<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 #009</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>21st day of January, 2017</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>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KD-0126 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TODD MATHERNE (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, 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>23rd day of January, 2017</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>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KD-0117 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FREDERICK JOHNSON (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>25th day of January, 2017</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/2017/16BA2260.PC.pdf">2016-BA-2260 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-640622</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART / DENIED IN PART; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-1920.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1920 STATE EX REL. TERRY MCELVEEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br />WEIMER, J., dissents and would deny.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/15KH1920.mrc.woulddeny.pdf">CLARK, J., would deny</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED; SEE PER CURAIM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16CC2075.pc.pdf">2016-CC-2075 SHANNON M. RODRIGUE v. THE BATON ROUGE RIVER CENTER D/B/A RIVERSIDE PERFORMING CENTROPLEX, DEF INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., dissents and would deny.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16CC2075.ggg.dis.pdf">GUIDRY, J., would deny</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16CC2075.mrc.deny.pdf">CLARK, J., would deny</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>RECONSIDERATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KO-1894 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRYL GRIFFIN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C -1884 LORRAINE ELAINE ROEBUCK, WIFE OF RODNEY ROEBUCK v. RODNEY LEON ROEBUCK (Parish of St. Bernard)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-0123 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CORTEZ PRATT (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-2159 STATE EX REL. DERECK DARNELL TAYLOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)<br />GENOVESE, J., would not consider the writ application. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X, § 5.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-CC-2179 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. $14,143.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY; (FOR REFERENCE ONLY: DURANCE ALBERT TAYLOR AND SHANNON D. SPEARS) (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C -2202 SUCCESSION OF MILTON YOUNGER (Parish of Lincoln)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C -2231 PETERSON M. YOKUM, POLLY ELIZABETH ANDERSON, VIEUX CARRE PROPERTY OWNERS, RESIDENTS AND ASSOCIATES, INC., AND FRENCH QUARTER CITIZENS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF RESIDENTIAL QUALITY v. 544 FUNKY, LLC, D/B/A FUNKY 544 RHYTHM AND SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify"></p>