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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 #044</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">12th day of November, 2020</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Writ application granted with order - The court of appeal acted improvidently in exercising its supervisory jurisdiction under the facts presented. Accordingly, the judgment of the court of appeal is vacated and set aside. The judgment of the district court is reinstated, reserving the right of defendant to seek review of the ruling on appeal:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1309.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01309 DIANA VELEZ VS. GEICO CASUALTY COMPANY</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Crichton, J., would deny.<br />Crain, J., would deny. Plaintiff has an adequate remedy by proffering the contested evidence into the record for review on appeal.</p><h1>Application for rehearing denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1309.CC.reh.action.pdf">2020-CC-01309 DIANA VELEZ VS. GEICO CASUALTY COMPANY</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Crichton, J., would grant rehearing.<br />Crain, J., would grant rehearing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">13th day of November, 2020</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below: </p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1219.KK.PC.pdf">2020-KK-01219 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GEORGE CEPRIANO</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1219.KK.jtg.deny.pdf">Genovese, J., dissents and would deny.</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">18th day of November, 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/2020/20-1020.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01020 ALBERT GLEN DAVIS VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE LOUISIANA RACING COMMISSION, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1094.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01094 CHARLES HIGGINS VS. LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0678.KK.PC.pdf">2020-KK-00678 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JERRIT MONTGOMERY</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., would deny.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0818.CC.PC.pdf">2020-CC-00818 PRECEPT CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP VS. TERINA L. WALKER, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Weimer, J., would grant and docket.<br />Hughes, J., would deny.<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0818.CC.sjc.con.pdf">Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br />Boddie, J., would deny.</p><h1>Petition for interim suspension granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1235.B.PC.pdf">2020-B-01235 IN RE: STEPHEN A. JEFFERSON</a></p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1138.B.PC.pdf">2020-B-01138 IN RE: CHARLES KRAMER DIEL</a><br />Hughes, J., would reject and impose lesser sanction.<br />Genovese, J., would reject and impose lesser sanction.</p><h1>Petition to take bar exam denied. See order:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0159.BA.PC.pdf">2020-BA-00159 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-811</a><br />Hughes, J., would grant permission to take bar exam.<br />Crain, J., would grant petition, conditional upon referral to committee on character and fitness upon passing bar.</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0638.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00638 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHRISTOPHER LEE GRIFFIN</a> (Parish of Bossier)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1101.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-01101 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ALFRED MAYO</a> (Parish of Allen)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State ex rel. Ricks v. State, 16 0229 (La. 8/4/17), 222 So.3d 718.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0635.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00635 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WESLEY RICKS</a> (Parish of Morehouse)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State ex rel. Demouchette v. State, 15 2266 (La. 4/13/17), 215 So.3d 672.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0663.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00663 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PRESTON G. DEMOUCHETTE, JR. A/K/A PRESTON DEMOUCHET, JR. A/K/A PRESTON J. DEMOUCHET</a> (Parish of Acadia)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State ex rel. Demouchet v. State, 15 1200 (La. 5/2/16), 189 So.3d 1055.: </h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0668.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00668 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PRESTON G. DEMOUCHET, JR.</a> (Parish of St. Mary)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State v. Manning, 18 0614 (La. 3/18/19), 265 So.3d 758.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0670.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00670 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DAVID JEROME MANNING, JR.</a> (Parish of Ouachita)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1627.KH.re.action.pdf">2019-KH-01627 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WALTER JOHNSON</a> (Parish of Washington)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0112.KH.re.action.pdf">2020-KH-00112 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PATRICK CASSIUS MCCLENDON</a> (Parish of Washington)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0356.re.K.action.pdf">2020-K-00356 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TROY VARNADO</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied - See State v. Rousset, 2020-K-00862 (La.), _ So.3d _.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0859.KK.re.action.pdf">2020-KK-00859 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHRISTOPHER ROUSSET</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Hughes, J., would grant in part.<br />Genovese, J., would grant in part.</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, &sect; 6:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-2059.KH.re.action.pdf">2019-KH-02059 KEVIN WISE VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application not considered - Petitioner has not demonstrated that he sought review in the court 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/2020/20-1163.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-01163 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LANCE ANDREW JOHNSTON</a> (Parish of Ouachita)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1965.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01965 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PANAGIOTIS IOANNIS KONDYLIS</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2019-KH-01965 only.<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0391.K.action.pdf">2020-K-00391 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CORDAY TREVEIL TAYLOR</a> (Parish of Rapides)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0391.K.bjj.gip.pdf">Johnson, C.J., would grant in part and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0628.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00628 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MONTECO K. FROST</a> (Parish of Richland)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0705.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00705 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANDRE THOMAS</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0785.K.action.pdf">2020-K-00785 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. THOMAS CALVIN HENSON, JR.</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0785.K.bjj.con.pdf">Johnson, C.J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0785.K.jdh.con.pdf">Hughes, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0862.K.action.pdf">2020-K-00862 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHRISTOPHER ROUSSET</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Hughes, J., would grant in part.<br />Genovese, J., would grant in part.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0887.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00887 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. NOLAN MOTT</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0909.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00909 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EMILE DANIEL RICHARD</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0933.K.action.pdf">2020-K-00933 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ERROL VICTOR, SR.</a> (Parish of St. John the Baptist)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0933.K.jlw.dis.pdf">Weimer, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Hughes, J., would grant the State's writ.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0947.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00947 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHN POULLARD</a> (Parish of St. Landry)<br />Genovese, J., recused in case number 2020-KH-00947 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1077.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01077 ALLCO, LLC &amp; ALLCO VIRGIN ISLANDS, LLC VS. APTIM ENVIRONMENTAL &amp; INFRASTRUCTURE, LLC F/K/A APTIM ENVIRONMENTAL &amp; INFRASTRUCTURE, INC., &amp; JONATHON HUNT</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1077.CC.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Justice Genovese.</a><br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1077.CC.jtg.grant.pdf">Genovese, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1098.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01098 PEGGY BROWNING AND MASON OWENS VS. CHRISTUS HEALTH CENTRAL D/B/A CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL, ET AL.</a> (Parish of St. Bernard)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1109.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01109 PEGGY BROWNING, ET AL. VS. CHRISTUS HEALTH CENTRAL D/B/A CHRISTUS ST. FRANCIS CABRINI HOSPITAL, ET AL.</a> (Parish of St. Bernard)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1113.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01113 COMMERCIAL FLOORING GULF COAST, L.L.C., D/B/A PRIORITY FLOORS VS. RCC FLOORING, L.L.C.</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1113.CC.jdh.dis.pdf">Hughes, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1118.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01118 WENDY LEA WINGFIELD HARVILLE VS. HEATH LLOYD HARVILLE</a> (Parish of Bossier)<br />Weimer, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1118.CC.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Genovese, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1146.C.action.pdf">2020-C-01146 CHRISTOPHER A. BAILEY (D), ET AL. VS. DR. MICHAEL LOEWE, ET AL.</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1152.OC.action.pdf">2020-OC-01152 FIRESTONE POLYMERS, L.L.C., BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, L.L.C., AND BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS, INC. VS. THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, CITGO PETROLUEM CORPORATION, OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION AND OXY USA, INC.</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2020-OC-01152 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1154.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01154 CARL KRIELOW, GLENDON MARCEAUX, PHILLIP J. WATKINS, AND 44 SIMILARLY SITUATED PLAINTIFFS VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1154.CC.jdh.dis.pdf">Hughes, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1217.CD.action.pdf">2020-CD-01217 JANE DOE VS. KYLE S. POULICEK</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> </div>
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