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<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="" width="90%"><tbody><tr style="" 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">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;On the 18th day of February, 2019, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:2019-CC-0233&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; THE RX GREENHOUSE, LLC AND SAJAL ROY v. THE LOUISIANA BOARD OF PHARMACY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) GENOVESE, J., would grant and remand the matter to the court of appeal for briefing, argument, and full opinion.&nbsp;On the 22nd day of February, 2019, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:PETITION TO TRANSFER BAR EXAM FEES DENIED:2019-BA-0291&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-534568 JOHNSON, C.J., would grant. WEIMER, J., would grant. HUGHES, J., would grant. STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:2019-KK-0285&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp;&nbsp; v.&nbsp;&nbsp; ORLIN ALVAREZ-CHAVEZ (Parish of Orleans) HUGHES, J., would grant the writ.&nbsp;On the 25th day of February, 2019, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED:2017-KP-0649&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp; v. DARRELL TOUBYA THOMAS (Parish of Caddo)WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:<a href="../../opinions/2019/18-1052.K.PC.pdf">2018-K-1052&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp; v. DUMAURIEA LEON MCGEE</a> (Parish of Lincoln)<a href="../../opinions/2019/18-2056.C.PC..pdf">2018-C-2056&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TRACY VINCE AND JOANN VINCE ON BEHALF OF SOUTHLAND EXPRESS, LLC v. METRO REDISCOUNT COMPANY, INC., BRIAN BRENNAN AND FRANK J. ADOLF</a> (Parish of Jefferson) GUIDRY, J., recused. <a href="../../opinions/2019/18-2056.C.mrc.dis.pdf">CLARK, J., would deny.</a> <a href="../../opinions/2019/18-2056.C.sjc.deny.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would deny.</a><a href="../../opinions/2019/19-0093.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-0093&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES TOWNSEND</a> (Parish of Caddo) <a href="../../opinions/2019/19-0093.KH.ggg.deny.pdf">GUIDRY, J., would deny.</a> <a href="../../opinions/2019/19-0093.KH.mrc.deny.pdf">CLARK, J., would deny.</a> CRICHTON, J., recused.PETITION FOR ADMISSION TO THE LOUISIANA STATE BAR DENIED; SEE PER CURIAM:<a href="../../opinions/2019/19-0054.BA.PC.pdf">2019-BA-0054&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-9711</a> <a href="../../opinions/2019/19-0054.BA.mrc.con.pdf">CLARK, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a> <a href="../../opinions/2019/19-0054.BA.sjc.con.pdf">CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a> <a href="../../opinions/2019/19-0054.BA.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant conditional admission.</a>JOINT PETITION FOR INTERIM SUSPENSION GRANTED; SEE ORDER:<a href="../../opinions/2019/19-0262.B.PC.pdf">2019-B-0262&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IN RE: WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER BEARY</a>JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:<a href="../../opinions/2019/19-0007.B.PC.pdf">2019-B-0007&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IN RE: OSCAR AUGUSTO ARAUJO</a> <a href="../../opinions/2019/19-0007.B.mrc.dis.pdf">CLARK, J., would reject consent discipline.</a> <a href="../../opinions/2019/19-0007.B.jtg.dis.pdf">GENOVESE, J., would reject consent discipline.</a>JOINT PETITION FOR CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:<a href="../../opinions/2019/19-0081.B.PC.pdf">2019-B-0081&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IN RE: SEAN C. BRAZIL</a>WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:2018-KP-0585&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID MARX (Parish of Orleans) WEIMER, J., would consider the merits. HUGHES, J., would consider the merits.2018-KO-1547&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; v.&nbsp; ALFRED JONES SIMMONS (Parish of St. Tammany)2018-KH-1567&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH NORAH (Parish of Orleans)2019-CC-0050&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SUCCESSION OF BERNADETTE GAINES GILBERT (Parish of Orleans)APPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION NOT CONSIDERED:2018-KH-1317&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TROY TAYLOR (Parish of Orleans) <a href="../../opinions/2019/18-1317.KH.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a>WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED; SEE PER CURIAM:<a href="../../opinions/2019/17-2070.KP.PC.pdf">2017-KP-2070&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JESSIE GRACE</a> (Parish of Jefferson) JOHNSON, C.J., would grant and docket. <a href="../../opinions/2019/17-2070.KP.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a> <a href="../../opinions/2019/17-2070.KP.sjc.wouldgrant.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant and docket.</a><a href="../../opinions/2019/18-0105.KH.PC.pdf">2018-KH-0105&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERALD W. DAHLEM</a> (Parish of Washington)<a href="../../opinions/2019/18-0152.KH.PC.pdf">2018-KH-0152&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LLOYD JARROW v. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. John)<a href="../../opinions/2019/18-0217.KH.PC.pdf">2018-KH-0217&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH NORAH</a> (Parish of Orleans)<a href="../../opinions/2019/18-0228.KH.PC.pdf">2018-KH-0228&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RONALD FAIRMAN v.&nbsp; KEITH DEVILLE, WARDEN, WINN CORRECTIONAL CENTER, STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<a href="../../opinions/2019/18-0260.KH.PC.pdf">2018-KH-0260&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN LINDSEY</a> (Parish of Orleans) <a href="../../opinions/2019/18-0260.KH.jdh.gip.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant in part.</a><a href="../../opinions/2019/18-0317.KH.PC.pdf">2018-KH-0317&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FREDDY WELCH</a> (Parish of Terrebonne) WEIMER, J., recused.<a href="../../opinions/2019/18-0345.KH.PC.pdf">2018-KH-0345&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TRACY LEE MCMOOAIN</a> (Parish of St. Tammany) <a href="../../opinions/2019/18-0345.KH.jdh.dis.pdf">HUGHES, J., would grant the writ for an evidentiary hearing.</a><a href="../../opinions/2019/18-0647.KP.PC.pdf">2018-KP-0647&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GARY THOMAS GORMAN</a> (Parish of Livingston)<a href="../../opinions/2019/18-0649.KP.PC.pdf">2018-KP-0649&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp; v. LEOPOLD "CHUCK" LACOSTE, II</a> (Parish of Terrebonne) WEIMER, J., recused.<a href="../../opinions/2019/18-0707.KP.PC.pdf">2018-KP-0707&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KARRELL NORA</a> (Parish of Orleans)<a href="../../opinions/2019/18-0779.KP.PC.pdf">2018-KP-0779&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIAM WAYNE LEE, JR.</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<a href="../../opinions/2019/18-1084.KP.PC.pdf">2018-KP-1084&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp; v.&nbsp; LEOPOLD "CHUCK" LACOSTE, II</a> (Parish of Terrebonne) WEIMER, J., recused.<a href="../../opinions/2019/18-1542.OK.PC.pdf">2018-OK-1542&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. EDWARD W. JOHNSON</a> (Parish of Caddo)STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:2019-KK-0020&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GLENN DAMOND (Parish of Orleans)WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED; MOOT:2018-KD-1982&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. OBADIAH FRANCOIS (Parish of Orleans)WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:2017-K-1909&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NATHANIEL CLIMES THIBEAUX A/K/A NATHANIEL THIBEAUX (Parish of Lafayette) JOHNSON, C.J., would grant and docket. WEIMER, J., would grant and docket. CLARK, J., would grant and docket.2017-KO-1914&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp;&nbsp; v.&nbsp; NATHANIEL CLIMES THIBEAUX A/K/A NATHANIEL THIBEAUX (Parish of Lafayette)2018-KH-0415&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KEVIN PITTS (Parish of Ouachita)2018-KH-0591&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAWRENCE NIXON (Parish of Jackson)2018-K-0937&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. REGINALD WILLIAMS (Parish of Orleans)2018-KO-1152&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRANCE P. HUDSON A.K.A. "PEPPER" (Parish of Jefferson)2018-KO-1290&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DALANDO GARNER (Parish of Caddo)2018-KO-1292&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BENJAMIN MICHAEL FLOYD (Parish of Caddo)2018-KO-1515&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp; v.&nbsp; ANDREW D. CRITTON (Parish of Bienville)2018-KO-1533&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp; v.&nbsp; KENNETH W. HARPER (Parish of Caddo)2018-KO-1631&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAWRENCE NIXON (Parish of Jackson)2018-KO-1671&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CALVIN BERNARD JEFFERSON (Parish of St. Tammany)2018-KO-1718&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp; v. MICHAEL JOSEPH BROOKS, JR. (Parish of Terrebonne) WEIMER, J., recused.2018-K-1733&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp; v.&nbsp; JERRY JON KAN (Parish of St. Tammany) WEIMER, J., would grant. HUGHES, J., would grant.2018-C-2054&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE&nbsp; v.&nbsp; MARSHALL F. GERSON, ELLVOG, INC. AND CITY OF NEW ORLEANS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C/W&nbsp;&nbsp; BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE&nbsp; v.&nbsp; MARSHALL F. GERSON, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) WEIMER, J., would grant.2018-CC-2115&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MICHAEL BRANTLEY, JR., ET AL. v. CITY OF GRETNA AND REDFLEX TRAFFIC SYSTEMS, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)2018-CC-2116&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SHEILA GUIDRY&nbsp; v.&nbsp; DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) JOHNSON, C.J., recused.2018-C-2117&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PATRICK BOWLING, ET AL. v. CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)2019-CC-0005&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BETTIE REESE v. SEDGWICK CLAIM MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. AND WALGREENS DRUG STORE (Office of Workers&rsquo; Compensation, District 1E)2019-CC-0010&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; HEATHER GOELOE, ET AL.&nbsp; v.&nbsp; ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)2019-C-0011&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ARNOLD D. FELDMAN, MD v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS (Parish of Orleans)2019-C-0012&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DONALD PONSETI, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR AND SUCCESSION REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUCCESSION OF MARVIN PONSETI AND THEODORE PONSETI, ET AL.&nbsp;&nbsp; v.&nbsp; TOURO INFIRMARY, GHI INSURANCE COMPANY, NURSE JANE DOE, DOCTOR JOHN DOE, AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)2019-CC-0013&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PHILLIP JAMES&nbsp; v.&nbsp; ST. MARTIN PARISH GOVERNMENT, ET AL. (Parish of St. Martin) <a href="../../opinions/2019/19-0013.CC.sjc.wouldgrant.pdf">CRICHTON, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a>2019-CC-0015&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MICHAEL BRANTLEY, JR., ET AL. v. THE CITY OF GRETNA AND REDFLEX TRAFFIC SYSTEMS, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)2019-C-0016&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DONALD PAUL ARDOIN v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO., ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)2019-C-0023&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ALVIN MCBRIDE, ET AL.&nbsp;&nbsp; v.&nbsp; BRYAN LICHTENSTEIN, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)2019-CC-0027&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC&nbsp; v.&nbsp; CAROL GUILLORY (Parish of Allen)2019-KK-0033&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp; v.&nbsp; ROBERT SILVERI (Parish of Lafourche)2019-KK-0035&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA v. IRWIN GOMEZ-COLON (Parish of Jefferson) GUIDRY, J., recused.2019-C-0036&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JUNE COOLEY AND DWAYNE COOLEY&nbsp; v.&nbsp; DR. ERNESTO KUFOY, ET AL. (Parish of Beauregard)2019-CC-0037&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NICOLE SIMONE&nbsp; v.&nbsp; CITY OF BATON ROUGE, MARVIN D. FRAZIER, STATE LUMBER AND SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION&nbsp;&nbsp; C/W&nbsp;&nbsp; MARVIN D. FRAZIER v. NICOLE SIMONE, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, CITY OF BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AND PENNSYLVANIA &amp; INDIANA LUMBERMANS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2019-CC-0041&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IN RE: MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL PROCEEDINGS FOR THE CLAIM OF MISTY L. MONES (Parish of Orleans)2019-CC-0042&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CORA NEALOND v. AKWASI SEFA, M.D. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)2019-C-0044&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ROBERT L. WATTIGNY, SR.&nbsp; v.&nbsp; HOSKIN HOMES L.L.C., AND BS RENTALS OF LOUISIANA, L.L.C. (Parish of Plaquemines)2019-KK-0047&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE OF LOUISIANA&nbsp; v.&nbsp; DNERIUS ANTOINE (Parish of Lafayette) JOHNSON, C.J., would grant. HUGHES, J., would grant. <a href="../../opinions/2019/19-0047.KK.jtg.wouldgrant.pdf">GENOVESE, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a>2019-CJ-0119&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LAURA MEINE DUNCAN v. SCOTT FURM MOFFORD DUNCAN (Parish of Jefferson)&nbsp;&nbsp;
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