<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 #029</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>18th day of May, 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>PETITION FOR PERMANENT RESIGNATION(S) IN LIEU OF DISCIPLINE GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17OB0659.PC.pdf">2017-OB-0659 IN RE: RICHARD F. PRICE, JR.</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>19th day of May, 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-CK-0939 STATE IN THE INTEREST OF C.T. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0513.KP.PC.pdf">2016-KP-0513 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RUDY FRANCIS</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16KP0513.MRC.dis.pdf">CLARK, J., dissents in part</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16KP0513.SJC.addconcr.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16KP0513.jtg.dis.pdf">GENOVESE, J., would deny the writ</a>.</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;">2017-CC-0715 JOHN J. JASMIN, SR. v. HUNTINGTON INGALLS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of St. James)</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/2017/17KK0489.pc.pdf">2017-KK-0489 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEVANTE PAYTON</a> (Parish of Morehouse)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17KK0489.ggg.dis.pdf">GUIDRY, J., would deny the writ application</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17KK0489.MRC.dis.pdf">CLARK, J., would deny the writ application</a>.<br />CRICHTON, J., would deny.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-0189 STATE EX REL. CHAD JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-OK-1380 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRANDON D. WINSTEAD (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0855.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0855 STATE EX REL. DONALD BOSWELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Webster)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0878.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0878 STATE EX REL. DALE ROBIN MILLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Lafayette)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1151.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1151 STATE EX REL. KIRK MOSBY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Iberville)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1291.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1291 STATE EX REL. JIMMY WELCH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1455.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1455 STATE EX REL. LOUIS RIOS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Webster)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1940.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1940 STATE EX REL. MARK JAMES SAVOY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-2160.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2160 STATE EX REL. BRITTANY LYNNE MARTIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0610.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0610 STATE EX REL. CHRISTOPHER BUCKENBERGER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0614.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0614 STATE EX REL. ALVIN HARVEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17B0621.PC.pdf">2017-B-0621 IN RE: ANNA C. SIMMONS</a></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/2017/17B0452.PC.pdf">2017-B-0452 IN RE: CANDACE P. HOWAY</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17B0526.PC.pdf">2017-B-0526 IN RE: STACY LYNN MORRIS</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17B0526.SJC.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION(S) FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0339 PAUL VITELLARO v. RYAN ZANCA, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</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-CC-0745 NIKOLOS KOSTOPOULOS v. APOLLO MARINE SPECIALTIES, INC., N&D INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, INC. AND APOLLO MARINE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, INC. (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant for the reasons assigned by Judge Jenkins of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit.</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/2017/16-0128.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0128 STATE EX REL. SUGAR RAY LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0186.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0186 STATE EX REL. STEVON ARCHIE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0192.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0192 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. LOUIN WIX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0223.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0223 STATE EX REL. BILLY RAY ROBINSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of LaSalle)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0500.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0500 STATE EX REL. MARLOWE EVERETT PARKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant the writ.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0501.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0501 STATE EX REL. CHARLES DEROME EVANS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0557.KP.PC.pdf">2016-KP-0557 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLEVELAND TOROTIEN ALLRIDGE</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0585.KP.PC.pdf">2016-KP-0585 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SIDNEY WILLIAMS, III</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant the writ application.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0252.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0252 STATE EX REL. SUGAR RAY LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</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;">2014-KH-0955 STATE EX REL. TROY DELONE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KH-1030 STATE EX REL. JOHNNY WHITE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2014-KP-1356 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NOBLE E. BATES (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-0941 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CALVIN HAYES (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant in part.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-0947 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEDDRICK KENNON (Parish of Webster)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant in part.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant in part.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1085 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JASON L. THOMAS A/K/A "JAY" (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-1099 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEBBIE E. ADAMS AKA DEBBIE ADAMS (Parish of Catahoula)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-1136 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SADE HICKMAN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1198 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARON LUNDY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1209 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WALTER URENA (Parish of Rapides)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1313 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. READO NARGO A/K/A RENALDO NARGO (Parish of Natchitoches)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-1373 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CALVIN K. WILLIAMS (Parish of Ascension)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1479 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEQUARTA R. ROBINSON (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KK-1550 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LARRY RUDOLPH (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0260 RALPH J. HANKS v. LOUISIANA COMPANIES (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0468 DANIEL JOSEPH SMITH, ET AL v. B.J. ANDREWS, ET AL (Parish of Desoto)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0503 IN RE JASON NAPOLI (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17-KK-0503%20SJC.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0505 TURBINE GENERATION SERVICES, LLC, ET AL. v. GE OIL & GAS, INC., ET AL. C/W TURBINE POWERED TECHNOLOGY, LLC, ET AL. v. GE OIL & GAS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0506 JAMES E. SHIELDS, JR., CHRISTINE F. SHIELDS, JAMES E. SHIELDS, III, AND JOSEPH LUKE SHIELDS v. ALVIN R. SAVOIE & ASSOCIATES, INC. D/B/A SAVOIE CONSTRUCTION, FOSTER-TAYLOR FIREPLACES, INC., LENNOX HEARTH PRODUCTS LLC, AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY, THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, AND ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY C/W ASI LLOYDS AS SUBROGEE OF JAMES AND KRISTIN SHIELDS v. SAVOIE CONSTRUCTION, INC., SAVOIE CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, LLC, AND FOSTER-TAYLOR FIREPLACES, INC. (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0507 LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES, AS AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COMITE DIRT PIT, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0508 SCOTT C. FRANK v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR EXAMINERS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0510 RAYMOND CHARLES CRESSY, ET AL. v. HUFFINES HYUNDAI MCKINNEY, LP, ET AL. (Parish of Natchitoches)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0521 STATE OIL FUEL CENTER, INC. v. NITRO GAMING, INC. (Parish of Plaquemines)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0523 JENEZ FOURNETT v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, US AGENCIES INSURANCE COMPANY, FIRST STUDENT, INC., YOLANDA JOHNSON AND JOHN WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0530 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD EMERY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0532 ANN MEXIC v. GINJA A. MEXIC INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HER CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE OF THE HARRY RITTENBERG TRUST AND THE HILDA RITTENBERG TRUST C/W ANN MEXIC v. GINJA A. MEXIC INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HER CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE OF THE HARRY RITTENBERG TRUST AND THE HILDA RITTENBERG TRUST (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0534 MEAGAN LEMOINE, ET AL. v. LIONEL AUGUSTINE, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0544 MARK PATOUT v. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S LONDON, ET AL. (Parish of Cameron)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0554 SHEILA GUIDRY v. DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIORMENTAL QUALITY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0556 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. IVAN DIXON (Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17-KK-0556%20SJC.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0559 BRYAN REED v. COWBOY'S WESTERN STORE AND TRAILER SALES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0561 ANN MEXIC v. GINJA A. MEXIC INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HER CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE OF THE HARRY RITTENBERG TRUST AND THE HILDA RITTENBERG TRUST C/W ANN MEXIC v. GINJA A. MEXIC INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HER CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE OF THE HARRY RITTENBERG TRUST AND THE HILDA RITTENBERG TRUST (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0563 TONEALYA ARCHANGEL v. THUY NGUYEN, DDS, ET AL. (Parish of Iberia)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0771 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALLEN YATES (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify"></p>