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<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 #037</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> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="nrbody"><style>.nrbody h1{ display:block; font-size:1em; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline; } .nrbody p { text-align:justify; } .nrdate { font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline; } </style> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>On the <span class="nrdate">2nd day of October, 2020</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Denied: </h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1147.BA.action.pdf">2020-BA-01147 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-7452</a></p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1135.BA.reh.action.pdf">2020-BA-01135 IN RE: COMMITTE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN: N/A </a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">6th day of October, 2020</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Writ application granted</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0685.C.action.pdf">:2020-C-00685 STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL. VS. LOUISIANA LAND&amp; EXPLORATION CO., ET AL.</a> (Parish of Vermilion)<br />Genovese, J., recused in case number 2020-C-00685 only.</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1060.C.PC.pdf">2020-CC-01060 COLBY GIRARD VS. ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Lafayette)<br />Genovese, J., recused in case number 2020-CC-01060 only.<br />Weimer, J., would grant and docket.</p><h1>Joint petition for interim suspension granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1133.B.PC.pdf">2020-B-01133 IN RE: LUKE JOSEPH THIBODEAUX, II</a></p><h1>Granted with order.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1049.BA.action.pdf">2020-BA-01049 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-51614</a></p><h1>Writ application granted in part. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1733.K.PC.pdf">2019-K-01733 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAMES MATTHEW COLE</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0442.K.PC.pdf">2020-K-00442 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BREYIANA BROWN</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Granted in part; otherwise denied. See per curium.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0252.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00252 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ALONZO T. WASHINGTON</a> (Parish of Bossier)</p><h1>Writ application not considered. Not timely filed. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X, &sect; 5(a):</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0759.KK.action.pdf">2020-KK-00759 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHAWN ROUSELL</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, &sect; 6:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-2002.KH.re.action.pdf">2019-KH-02002 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANTHONY FARRIER</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Johnson, C.J., would grant for reasons previously assigned.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0344.C.re.action.pdf">2020-C-00344 LARRY SYLVESTER COLA, JR. VS. TONYA LEATHERMAN COLA</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0429.K.re.action.pdf">2020-K-00429 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. AARON G. HAUSER</a> (Parish of Beauregard)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0429.K.jlw.con.pdf">Weimer, J., concurs in the refusal to reconsider and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0429.K.re.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant reconsideration and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., concurs for reasons assigned by Justice Weimer.</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-0533.K.action.pdf">2019-K-00533 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. REGINALD JONES</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-0533.K.reh.bjj.grant.pdf">Johnson, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-0533.K.jlw.con.pdf">Weimer, J., concurs in result and assigns reasons.</a><br />Genovese, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1820.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01820 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LEMERICK VERNELL CHRISTOPHER</a> (Parish of Ouachita)</p><h1>Application for rehearing denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1795.K.reh.action.pdf">2019-K-01795 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. AHMAD RAINEY</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0327.CC.reh.action.pdf">2020-CC-00327 LETTIE CARUSO VS. RODNEY WOOTEN AND ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><h1>Writ application denied. Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review and fails to show that any exception permits his successive filing. See State ex rel. Gibson v. State, 17 0590 (La. 5/25/18), 243 So.3d 558.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0264.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00264 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WALTER C. GIBSON, JR.</a> (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><h1>Denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0938.OB.action.pdf">2020-OB-00938 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 19-PDB-087</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0939.OB.action.pdf">2020-OB-00939 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 19-PDB-091</a></p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0050.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00050 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DEMARIUS MONTREAL RUCKS</a> (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0319.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00319 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DANNY HOMOLA</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0551.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00551 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. FREDERICK THOMPSON, JR.</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2020-KH-00551 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0558.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00558 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LANORRIS DYNELL WEATHERS</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0559.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00559 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CORDELL SHIVERS</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0805.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00805 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BACARDNEY WAYNE GEORGE</a> (Parish of Iberia)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0823.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00823 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KEITH BREWER</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0020.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00020 DOUGLAS CASSARD VS. DARRELL VANNOY</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0020.KH.bjj.grant.pdf">Johnson, C.J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0267.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00267 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EARTON LYNN SMITH</a> (Parish of Bossier)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0268.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00268 SHEDRICK GIVENS VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0268.KH.bjj.grant.pdf">Johnson, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0377.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00377 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TREVOR A. EDDEN</a> (Parish of Caddo) <br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2020-KH-00377 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0408.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00408 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHRISTOPHER WAYNE MULLEN</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0495.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-00495 STATE OF LOUISIANA AND THE VERMILION PARISH SCHOOL BOARD VS. THE LOUISIANA LAND &amp; EXPLORATION COMPANY, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Vermilion)<br />Genovese, J., recused in case number 2020-CC-00495 only.<br />Johnson, C.J., would grant.<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0555.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00555 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. FITZPATRICK P. WILLIAMS</a> (Parish of St. Helena)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0556.CI.action.pdf">2020-CI-00556 AKANDO DUCKSWORTH VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0709.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00709 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ERIC DOMINIC NABORS</a> (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0723.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00723 WADE CONNER VS. KLARC LEMELLE, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0729.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00729 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY &amp; HEALTH CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. VS. JONATHAN FOWLER, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Plaquemines)<br />Johnson, C.J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0732.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00732 RUTH BLAZIO VS. OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION D/B/A OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM, RENEE Y. MEADOWS, M.D., KEONDRA N. LAFRANCE, R.N., DAVID M. MILLER, R.N., AND JOHN DOE</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0733.KK.action.pdf">2020-KK-00733 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHARLES PERKINS</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0735.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-00735 SANDRA BROWN VS. LOUISIANA STATE BOND COMMISSION</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge) </p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0736.KK.action.pdf">2020-KK-00736 CITY OF BATON ROUGE VS. ANDREA HARRIS</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0739.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00739 TAMMY CARLTON AND DAVID CARLTON VS. MICHELLE VOUGHT AND FOREMOST INSURANCE COMPANY</a> (Parish of Livingston)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0740.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00740 RALPH JOE DALTON, ET AL. VS. ALAN GRAHAM, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Desoto)<br />Hughes, J., would grant in part.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0742.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00742 SUCCESSION OF JOHNYE MAE MADDEN</a> (Parish of Webster)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0744.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00744 MICKEY MCGUINNESS QUINLAN, MACKEY SUGAR QUINLAN, AND CHARLES BRIAN SUGAR VS. MELISSA SUGAR-GOLD</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0745.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00745 LAW INDUSTRIES, LLC VS. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0745.C.jtg.grant.pdf">Genovese, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Welch.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0746.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00746 KHIRY COSEY ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, CORBIN HILLIARD AND ALLYSSA HILLIARD INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF REGINALD HILLIARD, JR; TIARA LIGGINS ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD, TAKHIREE HILLIARD INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF REGINALD HILLIARD, JR.; TUKEYA JARVIS INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THOMAS HILLIARD; AND DOROTHY JARVIS VS. FLIGHT ACADEMY OF NEW ORLEANS, LLC; JAZZ AVIATION, LLC; QBE INSURANCE CORPORATION; CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION, INC.; ABC INSURANCE COMPANY; SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT CORPORATION; ALLIANZ GLOBAL CORPORATE &amp; SPECIALTY SE; THE ESTATE OF JAMES BIONDO; AND DEF INSURANCE COMPANY C/W KHIRY COSEY ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, CORBIN HILLIARD AND ALLYSSA HILLIARD, ET AL. VS. FLIGHT ACADEMY OF NEW ORLEANS, LLC, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0748.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00748 MARK WOODS AND IANTHA WOODS VS. MORRIS H. WEINSTEIN, L.L.C., ET AL.</a> (Parish of St. Landry) <br />Genovese, J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0756.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00756 ENTRADA COMPANY, L.L.C. VS. TONY CASSELS, CONNIE L. CASSELS, MARC SHANNON CONERLY AND RICKIE CONERLY</a> (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0758.KK.action.pdf">2020-KK-00758 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROLAND FERRAND</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Weimer, J., would grant and docket.<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0758.KK.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0764.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00764 CHERYL A. MCCAIN VS. MOTEL 6</a> (Parish of Calcasieu) </p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0765.CD.action.pdf">2020-CD-00765 DITA WALKER VS. NAKISHA JACKSON</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0766.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00766 ERDWIN FUENTES VS. DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE</a> (Orleans Civil Service Commission)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0767.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00767 HELEN LOPEZ LANGUIRAND AND L. LOPEZ'S SONS, INC. VS. JOHN MAGRUDER LOPEZ, SHAWN L. LOPEZ, AND JOHN MICHAEL LOPEZ</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0770.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00770 DEBRA WHITE VS. WIS INTERNATIONAL</a> (Parish of Rapides) </p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0772.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00772 ROBERT SENSAT VS. R360 ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC., ET AL.</a> (Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0775.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-00775 MIRANDA MEREDITH, ET AL. VS. AMANDA BRISCO, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Catahoula)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0778.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00778 DANIEL CARL RAINER VS. JOHN THORNHILL C/W DANIEL CARL RAINER AND ANITA HUGHES RAINER VS. JOHN EUGENE THORNHILL AND RICHIE, RICHIE, &amp; OBERLE, L.L.P. AND DALE JESSE THORNHILL, III AND MICHAEL SEAN RAINER</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0852.K.action.pdf">2020-K-00852 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BRIAN L. POPE</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> </div>
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