<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 #027</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>6th day of May, 2016</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;">2016-KK-0848 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NYRON JACQUES (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 May, 2016</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;">2016-KK-0849 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TARYN BLUME (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>10th day of May, 2016</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>PETITION FOR CONDITIONAL ADMISSION GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/16BA0709.PC.pdf">2016-BA-0709 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-2202</a><br />WEIMER, J., would deny.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>JOINT PETITION FOR CONDITIONAL ADMISSION GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/16BA0822.PC.pdf">2016-BA-0822 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-831203</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/16BA0823.PC.pdf">2016-BA-0823 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-1342</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/16BA0824.PC.pdf">2016-BA-0824 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-360786</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/16BA0835.PC.pdf">2016-BA-0835 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-90851</a></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;">2016-CC-0850 AUGUSTINE ORTIZ AND ALBA ORTIZ v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>11th day of May, 2016</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>CONDITIONAL ADMISSION GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/15BA0994.PC.pdf">2015-BA-0994 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS NO. CFN 94916</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-CC-0868 AUGUSTINE ORTIZ AND ALBA ORTIZ v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KK-0881 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSE ORTIZ (Parish of Orleans)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.<br />CRICHTON, 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>13th day of May, 2016</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>LIMITED LICENSE TO PRACTICE LAW IN THIS STATE AS IN-HOUSE COUSEL GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/16BA0288.PC.pdf">2016-BA-0288 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-1578</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16BA0288.bjj.dis.pdf">JOHNSON, C.J., dissents</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16BA0288.jtk.dis.pdf">KNOLL, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16BA0288.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITION FOR RESIGNATION IN LIEU OF DISCIPLINE GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/16OB0757.PC.pdf">2016-OB-0757 IN RE: HARRY J. MOREL, JR.</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KH-0189 STATE EX REL. DERICK JOHNEL JORDAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />GUIDRY, J., would deny.<br />CLARK, J., would deny.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KK-0279 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLAYTON WILSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would deny.<br />HUGHES, J., would deny.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/16CC0379.PC.pdf">2016-CC-0379 IN RE: AGGRIEVED PRACTITIONER</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/16KK0550.pc.pdf">2016-KK-0550 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEROME MORGAN C/W STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEROME MORGAN</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., recused.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16KK0550.mrc.dis.pdf">CLARK, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16KK0550.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>RECIPROCAL DISCIPLINE (SUSPENSION)IMPOSED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/16B0392.PC.pdf">2016-B -0392 IN RE: QUENTON I. WHITE</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-KH-2338 STATE EX REL. WILLIE PRICE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>SUSPENSION IMPOSED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/16B0455.PC.pdf">2016-B -0455 IN RE: PATRICK HENRY</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>TRANSFERRED TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/16OB0483.PC.pdf">2016-OB-0483 IN RE: DARRYL J. BECNEL</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-OB-0499 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 15-PDB-079</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KH-2331 STATE EX REL. TRAVIS LAMOND BONVILLIAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-OB-0140 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 15-PDB-117</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KK-0743 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH TAYLOR (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16KK0743.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-OC-0760 ANGELA PARKER AND VICKI DAIGREPONT v. DAVID A. CAPASSO, AND THE LAW OFFICE OF CAPASSO & ASSOCIATES (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-CD-0879 C. C. ABBITT FARMS, LLC, ET AL. v. PLACID OIL COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Catahoula)</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/2016/15KH1075.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1075 STATE EX REL. VINCENT MARK CASTILLO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1076.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1076 STATE EX REL. DAVID STANLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1095.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1095 STATE EX REL. DONALD R. GRIFFIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Franklin)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1131.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1131 STATE EX REL. BENJAMIN BRUCE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1153.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1153 STATE EX REL. KEVIN M. DELAUNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1177.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1177 STATE EX REL. TERRANCE LYNN JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1221.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1221 STATE EX REL. ALVIS NOLAND BAHAM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1222.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1222 STATE EX REL. DAVONTA MITCHELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Rapides)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1223.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1223 STATE EX REL. FREDERICK VEREEN A/K/A FREDERICK VERREN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KP1262.PC.pdf">2015-KP-1262 STATE EX REL. GLEN SEALS v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KP1267.PC.pdf">2015-KP-1267 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERRY BICKHAM</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1275.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1275 STATE EX REL. CARL HALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2016/15KH1276.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1276 STATE EX REL. SHAWN WICKEM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KH-0728 STATE EX REL. RHONDA JORDAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-K -1051 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID DIANTE BIAS (Parish of St. Mary)<br />KNOLL, J., dissents and would not consider the writ application because it was not timely filed. See La.S.Ct. Rule X, §5(a).</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-OK-1113 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KYRON HUNTER (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-K -1119 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SAMUEL E. MACK, JR. (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KH-1149 STATE EX REL. JAMARLON PIERRE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Natchitoches)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KH-1151 STATE EX REL. JAMARLON PIERRE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Natchitoches)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KP-0213 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. DANIEL JOSEPH BLANK v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY, ANGOLA, LOUISIANA (Parish of Ascension)<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16KP0213.bjj.dis.pdf">JOHNSON, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16KP0213.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-CC-0302 LISA M. SMITH, WIFE OF/AND WILLIAM L. SMITH v. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND TRECIE M. SANDS (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.<br />CRICHTON, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C -0307 TIM BARFIELD, SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRY AND GWEN BOLOTTE (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C -0558 CHARLES HENRY DAVIS, ET UX. v. SABINE PARISH POLICE JURY, ET AL. (Parish of Sabine)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C -0562 MARILYN JOHNS HAIK WIFE OF/AND PHILIP L. HAIK, JR. v. WASHINGTON PARISH RESERVOIR DISTRICT (Parish of Washington)<br />HUGHES, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C -0564 NATHAN LEWIS v. TIMOTHY YOUNG, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C -0568 IN THE MATTER OF THE SUCCESSIONS OF ROSIE MAE LAIN AND WILLIE JAMES LAIN (Parish of Franklin)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C -0569 EXECUTONE SYSTEMS COMPANY OF LA., INC. v. JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 2 FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA D/B/A EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL, CERNER CORPORATION AND HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C -0575 THE SUCCESSION OF DELBERT LEON HENDERSON (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C -0576 SONYA K. HESS v. MAGNOLIA BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, L.L.C. (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C -0577 COREY WILLIAMS v. GULF COAST OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, INC., ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, JANE DOE, DRUG TEST, INC. D/B/A DISA INC., DEF INSURANCE COMPANY, PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION, AND GHI INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Ascension)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-OC-0578 IN THE MATTER OF THE MENTAL HEALTH OF C.C. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C -0580 MARY L. UPTON v. ROUSE'S ENTERPRISE, LLC AND LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KK-0582 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DRACIER DEWEY CHARLES MCQUARTER, III (Parish of St. John)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K -0618 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TROY A. ELLIS (Parish of Orleans)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KK-0651 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEROME MORGAN C/W STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEROME MORGAN (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., recused.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16KK0651.mrc.dis.pdf">CLARK, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16KK0651.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-CJ-0688 CHARLITA COLEMAN v. CURTIS MANLEY (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant and docket.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KK-0752 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEROME MORGAN (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., recused.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16KK0752.mrc.con.pdf">CLARK, J., concurs in the denial of the writ for the reasons assigned by Justice Crichton</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2016/16KK0752.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., concurs in the denial and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-CJ-0755 STATE IN THE INTEREST OF J.M.B. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p>