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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 #023</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">13th day of May, 2021</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/2021/21-0631.KK.action.pdf">2021-KK-00631&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KAYLA JEAN GILES COUTEE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">25th 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/2021/21-0174.K.action.pdf">2021-K-00174&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. NOE A. AGULIAR-BENITEZ AKA NOE AGUILAR-BENITEZ</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0552.OC.action.pdf">2021-OC-00552&nbsp;CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD SALES &amp; USE DEPARTMENT, ET AL. VS. NELSON INDUSTRIAL STEAM COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0349.KK.PC.pdf">2021-KK-00349&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. HERMAN RANEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Crichton, J., would deny.<br />Crain, J., would deny.<br />McCallum, J., would deny.</p><h1>Denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0430.OB.action.pdf">2021-OB-00430&nbsp;IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 20-PDB-083</a></p><h1>Application for reconsideration granted. Writ application denied - See per curiam.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0038.KH.PC.re.pdf">2021-KH-00038&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ARTHUR BASALDUA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Iberia)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0134.KH.action.re.pdf">2021-KH-00134&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIE PRICE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, &sect; 6:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0175.KH.action.re.pdf">2021-KH-00175&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WESLEY RICKS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Morehouse)</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/2021/21-0299.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00299&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TERENCE BROWN A/K/A KENNETH DYER A/K/A TONY BROWN</a></p><h1>Writ application not considered. Not timely filed. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X, &sect; 5(a):</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0488.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00488&nbsp;EMANUEL FLINTROY, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED DAUGHTER, JESSICA WRIGHT VS. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER-MONROE, DR. RICK CAVELL, DR. GEWN HOLDINESS, DR. STUART MELTON, S.M. BEAL, RN, RANDY RATCLIFF, RN, LAUREN TUCKER, RN, K. RICHARDSON, RN AND S. DUNHAM, RN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ouachita)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State ex rel. Boston v. State, 2016-1296 (La. 9/22/17), 226 So.3d 442.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0374.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00374&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KARON BOSTON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State ex rel. Murphy v. State, 16-0171 (La. 6/5/17), 221 So.3d 63.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0397.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00397&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHN MURPHY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See Dickerson v. State, 2021-00025 (La. 4/13/21), --- So.3d ---.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0431.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00431&nbsp;ROY DICKERSON VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1150.KP.PC.pdf">2020-KP-01150&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CORDERRIUS DASHON MITCHELL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1456.KH.PC.pdf">2020-KH-01456&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DEBBIE E. ADAMS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Catahoula)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0211.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-00211&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. HAROLD L. FREE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0373.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-00373&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIAM D. LAUGA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2021-KH-00373 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0395.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-00395&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. HOWARD BURL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. John the Baptist)<br />Hughes, J., would grant in part.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0405.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-00405&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LEGREGORY EARL DAVIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0082.K.action.pdf">2021-K-00082&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BHAVIN P. NARAN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0163.KO.action.pdf">2021-KO-00163&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CALVIN HORTON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2021-KO-00163 only.<br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2021-KO-00163 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0203.KO.action.pdf">2021-KO-00203&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RON C. YOUNGBLOOD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. James)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0316.KO.action.pdf">2021-KO-00316&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAKOREY WILLIAMS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Charles)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0318.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00318&nbsp;CALVIN J. HILL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE EXECUTOR OF THE SUCCESSION OF ELNORA JOHNSON HILL VS. TMR EXPLORATION, INC., PARK EXPLORATION, INC., AND VITOL RESOURCES, INC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of West Baton Rouge)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2021-C-00318 only.<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0318.C.jdh.grant.pdf">Hughes, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0332.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00332&nbsp;DAWN ROBINSON, ET AL. VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0354.KK.action.pdf">2021-KK-00354&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. HERMAN RANEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0368.KO.action.pdf">2021-KO-00368&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RICHARD ALLEN MCLENDON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Bossier)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0409.CJ.action.pdf">2021-CJ-00409&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF A.C.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Livingston)<br />Genovese, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0429.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00429&nbsp;BESSIE TILLMAN VS. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INS. CO., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0434.OC.action.pdf">2021-OC-00434&nbsp;WBL SPE I, LLC VS. HERMAN HENRY STEVENSON, III A/K/A HERMAN H. STEVENSON, III</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0441.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00441&nbsp;JESSIE GILBERT, ET AL. VS. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of West Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0446.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00446&nbsp;EARL A. ADAMS, JR., ET AL. VS. CHEVRON USA, INC., ET AL. C/W EARL ADAMS, ET AL. VS. CHEVRON USA, INC., ET AL. C/W EARL ADAMS, ET AL. VS. CHEVRON USA, INC., ET AL. C/W EARL A. ADAMS, JR., ET AL. VS. CHEVRON USA, INC., ET AL. C/W ELDA LONG, ALTHEA SMART, EARL HYNES, EDWARD WILLIAMS, KENNETH MOUILLE, MALCOLM HARRIS, JR., AND MERLE MCINTYRE VS. JOSEPH GREFER AND THE ESTATE OF CAMILLE GREFER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0450.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00450&nbsp;SUGARLAND HOLDINGS, LLC VS. THE RUBY SLIPPER CAFE, LLC, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Griffin, J., recused in case number 2021-CC-00450 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0451.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00451&nbsp;HAYNES INTERESTS, LLC; COS INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC; BLUE BAYOU WATER PARK, LLC; DIXIE LANDIN, LLC VS. GARNEY COMPANIES, INC. D/B/A GARNEY CONSTRUCTION AND THE EAST BATON ROUGE SEWERAGE COMMISSION C/W HAYNES INTERESTS, LLC; COS INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC; BLUE BAYOU WATER PARK, LLC; DIXIE LANDIN, LLC VS. GARNEY COMPANIES, INC. D/B/A GARNEY CONSTRUCTION AND THE EAST BATON ROUGE SEWERAGE COMMISSION</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0452.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00452&nbsp;DWAYNE ALEXANDER VS. WAYNE R. CENTANNI, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A CENTANNI INVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES, AND DAVID PARNELL, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Griffin, J., recused in case number 2021-C-00452 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0480.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00480&nbsp;ANDREW F. PAYNE VERSUS GREGORY GLEN STANLEY, MITCHELL B. STANLEY, AND MICHAEL BRIAN STANLEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Morehouse)<br />Genovese, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0481.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00481&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. $3,136 IN US CURRENCY AND RORY K. GATES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Winn)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0485.KK.action.pdf">2021-KK-00485&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MARVIN ROBINSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0485.KK.wjc.grant.pdf">Crain, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0487.KK.action.pdf">2021-KK-00487&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EDWIN GOMEZ-DUARTE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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