<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 #018</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>17th 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>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0441 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALIREZA SADEGHI (Parish of Orleans)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, 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>19th 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; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17KD0462.pc.pdf">2017-KD-0462 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALIREZA SADEGHI</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., concurs, but believes the return should be made in open court pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure article 732.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17KD0462.jlw.dis.pdf">WEIMER, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>22nd 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>JOINT PETITION FOR TRANSFER TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17OB0415.PC.pdf">2017-OB-0415 IN RE: ROBERT R. EARLE</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>24th 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:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-0473 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DERRICK A. DOTSON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-OK-0206 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONNA LYNN LEDINGTON (Parish of Rapides)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-OB-0317 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL NO. 2017-INT-0099</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-0418 STATE EX REL. CHARLES ALLEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</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;">2017-C-0063 IN RE: MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL CLAIM OF SYLVIA VERONICA SCOTT (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C-2253 TIMOTHY BERNARD, SR., ET AL. v. LAFAYETTE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>ADMISSION DENIED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17BA0254.PC.pdf">2017-BA-0254 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-9711</a></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;">2017-CJ-0039 B.T.B. v. V.L.B. (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />HUGHES, J., recused.</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/2017/15-1862.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-1862 STATE EX REL. BARNEY NOEL HOLT, III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2025.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2025 STATE EX REL. WENDELL WESLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Iberville)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/15KH2025.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant the writ for the purpose of ordering an evidentiary hearing</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2053.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2053 STATE EX REL. KENNETH T. ROBERTS, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Livingston)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2085.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2085 STATE EX REL. RAYMOND MCGARY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2086.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2086 STATE EX REL. WARDELL J. STEVENS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Pointe Coupee)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2101.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2101 STATE EX REL. HAROLD REED, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2124.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2124 STATE EX REL. JERRY BUTLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/15-2125.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2125 STATE EX REL. BROOKS CHRISTOPHER FORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</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;">2015-KH-1379 JOSEPH E. DICKERSON, III v. NEWELL NORMAND, SHERIFF OF JEFFERSON PARISH, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KH-2071 STATE EX REL. PATRICK LEVIER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KH-2072 STATE EX REL. ERIC GROSS A/K/A LUQMAN SHABAZZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KH-2073 STATE EX REL. TACARUS LACLARENCE DREW v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Bossier)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-0036 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERMAINE L. RUMLEY AND GLENN ELLIOTT (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-0210 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ASA BENTLEY A/K/A ASA N. BENTLEY (Parish of Avoyelles)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-0365 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. AHMON JAVON FABRE (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Holdridge, First Circuit Court of Appeal.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-0491 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES HUNTER WELLS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-0588 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOAN FAYE HARTMAN (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KP-1631 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERMAINE CARTER (Parish of St. John)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16KP1631.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-CC-1856 AGRI-SOUTH GROUP, LLC, ET AL. v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;">2016-CC-1963 GLOBAL MARKETING SOLUTIONS, LLC v. BLUE MILL FARMS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-C-2181 XXI OIL & GAS, LLC v. HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-2238 STATE EX REL. TOMMY D. CARSON, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-2242 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRELL GEORGE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-2248 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LLOYD RICHARDSON (Parish of St. Landry)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-CC-2279 STATE OF LOUISIANA AND THE VERMILION PARISH SCHOOL BOARD v. THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16CC2279.jtg.con.pdf">GENOVESE, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0017 JOSE ABEL CRUZ ROMERO v. ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT, CO. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Office of Workers’ Compensation, District 8)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0022 STEVEN TRAHAN, ET AL. v. BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Cameron)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0062 RUBIELA KADLEC v. LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY AND/OR STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA SYSTEM AND/OR BOARD OF TRUSTEES STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY (Parish of Lincoln)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.<br />CRICHTON, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0084 SUCCESSION OF CHARLES B. FANZ, JR. (Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0129 GULF ENGINERRING COMPANY, LLC v. ALLISON KUHN (Parish of St. Charles)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0152 KERRY KIRBY & LORI KIRBY, INDIVIDUALLY & ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, A.C. KIRBY, HEIDI MAYEAUX, KERRY KIRBY, JR. & HANNAH KIRBY v. MIKE ASHFORD, EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES INC., & ABC MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17C0152.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0181 CARL FOSTER v. RONALD BIAS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17CC0181.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.<br />CRICHTON, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0184 HECTOR L. ALONSO HUSBAND OF/AND MARIA D. ALONSO v. TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, COLUMBIA/HCA OF NEW ORLEANS, INC. DOING BUSINESS AS TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, FRANKLIN RAWLINGS, M.D. AND SHEHAB A. EBRAHIM, M.D. (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0189 RICHARD R. SCHULZE v. SUCCESSION OF MICHAEL A. RUSSO, TAMMY FAULK GORMAN, TAMMY FAULK, KAEGEN MICHAEL FAULK, MICHAEL A RUSSO, TRUST 1, SAMATHA RONQUILLE-GREEN, SAMANTHA RONQUILLE, AND KIMBERLY R. LENTZ (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0194 DWIGHT BRIDGES v. ANTOINETTE ANDERSON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0195 RENEA FANGUY v. LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY AND MICHAEL GRAHAM, M.D. (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0196 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NICHOLAS E. VAUGHN (Parish of Assumption)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0198 STERLING TIMBER ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. v. UNION GAS OPERATING COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Allen)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0199 GUSTAVE J. LABARRE, JR., ET AL. v. OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL COMPANY AND TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC (Parish of Assumption)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0200 CROSSTEX ENERGY SERVICES, LP, CROSSTEX LIG, LLC AND CROSSTEX PROCESSING SERVICES, LLC v. TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Assumption)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0201 ENLINK MIDSTREAM OPERATING LP, ET AL. v. TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Assumption)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0202 ROBERTO LLOPIS, D.D.S. v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS/THE LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY; C. BARRY OGDEN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY, PEYTON "PETE" BURKHALTER, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY; BRIAN M. BEGUE, INDIVICUALLY AND AS COUNSEL FOR THE LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY; DR. ROMMEL MADISON, PRESIDENT; DR. DAVID MELANCON, VICE PRESIDENT, STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-OC-0205 EBONY COLLINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0213 BARBARA WISE, ET VIR v. ANIL NANDA, M.D. C/W BARBARA S. WISE, ET AL. v. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, ET AL. (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0225 DAVID HARTER AND JAN HARTER PIPKIN v. EARL M. HARTER, III, AND HARTER OIL COMPANY (Parish of Caddo)<br />CRICHTON, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0228 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ARTURO GARCIA, III (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-0294 STATE EX REL. LESTER R. DYER, III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0310 SUCCESSION OF CHARLES B. FANZ, JR. (Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CJ-0417 STATE IN THE INTEREST OF M.C. & A.C. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify"> </p>