<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 #041</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>25th day of August, 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:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KD-1462 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HORATIO JOHNSON (Parish of Orleans)<br />WEIMER, J., would deny.<br />HUGHES, J., would deny.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>30th day of August, 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-KK-1485 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES TURNER (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>1st day of September, 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-KK-1296 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHERMAN TOLBERT (Parish of Orleans)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<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>4th day of September, 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(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-1505 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MATTHEW JOSEPH, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<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>6th day of September, 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-1502 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRYL JONES (Parish of Ascension)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CJ-1054 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF C.F. (Parish of St. John)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-OK-2154 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KIA STEWART (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would deny.<br />GENOVESE, J., would deny.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1321 SUCCESSION OF ANN TOMLINSON AUTIN (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1336 ROVER GROUP, INC. v. DR. GARY CLARK, JARVIS ANTWINE, TERRY BONNIE, ERNEST LEBLANC, JR., KASHI SHERMAN, HARRY JOHNSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS MEMBERS, DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS OF "NEW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR THE WELFARE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN, INC.", AND G. THOMAS ARBOUR, W.T. WINFIELD, AAROLYN WHEELER, AND THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR THE WELFARE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17CC1336.jdh.con.pdf">HUGHES, J., additionally concurs with reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>JOINT PEITITON(S) FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17B1087.PC.pdf">2017-B-1087 IN RE: CATHERINE L. STAGG</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17B1128.PC.pdf">2017-B-1128 IN RE: ELBERT LEE GUILLORY</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE REJECTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17B0701.PC.pdf">2017-B-0701 IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17B0701.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would accept the joint petition for consent discipline</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PERMANENT DISBARMENT IMPOSED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17B0702.PC.pdf">2017-B-0702 IN RE: RANDAL ALANDRE TOASTON</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17B0702.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 LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-OB-0728 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 17-PDB-001</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/2017/17B1011.PC.pdf">2017-B-1011 IN RE: ALVIN A. JOHNSON, JR.</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION(S) FOR RECONSIDERATION; NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2015-KH-2128 STATE EX REL. TROY GREENUP v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</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)</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;">2016-KH-1875 STATE EX REL. SABRINA DOWELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-0399 STATE EX REL. GEORGE ADONIS CARTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Pointe Coupee)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION(S) FOR REHEARING DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0551 GUSTAVE J. LABARRE, JR., ET AL. v. OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL COMPANY AND TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC (Parish of Assumption)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17CC0551.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant the rehearing</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0646 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ABDELLATIF E. DEVOL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</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/2017/16-0701.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0701 STATE EX REL. GREGORY J. REAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0702.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0702 STATE EX REL. ANGELO D. GOLATT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Rapides)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0702.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0712.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0712 STATE EX REL. JEROME GIBSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0731.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0731 STATE EX REL. BARTON S. BERTHELOT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Ascension)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0790.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0790 STATE EX REL. ROBERT L. WHITAKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0792.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0792 STATE EX REL. WILLIAM C. SCHULTZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0808.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0808 STATE EX REL. LARRY EVERETT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0854.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0854 STATE EX REL. KENNETH MODIQUE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caldwell)</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/2017/16-0168.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0168 STATE EX REL. JAMES BUNCH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0285.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0285 STATE EX REL. LOUIS CLARK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0721.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0721 STATE EX REL. TROY A. GRANT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0742.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0742 STATE EX REL. JOSHUA HOGAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0727.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0727 STATE EX REL. DONEA LAVOY JACKSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Bienville)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0778.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0778 STATE EX. REL. VERNELL DAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0804.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0804 STATE EX. REL. ROY VAN NORTRICK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0807.CI.PC.pdf">2017-CI-0807 ERIC BRIDGES v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0830.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0830 STATE EX. REL. JOSEPH TYRONE ZENO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0845.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0845 STATE EX. REL. RICKEY LIONEL LAURANT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0859.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0859 STATE EX REL. ALBERT SCOTT A/K/A ALBERT JONATHAN SCOTT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Evangeline)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0869.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0869 STATE EX REL. CHRISTOPHER GIPSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Webster)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0870.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0870 STATE EX REL. JERXAVIER LANE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0875.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0875 STATE EX. REL. STEPHON SAMPSON, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Rapides)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0878.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0878 STATE EX. REL. MARLON CARTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0888.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0888 STATE EX REL. DENNIS JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0895.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0895 STATE EX RE. VOLTAIRE SULLIVAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Webster)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0904.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0904 STATE EX REL. MYLES DOLLIOLE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0913.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0913 STATE EX REL. JEREMY LACKEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0922.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0922 STATE EX REL. KATINA CARTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</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-K-1604 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WARREN CIRAVOLA, JR. (Parish of Washington)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/15K1604.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., dissents for the reasons given by Judge McDonald in his dissent</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/15K1604.sjc.wouldgrant.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-0361 STATE EX REL. EDDIE RAY FORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-0730 STATE EX REL. ROY ANTHONY WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lincoln)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1180 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ADAM BATISTE, III (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-1245 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRYAN K HILL (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-1280 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CAMERON PHILLIP WILLIAMS (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16K1280.sjc.wouldgrant.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant in part and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-OK-1520 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARVIN JOHNSON (Parish of Assumption)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1520.OK.jtg.wouldgrant.pdf">GENOVESE, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1642 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TREMOND THOMAS (Parish of Bossier)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1734 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RACO ALLEN AKA RICO ALLEN (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1754 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES FRANKLIN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1775 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH P. JONES AKA KENNETH PAUL JONES (Parish of Desoto)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-1806 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHAWN MYRON STEVENSON (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1844 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES RICHARD ELEY (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-1868 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SAREEL POINDEXTER (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-1871 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT CARDELL FLOWERS (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1880 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT E. RICARD, JR. (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1881 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRIAN A. RODAS (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant in part.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1886 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SKYLLEUR HAYES (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1911 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HENRY THAMES (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant on excessive sentence claim.<br />CRICHTON, J., would grant on excessive sentence claim.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-1912 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN BROADWAY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-1917 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHANE GRIGSBY (Parish of Livingston)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-1939 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TYRONE WELLS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-1961 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICARDO M. YOUNG, JR. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-2045 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY PAUL CAMINITA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-2055 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVIS L. JACKSON (Parish of Desoto)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-OK-2057 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CORY WALL (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-2076 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID WAYNE SIMS (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-2089 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRANDY MIZE (Parish of Vernon)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-2090 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES SPIKES, SR. (Parish of Washington)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-2125 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TRAVIS R. MCKEE (Parish of Vernon)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-2176 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. QUINCY JOSEPH GAUDET (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-2187 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEMERICK VERNELL CHRISTOPHER (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0652 MARK ANTHONY JENKINS, SR. v. LATASHA JACKSON (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0707 LETITIA GREEN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD, KYRA JONES AND CHAD HUDSON AND LETITIA GREEN ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN CIERRA HUDSON AND CALEB HUDSON v. LARRY BROWN AND SAFEWAY INSURANCE CO. OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CJ-1084 AIMEE KITCHEN (KELLY) v. FREDERICK W. KELLY, III (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CJ-1134 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF A.S., Z.H., Z.H., AND X.H. (Parish of Plaquemines)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1362 REGINALD MIMS v. METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION, CITY OF SHREVEPORT AND ABC INSURANCE (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify"></p>