<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 #049</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>11th 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-KK-1699 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY WARREN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>12th 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-CC-1709 SHAWN RAY AND JOHNATHAN RABORN v. AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION AND CHAD DAUTHIER (Parish of Pointe Coupee)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>16th 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:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-1451 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANNY BATTAGLIA (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17B1289.PC.pdf">2017-B -1289 IN RE: PETER B. DEROUEN</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/2017/17B1043.PC.pdf">2017-B -1043 IN RE: MARK G. SIMMONS</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17B1043.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17B1043.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17B1288.PC.pdf">2017-B -1288 IN RE: MICHAEL LOUIS MARTIN</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17B1288.mrc.dis.pdf">CLARK, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17B1288.sjc.dis.pdf">CRICHTON, J., dissents and assigns reasons</a>.</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/2017/17B1537.PC.pdf">2017-B -1537 IN RE: RICHARD E. SMITH</a></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/2017/16-2255.K.PC.pdf">2016-K -2255 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JARROD GOURGUES</a> (Parish of St. Bernard)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16-2255.K.jlw.con.pdf">WEIMER, J., concurs in the result</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16-2255.K.ggg.con.pdf">GUIDRY, J., concurs in the result</a>.<br />HUGHES, J., concurs in the result.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0744.KK.pc.pdf">2017-KK-0744 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHANE FOSS</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0744.KK.jlw.dis.pdf">WEIMER, J., would deny</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17-0744.KK.ggg.dis.pdf">GUIDRY, J., would deny</a>.<br />CLARK, J., would deny.</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-KK-1383 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANNY PILOT (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., concurs in the result.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-0987.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0987 STATE EX REL. TIMOTHY HARTFORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-1380.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-1380 STATE EX REL. ANTHONY YOUNG, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-1397.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-1397 STATE EX REL. JOSEPH BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-1534.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-1534 STATE EX REL. ARTHUR RHODES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17-1641.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-1641 STATE EX REL. JOSHUA JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-1645 STATE EX REL. ANTHONY HATCHER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-1275 STATE EX REL. LOUIS C. HAWKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-1304 STATE EX REL. DAMON DELMORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ascension)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-1352 STATE EX REL. TASHA L. LISTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-1496 STATE EX REL. DAVID L. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-1513 STATE EX REL. SPENCER GILMORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</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/2017/16-0986.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-0986 STATE EX REL. PATRICK MATTHEWS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1129.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1129 STATE EX REL. NORMAN J. DEAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16KH1129.jdh.would_grant_in_part.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant in part</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1189.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1189 STATE EX REL. TERRENCE PAYNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1193.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1193 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL WATKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1199.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1199 STATE EX REL. EDWARD DARNELL OWENS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Sabine)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1417.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1417 STATE EX REL. BRYAN RUCKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-2067.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2067 STATE EX REL. TERRENCE PAYNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1075.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1075 STATE EX REL. DAVID LEE WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Washington)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1075.KH.bjj.dis.pdf">JOHNSON, C.J., would grant and remand for a hearing</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1075.KH.ggg.grant_and_remand.pdf">GUIDRY, J., would grant and remand for a hearing</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1075.KH.jtg.dis.pdf">GENOVESE, J., would grant and remand for a hearing</a>.</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-1332 STATE EX REL. ANTHONY HATCHER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-1888 STATE EX REL. DAVID LEE WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-2086 STATE EX REL. TERRENCE PAYNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-0185 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRY SPEAKS A/K/A ALLEN RICE A/K/A LESLIE ALLEN RICE A/K/A/ LESLIE RICE (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-0191 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERNEST BILLIZONE, SR. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-0301 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIAM CHESTER FARRY, JR. AKA WILLIAM CHESTER FARRY AKA WILLIAM C. FARRY AKA WILLIAM FARRY (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-0767 STATE EX REL. DAVID L. WILLIAMS, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-0768 STATE EX REL. DAVID L. WILLIAMS, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-0769 STATE EX REL. DAVID L. WILLIAMS, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1078 PATRICIA D. FOX v. JOHN STEVEN BLOUNT, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -1079 MARY MASON v. BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY OF LOUISIANA, LLC, ET AL (Parish of Lafayette)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -1085 GERALD P. MOORE AND GM ENTERPRISES, L.L.C. v. CHEVRON USA, TRMI HOLDINGS INC., STAR ENTERPRISE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, EVANGELINE STREET TEXACO, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -1086 CHARLES AGUILLARD v. CITY OF NEW ROADS, THROUGH ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MAYOR ROBERT MYER, OFFICER ROBERT DIXON, BEAURGARD "BUD" TORRES, III, SHERIFF EX OFFICIO AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE POINTE COUPEE PARISH PRISON, POINTE COUPEE DETENTION CENTER (Parish of Pointe Coupee)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1088 JOHN P. TAYLOR v. ST. TAMMANY PARISH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 4 AND ST. TAMMANY PARISH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 4 CIVIL SERVICE BOARD (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1089 SOUTHEAST HOLDINGS, LLC v. ASSAD MOUHAFFEL (Parish of Livingston)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-1091 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FARREN WAYNE MCCLELLAND AKA FARREN WAYNE SINKE (Parish of Acadia)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -1096 KIM WHITE v. NEWELL NORMAND, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SHERIFF OF JEFFERSON PARISH AND PAUL GEGENHEIMER (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -1097 CHANTRELL L. SWAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR SON, KAI SWAN v. BAYOU PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES, APMC (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -1100 ENGLISH TURN PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION v. SCOTT TARANTO, SAM MORSE, GLENN ORGERON, LISA AFRICK & DEIDRA EDWARDS (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -1105 IN THE MATTER OF: LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PERMITTING DECISION: WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WQC 140708-02 (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -1106 FREDDIE POPULIS v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, LESTER C. LEDET, III AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY C/W SANDRA BOVIE, BYRON THOMAS, MARY LOU BOUDOIN, AND MARY MITCHELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS C/W PAMELA LEWIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, UNKNOWN CAPTAIN AND UNKNOWN DECKHAND(S) C/W ROBIN WILSON AND JAHMAL A. WILSON v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, FARA INSURANCE SERVICES, AND LESTER C. LEDET, III (Parish of St. John)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -1111 ARTHUR DEAL v. FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Ascension)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -1115 CHARLES FRAZIER v. DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-OC-1118 800 IBERVILLE STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. V RESTAURANT GROUP, L.L.C., AND VANNA LY C/W 800 IBERVILLE STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. V RESTAURANT GROUP, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1294 RICHARD PALMER v. UV INSURANCE RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC., ET AL. C/W JEANNIE BREAUX v. UV INSURANCE RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC., ET AL. (Parish of St. James)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p align="justify"></p>