<div style="text-align:justify;"></div><table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:justify;" 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 #003</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 style="text-align:justify;"> </p><div style="text-align:justify;"><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>2</strong></span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>1st day of January, 2018</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2018-KK-0121<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHAUN BARNETT (Parish of Jefferson)<br />WEIMER, J., would deny the writ.<br />HUGHES, J., would deny the writ.<br />GENOVESE, J., would deny the writ.<br /></p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>24th day of January, 2018</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2018-B-0059<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>IN RE: MICHAEL DAVID COX<br /></p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>25th day of January, 2018</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span><br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/17-2140.KK.PC.pdf">2017-KK-2140<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM MATTER UNDER INVESTIGATION BY LOUISIANA BUREAU INVESTIGATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>29th day of January, 2018</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2017-C-1811<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>WARREN MONTGOMERY, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR ST. TAMMANY PARISH v. ST. TAMMANY PARISH GOVERNMENT, BY AND THROUGH THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH COUNCIL; AND PATRICIA 'PAT" BRISTER, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS PARISH PRESIDENT (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />GUIDRY, J., recused.<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span><br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/16-1743.KP.pc.pdf">2016-KP-1743<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LESTER JONES</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/2018/16-1743.KP.mrc.diss.pdf">CLARK, J., would deny</a>.<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/17-2024.KK.pc.pdf">2017-KK-2024<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GROVER CANNON </a>(Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/17-2024.KK.mrc.diss.pdf">CLARK, J., would deny</a>.<br />CRICHTON, J., would deny.<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITION FOR ADMISSION DENIED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span><br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/17-1863.BA.PC.pdf">2017-BA-1863<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-978270</a><br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>CONDITIONAL READMISSION GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span><br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/17-1827.OB.PC.pdf">2017-OB-1827<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>IN RE: CHARLES D. JONES</a><br />GENOVESE, J., would grant readmission but with a five-year period of probation.<br />WEIMER, J., would deny readmission.<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>LEAVE TO APPEAL NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2017-OB-2081<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL NO. 2017-INT-1811<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong></strong></span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2017-OB-1829<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 17-PDB-053<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span><br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/17-1929.B.PC.pdf">2017-B-1929<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>IN RE: JAMES A. GRAY, II</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2018/17-1929.B.mrc.diss.pdf">CLARK, J., would impose a suspension for one year and one day</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/17-1929.B.jtg.pdf">GENOVESE, J., would impose a suspension of two years</a>.<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span><br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/17-1902.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-1902<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. KEVIN DIGGS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/17-1925.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-1925<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. BRYANT MURRAY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/17-1946.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-1946<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. RONCO RANDALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/17-1952.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-1952<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. SEAN SHORT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/17-1957.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-1957<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. THADDEUS A. WILLIAMSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/17-1969.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-1969<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. KEVIN CARTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2016-KP-1442<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LARRY MCGUIRE (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.<br /></p><p>2017-OK-1715<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. CHARLEY JAMES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA<br /></p><p>2017-KH-1880<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JACQUELINE CASEY WILSON (Parish of Lincoln)<br /></p><p>2017-KH-1886<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. EDWARD LATTIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)<br /></p><p>2017-KH-1889<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. JULES JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /></p><p>2017-KH-1928<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. CORDERRIUS DASHON MITCHELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p>2017-KH-1960<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DWAYNE A. DAVIS (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p>2017-KH-1961<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. TERRANCE K. PRIEST v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)<br /></p><p>2017-KH-1962<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. LLOYD CARR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)<br /></p><p>2017-KH-1963<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER D. MARTIN (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p>2017-CI-1975<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>JEREMIAH TENO v. JACKSON PARISH JAIL<br /></p><p>2017-KH-2016<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. AARON ORLANDO RICHARDS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Lafayette)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2017-CP-1648<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>GARY JUENGAIN v. HARRY TERVALON, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would consider merits.<br /></p><p>2017-CC-1761<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>GUSTAVE J. LABARRE, JR., ET AL. v. TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC AND GEORGIA GULF CHEMICAL & VINYLS, LLC (Parish of Assumption)<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2016-K-0936<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOVAN MURPHY (Parish of Ascension)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2017-CC-2049<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>THE SHAW GROUP, INC. v. DORSEY RON MCCALL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span><br /></p><p><a href="/opinions/2018/16-1704.KP.pc.pdf">2016-KP-1704<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRUCE EDWARD ROBINSON</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/16-1704.KP.jdh.diss.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant in part</a>.<br /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span><br /></p><p>2016-KP-1659<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JIMMIE SPRATT (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p>2016-KP-1711<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DYLAN BROOKS (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p>2016-KH-2022<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. DONALD RUNNELS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.<br /></p><p>2016-K-2093<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GARY RODGERS (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant in part.<br /></p><p>2017-KO-0773<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STEPHEN BRUNO (Parish of Iberia)<br /></p><p>2017-KO-0808<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANIAL LEWAYNE LAFLEUR -AKA- DANIEL LAFLEUR -AKA- DANIEL LEE LAFLEUR -AKA-DANIAL LAFLEUR (Parish of Jefferson Davis)<br /></p><p>2017-KO-0864<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LORRIE A. ANDERSON A/K/A LORRIE ANN ANDERSON (Parish of Lafayette)<br /></p><p>2017-KK-1250<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JONATHAN LANE JOHNSON (Parish of Calcasieu)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/17-1250.KK.jdh.diss.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.<br /></p><p>2017-KP-1766<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL SHANNON (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p>2017-KK-1808<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN GILMORE (Parish of West Feliciana)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.<br /></p><p>2017-C-1864<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>IN RE: ELEANOR PIERCE (MARSHALL) STEVENS LIVING TRUST C/W IN RE: ELEANOR PIERCE (MARSHALL) STEVENS LIVING TRUST AND ELEANOR PIERCE STEVENS REVOCABLE GIFT TRUST (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/17-1864.C.jdh.grant.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.<br /></p><p>2017-C-1868<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>IN RE: ELEANOR PIERCE (MARSHALL) STEVENS LIVING TRUST C/W IN RE: ELEANOR PIERCE (MARSHALL) STEVENS LIVING TRUST AND ELEANOR PIERCE STEVENS REVOCABLE GIFT TRUST (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.<br /></p><p>2017-KK-1908<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STEVEN LEWIS (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p>2017-CC-1974<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>LEWIS KNOTEN, ET AL. v. TAMMY WESTBROOK, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p>2017-C-1981<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>GBB PROPERTIES TWO, LLC, ET AL. v. STIRLING PROPERTIES, INC., ET AL. C/W GBB PROPERTIES TWO, LLC, ET AL. v. STIRLING PROPERTIES, LLC., ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br /></p><p>2017-C-1985<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>ALDEN CHAUVIN, ANYCE CHAUVIN LAMBERT AND MELVIN A. CANNON v. SHELL OIL COMPANY, VALERO REFINING-NEW ORLEANS, L.L.C., SHELL PIPELINE COMPANY, LP, AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC., SOUTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY, L.L.C., PARKWAY PIPELINE & ST. CHARLES PARISH SEWERAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 THROUGH THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL (Parish of St. Charles)<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.<br /></p><p>2017-CC-1989<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>RONALD L. COURTNEY AND REBECCA L. MORRIS v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND AMANDA V. FAGANE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p>2017-C-1990<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>CARL E. GABRIEL v. DELTA AIRLINES, INC. AND ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Office of Workers’ Compensation, District 7)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/17-1990.C.jdh.diss.pdf">HUGHES, J., concurs with reasons</a>.<br /></p><p>2017-CC-1991<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>WARWICK CORPORATION v. BLACKHAWK PROTECTION SERVICE, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p>2017-CC-1992<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>LORNA MANISCALCO AND MICHAEL MANISCALCO v. RALPH BRENNAN RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC, AND KPK METAIRIE, LLC C/W LORNA MANISCALCO AND MICHAEL MANISCALCO v. RALPH BRENNAN RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC, AND KPK METAIRIE, LLC (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p>2017-C-1998<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>CLINTON BOE AND LORI BOE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, ELBERT L. CLEMENS, AND USAGENCIES CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Ascension)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br /></p><p>2017-CC-2001<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>LORNA MANISCALCO AND MICHAEL MANISCALCO v. RALPH BRENNAN RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC, AND KPK METAIRIE, LLC C/W LORNA MANISCALCO AND MICHAEL MANISCALCO v. RALPH BRENNAN RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC, AND KPK METAIRIE, LLC (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p>2017-KK-2100<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD RAY JOHNSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p>2018-CC-0081<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>KEITH HUDSON v. ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY, USAGENCIES DIRECT INSURANCE, WENDLE HARRELL AND TSD LOGISTICS, INC. (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p>2018-CC-0082<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>KEITH HUDSON v. ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY, USAGENCIES DIRECT INSURANCE, WENDLE HARRELL AND TSD LOGISTICS, INC. (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)</p><p> </p><p> </p></div>