<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 #048</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>5th day of October, 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; AD HOC JUDGE APPOINTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17OC1510_17OC1511.pdf">2017-OC-1510 JERRY VOSBURG AND ESTHER VOSBURG v. SEARS ROEBUCK AND COMPANY, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Morehouse)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17OC1510.jtg.dis.pdf">GENOVESE, J., would deny the writ as premature</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17OC1510_17OC1511.pdf">2017-OC-1511 JERRY VOSBURG, ET UX v. EDDIE LAMPERT, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Morehouse)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17OC1511.jtg.dis.pdf">GENOVESE, J., would deny the writ as premature</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>9th day of October, 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-CD-1569 SCOTT & SHERYL DONLEY v. THE CITY OF BOSSIER CITY & BOSSIER PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of Bossier)</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-0988 DELOITTE TAX LLP v. AMEDISYS, INC, (A DELAWARE CORPORATION), ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, 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;">2017-CC-1034 SUCCESSION OF THEODULE NOEL, ET AL. v. CATHERINE NOEL, EXECUTRIX, ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL TRANSFERRED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-OB-1508 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL NO. 2015–INT–1975</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/2017/17B1170.PC.pdf">2017-B-1170 IN RE: ROBERT B. PURSER</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17B1012.PC.pdf">2017-B-1012 IN RE: JOSEPH M. BRUNO</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17B1012.jtg.dis.pdf">GENOVESE, J., dissents 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-1360 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 15-PDB-008</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-0446 STATE EX REL. DEMETRIUS BRADLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</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/2017/16-0802.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0802 STATE EX REL. MARTIN LUTHER TEXADA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Landry)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0806.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0806 STATE EX REL. SAMUEL L. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0811.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0811 STATE EX REL. JAUVE' COLLINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1017.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1017 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL VIDEAU v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1030.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1030 STATE EX REL. ELMER RAMOS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Ascension)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1053.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1053 STATE EX REL. MARLIN S. RAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1089.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1089 STATE EX REL. TERRY L. COOLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Beauregard)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1092.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1092 STATE EX REL. SHAWN MURPHY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1167.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1167 STATE EX REL. LOUIS JOSEPH GEORGE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1197.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1197 STATE EX REL. WILLIE TRIPLETT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1221.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1221 STATE EX REL. KEVIN DEE GILDHOUSE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1222.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1222 STATE EX REL. MATTAVIOUS WORTHAM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Webster)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1233.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1233 STATE EX REL. SAMUEL KELLY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1235.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1235 STATE EX REL. DAVID BOUDREAUX v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1281.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1281 STATE EX REL. ISAAC J. LANDRY, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1287.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1287 STATE EX REL. JAMES JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1288.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1288 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL BALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1310.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1310 STATE EX REL. HERBERT A. PIERRE, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-2206.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2206 STATE EX REL. SAMUEL L. WILLIAMS 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;">2016-KH-1194 STATE EX REL. BRUCE ROBERTSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-CI-1229 JIMMY R. JONES v. SECRETARY: JAMES J. LEBLANC/RECORDS ANALYST, LA. DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-K-0070 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT CALVIN FARRIS (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-K-0176 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHELLEY D. DAVIS (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0747 JUSTISS OIL COMPANY, INC. v. OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Beauregard)<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0788 NUNZIO MARCHIAFAVA, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF CARRIE MARCHIAFAVA AND THE ESTATE OF CARRIE MARCHIAFAVA v. WILLIAM J. SARRADET, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0915 QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES, INC., MICHAEL X. ST. MARTIN, AND VIRGINIA RAYNE ST. MARTIN v. IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC., INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, MONTGOMERY BARNETT, L.L.P, AND JOHN Y. PEARCE (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />HUGHES, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0953 KIM A. GUILLORY v. CHRISTUS HEALTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0956 JOHN GREGORY, ET AL. v. WILLIAM D. QUINLAN, ET AL. C/W REGIONS INSURANCE, INC. v. JOHN GREGORY, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0958 MACK BUDDY MAXWELL, JR. v. BROOKE PAULINE BENNETT MAXWELL (Parish of Bossier)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0960 JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 2, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, D/B/A EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL v. HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE PARISH OF ST. CHARLES D/B/A ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL (Parish of St. Charles)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0964 IN RE: JOHN T. CULOTTA v. OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION ET AL. APPLYING FOR MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-0971 ROY F. DUSSOUY, JR. v. LISANNE ALACK DUSSOUY (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0972 ELLIOTT B. STONECIPHER v. CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA, THE CADDO PARISH COMMISSION, CADDO PARISH COMMISSIONERS, DOUGLAS DOMINICK, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, MICHAEL WILLIAMS, MATTHEW LINN, JERALD BOWMAN, LINDORA BAKER, STORMY GAGE-WATTS, JOHN ESCUDE, MICHAEL THIBODEAUX, DAVID COX, JIM SMITH, KENNETH EPPERSON, SR., CADDO PARISH ADMINISTRATOR WOODROW WILSON, JR., AND CADDO PARISH DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES, ERICA BRYANT (Parish of Caddo)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0984 TRAVIS EDWARDS, ON BEHALF OF AND AS CURATOR FOR WILLIAM T. EDWARDS v. SUCCESSION OF JOHNNY CARL PARKERSON, FORTUNE DRIVE INVESTMENTS, LLC, WILLIAM H. HALLACK, JR., J. MICHAEL RABUN, JACK FLUKE REALTY COMPANY, AND KALIL PROPERTIES VI, LLC (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0986 WHOLESALE ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY, A BRANCH OF WHOLESALE ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. OF HOUSTON, INC. v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-0987 DANNY SMITH v. KENNY HAVARD, WOODY'S ACCESS, LLC, FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA AND GARRISON PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-1008 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERNEST DAVIS (Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1009 IN THE MATTER OF THE SUCCESSION OF EVELYN HELOISE ANDRUS CATHA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1013 CHARLES GRAY, JR. v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS (LICENSE CONTROL AND DRIVER IMPROVEMENT DIVISION) (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1017 BRIDGET ARLIE GREENE v. MARK GERARD LOVISA, THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE, INC. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE C/W IVAN AND DESIREE HUERTA v. MARK GERARD LOVISA AND STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-1018 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. AUGUSTUS JACKSON (Parish of Jefferson)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1019 VERNON A. VALENTINO, M.D. v. HEART AND VASCULAR ASSOCIATES OF ACADIANA, P.C. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1020 SALVADOR RANDAZZO v. ST. BERNARD PARISH GOVERNMENT AND GLOBAL RISK SOLUTIONS (Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1036 DUNCAN OIL, INC. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA MINERAL AND ENERGY BOARD, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1037 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-C-1038 WILLIAM WEEMS, ET AL. v. HOUSTON SPECIALTY INS. CO., ET AL. (Parish of Natchitoches)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1039 KELLY M. RICHARDSON v. KENNETH BREASSEAUX AND NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. James)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1040 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-C-1041 R.L. LUCIEN TILE CO. v. SOLID ROCK CO., STALLINGS CONSTRUCTION CO. AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-1050 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL SPANO (Parish of Ascension)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1051 MARY FISHER, ET AL. v. THE TOWN OF BOYCE, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-1052 CITY OF BATON ROUGE v. BREANNA ROBICHAUX (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1059 MICHAEL MARTIN MULKEY, SR. v. CENTURY INDEMNITY COMPANY, PETROLEUM CASUALTY COMPANY, JAMES RALPH VANNOY, R.H. BRETZ, RALPH F. HOWE AND JOSEPH D. MIDWIKIS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1062 CATHERINE MATTHEWS, PATRICK MATTHEWS, MONICA MATTHEWS AND LEANDER MATTHEWS, JR. v. LOUIS J. PROVENZA, M.D. AND DEEPAK DIXIT, M.D. AND DR. DEEPAK DIXIT, L.L.C. (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1063 SUCCESSION OF RICHARD E. O'KREPKI C/W BRUCE A. O'KREPKI INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE SUCCESSION OF RICHARD E. O'KREPKI v. PENELOPE BRODTMANN O'KREPKI (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1066 DEIANCA JONES HENRY, WIFE OF/AND GLEN EDWARD HENRY, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN DAJAENE JONES AND ADEJA HENRY v. KYLE DEREK WEISHAUPT, MIRANDA LEAH ROMERO MCGOFFIN, OCHSNER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND CLINIC A.K.A. OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., D/B/A OCHSNER HOSPITAL-ELMWOOD AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1071 ROTORCRAFT LEASING, LLC AND CATLIN INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. v. H.E.R.O.S., INC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1072 FRANK S. ROMANO, SR. AND LYNN ROME ROMANO v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CJ-1421 HEATHER ROPER KAPTEIN v. JESSE KAPTEIN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify"></p>