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<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:justify;" width="90%"><tbody><tr valign="top" style=""><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> <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">9th day of March, 2021</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/2021/20-1233.K.action.pdf">2020-K-01233 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ELIZABETH TRAHAN A/K/A ELIZEBETH TRAHAN</a> (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1446.C.action.pdf">2020-C-01446 WINMILL TIRE, LLC, ET AL. VS. COLT, INC., ET AL.</a> (Parish of St. Landry)<br />Genovese, J., would deny.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1447.C.action.pdf">2020-C-01447 WINMILL TIRE, LLC, ET AL. VS. COLT, INC., ET AL.</a> (Parish of St. Landry)<br />Genovese, J., would deny.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1458.C.action.pdf">2020-C-01458 WINMILL TIRE, LLC, ET AL. VS. COLT, INC., ET AL.</a> (Parish of St. Landry)<br />Genovese, J., would deny.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1460.C.action.pdf">2020-C-01460 WINMILL TIRE, LLC, ET AL. VS. COLT, INC., ET AL.</a> (Parish of St. Landry)<br />Genovese, J., would deny.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0061.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00061 CHERYL AND MICHAEL MITCHELL VS. BATON ROUGE ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC, L.L.C. AND ROBERT W. EASTON, M.D.</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/19-0369.K.PC.pdf">2019-K-00369 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHARLES P. MAYEUX, JR. AKA CHARLES P. MAYEUX</a> (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1356.KK.PC.pdf">2020-KK-01356 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LARRY EARL MILES</a> (Parish of Assumption)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1356.KK.jlw.con.pdf">Weimer, C.J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br />Hughes, J., concurs for the reasons assigned by Chief Justice Weimer.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1386.CC.PC.pdf">2020-CC-01386 JEFF MERCER, LLC VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, WILLIS JENKINS, JOHN EASON, AND PAM HIGGINBOTHAM</a> (Parish of Ouachita)<br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2020-CC-01386 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1400.CJ.PC.pdf">2020-CJ-01400 FORREST KEITH COCHRAN VS. KATHERINE SAWYER FORMAN</a> (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><h1>Writ application granted in part. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1389.KK.PC.pdf">2020-KK-01389 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RONALD ROBINSON, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1389.KK.jdh.con.pdf">Hughes, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crichton, J., dissents.</p><h1>Joint petition for conditional admission granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0123.BA.PC.pdf">2021-BA-00123 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-913706</a></p><h1>Joint petition for transfer to disability inactive status granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0287.OB.PC.pdf">2021-OB-00287 IN RE: JACK H. TOBIAS</a></p><h1>Disbarment imposed. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1176.B.PC.pdf">2020-B-01176 IN RE: STACY MICHELE YOUNG</a><br /><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1176.B.jdh.dis.pdf">Hughes, J., dissents and would impose a lesser sanction.</a></p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline rejected. See order:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0037.B.PC.pdf">2021-B-00037 IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY</a><br />Weimer, C.J., would accept consent discipline.<br />Hughes, J., would accept consent discipline.<br />Genovese, J., would accept consent discipline.</p><h1>Petition to terminate conditional admission status granted. See Order.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/15-2145.OB.PC.pdf">2015-OB-02145 IN RE: BARRY S. RANSHI</a></p><h1>Petition for admission to the bar not considered; not timely filed. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XVII, &sect;&sect;9(B) and 9(D)(13):</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0107.BA.action.pdf">2021-BA-00107 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-956010</a></p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/19-0840.CI.action.re.pdf">2019-CI-00840 CORNELIUS L. WILSON VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2019-CI-00840 only.</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, &sect; 6:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/19-1799.KH.action.re.pdf">2019-KH-01799 MARK EURYSTTHEE VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-0016.KH.action.re.pdf">2020-KH-00016 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TYRONE CLOFER</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-0833.C.action.re.pdf">2020-C-00833 KARLIN RILEY VS. RACHEL LEE HOLLANDER, JOHN D. HOLLANDER, AND METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X, &sect;4 and &sect; 5(a):</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1199.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-01199 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EDIN O. MELGAR</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</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/2021/21-0023.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00023 JERRY F. FROST VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0058.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00058 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LADERICK L.D. JOHNSON</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0067.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00067 DEJUAN L. BRUNSON D/B/A DEJUAN LEE ANTHONY BRUNSON VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0102.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00102 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MARK WHITTED</a> (Parish of Lafourche)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0112.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00112 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DERRICK D. WEST</a> (Parish of Lincoln)<br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2021-KH-00112 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0118.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00118 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ARTIS BURKS</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0122.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00122 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DONALD CROCHET</a> (Parish of Lafourche)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0140.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00140 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PAUL NORMAN II</a> (Parish of Bossier)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0143.CI.action.pdf">2021-CI-00143 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHRISTOPHER GILCHRIST</a> (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0145.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00145 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. NATE WALKER</a> (Parish of Ascension)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0155.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00155 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JASON BARRAS</a> (Parish of Vermilion)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0162.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00162 ROBERT L. WILLIAMS VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Lincoln)<br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2021-KH-00162 only.</p><h1>Writ application denied - Untimely filed pursuant to La.S.Ct.R. X &sect; 5:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1301.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-01301 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHN HARRISON</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0015.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00015 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RANELL JOSEPH</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0022.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00022 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. FREDDIE NJAVARRE</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0035.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00035 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DONALD RUNNELS</a> (Parish of Allen)<br />Genovese, J., recused in case number 2021-KH-00035 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0038.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00038 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ARTHUR BASALDUA</a> (Parish of Iberia)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0051.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00051 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JACOBIE A. GREEN AKA "COBIE"</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0062.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00062 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHAWN A. CLARK</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0091.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00091 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. FRANKIE CLARKSON</a> (Parish of Bienville)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0115.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00115 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CLARENCE JONES</a> (Parish of Concordia)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0134.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00134 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIE PRICE</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0141.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00141 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CORNELIUS WILSON</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2021-KH-00141 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0158.CI.action.pdf">2021-CI-00158 CARLOS LEWIS VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY &amp; CORRECTIONS</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2021-CI-00158 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0168.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00168 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EDWARD GREEN</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0179.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00179 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DANIEL NGUYEN</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-0287.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-00287 CARLOS BERROA-REYES VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1496.KP.PC.pdf">2020-KP-01496 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANTHONY BARTON FORTUNE</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0063.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-00063 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LEWIS EZEKIEL GALLOWAY</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0072.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-00072 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PERRY CURRY</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Writ application denied: </h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1251.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-01251 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DAMARI JENNINGS</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1254.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-01254 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MARVIN WILEY A/K/A ANDRE WILSON A/K/A TONY MOORE</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused in case number 2020-KH-01254 only.<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1374.K.action.pdf">2020-K-01374 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DESMOND KEMON ORPHEY</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1437.KP.action.pdf">2020-KP-01437 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TYRONE K. DAVENPORT AND DALE ELMORE</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1473.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-01473 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DESMOND KEMON ORPHEY</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1482.CI.action.pdf">2020-CI-01482 DENNIS THOMAS VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1493.C.action.pdf">2020-C-01493 WILLIAM COOK SOILEAU &amp; RENEE SOILEAU VS. CARL SWAYZE RIGBY MD &amp; LOUISIANA MEDICAL MUTUAL INSURANCE</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1498.C.action.pdf">2020-C-01498 MICHAEL VOLTOLINA VS. CITY OF KENNER; AND KENNER MUNICIPAL FIRE &amp; POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1504.C.action.pdf">2020-C-01504 WILLIAM COOK AND RENEE SOILEAU VS. CARL SWAYZE RIGBY, M.D. AND LOUISIANA MEDICAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-1504.C.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0028.KO.action.pdf">2021-KO-00028 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHNNY E. JEFFERSON, JR.</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0028.KO.sjc.con.pdf">Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0057.KP.action.pdf">2021-KP-00057 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LON ADAMS</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0065.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00065 ASCENSION PARISH GOVERNMENT AND KENNETH MATASSA VS. BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HARRY ROBERT INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.</a> (Parish of Ascension)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0074.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00074 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAMES C. GLADNEY</a> (Parish of Bossier)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0074.KH.jlw.dis.pdf">Weimer, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., would grant for reasons assigned by C.J. Weimer.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0076.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00076 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. FRED JOHNSON</a> (Parish of Lafourche)<br />Griffin, J., would grant to consider the retroactivity of Ramos v. Louisiana, 140 S.Ct. 1390, 206 L.Ed.2d 583 (2020).</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0077.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00077 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. FRANCIS BROWN</a> (Parish of St. Landry)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0081.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00081 TAMANTHA FAUL VS. LOUIS ROBINSON ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Genovese, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0085.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00085 TABITHA WROTEN, GUARDIAN FOR MARTHA DEEN VS. FERRIDAY AUTO VENTURES, LLC, D/B/A LAKESIDE FORD AND BRYAN JACKSON</a> (Parish of Concordia)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0092.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00092 MICHELLE M. WALKER VS. TERRY E. WALKER</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Hughes, J., recused in case number 2021-C-00092 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0098.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00098 JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, JOHNNY DOE VS. ABC SCHOOL, JOSEPH DOE AND DEF SCHOOL BOARD</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2021-C-00098 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0103.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00103 DEBORAH HALLAL AND GEORGE HALLAL VS. WALTER H. EVERSMEYER, AND EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/21-0104.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00104 AUBREY ALEXANDRA DENTON, ET AL. VS. ST. LANDRY BANK &amp; TRUST CO.</a> (Parish of Lafayette)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> </div>
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