<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 #009</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 style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>9th day of February, 2018</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0248 VIEUX CARRE COMMISSION FOUNDATION v. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>23rd day of February, 2018</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITION FOR DECLARATION OF INELIGIBILITY TO PRACTICE LAW GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0023.B.PC.pdf">2018-B -0023 IN RE: KENNETH PLAISANCE</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>REMANDED TO DISCIPLINARY BOARD; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0083.B.PC.pdf">2018-B -0083 IN RE: GEORGE MARTIN GATES, IV</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0166.B.PC.pdf">2018-B -0166 IN RE: JUAN C. LABADIE</a><br />JOHNSON, C.J., would not remand and would act on committee recommendation to disbar.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>LEAVE TO APPEAL DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-OB-2096 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 17-PDB-082</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-OB-2129 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 17-PDB-065<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-OB-2130 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 17-PDB-106</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-OB-2156 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 17-PDB-058</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2016-KP-1708 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CATINA CURLEY (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2139 DALE BROWN v. DAVID HEINTZ, STEVEN VERRETT, AND ARTHUR LAWSON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE CHIEF FOR POLICE FOR THE CITY OF GRETNA (Parish of Orleans)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant and docket.<br />GENOVESE, J., would deny.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0028 WILLIAM PRESTON CAHILL, JR. v. ARMAND ALICE UNKAUF CAHILL (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />HUGHES, J., would deny.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>RECONSIDERATION(S) GRANTED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-1841 EVERETTE DRAUGHN v. EUGENE "TAT-2" "THE BOUNTY HUNTER" THACKER, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant the writ.<br />HUGHES, J., would deny.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-0392 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CORNELIUS WILSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>RECONSIDERATION(S); NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-1075 STATE EX REL. DAVID LEE WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2016-K -1807 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KELLY L. BARNES (Parish of Washington)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant reconsideration.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant reconsideration.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant reconsideration.<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would not remand and would act on committee recommendation to disbar.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/16-1389.KP.pc.pdf">2016-KP-1389 ZEMOND LIGHTFOOT v. TIM KEITH, WARDEN WINN CORRECTIONAL CENTER, WINNFIELD, LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/16-1535.KH.pc.pdf">2016-KH-1535 STATE EX REL. JEFFERY JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/16-1725.KH.pc.pdf">2016-KH-1725 STATE EX REL. PRESTON NELSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/16-1739.KH.pc.pdf">2016-KH-1739 STATE EX REL. DAVE WILKERSON, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/16-1835.KH.pc.pdf">2016-KH-1835 STATE EX REL. RONALD MARSHALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/16-1894.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-1894 STATE EX REL. WILLIAM T. CHISOLM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2040.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2040 STATE EX REL. THEOSHAMOND NORMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of East Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2044.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2044 STATE EX REL. KEITH MILLER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2050.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2050 STATE EX REL. DEADRA ANN JAMES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2096.KP.pc.pdf">2016-KP-2096 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KYLE ALEXANDER</a> (Parish of Assumption)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2169.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2169 STATE EX REL. JASON MIZELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Washington)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2190.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2190 STATE EX REL. HERBERT FRANKLIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2213.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2213 STATE EX REL. JEMARIO FREEMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0007.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0007 STATE EX. REL. KEVIN PAUL BENOIT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0008.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0008 STATE EX. REL. ROBERT S. KRODINGER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2014-OK-1984 STATE EX REL. MANAL GILBERT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Iberia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-1741 STATE EX REL. CHANCE OLIVER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Richland)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-1872 STATE EX REL. RONALD LEE WASHINGTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-2072 STATE EX REL. JONATHAN LEBLANC v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-2131 STATE EX REL. EDWARD A. LOWERY, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-2214 STATE EX REL. DONALD RAY MAGEE, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would remand matter to court of appeal.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-2218 STATE EX REL. JESSE BROWN, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-2277 STATE EX. REL. REGINALD MORRISON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-0667 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANIEL BRANDON PRINCE AKA DANIEL B. PRINCE (Parish of Acadia)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-1003 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KAUNDA LOPAZ MAGEE (Parish of Washington)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-1649 STATE EX REL. THEOSHAMOND NORMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -2009 SADEQ ELMUFLIHI v. CENTRAL OIL & SUPPLY CORP. & NORTHSIDE STORES, LLC (Office of Workers’ Compensation, District 1)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2026 ANIL KUMAR CHAUHAN v. BAFFIN INVESTMENTS, LTD. AND FEDNAV, LTD. (Parish of Plaquemines)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2042 SIDNEY GOODREAUX v. LAKEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB A/K/A LAKEWOOD CDD, LLC, NEW ORLEANS FIRE FIGHTERS PENSION FUND INVESTMENTS A/K/A NEW ORLEANS FIRE FIGHTERS' PENSION AND RELIEF FUNDS, LAKEWOOD RESTORATION PARTNERS, LTD., A LOUISIANA LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP A/K/A DEVONSHIRE PROPERTIES, LLC AND HENRY JEROME MAUMUS, III (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2043 SIDNEY GOODREAUX v. LAKEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB A/K/A LAKEWOOD CDD, LLC, NEW ORLEANS FIRE FIGHTERS PENSION FUND INVESTMENTS A/K/A NEW ORLEANS FIRE FIGHTERS' PENSION AND RELIEF FUNDS, LAKEWOOD RESTORATION PARTNERS, LTD., A LOUISIANA LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP A/K/A DEVONSHIRE PROPERTIES, LLC AND HENRY JEROME MAUMUS, III (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2101 SIDNEY GOODREAUX v. LAKEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB A/K/A LAKEWOOD CDD, LLC, NEW ORLEANS FIRE FIGHTERS PENSION FUND INVESTMENTS A/K/A NEW ORLEANS FIRE FIGHTERS' PENSION AND RELIEF FUNDS, LAKEWOOD RESTORATION PARTNERS, LTD., A LOUISIANA LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP A/K/A DEVONSHIRE PROPERTIES, LLC AND HENRY JEROME MAUMUS, III (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2102 SIDNEY GOODREAUX v. LAKEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB A/K/A LAKEWOOD CDD, LLC, NEW ORLEANS FIRE FIGHTERS PENSION FUND INVESTMENTS A/K/A NEW ORLEANS FIRE FIGHTERS' PENSION AND RELIEF FUNDS, LAKEWOOD RESTORATION PARTNERS, LTD., A LOUISIANA LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP A/K/A DEVONSHIRE PROPERTIES, LLC AND HENRY JEROME MAUMUS, III (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -2119 DAVID JOHN VEDROS v. KELLI SOILEAU VEDROS (Parish of Jefferson)<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant in part.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2132 MR. AND MRS. ADAM THOMAS, SR., ET AL. v. MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, ET AL. C/W MR. AND MRS. ADAM THOMAS, SR., ET AL. v. MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2141 ANNE TROY v. DR. SCOTT SULLIVAN AND FAIRWAY MEDICAL CENTER AKA FAIRWAY MEDICAL SURGICAL CENTER (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2142 ALMUS J. FORET v. LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND JUAN A. MUNOZ-GUTIERREZ (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -2149 JOHN THIBODEAUX AND AMY THIBODEAUX, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF EMILY THIBODEAUX AND GABRIELLE THIBODEAUX v. GULFGATE CONSTRUCTION, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2157 ALMUS J. FORET v. LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND JUAN A. MUNOZ-GUTIERREZ (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2161 BILLY MULKEY AND ROCHELLE MULKEY (INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, SHELLY MULKEY), SKYLAR MULKEY AND JUSTIN MULKEY v. BURNELL ALESSI, SR., GEICO CASUALTY COMPANY, STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY AND STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AARON ALESSI, JARED ALESSI, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND DEF INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/17-2161.CC.sjc.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2162 CARLOS K. EDWARDS, ET UX. v. GEICO INDEMNITY COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2164 CYNTHIA WALLER, ET AL. v. CHEVRON, U.S.A., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/2018/17-2164.CC.sjc.Would_Grant.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -2172 DONALD MORGAN v. ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2173 GUSTAVE J. LABARRE, JR., ET AL. v. TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC AND GEORGIA GULF CHEMICAL & VINYLS, LLC (Parish of Assumption)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -2179 BURGESS, INC. v. PARISH OF ST. TAMMANY (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0004 DAVID JOHN VEDROS v. KELLI SOILEAU VEDROS (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0008 BRADFORD EDWARDS AND TIA EDWARDS, AS NATURAL TUTORS OF B.E., A MINOR v. ALBERTSON'S LLC & JOHN AND/OR JANE DOE I-II (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-KK-0013 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HERMAN GRAVOLET (Parish of Plaquemines)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0014 CHESTER DOMINGUE v. LOUISIANA GUEST HOUSE, LLC, D/B/A CAMELOT OF BROUSSARD (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0016 TRACY FULTON v. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0019 CYNTHIA ANNE COLE v. SABINE BANCSHARES, INC. (Parish of Sabine)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0024 LONNIE HARPER v. BOISE PAPER HOLDINGS, LLC (Office of Workers’ Compensation, District 3)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0127 SARAH MORGAN v. CINEMARK, USA, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0276 JENEZ FOURNETT v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-CJ-0278 OANA CRASI v. LARRY STEVEN CROW (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p>