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<div><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 #011</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">17th 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 denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0375.CJ.action.pdf">2021-CJ-00375&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF D.R. AND A.R.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tangipahoa)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0375.CJ.JDH.dis.pdf">Hughes, J., would grant and will assign reasons</a>.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">23rd 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. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0166.C.PC.pdf">2021-C-00166&nbsp;DEBORAH MARIE HORAIST VS. EDWARD A. PRATT AND JEAN JOHNSON PRATT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><h1>Joint petition for transfer to active status granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0184.OB.PC.pdf">2021-OB-00184&nbsp;IN RE: PAUL J. BARKER</a></p><h1>Petition for permanent resignation from the practice of law in lieu of discipline granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0204.OB.PC.pdf">2021-OB-00204&nbsp;IN RE: STEPHEN A. JEFFERSON</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0204.OB.sjc.con.pdf">Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0204.OB.jbc.con.pdf">McCallum, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0228.OB.PC.pdf">2021-OB-00228&nbsp;IN RE: CRAIG T. BROUSSARD</a></p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-0896.KH.action.re.pdf">2020-KH-00896&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHARLES H. PARKER, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Franklin)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, &sect; 6:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1190.CC.action.re.pdf">2020-CC-01190&nbsp;SENIORS' CLUB, LLC., A LOUISIANA LIABILITY COMPANY, SENIOR'S CLUB ADHC AND PCA CENTER, (LOUISIANA MEDICAID PROVIDER NO. 17259), SENIOR'S CLUB ADULT DAY HEALTH (LOUISIANA MEDICAID PROVIDER NO. 56088), SENIOR'S CLUB (LOUISIANA MEDICAID PROVIDER NO. 11460) VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS, HON. KATHY H. KLIEBERT, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1287.C.action.re.pdf">2020-C-01287&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BRANDON DESCHUNE DAVIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0154.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-00154&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ALFRED SCALES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0154.KH.jlw.grant.pdf">Weimer, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., would grant for the reasons assigned by Chief Justice Weimer.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0157.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-00157&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSEPH MICHAEL KURZ</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Griffin, J., would deny on the showing made.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0182.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-00182&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHN POULLARD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)<br />Genovese, J., recused in case number 2021-KH-00182 only.</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State ex rel. Campbell v. State, 16 0072 (La. 8/4/17), 223 So.3d 1146.(La. 8/4/17), 223 So.3d 114.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0177.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00177&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHN HENRY CAMPBELL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2021-KH-00177 only.</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-0524.KP.action.pdf">2020-KP-00524&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CURTIS DEAL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/20-0524.KP.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1243.OK.action.pdf">2020-OK-01243&nbsp;GLENN DAMOND VS. FRANK A. MARULLO, III, PAUL A. BONIN, NICHOLAS STEPHEN BERGERON, JUDICIARY COURTS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, FRANK A. MARULLO, JR., AND CITY OF NEW ORLEANS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1286.KP.action.pdf">2020-KP-01286&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JONATHON LEE SMITH</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1286.KP.jlw.grant.pdf">Weimer, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Chief Justice Weimer.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1310.KP.action.pdf">2020-KP-01310&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSHUA D. BROOKS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2020-KP-01310 only.<br />Weimer, C.J., would deny on showing made.<br />Griffin, J., would grant to consider the applicability of Ramos v. Louisiana, 140 S.Ct. 1390, 206 L.Ed.2d 583 (2020).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1327.KP.action.pdf">2020-KP-01327&nbsp;TREVON WILEY VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1327.KP.jlw.grant.pdf">Weimer, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Chief Justice Weimer.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1451.CI.action.pdf">2020-CI-01451&nbsp;ALDOLPHUS WILSON, SR. VS. JAMES M. LEBLANC, SECRETARY, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY &amp; CORRECTIONS, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1453.CI.action.pdf">2020-CI-01453&nbsp;ALDOLPHUS WILSON VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0030.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00030&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GLENN DAMOND</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0073.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00073&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF ETHEL FAYE BROWN BLACKWELL C/W SUCCESSION OF FRED BLACKWELL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0083.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00083&nbsp;KHIRY COSEY ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, CORBIN HILLIARD AND ALLYSSA HILLIARD INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF REGINALD HILLARD, JR.; TIARA LIGGINS AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD, TAKHIREE HILLARD INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF REGINALD HILLARD, JR.; TUKEYA JARVIS INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THOMAS HILLARD; 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 INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF REGINALD HILLARD, JR.; TIARA LIGGINS AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD, TAKHIREE HILLARD, ET AL. 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</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0083.C.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0101.KP.action.pdf">2021-KP-00101&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TED LEE CANNON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tangipahoa)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0101.KP.jlw.grant.pdf">Weimer, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Chief Justice Weimer.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0139.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00139&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF SANDRA A. MCELVEEN ROBIHO C/W SUCCESSION OF MELISSA MARIA ROBIHO C/W MELVIN PAUL ROBHIO, JR. AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF SANDRA A. MCELVEEN ROBIHO VS. BRANDON ROBIHO AND WHITNEY ROBIHO AS CO-ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF MELISSA ROBIHO</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0142.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00142&nbsp;NIDAL BALBESI, ET AL. VS. LAFAYETTE-CITY PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0147.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00147&nbsp;BRADY BASS VS. DISA GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, INC., CONVENIENT CARE, L.L.C. D/B/A TOTAL OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, RANDY B. BARNETT, D.O., AND PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0149.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00149&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. VERNON WASHINGTON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Weimer, C.J., would deny on the showing made.<br />Griffin, J., would grant to consider the applicability of Ramos v. Louisiana, 140 S.Ct. 1390, 206 L.Ed.2d 583 (2020).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0151.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00151&nbsp;GEANNA AND KENDALL LADNER VS. REM MANAGEMENT, LLC D/B/A MCDONALD'S, MASKER MANAGEMENT, LLC D/B/A MCDONALD'S BAYOU LIBERTY PROPERTY, LLC., AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0152.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00152&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KEVIN BROWN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Weimer, C.J., would deny on the showing made.<br />Griffin, J., would grant to consider the applicability of Ramos v. Louisiana, 140 S.Ct. 1390, 206 L.Ed.2d 583 (2020).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0156.KK.action.pdf">2021-KK-00156&nbsp;DARREN ROBINSON VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0160.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00160&nbsp;FRED OSWALD VS. RANDALL C. "RANDY" SMITH, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE SHERIFF OF ST. TAMMANY PARISH</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0160.CC.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons.</a><br />McCallum, J., would grant and docket for the reasons assigned by Justice Crichton.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0164.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00164&nbsp;CONTINUING TUTORSHIP OF M.A., A PERSON WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Genovese, J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0167.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00167&nbsp;CONTINUING TUTORSHIP OF T.R.B., A PERSON WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Genovese, J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0173.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00173&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EDDIE L. WILLIAMS, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Weimer, C.J., would deny on the showing made.<br />Griffin, J., would grant to consider the applicability of Ramos v. Louisiana, 140 S.Ct. 1390, 206 L.Ed.2d 583 (2020).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0175.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00175&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WESLEY RICKS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Morehouse)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0180.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00180&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MAC ARTHUR LATCHIE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Natchitoches)<br />Griffin, J., would grant to consider the applicability of Ramos v. Louisiana, 140 S.Ct. 1390, 206 L.Ed.2d 583 (2020).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0185.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00185&nbsp;DARRELL TILLERY VS. DARREL VANNOY, WARDEN</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0185.KH.jlw.grant.pdf">Weimer, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., would grant for the reasons assigned by Chief Justice Weimer.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0189.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00189&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAMES EDWARD MASON, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2021-KH-00189 only.<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0189.KH.jlw.grant.pdf">Weimer, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., would grant for the reasons assigned by Chief Justice Weimer.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0192.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00192&nbsp;SHARON CONROY AND THOMAS CONROY VS. HOWARD, REED &amp; PEDERSEN, D. DOUGLAS HOWARD, JR., ESQ., JONATHAN PEDERSEN, ESQ., AND SHAWN C. REED, ESQ., THE LAW OFFICE OF SHAWN C. REED, LLC. AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0193.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00193&nbsp;DAVID LACERTE VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DARYL PURPERA, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS LOUISIANA LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR, STEPHEN STREET, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.<br />Crichton, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0196.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00196&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RAYMOND H. KIMBLE, III</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0210.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00210&nbsp;PAUL POUPART VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0222.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00222&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EDDIE L. WILLIAMS, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Weimer, C.J., would deny on the showing made.<br />Griffin, J., would grant to consider the applicability of Ramos v. Louisiana, 140 S.Ct. 1390, 206 L.Ed.2d 583 (2020).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0250.CJ.action.pdf">2021-CJ-00250&nbsp;ANDREW FAIRBANKS VS. BROOKE BENINATE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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