<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 #047</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>27th 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-CK-1655 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF O.G. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., would have granted a stay to further examine the matter.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>29th 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 WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-1392 STATE EX REL. DUSTIN RYAN THOMPSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Allen)</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/2017/17KK0724.pc.pdf">2017-KK-0724 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONTEL KENNEDY</a> (Parish of Orleans)</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;">2017-OC-0894 HARRIS BUILDERS, LLC v. CYPRESS REALTY PARTNERS, L.L.C., HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. C/W BEEP ME PLUMBING v. HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC., ET AL (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-OC-0938 HAROLD JOE BLACK v. JUDGE CRAIG O. MARCOTTE, FORMER JUDGES CHARLES REX SCOTT & SHERIFF DONALD HATHAWAY, CLERK GARY LOFTIN, ASST DISTRICT ATTORNEY DONNA HALL, ASST DISTRICT ATTORNEY BRIAN H. BARBER, AGENT RICK FAARIS & APRIL WRIGHT, ATTY ALAN HARRIS, ATTY J. KEENE, ATTY WILLIAM D. HALL (Parish of Caddo)</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;">2016-KH-0607 STATE EX REL. GABRIELLE COOPER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</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/2017/17B1047.PC.pdf">2017-B-1047 IN RE: TRISHA ANN WARD</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17B1047.jtg.dis.pdf">GENOVESE, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.</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/2017/15-2152.KH.PC.pdf">2015-KH-2152 STATE EX REL. KIRK DOUGLAS CHARLES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0697.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0697 STATE EX REL. JAMAAL COLE DIGGS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1009.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1009 STATE EX REL. LADOIA SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1049.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1049 STATE EX REL. JAMEL EDGAR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1076.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1076 STATE EX REL. FARD A. R. DICKERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1080.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1080 STATE EX REL. QUVADIRS RUFFIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1082.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1082 STATE EX REL. JUSTIN TERRELL ATKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1086.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1086 STATE EX REL. JERRY VAUGHN CLIFTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Vernon)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1087.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1087 STATE EX REL. DEWAYNE LAKEITH JOSEPH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Martin)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1088.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1088 STATE EX REL. WILLIE GROSS, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1101.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1101 STATE EX REL. RONALD LEE WASHINGTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />CRICHTON, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1105.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1105 STATE EX REL. ALVIN CLARK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Evangeline)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1108.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1108 STATE EX REL. RUSSELL GENE WARE, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Rapides)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1168.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1168 STATE EX REL. KENDALL JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1188.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1188 STATE EX REL. TYSON VON "ERIC" SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of East Carroll)</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;">2016-KH-1110 STATE EX REL. STEVEN SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-1176 STATE EX REL. CURTIS ALLEN BRIDGES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-1272 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ODEAL PIPPINS LIRETTE (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-2016 STATE ET REL. WILLIE J. GROSS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K-2107 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICHARD VERDIN, JR. (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-K-0047 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRIUS R. COPELIN (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-K-0142 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RYAN HICKMAN (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17K0142.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-K-0162 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KYRON FOLSE (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-0163 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHAWN J. BROWN (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-0190 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHARRI O. WALKER (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-0234 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KERRY BERTRAND (Parish of Acadia)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-0235 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANIEL CASTRO (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0824 MISTY FINCHUM AGENCY, LLC, ET AL. v. JAMIE THIBODEAUX AND ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0827 ANTHONY MATTHEWS v. THE BATON ROUGE WATER WORKS COMPANY AND AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0828 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TAMERA JEAN KNAEBEL (Parish of Bossier)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0837 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ADAM CHARLES (Parish of St. Mary)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0839 MELISSA O'DWYER, LAURA FRANKS, JIALA BARCLAY, RACHEL CARRAWAY, MARK BATES, TAMIKA THOMAS-MAGEE AND ANAVERNYEL NEYULAND-PRYAN v. OUR LADY OF THE LAKE NURSE ANESTHESIA PROGRAM THROUGH OUR LADY OF THE LAKE COLLEGE AND YVONNE BAHLINGER IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CLINICAL DIRECTOR ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant in part.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0842 THOMAS J. BELL, SR. v. THE CITY OF LAKE CHARLES (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant in part.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0868 LORI FRANKS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TUTRIX OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, A.F. AND C.F. v. THE LOUISIANA PATIENT'S COMPENSENTAION FUND OVERSIGHT BOARD, CHARLOTTE A. HOLLMAN, M.D. AND DEBORAH KAY GAHGAN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0873 GRADY WAYNE BRYANT AND RHONDA PATTEN BRYANT v. PREMIUM FOOD CONCEPTS, INC. DBA POPEYE'S FRIED CHICKEN #4065 AND STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY (Parish of Washington)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0877 LORI FRANKS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TUTRIX OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, A.F. AND C.F. v. THE LOUISIANA PATIENT'S COMPENSENTAION FUND OVERSIGHT BOARD, CHARLOTTE A. HOLLMAN, M.D. AND DEBORAH KAY GAHGAN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0879 DAN S. COLLINS AND DAN S. COLLINS, CPL AND ASSOCIATES, INC. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ROBERT BENOIT, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ATCHAFALAYA BASIN PROGRAM, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0883 PATRICK KENT LINDSEY JONES AND JENNIFER ELIZABETH JONES v. ALLEN KENT JONES; PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES, USA, INC.; CIMAREX ENERGY COMPANY OF COLORADO; QUANTUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, LLC; BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS LP; EDWARD OIL CO; MILAGRIO EXPLORATION, LLC; WHITE OAK RESOURCES VI, LLC; ABC PIPELINE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0885 BOB WELCH & DANIEL HOOVER v. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH & 2590 ASSOCIATES, LLC (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0886 ROGER REEVES, SUSAN FULLERTON, HENRY GREGORY, RODNEY BROADWAY, ANITA DARBONNE AND RAY POWELL v. EXPLO SYSTEMS, INC. AND CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Webster)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0887 NEW JAX CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. VANDERBILT NEW ORLEANS, LLC AND THE PENTHOUSE AT JAX, LLC (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0892 ECETRA N. AMES v. JOHN B. OHLE, III, J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. F/K/A BANK ONE CORPORATION, DOUGLAS STEGER AND KENNETH A. BROWN (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17C0892.jtg.wouldgrant.pdf">GENOVESE, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0893 KHOOBEHI PROPERTIES, LLC v. BARONNE DEVELOPMENT NO. 2, L.L.C., KAILAS FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND KAILAS PROPERTIES, L.L.C. C/W KHOOBEHI PROPERTIES, L.L.C. v. BARONNE DEVELOPMENT NO. 2, L.L.C., KAILAS FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AND KAILAS PROPERTIES, L.L.C. C/W KHOOBEHI PROPERTIES, L.L.C. v. BARONNE DEVELOPMENT NO. 2, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0897 EVETTE NEAL v. JUSTIN WASCOM, JR., CLEAN WATER OPPORTUNITIES, INC., AND HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Livingston)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.<br />CRICHTON, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0899 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERRAN DIGGS, ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0900 DEBORAH BEEBE v. HOLLIS CHARLES LARCHE (Parish of Morehouse)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17C0900.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0905 INSULATION SALES & SERVICES, LLC v. MID-SOUTH MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0907 JOHN JOHNSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLASS OF THOSE SIMILARLY SITUATED v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0914 TRANS PACIFIC INTERACTIVE, INC. v. U.S. TELEMETRY CORPORATION; U.S. TELEMETRY NETWORK, INC.; U.S. TELEMETRY-BAKERSFIELD, LLC; DATEX SPECTRUM, LLC; THOMAS L. SIEBERT; K. STEVEN ROBERTS; ROBERT S. MILLER; DON M. CLARKE; JAMES K. GABLE; CHARLES M. BRUCE; JOHN J. BROUSSARD; HENRY (HANK) MILLS; CLAY M. ALLEN; AND STEPHEN D. GAVIN (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0919 SUCCESSION OF JOHN PATRICK THERIOT, JR., ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0925 CARLOS MARTINEZ v. RELIABLE SOIL CO., INC., ANTHONY JAMES AND HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0927 TRUMAN STANLEY, III v. AIRGAS-SOUTHWEST, INC., PRAXAIR, INC., GULF COAST HYDROSTATIC TESTERS, LLC, ENGINEERED CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, AND T.H. LABORATORIES, LTD. (Parish of Ascension)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0928 C.C.M.P., LLC v. CHEVRON USA HOLDINGS, INC., THREE SISTERS PETROLEUM, INC., THE YOUNG OIL COMPANY, CALUMENT INDUSTRIES, INC., CALUMET LUBRICANTS CO., LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, LEGACY RESOURCES CO., L.P., HOLLENSHEAD OIL & GAS, LLC, AND GEMINI EXPLORATIONS, INC. (Parish of Caddo)<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0930 RUSSELL MARICLE, ET UX. v. AXIS MEDICAL & FITNESS EQUIPMENT, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0932 KELLI WILKERSON v. DENARDO D. DUNHAM, DPM, AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0942 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ASHLEY H. GARY (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-0946 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL LORENZO BARNETT, JR. (Parish of Ouachita)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant and docket.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant and docket.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1035 SUCCESSION OF JOHN PATRICK THERIOT, JR., ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1507 EMILY CLEMENT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS (Parish of Iberville)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.<br />CRICHTON, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify"></p>