<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 #053</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>28th 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 WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1831 KAREN SUE THIBODEAUX v. GEICO CASUALTY COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)</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 November, 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-CC-1104 LOIS EILEEN NIXON v. THE KROGER COMPANY (Parish of Caddo)</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-1317 THE LATHAN COMPANY, INC. v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant and docket.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITION FOR TRANSFER TO ACTIVE STATUS GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2017/17OB1692.PC.pdf">2017-OB-1692 IN RE: JEANNE MARIE BOURQUE</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/2017/17B1668.PC.pdf">2017-B-1668 IN RE: JOHN THOMAS FULLER, IV</a></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-1382 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERENCE DAWSON A/K/A TERANCE DAWSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION; NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1368 JONATHAN HEATH CARPENTER v. ERIN MARIE MCDONALD (Parish of East Feliciana)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>LEAVE TO APPEAL DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-OB-1486 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 17-PDB-029</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/2017/16-1061.KP.PC.pdf">2016-KP-1061 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICHARD A. SEATON, JR.</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/16-1061.KP.sjc.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant in part and assigns reasons</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-KP-1564 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SEDWRIC E. CLARK (Parish of Richland)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-K-0168 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RYAN MICHAEL POURCIAU (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-0218 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT EARL SANDERS (Parish of Rapides)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-K-0270 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN MATTHEW BREEDLOVE (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-1271 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN D. SMITH (Parish of Orleans)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-1272 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DION M. BERGERON (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1273 EMANUEL SMITH, III v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS, SILAS PHIPPS, JR., ROBERT ANDERSON, GREGG FORTNER, AND AB INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-1277 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BANKER INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1284 CARL E. GABRIEL v. DELTA AIR LINES, INC. & ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Office of Workers’ Compensation, District 7)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1286 MUKESH R. ZAVERI, ET UX. v. DENIS LLOYD HUSERS, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1291 SEMCO, LLC v. THE GRAND LTD. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1293 LATTER & BLUM, INC. v. TERESA DITTA, M.D. AND FRANK M. SCURLOCK C/W TERRI DITTA, M.D. AND LATTER & BLUM INC. v. FRANK M. SCURLOCK (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-1316 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RICKEY GUIDRY (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1322 DWAYNE G. ALEXANDER v. THE TIMES-PICAYUNE L.L.C.; DAVID HAMMER (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1328 A CARING HOME CARE SERVICES, LLC v. RICHARD DELAHOUSSAYE, ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1329 DONNA PATIN ROCHE, AUDIE SANTOLUQUIDO KRIVJANICK, ET AL v. UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.C., ET AL (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-OC-1339 WILLIE JONES v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1366 CHRISTINE E. CLARK-JUNIUS, WIFE OF/AND CHARLES A. JUNIUS, III v. VAN WILLIAMS, MCLANE COMPANY, INC. AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1367 TURNER BROS. CRANE AND RIGGING, LLC OF DELAWARE v. THE ASCENSION PARISH SALES AND USE TAX AUTHORITY AND MARK WEST, COLLECTOR OF REVENUE FOR ASCENSION PARISH (Parish of Ascension)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1369 ROBERT JEFFERSON v. INTERNATIONAL MARINE, LLC (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-1370 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. APRIL NICOLE ARMSTARD (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1371 XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. CINTAS CORPORATION, CINTAS CORPORATION D/B/A/ CLEANWAY, AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Ouachita)<br />CLARK, J., would grant and docket.<br />CRICHTON, J., would grant and docket.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1372 STEVE BLANCHARD v. MICHAEL J. MITCHELL, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2017/17-1372.CC.sjc.wouldgrant.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1374 DODSON & HOOKS, APLC v. THE LOUISIANA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL FUND, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1391 GOLDEANER C. JOHNSON v. CHAZ ADAMS, J.P. & SONS, INC. AND THE GRAY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1396 KIMBERLY L. ROBINSON, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND CITY OF NEW ORLEANS DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE v. PRICELINE.COM, INC., TRAVELWEB, LLC, TRIP NETWORK, INC., ORBITZ, LLC, INTERNETWORK PUBLISHING CORP. (D/B/A LODGING.COM), EXPEDIA, INC. (WA), HOTELS.COM, LP, HOTWIRE, INC., EGENCIA, LLC, AND TRAVELOCITY.COM LP, SITE59.COM LLC, DESTINATION MANAGEMENT, INC., AND DOES 1 THROUGH 1000, INCLUSIVE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1419 KELLY DOUCET, ET AL. v. HORNET SERVICE COMPANY, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1420 KELLY DOUCET, ET AL. v. HORNET SERVICE COMPANY, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1422 IN RE: THE PEROXISOME TRUST (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.<br />CRICHTON, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1432 THE HERBERT AND LULA MARIE FUSILIER REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST v. ENLINK NGL PIPELINE, LP (Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C-1433 MARK DAVID FRENEAUX; MICHAEL MANNINO; AND, MICHAEL STEPHENS v. INEZ M. SHELTON, JR. IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AS WELL AS HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL; CHRISTOPHER SHANE EVANS IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COUNCILMAN FOR THE CITY OF CENTRAL; KIM FRALICK IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COUNCILWOMAN FOR THE CITY OF CENTRAL; JOHN VANCE IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COUNCILMAN FOR THE CITY OF CENTRAL; AND WAYNE N. MESSINA IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COUNCILMAN FOR THE CITY OF CENTRAL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KK-1695 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. IBRAHIM ABUALIA AND MOHAMMED ABUALIA (Parish of St. Bernard)</p>