<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 #021</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>18th day of April, 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>APPLICATION FOR STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2016-KK-0635 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRANK E. STRICKLAND, JR. (Parish of Livingston)</p><p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>19th day of April, 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-KK-0715 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL LUCIEN (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16KK0715.jlw.dis.pdf">WEIMER, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.<br />HUGHES, J., would deny stay and deny writ.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION TRANSFERRED TO THE DISTRICT COURT:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2016-KH-0638 STATE EX REL. FLOYD TYLER AND RONALD BRAUD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>22nd day of April, 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 READMISSION GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/16OB0397.PC.pdf">2016-OB-0397 IN RE: E. ERIC GUIRARD</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16OB0397.jtk.dis.pdf">KNOLL, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16OB0397.mrc.dis.pdf">CLARK, J., dissents</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16OB0397.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.</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/2016/16KK0274.pc.pdf">2016-KK-0274 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID BROWN</a> (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16KK0274.jtk.dis.pdf">KNOLL, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16KK0274.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2015-KO-2286 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. AVIS JAMES WILLIAMS (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify">2016-KH-0334 STATE EX REL. RICKY THOMPSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p align="justify">2016-KH-0346 STATE EX REL. DEVON MARQUEZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify">2016-KH-0467 STATE EX REL. ROBERT WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2016-KH-0484 STATE EX REL. JOHNNY EARL REED, III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify">2016-KH-0485 STATE EX REL. CONLEY THOMAS JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2016-KH-0515 STATE EX REL. LARRY D. BUTLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify">2016-KH-0572 STATE EX REL. ARTIS BURKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2016-KH-0596 STATE EX REL. CLINTON D. RAPP v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Plaquemines)</p><p align="justify">2016-KH-0597 STATE EX REL. JONATHAN MICHAEL SNEED v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p align="justify">2016-KH-0611 STATE EX REL. EDWARD RAINEY AKA FRANK RAINEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1186.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1186 STATE EX REL. DANIEL JAMES MOORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/16KH0469.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0469 STATE EX REL. BRANDON SCOTT LAVERGNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of West Feliciana)</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/2016/16B0460.PC.pdf">2016-B -0460 IN RE: KEITH MICHAEL COUTURE</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16B0460.jtk.dis.pdf">KNOLL, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/16B0544.PC.pdf">2016-B -0544 IN RE: MICHAEL T. BELL</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16B0544.jtk.dis.pdf">KNOLL, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16B0544.mrc.dis.pdf">CLARK, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Justice Crichton</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16B0544.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE REJECTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15B2360.PC.pdf">2015-B -2360 IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY</a></p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITION FOR PERMANENT RESIGNATION IN LIEU OF DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/16OB0600.PC.pdf">2016-OB-0600 IN RE: CYNTHIA MARCHESE WALLACE</a></p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION; NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2016-C -0164 NUMA C. HERO & SON, ET AL. v. RONALD LELEUX</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; REHEARING APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2015-KK-2256 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES J. LEWIS (Parish of Orleans)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant rehearing.</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2016-CC-0452 TURBINE GENERATION SERVICES, LLC, ET AL. v. GE OIL & GAS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify">2016-CJ-0645 JAMES ENGLAND v. ALINA JULIA ENGLAND (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2016-KK-0740 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TYLER DENSON (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</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/2016/15KH1059.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1059 STATE EX REL. CLARENCE WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Charles)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1060.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1060 STATE EX REL. OLAJUAWON NICHOLAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1073.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1073 STATE EX REL. DEAIREN WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1080.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1080 STATE EX REL. KEVIN WILSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1179.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1179 STATE EX REL. CLARENCE D. NOBLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1185.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1185 STATE EX REL. DONALD HENSLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify">2014-K -2227 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MORRIS PATIN (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2014-KO-2373 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JONTERRANCE WINZER (Parish of Union)</p><p align="justify">2015-KH-0791 STATE EX REL. GRAYLING E. JACKSON, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2015-K -0926 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMIRON POLLARD AND BERNELL POLLARD (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2015-KO-1042 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BERNELL EARL (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify">2015-KH-1102 STATE EX REL. ALEX P. PAPILLION v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify">2015-KO-2234 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HARRY E. PRATER, JR. (Parish of Iberville)</p><p align="justify">2015-C -2259 KENNETH ANDREWS v. THRASHER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND SEABRIGHT INSURANCE COMPANY (Office of Workers' Compensation District 5)</p><p align="justify">2015-KO-2350 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRIAN S. BAKER (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2016-CC-0267 BETTY JO SPARKS v. DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE-NEW ORLEANS, LLC (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2016-C -0293 ROY L. FLIPPO & ROBERT C. TREADWAY v. NATOSHA L. MANN (Parish of Desoto)</p><p align="justify">2016-C -0369 MEYER & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. THE COUSHATTA TRIBE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify">2016-CC-0419 TRIO LEASING COMPANY, RETIF OIL & FUEL, L.L.C., S D FOOD MART, INC. AND SAGAR SIMKHADA v. FOLSE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C., MARTIN FOLSE AND PHILLIP MCALLISTER (Parish of Jefferson)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify">2016-C -0420 PENNY C. DUPLECHIEN v. EDWARD GEORGE ACKAL, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</p><p align="justify">2016-C -0421 MEYER & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. THE COUSHATTA TRIBE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify">2016-C -0422 SHERRY WEDGEWORTH, ET UX. v. TYNES E. MIXON, III, M.D. (Parish of Iberia)</p><p align="justify">2016-C -0425 LINDA M. SNAVELY, ET AL. v. ACE PAIN MANAGEMENT, LLC, ET AL. C/W LINDA M. SNAVELY, ET AL. v. ACE PAIN MANAGEMENT, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify">2016-CC-0435 C. C. ABBITT FARMS, LLC, ET AL. v. PLACID OIL COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Catahoula)</p><p align="justify">2016-CC-0436 C. C. ABBITT FARMS, LLC, ET AL. v. PLACID OIL COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Catahoula)</p><p align="justify">2016-CC-0438 PATRICK FOREMAN v. CARLA WHITFIELD, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify">2016-C -0440 STEPHEN MICHAEL "DUKE" ALLGOOD, ET UX. v. ROCH BORDELON, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p align="justify">2016-C -0442 JESSICA HOPE BROWNE AND KATE NICOLE BROWNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)</p><p>2016-CC-0448 CLARKE LAND AND TIMBER, LLC v. SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS, L.P., SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS OPERATIONS GP LLC; SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING AND TERMINALS, L.P.; SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. (MID-VALLEY); AND ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P. (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify">2016-C -0451 TOMMY DUBOIS, ET UX. v. GORDON ARMSTRONG, ET AL. C/W TAMMY DUBOIS, ET UX. v. GORDON ARMSTRONG, ET AL. (Parish of Vernon)</p><p align="justify">2016-C -0453 HANCOCK BANK OF LOUISIANA v. 3429 H, LLC, DOUGLAS SCHMIDT & DAVID A. NEWSOME (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify">2016-C -0454 BIOSONIX, LLC v. MARCIA OLSON (Parish of Rapides)</p><p align="justify">2016-CC-0462 FLINT BISHOP, RICHARD SAVOIE, AND KEITH & SUSAN MELANCON v. RIVERLANDS SURVEYING COMPANY, LLC AND STEPHEN P. FLYNN (Parish of St. Charles)</p><p align="justify">2016-KH-0516 STATE EX REL. JAMES R. AINSWORTH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)</p>