<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 #026</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><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>17th day of May, 2018</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-KK-0782<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERROD JACOBS (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>25th day of May, 2018</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER:</strong></span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0382<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>SHERRY MOORE COLLINS v. DAVID JAMES COLLINS (Parish of Terrebonne)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0382.C.jtg.con.pdf">GENOVESE, J., concurs with result</a>.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>PERMANENT DISBARMENT ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0384.B.PC.pdf">2018-B-0384</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0384.B.PC.pdf">IN RE: EDWARD BISSAU MENDY</a><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0408.B.PC.pdf">2018-B-0408</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0408.B.PC.pdf">IN RE: BRUCE C. ASHLEY</a><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>INTERIM SUSPENSION GRANTED; SEE ORDER:</strong></span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0803.B.PC.pdf">2018-B-0803</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0803.B.PC.pdf">IN RE: ROY JOSEPH RICHARD, JR.</a><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>RULING OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD AFFIRMED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0409.OB.PC.pdf">2018-OB-0409</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0409.OB.PC.pdf">IN RE: MICHAEL A. BETTS</a><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>READMISSION GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0237.OB.PC.pdf">2018-OB-0237</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0237.OB.PC.pdf">IN RE: MICHAEL J. RILEY, SR.</a><br />WEIMER, J., dissents and would deny readmission.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0237.OB.ggg.dis.pdf">GUIDRY, J., dissents and would deny readmission</a>.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0237.OB.mrc.dis.pdf">CLARK, J., would deny readmission and assigns reasons</a>.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-KK-0554<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MORGAN HUTCHINSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION(S) FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2016-KH-2171<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. JESSIE CARTER, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-OB-2053<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-KH-0079<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. TYRONE K. DAVENPORT AND DALE M. ELMORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0237.KH.pc.pdf">2017-KH-0237</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0237.KH.pc.pdf">STATE EX REL. TERRY LYNN TERRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0237.KH.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant in part</a>.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0280.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0280</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0280.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. FREDERICK DEWAYNE GIPSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0295.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0295</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0295.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. LARRY W. SIMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0295.KH.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant in part</a>.<br />CRICHTON, J., recused.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0303.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0303</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0303.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. RASHAN WILLIAMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Washington)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0385.KH.pc.pdf">2017-KH-0385</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0385.KH.pc.pdf">STATE EX REL. DELIS PIERRE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0547.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0547</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0547.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. RODNEY WASHINGTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />CRICHTON, J., recused.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0584.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0584</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0584.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. RICKEY LIONEL LAURANT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0590.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0590</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0590.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. WALTER C. GIBSON, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />HUGHES, J., recused.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0593.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0593</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0593.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. PETER MERCADEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0609.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0609</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0609.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. CHONQUARO GREEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Landry)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0611.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0611</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0611.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. DAVID WAYNE POYDRAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Lafayette)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0718.KH.PC.pdf">2017-KH-0718</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0718.KH.PC.pdf">STATE EX REL. DAVID WAYNE POYDRAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Lafayette)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0832.KP.PC.pdf">2017-KP-0832</a><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0832.KP.PC.pdf">STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARK HALL </a>(Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:</strong></span><br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-0231<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. FREDDIE WADE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)<br />CRICHTON, J., recused.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-CI-0517<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>CRAIG VICTORIAN v. JAMES LEBLANC AND LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-KH-0811<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE EX REL. RICKEY LIONEL LAURANT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-KP-0965<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CURTIS WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/17-0965.KP.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant in part and assigns reasons</a>.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-1151<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NATHANIEL MCCOY, JR. (Parish of St. Landry)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-K -1363<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KYLE JAMES TOUPS (Parish of Lafayette)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-1526<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAYMOND DARNELL (Parish of Caddo)<br />CRICHTON, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-1540<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTONIO M. JACKSON (Parish of Caddo)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-1640<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CAMERON KINTE MAYS (Parish of Lincoln)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-K -1747<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GRAYLIN ROLLINS (Parish of Jefferson)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-1783<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHARLES LANDRUM (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-K -1785<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DONALD JAVON ROSS (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-1791<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEREMY C. JULIEN (Parish of Jefferson)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2017-KO-1792<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GREGORY LYNN JOHNSON (Parish of Caddo)<br />2017-KO-1944<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TROY MICHAEL JACKSON, JR. (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-C-0388<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>BRANDI BILLEAUDEAU, ET AL. v. OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, ET AL. (Parish of St. Landry)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant and docket.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-C-0397<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>RAYMOND SCHULTZ v. COX OPERATING, LLC AND TERRY VINCENT (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0397.C.jlw.con.pdf">WEIMER, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.<br />CRICHTON, J., concurs for the reasons assigned by Justice Weimer.<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0397.C.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-KP-0427<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PATRICK WILLIAMS (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br /><a href="/2018/18-0427.KP.SJC.concur.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons</a>.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant.<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-C-0446<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>FIE, LLC v. NEW JAX CONDO ASSOCIATION, INC. AND EARL WEBER C/W FIE, LLC v. NEW JAX CONDO ASSOCIATION, INC. AND EARL WEBER (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/opinions/2018/18-0446.C.sjc.wouldgrant.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-C-0449<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>FIE, LLC v. NEW JAX CONDO ASSOCIATION, INC. AND EARL WEBER C/W FIE, LLC v. NEW JAX CONDO ASSOCIATION, INC. AND EARL WEBER (Parish of Orleans)<br /><a href="/2018/18-0449.C.sjc.wouldgrant.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant and assigns reasons</a>.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-C-0503<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>RED SOX INVESTMENTS, LLC., ET AL., ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND A CLASS OF SIMILARLY SITUATED PROPERTY OWNERS v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, AND CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)<br />CRICHTON, J., recused.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0537<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>THOMAS CORRINGTON, ET AL. v. GINO ASCANI (Parish of Orleans)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-KK-0539<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOEL BATISTA (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-C-0540<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>EFFIE M. CHAISSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS THROUGH THE REGISTRAR OF VITAL RECORDS (Parish of Orleans)<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-KK-0543<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. THOMAS RICHARDSON (Parish of Jefferson)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0544<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>NEXION HEALTH AT MINDEN, INC. D/B/A MEADOWVIEW HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & LOUISIANA DIVISON OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0545<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>CROSSTEX ENERGY SERVICES, L.P., CROSSTEX LIG, L.L.C., AND CROSSTEX PROCESSING SERVICES, LLC v. TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC, ET AL. (Parish of Assumption)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0548<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>TIMOTHY L. JARQUIN v. DANNY R. BLANKS, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACTIY AS A MEMBER AND MANAGER OF PONTCHARTRAIN PARTNERS, L.L.C.; BARLOW J. COOK, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS A MEMBER OF PONTCHARTRAIN PARTNERS, L.L.C; JAMES R. WASHINGTON, III, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS A MEMBER OF PONTCHARTRAIN PARTNERS, L.L.C.; MARY LEBLANC, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HER CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES OF PONTCHARTRAIN PARTNERS, L.L.C. (Parish of Orleans)<br />GENOVESE, J., would grant.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-CC-0550<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>ELAINE T. MARSHALL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL LEGACY FOUNDATION AND THE MARSHALL HERITAGE FOUNDATION, ET AL. v. PRESTON L. MARSHALL (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />GENOVESE, J., recused.<br />HUGHES, J., would grant.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-C-0551<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>SHIRLENE BRITT, ET AL. v. RICELAND PETROLEUM COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-C-0552<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>SARAH BARBER, ET AL. v. LOUISIANA MUNICIPAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY (Parish of Rapides)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-C-0553<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>MICHAEL NEAL ROLLINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, ET AL. (Parish of Iberia)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-KK-0556<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH COLLINS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />CLARK, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Crain.<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-CJ-0617<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF N.B., I.B., AND P.B. (Parish of Ouachita)<br /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2018-KK-0619<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MARVIN ACEVEDO (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p>