<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>