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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 #050</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">5th day of December, 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/2020/20-1382.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01382 AKIL AZIZ VS. DR. MICHAEL BURNELL</a> (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">22nd day of December, 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/2020/20-0971.C.PC.pdf">2020-C-00971 WALTER ZINN VS. ZAGIS, USA, LLC</a> (Office of Workers&rsquo; Compensation, District 3)<br />Weimer, J., dissents.<br />Hughes, J., would grant and docket.<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0971.C.sjc.dis.pdf">Crichton, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0971.C.wjc.con.pdf">Crain, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0999.C.PC.pdf">2020-C-00999 SHAWN MORGAN VS. WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, ERIC J. MORALES, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DEPUTY OF THE WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, CITY OF PORT ALLEN, PORT ALLEN POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND RON KAUFFMAN, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS AN OFFICER WITH THE PORT ALLEN POLICE DEPARTMENT</a> (Parish of West Baton Rouge)<br />Johnson, C.J., would deny.<br />Weimer, J., would grant and docket.<br />Crain, J., concurs.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1153.C.PC.pdf">2020-C-01153 LINDA KOCHER VS. TRUTH IN POLITICS, INC., AND CAUSEWAY CONNECTION PAC</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Johnson, C.J., would deny. Moot. The activity sought to be enjoined already occurred.<br />Hughes, J., would deny.<br />Genovese, J., would deny.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1414.CK.PC.pdf">2020-CK-01414 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF M.B.</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Hughes, J., dissents.<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1414.CK.sjc.dis.pdf">Crichton, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Writ application granted in part. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0932.C.PC.pdf">2020-C-00932 ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD VS. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND NORMAN WHITE, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Johnson, C.J., would grant and docket.<br />Weimer, J., would grant and docket.</p><h1>Conditional reinstatement granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1241.OB.PC.pdf">2020-OB-01241 IN RE: FRED A. BLANCHE, III</a></p><h1>Petition for interim suspension granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1340.B.PC.pdf">2020-B-01340 IN RE: RICHARD L. REYNOLDS</a></p><h1>Suspension imposed. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1162.B.PC.pdf">2020-B-01162 IN RE: FRED C. LEBLEU, III</a></p><h1>Denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0876.OB.action.pdf">2020-OB-00876 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 20-PDB-011</a></p><h1>Stay denied. Motion to recuse denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1179.OB.action.pdf">2020-OB-01179 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 17-DB-033</a><br />Johnson, C.J., would grant the motion to recuse.<br />Hughes, J., would grant the motion to recuse.<br />Crain, J., would grant the motion to recuse.</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-2090.KP.PC.pdf">2019-KP-02090 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BYRON RILEY</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-2090.KP.bjj.grant.pdf">Johnson, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Denied on the showing made:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1216.CC.action.pdf">2020-OC-01216 LOUSIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THROUGH LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY VETERNARIAN TEACHING HOSPITAL VS. LYDIA MCCOY</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Realtors have an adequate opportunity to present their arguments in the context of the appeals currently pending in the court of appeal:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1174.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01174 JOSEPH ROBERT, ET AL. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL. C/W GWENDOLYN BIERRA, ET AL. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL. C/W JOSEPH ROBERT, GLORIA DECUIR-ROBERT, ALBERT BIERRIA, GWENDOLYN BIERRIA, ET AL. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE GOVERNOR, THE DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, STATE LAND OFFICE, THE ORLEANS LEVEE DISTRICT, AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY-EAST</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1186.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01186 JOSEPH ROBERT, ET AL. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL. C/W GWENDOLYN BIERRA, ET AL. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL. C/W JOSEPH ROBERT, GLORIA DECUIR-ROBERT, ALBERT BIERRIA, GWENDOLYN BIERRA, ET AL. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE GOVERNOR, THE DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, STATE LAND OFFICE, THE ORLEANS LEVEE DISTRICT, AND THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY - EAST</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State v. Pogue, 18 2068 (La. 9/24/19), 279 So.3d 906:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1245.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-01245 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIE POGUE</a> (Parish of West Baton Rouge)</p><h1>Application for rehearing denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/18-1806.B.re.action.pdf">2018-B-01806 IN RE: JAMAR B. MYERS-MONTGOMERY</a> (Parish of Robert Louis Menard)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0561.K.re.action.pdf">2020-K-00561 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DONALD P. LEMOINE</a> (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1491.KH.re.action.pdf">2019-KH-01491 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. OSCAR WOODEN</a></p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, &sect; 6:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1315.KH.re.action.pdf">2019-KH-01315 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIE TRIPLETT</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2019-KH-01315 only.<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1315.KH.jlw.con.pdf">Weimer, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1643.KH.re.action.pdf">2019-KH-01643 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RON YOUNGBLOOD</a> (Parish of St. James)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1955.KO.re.action.pdf">2019-KO-01955 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOZA L. WISE</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0301.KH.re.action.pdf">2020-KH-00301 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BRANDON LAVERGNE</a> (Parish of Evangeline)<br />Genovese, J., recused in case number 2020-KH-00301 only. </p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0765.CD.re.action.pdf">2020-CD-00765 DITA WALKER VS. NAKISHA JACKSON</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0819.CP.re.action.pdf">2020-CP-00819 IN RE: SUCCESSION OF HAZEL NELL MORAN FOGG</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1247.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01247 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHANNON CHARLES FERGUSON</a> (Parish of St. Mary)<br />Weimer, J., recused in case number 2019-KH-01247 only.<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1247.KH.bjj.dis.pdf">Johnson, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0025.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00025 TREVOR CLIFTON VS. DARREL VANNOY, WARDEN</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0025.K.jdh.con.pdf">Hughes, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0155.C.action.pdf">2020-C-00155 AXIALL, LLC VS. ASSUMPTION PARISH BOARD OF REVIEW</a> (Parish of Assumption)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0708.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00708 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DERRICK BANKS</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Johnson, C.J., would grant and docket.<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0708.KH.jlw.dis.pdf">Weimer, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0797.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00797 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DAVID MICHAEL BULL</a> (Parish of Union)<br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2020-KO-00797 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0800.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00800 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CLYDE SANTON DISEDARE, JR. A/K/A CLYDE SANTON DISEDARE</a> (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0944.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00944 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SAMUEL RICHARDSON</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1026.C.action.pdf">2020-C-01026 LARKIN DEVELOPMENT NORTH, L.L.C. VS. CITY OF SHREVEPORT C/W LARKIN DEVELOPMENT AT RAILSBACK, L.L.C. VS. CITY OF SHREVEPORT</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2020-C-01026 only.<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1026.C.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1067.K.action.pdf">2020-K-01067 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MIRANDA CHEYENNE GILLEY</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Weimer, J., recused in case number 2020-K-01067 only.<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1067.K.jdh.con.pdf">Hughes, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1137.K.action.pdf">2020-K-01137 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. IVORY D. FRANKLIN, II</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1137.K.jdh.con.pdf">Hughes, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1173.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01173 ROBERT JAMES KENT VS. ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1202.C.action.pdf">2020-C-01202 ROBIN DOMINQUE AND ELDON DOMINQUE, JR. VS. ST. TAMMANY PARISH, ST. TAMMANY PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ST. TAMMANY CORONER&rsquo;S OFFICE, ST. TAMMANY PARISH OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT, THE ESTATE OF RODERICK RIST, EMILY BUEL RIST, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, DEF INSURANCE COMPANY, AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1209.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-01209 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIE DILLON</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1210.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-01210 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHERMAN HAMPTON</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1212.OC.action.pdf">2020-OC-01212 JACK ADAMS VS. RICK M. SUTTON C/W JACK ADAMS VS. RICK M. SUTTON C/W RICK SUTTON VS. JACK ADAMS, ET AL. C/W JACK ADAMS VS. RICK M. SUTTON C/W RICK SUTTON VS. JACK ADAMS, CHARLES ADAMS, POLLY POINT IMPORTS CORP. C/W JACK ADAMS VS. RICK M. SUTTON C/W RICK SUTTON VS. JACK ADAMS AND MAISON ROYALE, LLC C/W RICK M. SUTTON, INDIVIDUALLY AND DERIVATIVELY ON BEHALF OF RJANO HOLDINGS, INC. AND MAISON ROYALE, LLC VS. JACK ADAMS, MAISON ROYALE, LLE AND RJANO, INC.</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1215.C.action.pdf">2020-C-01215 GEORGE PETER MARSE, III AND HILARY MARSE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR DAUGHTER, ANNABELLA MARSE VS. RED FROG EVENTS, LLC, FIRST SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION, JAMES RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY, PETERSON BUILDERS, NORTH SOUTH RENOVATIONS, MARCUS M. EDWARDS, DANIEL L. LAUBER, MEGAN E. GASEOR, MARY A. KREKE, EMILY A. LITTLEJOHN, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, THE PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION C/W VANESSA WEST VS. RED FROG EVENTS, LLC, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, PETERSON BUILDERS FRAMING CONTRACTORS, LLC, DEF INSURANCE COMPANY, NORTH SOUTH RENOVATIONS, INC., GHI INSURANCE COMPANY AND PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA C/W BRYAN SAMPSON VS. RED FROG EVENTS, LLC, ET AL. C/W OLUWAFEYISAYO AKINKUGBE VS. RED FROG EVENTS, LLC, ET AL.</a> (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1225.C.action.pdf">2020-C-01225 ROBIN MURPHY VS. MKS PLASTICS, L.L.C.</a> (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1226.KK.action.pdf">2020-KK-01226 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LARRY BROYARD</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Genovese, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1228.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01228 STEPHEN SISTRUNK VS. FLORIDA MARINE, LLC AND FLORIDA MARINE TRANSPORTERS, LLC</a> (Parish of Iberville)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1228.CC.jdh.dis.pdf">Hughes, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1232.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01232 JONATHAN KAHN JONES VS. RUEY-JIANG WEN, A/K/A NITA LO</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1234.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01234 SUSAN RUSSO MARCHAND, ET AL. VS. TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Assumption)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2020-CC-01234 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1236.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01236 STACEY DUNCAN VS. LSU HEALTH HOSPITALS HEALTHCARE SERVICES DIVISION, ET AL.</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1239.C.action.pdf">2020-C-01239 OCEAN JASMINE MANNING VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1240.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01240 KAREN A. CONAWAY, ET AL. VS. JO ANNA MAE AMLIN, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1244.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-01244 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WESLEY DYSON</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Weimer, J., recused in case number 2020-KH-01244 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1253.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-01253 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RONALD B. MCCLANAHAN</a> (Parish of Sabine)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1257.C.action.pdf">2020-C-01257 DR. ALBERT LAGRAIZE VS. RACHELE BASLER, DERRICK RILEY AND PEOPLE SPEAK, L.L.C.</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br />Genovese, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1259.KK.action.pdf">2020-KK-01259 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DOMINIQUE VALLIER</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1262.C.action.pdf">2020-C-01262 SALINE LAKESHORE, L.L.C. VS. MARLON LITTLETON &amp; BENITA LITTLETON C/W SALINE LAKESHORE, L.L.C. VS. ERIC MORACE &amp; JULIE MORACE C/W SALINE LAKESHORE, L.L.C. VS. FRANK MORACE &amp; JANIE MORACE C/W BUDDY CANNON</a> (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1265.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-01265 ROBERT J. KENT, JASON B. MULVEY VS. ENTERGY LOUISIANA, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1292.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-01292 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TROY HOPKINS</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2020-KH-01292 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1304.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-01304 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DARRELL MICHAEL SMITH</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-1405.KK.action.pdf">2020-KK-01405 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROBIN VENTRIS</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> </div>
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