<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 #045</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;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>14th 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-KD-1553 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DOMINIQUE JENKINS (Parish of Orleans)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17KD1553.mrc.pdf">CLARK, J., would grant the writ, order a stay and assigns reasons</a>.<br />CRICHTON, J., would grant, for the reasons assigned by Justice Clark.</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-CC-1548 CAROLE BOUDREAUX, INDIVIDUALLY, AND EMMET PAUL BOUDREAUX AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HIS UNEMANCIPATED MINOR SON, JOSEPH BOUDREAUX v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>15th 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>APPLICATION(S) FOR RECONSIDERATION; NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1548 CAROLE BOUDREAUX, INDIVIDUALLY, AND EMMET PAUL BOUDREAUX AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HIS UNEMANCIPATED MINOR SON, JOSEPH BOUDREAUX v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</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 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>PETITION(S) FOR INTERIM SUSPENSION GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17B0552.PC.pdf">2017-B-0552 IN RE: LUCRETIA PECANTTE</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17B0560.PC.pdf">2017-B-0560 IN RE: LYNDEN BURTON</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITION(S) FOR PERMANENT RESIGNATION FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN LIEU OF DISCIPLINE GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17OB1337.PC.pdf">2017-OB-1337 IN RE: PHILIP T. DEAL</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>JOINT PETITION(S) FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17B1471.PC.pdf">2017-B-1471 IN RE: JALONDA MARIE MORRIS</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17B1472.PC.pdf">2017-B-1472 IN RE: SPENCER BRIMMER BOWMAN</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITION(S) FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-OB-1137 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD <br />NO. 17-PDB-018</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-OB-1308 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD<br />No. 17-PDB-008</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION(S) FOR RECONSIDERATION GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-1473 STATE EX REL. ALVIN BRATTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />CRICHTON, J., recused.</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-KH-0949 STATE EX REL. JOHN ESTEEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (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/2017/16-0900.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0900 STATE EX REL. BRODIE A. CHIASSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</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;">2011-KH-0829 STATE EX REL. DAVID BEDOYA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-0543 STATE EX REL. LEROY DAVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</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-KH-0275 STATE EX REL. DWAYNE LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant reconsideration.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-0588 STATE EX REL. DOLPH FINLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</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;">2016-OK-0694 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES BABINEAUX (Parish of Lafayette)<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</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/2017/16-0874.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0874 STATE EX REL. JESSIE JAMES DUPLANTIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0909.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0909 STATE EX REL. JIMMIE BREAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0962.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0962 STATE EX REL. JOSE MENDEZ v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0974.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0974 STATE EX REL. JARVIS EDWARDS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0975.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0975 STATE EX REL. DAVID FEZELL STUBBS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Rapides)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1007.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1007 STATE EX REL. ANDREW J. FUSILIER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16KH1007.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1008.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1008 STATE EX REL. LAWRENCE WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1048.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1048 STATE EX REL. WILCY ERNEST MONCEAUX SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1055.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1055 STATE EX REL. JERRY SIMMONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Charles)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1296.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1296 STATE EX REL. KARON BOSTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </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-KO-1492 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DOMINIQUE DAVIS (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-0843 STATE EX REL. ROGER YATES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant and docket.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-0856 STATE EX REL. DEKE DURASO v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-CI-1032 RICKY CARTHAN v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-1274 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WARREN GONZALES (Parish of Washington)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-1862 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TREMOND THOMAS (Parish of Bossier)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16K1862.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-1981 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERMAIN M. WORTHY, SR. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-2087 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STONEY J. LAPOINT (Parish of Acadia)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-2186 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JONATHAN JEROME GUILLORY (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant in part.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KO-2209 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EUGENE GUIDRY (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-K-0045 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSHUA JEROME BALL (Parish of Grant)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant in part.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-K-0046 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JUAN C. CANALES (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-K-0118 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRANCIS X. ROSS, JR. (Parish of Orleans)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-K-0137 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. REGINALD A. VERNON (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-0147 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER GOODLEY A/K/A CHRISTOPHER BRYANT GOODLEY (Parish of Evangeline)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-0164 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERALD BERNARD WARD (Parish of Bossier)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-0394 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRANCIS X. ROSS, JR. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-0537 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRANCIS X. ROSS, JR. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0753 CHERYL WELLS v. THE TOWN OF DELHI AND CHAD DEE AND KRISTIE H. MORGAN (Parish of Richland)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0754 BRITTNI CASTILLE v. ESTATE OF TRISSY HARGRAVE, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0756 RED RIVER PARISH TAX AGENCY AND ELAINE MOORE IN HER CAPACITY AS TAX ADMINISTRATOR OF RED RIVER PARISH TAX AGENCY v. SWEPI, LP (Parish of Red River)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0758 JUDY DOVE SWAGGART v. JOHN DOE, BRETT MUNSON, REGIONS BANK AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Ouachita)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0759 SHARON WILLIAMS, ALISHA WAGNER, TRENISHA THOMAS O/B/O MINOR CHILDREN, DERRICK WILLIAMS, JR., DANETRIA THOMAS, NA'DERRICKA THOMAS, AND KEONA GRANT O/B/O MINOR CHILD, DANDRIA GRANT O/B/O DECEASED, DERRICK WILLIAMS v. LASALLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER L.L.C. D/B/A RICHWOOD CORRECTIONAL CENTER AND ITS UNKNOWN INSURER (Parish of Ouachita)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0760 MARY BETH ANDERSEN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF LONE OAK FARM, L.L.C. v. SUCCESSION OF RUFFIN LEON BERGERON, JR. AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF STATE, THE STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Pointe Coupee)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0761 LOUISIANA CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; HON. TIM BARFIELD, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE, THROUGH HON. JOHN A. ALARIO, PRESIDENT OF THE LOUISIANA SENATE AND HON. CHARLES E. "CHUCK" KLECKLEY, SPEAKER OF THE LOUISIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; THE LOUISIANA TOURISM PROMOTION DISTRICT, THROUGH THE CHAIRMAN OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HON. HARRISON SMITH; AND HON. BOBBY JINDAL, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0762 GUSTAVE J. LABARRE, JR., ET AL. v. OCCIDENTIAL CHEMICAL COMPANY AND TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC (Parish of Assumption)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0770 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIAM LAMB (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0775 STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT v. ACADIAN PROPERTIES NORTHSHORE, L.L.C. (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0776 KATHERINE S. JOHNSON v. LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17C0776.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0777 BRIAN BALTHAZAR, ET AL. v. HENSLEY R. LEE CONTRACTING, INC., ET AL. C/W BRIAN BALTHAZAR, ET AL. v. HENSLEY R. LEE CONTRACTING, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0779 JONATHAN FAWER v. RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0780 BRIAN CHEHARDY v. RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0781 TODD CROCHET v. CALCASIEU PARISH POLICE JURY, ET AL. (Office of Workers’ Compensation, District No. 3)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0787 NANCY MOREL v. CHEEMA PROPERTIES, LLC, CHEEMA THREE, LLC AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0789 MARSHA A. WILLIS v. EAN HOLDINGS D/B/A ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR, ELCO INSURANCE GROUP, INC., TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, AND TROY DAVID THIBODEAUX (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17C0789.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0790 MARSHA A. WILLIS v. EAN HOLDINGS D/B/A ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR, ELCO INSURANCE GROUP, INC., TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, AND TROY DAVID THIBODEAUX (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0791 MARSHA A. WILLIS v. EAN HOLDINGS D/B/A ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR, ELCO INSURANCE GROUP, INC., TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, AND TROY DAVID THIBODEAUX (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0792 IN RE: MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL OF ANTHONY BRUNO (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0799 GREGORY DEEDS AND JENNIFER DEEDS v. ACADIANA OIL COMPANY OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-OC-0803 IN RE: MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL OF MARIO HURST (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0817 RYAN AUCOIN v. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE (New Orleans Civil Service Commission)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17C0817.sjc.wouldgrant.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0819 POSIGEN, INC. v. ONYX RENEWABLE PARTNERS, L.P. AND BLACKSTONE SOLAR HOLDCO L.P. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0820 TYRONE GOODMOND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (DOTD), DUANE P. ALLEMAN, AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY (Parish of Iberville)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0821 COMMAND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, LLC v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, SHERRI LEBAS, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, METROPOLITAN COUNCIL FOR THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, AND CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0822 LINDA ARANGUREN BALLEX, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD, VERNA MARIA BALLEX v. MUNICIPAL POLICE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KP-1259 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEOPOLD "CHUCK" LACOSTE, II (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify"></p>