<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 #008</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>12th day of February, 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>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2016-CC-0215 IN RE: MARSHALL LEGACY FOUNDATION (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2016-CC-0221 IN RE: MARSHALL LEGACY FOUNDATION (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify">2016-CC-0240 IN RE: MARSHALL LEGACY FOUNDATION (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>17th day of February, 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>PETITION FOR INTERIM SUSPENSION GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/16B0203.pc.pdf">2016-B -0203 IN RE: MICHAEL PETER ARATA</a></p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2016-KD-0220 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. DANIEL JOSEPH BLANK v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY, ANGOLA, LOUISIANA (Parish of Ascension)<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16KD0220.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITION FOR VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW ACCEPTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15OB2253.pc.pdf">2015-OB-2253 IN RE: LEROY FALGOUT</a></p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITION FOR TRANSFER TO ACTIVE STATUS DENIED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/16OB0135.pc.pdf">2016-OB-0135 IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY</a></p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2016-CC-0116 BRADLEY RYAN AKERS, ET AL. v. THE COLUMNS HOTEL, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>19th day of February, 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>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION GRANTED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2014-KH-2354 STATE EX REL. AHMED RASHAD MORNING v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2015-K -0484 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ASHAKI OKUNG KELLY (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify">2015-C -1806 BRANDY LYNN FECKE, STEPHEN C. FECKE, AND KAREN FECKE v. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant as to all issues.</p><p align="justify">2015-C -1807 BRANDY LYNN FECKE, STEPHEN C. FECKE, AND KAREN FECKE v. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</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/2016/15KK1720.pc.pdf">2015-KK-1720 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID LEGER</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/15KK1720.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>JOINT PETITIONS FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15B2261.pc.pdf">2015-B -2261 IN RE: NAVEEN KAILAS</a></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15B2285.pc.pdf">2015-B -2285 IN RE: RONALD SIDNEY HALEY, JR.</a></p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2015-K -0307 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BYRON SPENCER LLOYD (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify">2015-OK-0809 STATE EX REL. JOHN LAUTERBACH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p align="justify">2015-KH-0853 STATE EX REL. ERIC WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2015-KH-1825 STATE EX REL. JAMES ALPHONSO PARKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REHEARING DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2015-KK-1911 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL ROBERTSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2015-KK-2363 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICKY GROS (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR STAY RECALLED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2016-CJ-0083 JEANNE NICOLE HILKIRK v. JACOB LANELL JOHNSON (Parish of St. Bernard)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</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/2016/14KH0453.pc.pdf">2014-KH-0453 STATE EX REL. EMANUEL BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/14KH2110.pc.pdf">2014-KH-2110 STATE EX REL. DEAN HUE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Assumption)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0052.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0052 STATE EX REL. TERRY DALE TILMON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0616.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0616 STATE EX REL. DARRELL GARNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0625.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0625 STATE EX REL. MIRODELLO ASHFORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0652.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0652 STATE EX REL. RANDY L. MCDONALD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0652.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0689.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0689 STATE EX REL. DEMETRIUS D. NASH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0689.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15OK0762.pc.pdf">2015-OK-0762 STATE EX REL. KERRY MICHAEL WASCOM, II v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0800.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0800 STATE EX REL. JONATHAN L. CITIZEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Acadia)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0801.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0801 STATE EX REL. RENARD WOODS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0806.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0806 STATE EX REL. EARL VINCENT, III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0835.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0835 STATE EX REL. ROBERT GRAHAM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of East Carroll)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0837.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0837 STATE EX REL. ROBERT KRODINGER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0838.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0838 STATE EX REL. ANTHONY PAUL DESHOTEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0840.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0840 STATE EX REL. TIMOTHY J. GUIDRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Martin)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0844.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0844 STATE EX REL. RILEY BOUDREAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0850.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0850 STATE EX REL. MELVIN THORNTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Lincoln)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0895.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0895 STATE EX REL. DAVID WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0918.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0918 STATE EX REL. ARTHUR BIAS, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Iberia)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH0930.pc.pdf">2015-KH-0930 STATE EX REL. ROGER DALE DAVIS, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Lincoln)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1005.pc.pdf">2015-KH-1005 STATE EX REL. AARON FRANCOIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KK1723.pc.pdf">2015-KK-1723 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JESSICA MARIE JONES</a> (Parish of Livingston)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KK2001.pc.pdf">2015-KK-2001 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID BROWN</a> (Parish of West Feliciana)<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/15KK2001.bjj.grant.pdf">JOHNSON, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/15KK2001.jlw.dis.pdf">WEIMER, J., dissents and would grant and docket</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/15KK2001.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant and docket</a>.</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KP2129.pc.pdf">2015-KP-2129 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARC FRUGE</a> (Parish of East Feliciana)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2014-KP-2096 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RONALD MARSHALL (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2015-KO-0593 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSE G. ALFARO (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2015-KO-0596 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LIBERT ROLAND (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify">2015-KO-0599 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN E. RIVERS (Parish of Plaquemines)</p><p align="justify">2015-K -0638 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSE G. ALFARO (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2015-K -0680 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GARY THOMAS GORMAN (Parish of Livingston)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2015-K -0696 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL A. POUNDS (Parish of Washington)</p><p align="justify">2015-K -0697 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANICA POUNDS (Parish of Washington)</p><p align="justify">2015-KH-0929 STATE EX REL. EDDIE LEE JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify">2015-KO-1229 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANDREW NEELY, JR. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2015-KP-1295 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALLEN ROBERTSON, JR. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2015-KK-2088 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JONAS KELLY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2162 ANGELA M. MAXWELL v. JOSEPH S. MAXWELL (Parish of Livingston)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2205 ALLEN GUIDRY AS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF SADIE GUIDRY (DECEDENT) v. LAMMICO, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant for the reasons assigned by Justice Crichton.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/15CC2205cw15CC2222.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2222 ALLEN GUIDRY AS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF SADIE GUIDRY(DECEDENT) v. LAMMICO, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant for the reasons assigned by Justice Crichton.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/15CC2205cw15CC2222.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify">2015-KO-2262 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARCUS RICHARDSON (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2015-KO-2264 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEMARIO THOMAS (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify">2015-C -2277 WOODY D. BILYEU, MARY H. BILYEU AND PATRICK B. SHELTON v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, DIRECTECH SOUTHWEST, INC. AND DIRECTECH DELAWARE, INC. (Parish of Winn)</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2280 SHELLON DUNCAN v. ZACHARY MANOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER, LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND CENTRAL MANAGEMENT CO., LLC (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2015-KK-2298 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COREY HAMMOND, JUSTIN EDWARDS, DARIUS FLANIGAN, PHILLIP GUTHRIE, JR., ALESHA SMITH, AND BRANDY STONE (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p align="justify">2015-C -2302 CHRIS E. YOUNT v. DOUGLAS K. HANDSHOE, SLABBED.ORG, SLABBED NEW MEDIA, LLC & JACK E. "BOBBY" TRUITT (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2015-KK-2303 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PAUL KNATT, III (Parish of Iberia)</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2306 KEVIN JOHNSON, ET UX v. CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2307 MARIA SOL SARASINO, MARIA JOSE SARASINO AND NORBERTO SARASINO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARIA IBANEZ SARASINO AND AS NATURAL TUTOR OF THE MINORS, JENNIFER SARSINO AND YAZMIN SARASINO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, HARRY LEE, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF OF POLICE AND/OR SHERIFF OF JEFFERSON PARISH, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, NICK CONGEMI, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF OF POLICE OF KENNER POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CITY OF KENNER (Parish of Jefferson)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.<br />CRICHTON, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2308 JOYLE F. PERTUIT v. LOUISIANA SCHOOL EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2015-C -2311 ESPERANZA LAND v. 310 INVESTMENTS, LLC (Parish of St. Charles)</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2314 DAVID VINING AND MICHELE VINING v. LARRY DELATTE, LADEL INTERESTS, INC. D/B/A DELATTE EXCAVATING, WESTERN HERITAGE INSURANCE COMPANY, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2318 PUMPKIN MOBILE HOME PARK, LLC v. HENRY FRANK HARRISON, PHYLLIS UNDERWOOD HARRISON, ET AL (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p align="justify">2015-C -2323 DARELL LAYNE CORMIER v. TAMATHA LYNN BROUSSARD (Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2324 WILLIAM MUNSON v. UTLX MANUFACTURING, LLC (Office of Workers' Compensation, District 2)</p><p align="justify">2015-C -2325 DAVID PATTIRDGE AND GARY GARDNER v. JIMMY A. STARKS, BILLY J. EDWARDS, GREGORY G. EDWARDS, VECTOR ENERGY SOLUTIONS COMPANY, AND ENDURALL, INC. (Parish of Bossier)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.<br />CRICHTON, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2015-C -2326 KEELA HAWKINS AND NUMEROUS OTHER PARTIES v. WILLOW INCORPORATED AND NUMEROUS OTHER PARTIES (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2352 KEELA HAWKINS, ET AL. v. WILLOW INCORPORATED, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, NATIONAL HOME INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2015-CC-2354 RUSSELL PARKER v. SURFACE WORKS, INC. D/B/A SURFACE CONNECTION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2015-C -2358 JOSHUA THOMPSON v. BOYCE G. CAGLE, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p align="justify">2015-C -2359 SUCCESSION OF ROSALIE BIGMAN LINDER (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2015-KK-2364 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BYRON JOHNSON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2015-KK-2365 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HARRY WILSON (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2016-KK-0275 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID SMITH (Parish of St. Bernard)</p>