<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 #011</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 align="justify"> </p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>8th day of March, 2018</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) DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-KK-0368 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSHUA EVERY (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., additionally concurs for the reasons assigned by Justice Crichton.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0368.KK.jtg.wouldgrant.pdf">GENOVESE, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0368.KK.sjc.conc.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</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 March, 2018</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-C -1875 MARLON EAGLIN v. EUNICE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -2074 BRANDON FORVENDEL v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -2163 LYDIA DEGUEYTER v. FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY (Parish of St. Martin)</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/2018/16-2232.KP.PC.pdf">2016-KP-2232 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEMETRICE JOHNSON</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2232.KP.jlw.dis.pdf">WEIMER, J., would request an opposition from the defendant prior to issuing a ruling</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2232.KP.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would request an opposition from the defendant prior to issuing a ruling</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0009.CD.pc.pdf">2018-CD-0009 ANDRE AARON, ET AL. v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION</a> (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0009.CD.jlw.dis.pdf">WEIMER, J., would grant and docket</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0009.CD.bjj.dis.pdf">JOHNSON, C.J., would deny</a>.<br /><a href="/2018/18-0009.CD.ggg.concur.pdf">GUIDRY, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0009.CD.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would deny</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PETITION TO TRANSFER TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0338.OB.PC.pdf">2018-OB-0338 IN RE: JOSEPH AIAVOLASITI KOTT</a><br />GUIDRY, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE REJECTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0189.B.PC.pdf">2018-B -0189 IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY</a><br />JOHNSON, C.J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-K -1954 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEMETRIC LAWADERICK WHITLOCK (Parish of Ouachita)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.</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;">2018-CC-0363 MARIA MORALES-AMAYA, HEIDY MONTOYA-CORRALES, NORMA MONTOYA-CORRALES, ALEJANDRA MONTOYA-CORALES, SANTOS CORDERO, AND HERLINDA MARQUEZ, YOLANDA HERNANDEZ, LUCIO HERNANDEZ, ISRAEL HERNANDEZ AND LEE ROY HERNANDEZ v. DAMIEN P. ROBINSON, D&P ROBINSON TRUCKING, LLC, PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY, JKL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0365 MARIA MORALES-AMAYA, HEIDY MONTOYA-CORRALES, NORMA MONTOYA-CORRALES, ALEJANDRA MONTOYA-CORALES, SANTOS CORDERO, AND HERLINDA MARQUEZ, YOLANDA HERNANDEZ, LUCIO HERNANDEZ, ISRAEL HERNANDEZ AND LEE ROY HERNANDEZ v. DAMIEN P. ROBINSON, D&P ROBINSON TRUCKING, LLC, PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY, JKL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</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;">2015-K -1517 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAMONDRE MARKES TUCKER C/W STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALICIA ANN TUCKER (Parish of Caddo)<br />CRICHTON, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-2121 STATE EX REL. JOHN E. TICKLES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-2124 STATE EX REL. KIYON JEFFERSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-KH-0017 STATE EX REL. LADARIUS WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-KH-0042 STATE EX REL. SHAWANDA MARIE NEVERS-HAWKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. John)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-KH-0054 STATE EX REL. KEVIN D. SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-KH-0058 STATE EX REL. JONATHAN P. SIMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-KH-0073 STATE EX REL. GARY JUENGAIN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-KH-0079 STATE EX REL. TYRONE K. DAVENPORT AND DALE M. ELMORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-KH-0169 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEXTER VASSAR (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-KH-0171 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MONROE ADAM MEYERS, III (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-KH-0173 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANNY SYLVESTER (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-CI-0176 TONY CORMIER v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</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/2018/17-2146.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-2146 STATE EX REL. ANDREA HALL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Concordia)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0074.KH.PC.pdf">2018-KH-0074 STATE EX REL. CORNEIL OBY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Ascension)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0109.KH.PC.pdf">2018-KH-0109 STATE EX REL. PAUL J. BEEBE, III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0157.KH.PC.pdf">2018-KH-0157 STATE EX REL. THOMAS LEBEAU v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0159.KH.PC.pdf">2018-KH-0159 STATE EX REL. CLARENCE WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Charles)</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/2018/16-2207.KH.PC.pdf">2016-KH-2207 STATE EX REL. DANIEL CHAMBERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/16-2254.KP.PC.pdf">2016-KP-2254 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TEDDY R. MAGEE</a> (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0054.KH.pc.pdf">2017-KH-0054 STATE EX REL. JOSHUA D. BROOKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0054.KH.bjj.dis.pdf">JOHNSON, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0054.KH.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant for an evidentiary 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;">2015-K -1505 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAMONDRE MARKES TUCKER C/W STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALICIA ANN TUCKER (Parish of Caddo)<br />CRICHTON, J., recused.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/15-1505.K.jtg.dis.pdf">GENOVESE, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-2162 STATE EX REL. TIMOTHY CARDELL THOMAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KP-0004 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PERCY CAGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -0784 MICHAEL ALOISE, JR. v. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC., MARWAN MOHEY-EL-DIEN, E. MARGRIET LANGENBERG, AND BARBARA LANE IRWIN (Parish of St. Mary)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-K -0969 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RUBIN ROBERTSON (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant in part.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant in part.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-1023 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHAWN BECNEL (Parish of Washington)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-1029 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TIMOTHY WAYNE CALHOUN (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-K -1049 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KANDIE THOMAS (Parish of Franklin)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-1264 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TIMOTHY THOMAS (Parish of Caddo)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -1979 SAFE AIR TECHNOLOGY, LLC v. GERALD CHRISTIE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2147 WALTER GABRIEL, JR. AND CHRISTINE LEWIS v. RITCHIE REAL ESTATE, LLC. ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -2148 ROBBY SANDIFER v. CALCASIEU PARISH PUBLIC WORKS, ET AL. (Office of Workers’ Compensation District 3)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-C -2165 JAMIE MYERS AND ERICKA MYERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR DECEASED CHILD, TYLER MYERS, AND PEYTON MYERS (THEIR MINOR SON) v. BRAD M. WELCH, VALENTINE & LEBLANC, LLC; SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2017-CC-2166 BRANDI BILLEAUDEAU, ET AL. v. OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0026 THE LATHAN COMPANY, INC. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, RECOVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT & JOHN WHITE IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE STATE OF LOUISIANA SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION C/W GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, RECOVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-CJ-0039 MICHAEL J. LEGER, II v. DANIELLE GOTREAUX LEGER (Parish of Acadia)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0086 KAREN GUY AND STEPHEN GUY v. THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION AND LIBERTY MUTUAL, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0089 JAMES EDWARD KNIGHT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS, ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-OC-0097 LINDA M. SNAVELY, ET AL. v. ACE PAIN MANAGEMENT, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Lafayette)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0104 BILLY SWIFT, ET AL. v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0111 ALPICHON LAVALAIS, ET AL. v. THE SCHUMACHER GROUP OF LOUISIANA, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />GUIDRY, J., would grant.<br />CLARK, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0113 EXCELTH, INC. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0116 STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH ORLEANS PARISH CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT, CLERK OF COURT, ARTHUR MORRELL v. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS THROUGH ITS MAYOR, MITCHELL J. LANDRIEU (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0117 GAIL MARIE VANCE v. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, CHASE HOME FINANCE, L.L.C. MERGER INTO JP MORGAN CHASE AND GRAHAM, ARCENEAUX & ALLEN, L.L.C. AND ITS ATTORNEY FRED J. DAIGLE (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-KK-0119 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSHUA THOMPSON (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0119.KK.jdh.con.pdf">HUGHES, J., additionally concurs and would deny writ as premature</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0120 IRMA RABUN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF OTHERS SIMILARY SITUATED v. ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0122 ZERIKA WILLIAMS v. CALVIN E. WILLIAMS, M.D. AND CHERYL H. WILLIAMS, M.D. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0123 FLORA AND RICHARD TURNER v. DR. ROBERT RABALAIS AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0124 RICHARD BAGOT, JOAN BAGOT, WILSON REVELLE, DARLA REVELLE, MARK GUILLOTE, AND LASHAN GUILLOTE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED v. JAMES HOLDINGS, LLC, VOLKERT, INC., PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Jefferson)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0128 BRANDI BILLEAUDEAU, ET AL. v. OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0129 JANET CAHANIN v. LOUISIANA MEDICAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LUDWIG C. HEINTZ, M.D. AND JULIE A. LAWRENCE, M.D. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0132 LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS IN THE MATTER OF WALTER C. DUMAS AND WALTER C. DUMAS & ASSOCIATES, INC. (Louisiana Board of Ethics)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant and docket.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-KK-0133 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. COURTNEY RANDOL (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0135 CYNTHIA DUFOUR CANNATELLA v. ANTHONY CANNATELLA, SR. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-C -0136 ALAN KAYE, MD v. RONALD A. KARP AND LAW OFFICE OF KARP, WIGODSKY, NORWIND & GOLD, P.A. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0137 SUCCESSION OF JOHNYE MAE MADDEN (Parish of Webster)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0137.CC.SJC.wouldgrant.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons</a>.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-OC-0138 LILLIE D. WHEAT v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF PRACTICAL NURSE EXAMINERS (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-KK-0141 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NOEL CLARK (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p align="justify" style="text-align:justify;">2018-CJ-0143 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF C.E.K. (Parish of Orleans)</p>