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<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 #040</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 October, 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/2021/21-0621.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00621&nbsp;CALVIN LANDRY &amp; MARY LANDRY VS. PROGRESSIVE SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0763.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00763&nbsp;KIMBERLY BROOKE LABAUVE, ET AL. VS. LOUISIANA MEDICAL MUTUAL INS. CO., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0545.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-00545&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JEMARCUS O'BRIAN STEWART</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0686.C.PC.pdf">2021-C-00686&nbsp;CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS, INC. D/B/A JOHN CURTIS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL VS. LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, EDDIE BONNE, AND B.J. GUZZARDO, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Weimer, C.J., dissents.<br />Hughes, J., dissents.</p><h1>Petition for permanent resignation from the practice of law in lieu of discipline granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1283.OB.PC.pdf">2021-OB-01283&nbsp;IN RE: ALICIA JOHNSON BUTLER</a></p><h1>Petition for permanent retirement from the practice of law granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1300.OB.PC.pdf">2021-OB-01300&nbsp;IN RE: ROBERT S. GLASS</a></p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0955.B.PC.pdf">2021-B-00955&nbsp;IN RE: EUGENE P. REDMANN</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0955.B.jbm.con.pdf">McCallum, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1060.B.PC.pdf">2021-B-01060&nbsp;IN RE: JOHN W. REDMANN</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1060.B.jbm.con.pdf">McCallum, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1296.B.PC.pdf">2021-B-01296&nbsp;IN RE: BRANDON WADE CREEKBAUM</a></p><h1>Conditional readmission granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1199.OB.PC.pdf">2021-OB-01199&nbsp;IN RE: RAMSEY TERRY MARCELLO</a><br />Weimer, C.J., dissents.<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1199.OB.sjc.dis.pdf">Crichton, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., dissents.</p><h1>Granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1297.OB.PC.pdf">2021-OB-01297&nbsp;IN RE: APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL DECISION NO. 21-INT-0828</a></p><h1>Petition to terminate probation granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/16-1039.BA.PC.pdf">2016-BA-01039&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-407519</a></p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, &sect; 6:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0374.KH.action.re.pdf">2021-KH-00374&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KARON BOSTON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0500.CC.action.re.pdf">2021-CC-00500&nbsp;MELROSE URBAN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I, MELROSE URBAN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP II, PEPPERMILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I, PECAN ACRES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I, MONET ACRES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP II, RENOIR ACRES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP II, ST. LANDRY CROSSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I, HIDEAWAY CROSSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP II AND AAAGIN PROPERTY GROUP, LLC VS. HONORABLE DOUG WELBORN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CLERK OF COURT FOR THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, WILL J. BELTON, W.J. BELTON COMPANY, LLC, URBAN PARTNERS, LLC AND B &amp; J DEVELOPMENT AND CONTRACTING CORPORATION</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><h1>Writ application denied. Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State ex rel. Wise v. State, 2016-1879 (La. 3/23/18), 238 So.3d 973.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0548.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00548&nbsp;STATE EX REL. KEVIN WISE VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-0534.KP.PC.pdf">2020-KP-00534&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROGERS LACAZE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0305.KP.PC.pdf">2021-KP-00305&nbsp;STATE EX REL. COREY MILLER VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0571.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-00571&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANTIONE L. SCHAFFER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1016.KP.PC.pdf">2021-KP-01016&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GREGORY JOSEPH GOUGH</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Grant)</p><h1>Writ application denied. Moot:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0589.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00589&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA, EX REL. PAUL POUPART VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0469.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00469&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAIME L. ERASO</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0585.CI.action.pdf">2021-CI-00585&nbsp;JASON SPIKES VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY &amp; CORRECTIONS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., concurs. See La. Admin. Code Title 22, Part 1, &sect;341 (H).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0619.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00619&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOE BROWN, III</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. James)<br />Griffin, J., would grant in part to consider the retroactivity of Ramos v. Louisiana, 140 S.Ct. 1390 (2020) under Louisiana law. See Edwards v. Vannoy, 141 S.Ct. 1547, 1559 n. 6 (2021).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0646.CI.action.pdf">2021-CI-00646&nbsp;JASON SPIKES VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., concurs. See La. Admin. Code Title 22, Part 1, &sect;341 (H).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0648.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00648&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL WASHINGTON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Washington)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused in case number 2021-KH-00648 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0656.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00656&nbsp;LATOYA FONTENOT VS. UV INSURANCE RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC., ET AL. C/W MICHAEL ROBERTSON VS. UV INSURANCE RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Vermilion)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0656.C.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0689.K.action.pdf">2021-K-00689&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL BOEH</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0700.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00700&nbsp;CHARLIE ANDERSON, JR. VS. ELITE CONCRETE PUMPERS, LLC, ET AL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Mary)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0715.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00715&nbsp;PONTCHARTRAIN NATURAL GAS SYSTEM, K/D/S PROMIX, LLC AND ACADIAN GAS PIPELINE SYSTEM VS. TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Assumption)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2021-CC-00715 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0736.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00736&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MURPHY JOSEPH MELANCON, II</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0744.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00744&nbsp;GUY LECOMPTE VS. ST. TAMMANY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2021-C-00744 only.<br />Genovese, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Welch.<br />McCallum, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Welch.<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0744.C.pdg.con.pdf">Griffin, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0751.K.action.pdf">2021-K-00751&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL THIBODEAUX</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Iberia)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0752.K.action.pdf">2021-K-00752&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL THIBODEAUX</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Iberia)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant.<br />Genovese, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0795.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00795&nbsp;CHRISTOPHER W. SMITH VS. PREIS PLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0798.CI.action.pdf">2021-CI-00798&nbsp;PATRICK LEVIER VS. JOHN TRAHAN, JUDGE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)<br />Genovese, J., recused in case number 2021-CI-00798 only.<br />Griffin, J., would grant in part to consider the retroactivity of Ramos v. Louisiana, 140 S.Ct. 1390 (2020) under Louisiana law. See Edwards v. Vannoy, 141 S.Ct. 1547, 1559 n. 6 (2021).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0799.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00799&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA, EX REL. PAUL POUPART VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0801.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00801&nbsp;FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY, LLC VS. TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Assumption)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2021-CC-00801 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0802.KO.action.pdf">2021-KO-00802&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TONY JOHNSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0809.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00809&nbsp;JOHN STEWART GENTRY VS. PAUL D. SPILLERS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ouachita)<br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2021-C-00809 only.<br />Crain, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge McClendon.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0811.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00811&nbsp;IRENE MARIE BREAUX, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, TABITHA CAROLINE BREAUX AND ELWOOD JAMES BREAUX, III, CANDACE MARY BREAUX, BRANDON BREAUX, ERICKA BREAUX AND JAMIE BREAUX VS. THE GOODYEAR TIRE &amp; RUBBER COMPANY, JOHN DOE, AND NATHAN C.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Plaquemines)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0811.C.pdg.con.pdf">Griffin, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0817.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00817&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL L. MCCOY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0821.CK.action.pdf">2021-CK-00821&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF I. B.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0827.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-00827&nbsp;LOIS KIRK W/O/A LAWRENCE KIRK VS. URSIN T. STAFFORD, MD, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0828.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00828&nbsp;MICHAEL BELANGER VS. SPENCER H. CALAHAN, L.L.C., SPENCER CALAHAN, JONATHAN D. MAYEAUX, BRADY PATIN, AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0829.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00829&nbsp;KEVIN NAQUIN VS. STATE FARM AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0832.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00832&nbsp;LEONARD DUPUIS VS. MAJOR RAY JOHNSON, TARA HOSEY, MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY, MAJOR RAY JOHNSON, AND STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS DIXON CORRECTIONAL CENTER C/W LYNN RANDOLPH VS. TARA HOSEY, MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY, MAJOR RAY JOHNSON, AND STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS DIXON CORRECTIONAL CENTER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Feliciana)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0837.C.action.pdf">2021-C-00837&nbsp;AMERICAN GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. VS. 4503 PRYTANIA ST, LLC AND WENDELL RAY BOYD III</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0839.K.action.pdf">2021-K-00839&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL VACCARO</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson Davis)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0850.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00850&nbsp;ROBERT MCCLOUD VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0850.KH.jdh.con.pdf">Hughes, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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