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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 #040</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">14th day of October, 2020</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Stay denied. Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1160.K.action.pdf">2020-K-01160 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. NICOLVA A. HARMON</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1182.KK.action.pdf">2020-KK-01182 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIAM COLEMAN TORRANS</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2020-KK-01182 only.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">20th 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/2020/19-1899.K.action.pdf">2019-K-01899 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WALTER PERELL FISHER, JR.</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2019-K-01899 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0571.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00571 MARTY MELERINE AND OYSTER FISHERIES, INC. VS. TOM'S MARINE &amp; SALVAGE, LLC, TOM'S WELDING, INC., TRIPLE T MARINE, LLC, CAPTAIN JAMES WILLIAMS, ALLIANZ GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANY, AND ALLIANZ GLOBAL CORPORATE AND SPECIALTY SE</a> (Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0693.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00693 JAMES J. HARTMAN, JR. VS. ST. BERNARD PARISH FIRE DEPARTMENT &amp; FARA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Granted and remanded. See per curiam.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0271.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00271 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. FRANKLIN CHURCH</a> (Parish of Livingston)</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam: </h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0107.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00107 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JEFFERY PEEL</a> (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />Weimer, J., concurs for reasons assigned by Justice Crain.<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0107.KH.wjc.con.pdf">Crain, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0711.KK.PC.pdf">2020-KK-00711 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CALVIN SMITH</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Crain, J., dissents.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0724.C.PC.pdf">2020-C-00724 CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD SALES &amp; USE DEPARTMENT, ET AL. VS. NELSON INDUSTRIAL STEAM COMPANY</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Genovese, J., would deny.<br />Boddie, J., would deny.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0750.CC.PC.pdf">2020-CC-00750 LYDIA AMOS, ET AL. VS. K-JON, INC., ET AL.</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0750.CC.jdh.dis.pdf">Hughes, J., would deny and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0858.C.PC.pdf">2020-C-00858 CINDY WILLIAMS VS. NORMAN S. HALEY C/W CINDY H. WILLIAMS VS. NORMAN S. HALEY</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0858.C.sjc.con.pdf">Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1091.B.PC.pdf">2020-B-01091 IN RE: LEONARD K. FISHER, III </a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1096.B.PC.pdf">2020-B-01096 IN RE: SHANE M. MOUTON</a></p><h1>Writ application not considered. Petitioner has not demonstrated that he sought review in the court(s) below before filing in this Court nor shown the "extraordinary circumstances" that would justify bypassing that level of review. La.S.Ct.R. X &sect; 5(b).:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0617.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00617 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GREGORY WAYNE COTTON</a> (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><h1>Writ application not considered. Not timely filed. See La. Code Civ. P. art. 2166.: </h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0866.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00866 CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD SALES &amp; TAX USE DEPARTMENT, ET AL. VS. NELSON INDUSTRIAL STEAM COMPANY</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><h1>Writ application not considered. Not timely filed. See Supreme Court Rule X, &sect; 5 and La. R.S. 9:5830.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0891.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00891 ALEX SHAIKH VS. SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)</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. Williams v. State, 15 1152 (La. 5/20/16), 191 So.3d 1010.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0402.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00402 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROBERT WILLIAMS</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Writ application denied. Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State v. Jefferson, 18 1458 (La. 5/6/19), 269 So.3d 694.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0639.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00639 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LORENZO JEFFERSON</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2020-KH-00639 only. </p><h1>Writ application denied. This court's July 18, 2019 order appointing the judge pro tempore has expired under its own terms.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0963.CJ.action.pdf">2020-CJ-00963 BENNY COUNCIL VS. TAMEKA COLLINS LIVINGSTON</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam: </h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1825.KP.PC.pdf">2019-KP-01825 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROY MORGAN</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0612.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00612 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KEVIN JAMES PITRE</a> (Parish of Evangeline)<br />Genovese, J., recused in case number 2020-KH-00612 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0627.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00627 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JACKIE LAMBERT</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0656.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00656 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CALVIN BERNARD JEFFERSON</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0657.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00657 ALBERT COX VS. DARRYL VANNOY, WARDEN LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0857.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00857 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DANA BOWLES</a> (Parish of Rapides)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0874.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00874 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DANNIE LEE LAFLEUR</a> (Parish of Evangeline)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0890.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00890 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. FREDDIE KING, JR.</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0890.KH.bjj.dis.pdf">Johnson, C.J., dissents from the writ denial with reasons.</a></p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0193.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00193 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. FREDRICK DEWAYNE GIPSON</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0382.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00382 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KELVIN A. BATISTE</a> (Parish of St. Martin)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0385.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00385 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WACO COLLINS, JR.</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2020-KH-00385 only.<br />Johnson, C.J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0525.K.action.pdf">2020-K-00525 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL GLEN ROBINSON</a> (Parish of Webster)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0539.CK.action.pdf">2020-CK-00539 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF C.B.</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Johnson, C.J., would grant.<br />Genovese, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Bartholomew-Woods.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0584.OK.action.pdf">2020-OK-00584 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TIMOTHY JOHN MAZIQUE</a> (Parish of St. John the Baptist)<br />Johnson, C.J., would grant.<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0584.OK.jdh.dis.pdf">Hughes, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0595.KK.action.pdf">2020-KK-00595 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PATRICK KINSEY ROBINSON</a> (Parish of Webster)<br />Weimer, J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0626.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00626 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TRAVIS L. JACKSON</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />Hughes, J., would remand to Court of Appeal.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0676.K.action.pdf">2020-K-00676 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JULIO RUANO</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.<br />Genovese, J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0721.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-00721 JOHN SARGEANT AND WILMA SARGEANT, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF CHRISTOPHER SARGEANT VS. ABC INSURANCE CO., CARLTON DUFRECHOU AND GREATER NEW ORLEANS EXPRESSWAY COMMISSION</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0774.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00774 RAIN CII CARBON, LLC VS. TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, LLC, ET AL</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0776.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-00776 FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY, LLC VS. TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC</a> (Parish of Assumption)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2020-CC-00776 only.<br />Crichton, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0792.K.action.pdf">2020-K-00792 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KEVIN MAYO</a> (Parish of St. Landry)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0832.KK.action.pdf">2020-KK-00832 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SAMSON NGUYEN</a> (Parish of Ascension)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0835.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00835 MARY JENKINS, DONNA JENKINS, AND DOMINIQUE JENKINS VS. NEFTALI LUEVANO HERNANDEZ, AG LOGISTICS, LLC, NATIONAL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, ACCORD INSURANCE COMPANY, CORA-TEXAS MFG.CO, INC., CORA TEXAS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC, KENDALL TAYLOR,SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY[,] ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY</a> (Parish of Iberville)<br />Crichton, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0853.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00853 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EDMOND D. SPENCER</a> (Parish of Washington)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0853.KH.bjj.grant.pdf">Johnson, C.J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0854.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00854 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DERRICK RYAN SMALL</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0860.KK.action.pdf">2020-KK-00860 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PATRICK VANLANGENDONCK</a> (Parish of Ascension)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0860.KK.bjj.con.pdf">Johnson, C.J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0868.K.action.pdf">2020-K-00868 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSHUA JAMAR COLEMAN</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0868.K.jtg.grant.pdf">Genovese, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0893.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00893 COAST 2 COAST CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. VS. PARISH OF ST. TAMMANY</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Genovese, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0912.KK.action.pdf">2020-KK-00912 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KEVIN HILSON</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Johnson, C.J., would grant.<br />Genovese, J., would grant and remand for evidentiary hearing.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0924.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00924 ROGER D. ANDERSON, TERRI T. ANDERSON, AND THERESA LEUSCHNER VS. LABORDE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, L.L.C., CATAMOUNT CONSTRUCTORS, INC., LMK BATON ROUGE CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C., AND THE STANDARD OF BATON ROUGE, L.L.C.</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0926.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00926 JAMES ASHTON LONG, ET AL. VS. THE SUCCESSION OF MARIAN SHIRLEY JAMES LONG, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Desoto)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0931.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-00931 BRANDON DONAHUE VS. SARAH ANN DONAHUE</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0935.KK.action.pdf">2020-KK-00935 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JASON ERROL HICKS</a> (Parish of Livingston)<br />Crichton, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Holdridge.<br />Genovese, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Holdridge.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0936.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00936 MICHAEL THIBODEAUX VS. ST. MARY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD</a> (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0943.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00943 PLAQUEMINES PARISH GOVERNMENT VS. BYRON WILLIAMS, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Plaquemines)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0948.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00948 JENNIFER LANDRY, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, AUSTIN M. LANDRY AND HAYLEA N. LANDRY, SURVIVING SPOUSE AND CHILDREN OF DECEDENT, JAMIE LANDRY VS. JOHN DOE AND OUR LADY OF THE LAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0952.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00952 JENNIFER LANDRY, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, AUSTIN M. LANDRY AND HAYLEA N. LANDRY, SURVIVING SPOUSE AND CHILDREN OF DECEDENT, JAMIE LANDRY VS. JOHN DOE AND OUR LADY OF THE LAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0954.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-00954 MCNABB REHABILITATION SERVICES, ET AL. VS. VANESSA MOTTA, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0955.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00955 GREGORY MATUSOFF VS. DEPARTMENT OF FIRE</a><br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0956.KK.action.pdf">2020-KK-00956 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILMER DIXON</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Johnson, C.J., would grant.<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Genovese, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0959.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-00959 MILDRED JONES VS. NEXT GENERATION HOMES, L.L.C. AND RECOVERY DEVELOPMENT GROUP, L.L.C.</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0961.CP.action.pdf">2020-CP-00961 SAMUEL BARKER VS. CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL CHARLES B. PLATTSMIER, THE LOUISIANA ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD (A STATE AGENCY), KAREN H. GREENDEPUTY DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, MICHAEL P. WILSONSCREENING COUNSEL, PANEL-A COUNSELS ANDERSON O. DOTSON, III, LINDA G. BIZZARO, CHARLES H. WILLIAMSON, JR., AND AUTUMN HARREL H2LAW, LLC</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0961.CP.sjc.con.pdf">Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0964.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00964 F. PATRICK QUINN, III VS. EDWIN M. PALMER AND DECATUR HOTELS, L.L.C.</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1010.OC.action.pdf">2020-OC-01010 FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY, LLC, ET AL VS. TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC</a> (Parish of Assumption)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2020-OC-01010 only.<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Crichton, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1011.OC.action.pdf">2020-OC-01011 CROSSTEX ENERGY SERVICES, LP, CROSSTEX LIG, LLC AND CROSSTEX PROCESSING SERVICES, LLC VS. TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Assumption)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2020-OC-01011 only.<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Crichton, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1013.OC.action.pdf">2020-OC-01013 PONCHARTRAIN NATURAL GAS SYSTEM, K/D/S PROMIX, LLC, ANDACADIAN GAS PIPLINE SYSTEM VS. TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, L.L.C., ET AL.</a> (Parish of Assumption)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2020-OC-01013 only.<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Crichton, J., would grant.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div>
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