of Tensas)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., recused.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2157 PONTCHARTRAIN NATURAL GAS SYSTEM, K/D/S PROMIX, LLC, AND ACADIAN GAS PIPELINE SYSTEM v. TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC (Parish of Assumption)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/14KH2688.pc.pdf">2014-KH-2688 STATE EX REL. RUSSELL HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/14KH2688.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0545.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0545 STATE EX REL. JODY BUTLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0553.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0553 STATE EX REL. ROBERT NEAL GREEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0592.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0592 STATE EX REL. LENNIS GEORGE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0594.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0594 STATE EX REL. VESTER JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Red River)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0595.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0595 STATE EX REL. ANTHONY DONALDSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0597.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0597 STATE EX REL. RONALD EARL WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0598.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0598 STATE EX REL. MARIO GONZAELZ VARELA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0603.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0603 STATE EX REL. LEONARD JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0622.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0622 STATE EX REL. WARREN BREAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Rapides)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0623.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0623 STATE EX REL. JAMES ANTHONY HEBERT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0658.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0658 STATE EX REL. FATE VINCENT WINSLOW v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0743.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0743 STATE EX REL. CHARLIE HOLMES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0758.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0758 STATE EX REL. JEAN BOITEUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0771.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0771 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL BERNARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0773.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0773 STATE EX REL. THOMAS DAIGLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0799.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0799 STATE EX REL. ROBERT GALENTINE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0847.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0847 STATE EX REL. STEPHEN M. WYATT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Rapides)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0890.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0890 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL LARUE MACK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Lincoln)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0986.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0986 STATE EX REL. JOSEPH DOMINICK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0989.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0989 STATE EX REL. JESSIE LEE HAMM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2015-OK-0238 RUSSELL PAYTON v. JERRY PATRICK, "DIRECTOR," LOUISIANA STATE POLICE CRIME LAB (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2015-K-0482 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TYNISA COBB (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2015-K-0483 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JACK MASON (Parish of St. Charles)</p><p align="justify">2015-K-0511 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELIJAH SMITH, III (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2015-KO-0543 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES GASPARD (Parish of Assumption)</p><p align="justify">2015-KO-0544 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELTON CRAFT (Parish of Webster)</p><p align="justify">2015-K-0559 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIE J. ELLISON, JR. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2015-KO-0604 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID H. RESPERT (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2015-KO-0608 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN O'BRIEN ALLEN (Parish of Bossier)</p><p align="justify">2015-KH-0624 STATE EX REL. KENNETH BELL, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant the writ.</p><p align="justify">2015-KH-0746 STATE EX REL. GARY ANTHONY BAILEY, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)</p><p align="justify">2015-K-1912 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARALL LUKE ALEXANDER (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify">2015-C-1952 EILEEN CLARE LYNCH-BALLARD v. LAMMICO INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., NELSON, ZENTNER, SARTOR & SNELLING, L.L.C., FRED W. SARTOR, JR. AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2015-C-2117 CHICAGO PROPERTY INTERESTS, L.L.C. AND ZOE ALDIGE', INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THOSE SIMILARLY SITUATED v. AARON BROUSSARD AND JEFFERSON PARISH (Parish of Jefferson)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2146 CHARLES R. PRUETT v. JOHN DOE, UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.C. D/B/A TULANE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2015-C-2156 BENJAMIN B. BLANCHET, ET AL. v. HENRY ALBERT BOUDREAUX, JR., ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2015-C-2161 TRENIKA HONORE' v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (Civil Service Commission of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2176 DWAYNE G. ALEXANDER v. LA. STATE BOARD OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR EXAMINERS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2015-C-2186 STEVE RICHARD v. QUALITY CONSTRUCTION & PRODUCTION, LLC, ET AL. (Office of Workers’ Compensation, District 4)</p><p align="justify">2015-C-2187 DEDRA GRIFFIN AND SHEDDRICK GRIFFIN v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2015-C-2194 TA'SHANTA DUPARD v. MMR CONSTRUCTORS, INC. (Office of Workers’ Compensation, District 5)</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2196 MARIA R. GANOZA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ON BEHALF OF DR. JAMES M. LABORDE AND INTERIM LSU PUBLIC HOSPITAL (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2015-C-2206 LAFAYETTE CITY-PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT v. VERMILION PARISH POLICE JURY C/W VERMILION PARISH POLICE JURY v. LAFAYETTE CITY-PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2207 CONSTANTIN LAND TRUST v. PITRE INDUSTRIES, LLC AND ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2208 CONSTANTIN LAND TRUST v. PITRE INDUSTRIES, LLC AND ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2209 CONSTANTIN LAND TRUST v. PITRE INDUSTRIES, LLC AND ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2210 CONSTANTIN LAND TRUST v. PITRE INDUSTRIES, LLC AND ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2221 TONYA CSASZAR, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD, REID MICHAEL FOLLEY v. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify">2015-C-2223 IN RE: MATTER UNDER INVESTIGATION (Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2224 MATTHEW LEE PRUNTY, II v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2015-C-2227 SUCCESSION OF LINDA DIANN AYMOND ROBERTS (Parish of Rapides)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</p>