<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 #015</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 align="justify"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>13th day of March, 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) GRANTED WITH ORDER:<br /></strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0439 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CORNELIUS BARTHELEMY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:<br /></strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-1987.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1987 STATE EX REL. EDUARDO ROBINSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0020.KK.PC.pdf">2017-KK-0020 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRIAN SMITH</a> (Parish of St. John)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0021.KK.PC.pdf">2017-KK-0021 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRIAN SMITH</a> (Parish of St. John)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17KK0021.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>REHEARING(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0135 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMAL FLETCHER (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>RECONSIDERATION(S)GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:<br /></strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-1734.KP.PC.pdf">2015-KP-1734 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CONELL GALLE</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/15KP1734.ggg.dis.pdf">GUIDRY, J., would deny</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/15KP1734.mrc.dis.pdf">CLARK, J., dissents and would deny the Petitioner's request for reconsideration</a>.<br />CRICHTON, J., would deny.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED; SEE PER CURIAM:<br /></strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2052.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2052 STATE EX REL. JAMES JOSEPH HEBERT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2069.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2069 STATE EX REL. JOSHUA R. PARKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2070.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2070 STATE EX REL. BYRON JOSEPH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2074.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2074 STATE EX REL. FREDRICK J. WEBB v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2083.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2083 STATE EX REL. STEVEN MOLIERE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2084.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2084 STATE EX REL. LEONARD MCGEE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2122.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2122 STATE EX REL. STEWART PRICE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2135.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2135 STATE EX REL. KARL FORTENBERRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/15KH2135.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant the writ</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2154.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2154 STATE EX REL. CARL A. DUPERON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:<br /></strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-0294 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN PORTER (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-0359 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LESLIE REED (Parish of St. Charles)<br /><br />2016-KO-0401 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC ABSHIRE (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-0404 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DWANE EDWARD FOX (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-0457 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENDRICK TAYLOR (Parish of Washington)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-0464 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH D. MODIQUE (Parish of Caldwell)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-0533 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DELANCE SMALL (Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16KO0533.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-0539 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MELVIN OLIVER JAMES, JR. (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-0541 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JACQUES PATRICK WILLIAMS (Parish of Lincoln)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-0546 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEFFREY STEVEN DOISE (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C-2113 ISAAC ROBINSON v. WAYNE AND BEVERLY PAPANIA AND PYRENEES INVESTMENTS, LLC (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0090 MARY E. ROPER v. JOHN CHANDLER LOUPE AND THE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., recused.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0109 KATERI LAND AND TY LAND v. KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17CC0109.sjc.would_grant.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0112 DEATRICE SARTAIN CASTON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE SUCCESSION REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ALBERTHA SARTAIN, DARRYL SARTAIN AND JOHNEL SARTAIN v. PRESTIGE CARE, LLC D/B/A FERNCREST MANOR LIVING CENTER, JANE DOE AND XYZ INSURANCE CO. (Parish of Orleans)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0122 GREGORY CROW v. ST. TAMMANY PARISH GOVERNMENT (Office of Workers' Compensation, District 6)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0125 THE STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0128 LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS IN THE MATTER OF DONALD VILLERE<br />(Louisiana Board of Ethics)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0130 ROSEMARY JENKINS AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED v. BOH BROS. CONSTRUCTION CO., L.L.C. AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0136 LYLE JOSEPH LUQUETTE v. GREAT LAKES REINSURANCE (UK) PLC AND RON KELLER (Parish of Jefferson)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.<br />CRICHTON, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0143 KELLY DOUCET, ET AL. v. HORNET SERVICE COMPANY, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0144 REMIJIO LEIJA v. JOHN LARRY GATHRIGHT AND WENDI SMITH GATHRIGHT (Parish of Ouachita)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0145 DIONE W. DAVID v. RICHARD G. DAVID (Parish of Iberia)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0146 CYNTHIA BENNETT v. SAMANTHA BROWN, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0148 BRITTAINEY HUNTLEY v. 21ST CENTURY PREMIER INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0149 THE STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0150 MICHAEL PITRE AND NANCY PITRE DESALVO, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR DECEDENT, VERNA R. PITRE v. JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 2, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA D/B/A EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL AND DCI DOOR CONTROLS, INC. D/B/A DOOR CONTROLS, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0151 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. VIJAYENDRA JALIGAM (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0153 TILINDA GROTE AND KARL GROTE v. FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND SMG GENERAL PARTNERSHIP (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-OC-0156 RAMONA PIERRE v. STAR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALPIC, MAX SPECIALITY INSURANCE COMPANY, SMITH SQUARE HOMES AND SUMMIT APARTMENT MANAGEMENT (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0160 DAMION COMEAUX v. AUSTIN J. ROMERO, ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0161 DAMION COMEAUX v. AUSTIN J. ROMERO, ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0169 KATHLEEN HAMPTON v. LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER D/B/A BOGALUSA MEDICAL CENTER AND JOHN GALLASPY, M.D. (Parish of Washington)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0175 DONALD AND REBEKAH GREENE v. SUCCESSION OF ALEX ALBARADO (A/K/A ALEX AMADOR, A/K/A ALEX FLORES) C/W RICHARDO FLORES AND CELIA ALVARADO v. DONALD GREENE, PROGRESSIVE SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CJ-0177 STATE IN THE INTEREST OF K.B. (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CJ-0255 VIJAYENDRA JALIGAM v. RADHIKA POCHAMPALLY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"></p>