<div><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 #018</div></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td valign="top">FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA</td><td valign="top"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </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> </p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">4th day of May, 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 briefing notice and Order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0347.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00347 CINDY PLANCHARD VS. NEW HOTEL MONTELEONE, LLC</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><h1>Discipline imposed. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0339.B.PC.pdf">2021-B-00339 IN RE: NICHOLAS ANTHONY BELLARD</a></p><h1>Reciprocal discipline imposed. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0298.B.PC.pdf">2021-B-00298 IN RE: VINCENT WILKINS, JR.</a></p><h1>Stay denied. Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, § 6:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0050.KP.action.re.pdf">2021-KP-00050 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOE LEE GRADY, JR.</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0050.KP.jlw.con.pdf">Weimer, C.J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., concurs for reasons assigned by Chief Justice Weimer.</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, § 6:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/19-0312.KO.action.re.pdf">2019-KO-00312 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RALPH JOHNSON</a> (Parish of Allen)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/19-1247.KH.action.re.pdf">2019-KH-01247 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHANNON CHARLES FERGUSON</a> (Parish of St. Mary)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused in case number 2019-KH-01247 only.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/19-1594.KH.action.re.pdf">2019-KH-01594 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CURTIS GORDON</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</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 § 5(b).:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0407.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00407 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KENDALL LEWIS</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State v. Workman, 17-0716 (La. 10/29/18), 255 So.3d 579.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1497.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-01497 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GARY L. WORKMAN</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Stay denied. Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0520.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00520 MANDY TUMLIN VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE & FISHERIES (State Civil Service Commission)</a><br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0079.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-00079 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BRETT WAYNE BURNLEY</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0321.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-00321 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BRITISH LAMONT JAMES</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused in case number 2021-KH-00321 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0352.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-00352 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TYVON TURNER</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0130.K.action.pdf">2021-K-00130 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JONTREAL A. FISHER</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0194.KO.action.pdf">2021-KO-00194 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EMILE RICHARD -AKA- EMILE JOSEPH RICHARD</a> (Parish of Evangeline)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0217.KO.action.pdf">2021-KO-00217 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TERANCE ROSHELL DAWSON</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0256.K.action.pdf">2021-K-00256 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHARLES RAY DYAS, JR.</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0291.KK.action.pdf">2021-KK-00291 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL PAYNE</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0291.KK.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and remand and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., would grant and reverse lower courts.<br />McCallum, J., would grant and reverse lower courts.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0302.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00302 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DONALD RAY MOORE, JR.</a> (Parish of Bossier)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0315.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00315 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANDRE THOMAS</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0334.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00334 FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY, LLC VS. TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC</a> (Parish of Assumption)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2021-CC-00334 only.<br />Hughes, J., would grant and docket.<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0334.CC.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0345.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00345 ELAINE K. JOHNSON VS. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA SYSTEM</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0345.CC.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0376.OC.action.pdf">2021-OC-00376 LYDIA MCCOY VS. 19th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF LOUISIANA</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0380.CJ.action.pdf">2021-CJ-00380 SHELLY BERNSTEIN VS. KENNETH D. BERNSTEIN</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0381.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00381 LYDIA GERARD VS. E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, DUPONT SPECIALTY PRODUCTS USA, LLC, ET AL.</a> (Parish of St. John the Baptist)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0385.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00385 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 2021-CC-00385 only.<br />Hughes, J., would grant and docket.<br />Crichton, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0389.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00389 WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH COUNCIL VS. JOSEPH GORDON TULLIER, SR., RAE Q. TULLIER, BARTON JAMES TULLIER, AND PHILLIP JOHN DEBENEDETTO</a> (Parish of West Baton Rouge)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2021-C-00389 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0390.CJ.action.pdf">2021-CJ-00390 SHELLY BERNSTEIN VERSUS KENNETH D. BERNSTEIN</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0470.CJ.action.pdf">2021-CJ-00470 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF B. N. AND M. N.</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p> </p></div></div>