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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 #051</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 December, 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/2021/21-1838.CC.PC.pdf">2021-CC-01838&nbsp;BRADLEY DAY AND TRACY DAY, INDIVIDUALLY AND O/B/O THEIR MINOR CHILDREN BROOKLYN AND BRILEY DAY VS. ELVIS THOMPSON. ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">21st day of December, 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/2021/21-1196.C.action.pdf">2021-C-01196&nbsp;VESTA HALAY JOHNSTON, ET AL. VS. SUSAN HALAY VINCENT, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1207.C.action.pdf">2021-C-01207&nbsp;VESTA HALAY JOHNSTON, ET AL. VS. SUSAN HALAY VINCENT, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1490.C.action.pdf">2021-C-01490&nbsp;REGINALD MARTIN VS. RODNEY THOMAS, GREER LOGGING, LLC and NATIONAL LIABILITY AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0873.CC.PC.pdf">2021-CC-00873&nbsp;HELENA SHEAR VS. TRAIL BLAZERS, INC., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1362.OK.PC.pdf">2021-OK-01362&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. VINCENT SIMMONS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Avoyelles)<br />Griffin, J., would deny.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1382.C.PC.pdf">2021-C-01382&nbsp;SAFEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA VS. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Bienville)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1592.KK.PC.pdf">2021-KK-01592&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL WADE HALVERSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Bossier)<br />Weimer, C.J., would deny.<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1592.KK.sjc.dis.pdf">Crichton, J., dissent and assigns reasons.</a><br />McCallum, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Justice Crichton.</p><h1>Writ application granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1419.KK.PC.pdf">2021-KK-01419&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DRAYTON HOLLEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Writ application granted in part. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1500.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-01500&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BRANDON PIKE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1389.B.PC.pdf">2021-B-01389&nbsp;IN RE: SONYA ELOYACE HALL</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1449.B.PC.pdf">2021-B-01449&nbsp;IN RE: ELIZABETH H. ICAMINA</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1449.B.jtg.dip.pdf">Genovese, J., dissents in part and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., dissents.</p><h1>Suspension imposed. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1443.B.PC.pdf">2021-B-01443&nbsp;IN RE: ROBERT M. WATERWALL</a><br />Crichton, J., dissents and would reject discipline as too lenient.<br />Genovese, J., dissents and would reject discipline as too lenient.<br />McCallum, J., dissents and would reject discipline as too lenient.</p><h1>Joint petition for conditional admission denied. See per curiam.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1625.BA.PC.pdf">2021-BA-01625&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-665212</a><br />Hughes, J., would accept joint petition for conditional admission.<br />Crichton, J., would accept joint petition for conditional admission.<br />Griffin, J., would accept joint petition for conditional admission.</p><h1>Denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1436.OB.action.pdf">2021-OB-01436&nbsp;IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 21-PDB-035</a></p><h1>Application for reconsideration granted. Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0527.KH.action.re.pdf">2021-KH-00527&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DONALD FORD</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/2021/21-0455.KK.action.re.pdf">2021-KK-00455&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. VANCE WILSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0619.KH.action.re.pdf">2021-KH-00619&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOE BROWN, III</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. James)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0692.C.action.re.pdf">2021-C-00692&nbsp;CYNTHIA A. FRANDRIA VS. JO ANN HOLDEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., recused in case number 2021-C-00692 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0737.KH.action.re.pdf">2021-KH-00737&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MARK Q. TAYLOR, II</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0829.C.action.re.pdf">2021-C-00829&nbsp;KEVIN NAQUIN VS. STATE FARM AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. C/W 2020 CA 1063 QUAN TRUONG VS. TERREBONNE PARISH AND THE TERREBONNE PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT C/W 2020 CA 1064 JILIAN LOPEZ-TRUONG VS. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, QUAN TRUONG AND TERREBONNE PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT C/W 2020 CA 1065 JILIAN LOPEZ-TRUONG, QUAN TRUONG, TROY TRUONG, AND KEVIN NAQUIN VS. TERREBONNE PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOV'T, ET UX.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0947.CC.action.re.pdf">2021-CC-00947&nbsp;RICKY BAZILE VS. NURSE PAULA STRINGER AND STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, RAYBURN CORRECTIONAL CENTER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Washington)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Genovese, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0877.OB.action.re.pdf">2021-OB-00877&nbsp;IN RE: SHIELA J. LINSCOMB</a><br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0898.KK.action.re.pdf">2021-KK-00898&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TERRY VINCE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><h1>Application for rehearing denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0724.CC.action.re.pdf">2021-CC-00724&nbsp;BIANCHINI-FREY, LLC AND KEVIN J. BIANCHINI, PH.D. VS. FRED CHARLES FREY, IV, PH.D.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule VII &sect; 7.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1562.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-01562&nbsp;SALVADOR J. RANDAZZO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTOR OF THE SUCCESSION OF LAWRENCE J. RANDAZZO AND SUCCESSION OF JOSEPHINE L. RANDAZZO AND LORENE A. RANDAZZO VS. PETRINA RUIZ IMBRAGUGLIO, ALEX RUIZ, GERALD J. RUIZ, JR., CHRISTY RUIZ OURSO, THE HEIRS OF CAMILLE RUIZ, MANUEL J. RANDAZZO, SR., LENA TORRES AND RANDAZZO PROPERTY CORPORATION</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Bernard)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1562.CC.sjc.con.pdf">Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., additionally concurs for reasons assigned by Justice Crichton.</p><h1>Writ application denied. Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State v. Williams, 2019-0571 (La. 11/5/19), 281 So.3d 661.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1242.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01242&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. COLUMBUS CHRIS WILLIAMS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused in case number 2021-KH-01242 only.</p><h1>Writ application denied. Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State v. Wilt, 2018-2069 (La. 10/1/19), 280 So.3d 136.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1268.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01268&nbsp;STATE EX REL. JULIUS WILT VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application denied. Moot:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1473.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01473&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. COLUMBUS WILLIAMS, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused in case number 2021-KH-01473 only.</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1033.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-01033&nbsp;BRIAN BANKS VS. DARREL VANNOY, WARDEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1108.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-01108&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DEDRIC GRIFFIN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1120.KP.PC.pdf">2021-KP-01120&nbsp;ERNEST PAYNE VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1141.KP.PC.pdf">2021-KP-01141&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JARRETT JEAN MCCASLAND</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., would grant to order an evidentiary hearing.<br />Griffin, J., would grant to order an evidentiary hearing.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1368.KP.PC.pdf">2021-KP-01368&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DARLENE IDELL SIAS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1458.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-01458&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KEVIN BROADWAY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1502.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-01502&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHARLES SCROGGINS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Bossier)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1513.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-01513&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TONI JO KING</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1346.K.action.pdf">2020-K-01346&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RICKEY GUIDRY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0604.KP.action.pdf">2021-KP-00604&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROBERT LYNN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Griffin, J., would grant in part to consider the retroactivity of Ramos v. Louisiana, 140 S.Ct. 1390, 206 L.Ed.2d 583 (2020) under Louisiana law. See Edwards v. Vannoy, 141 S.Ct. 1547, 1559 n. 6 (2021).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1027.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-01027&nbsp;TRACY DUCOTE VS. FORREST JEANSONNE, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Avoyelles)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1156.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01156&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GARY LEWIS WALKER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Desoto)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1166.KK.action.pdf">2021-KK-01166&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DENNIS PERKINS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Livingston)<br />Genovese, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Welch.<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Welch.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1180.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01180&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JIMMY ADAMS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Washington)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1247.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01247&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GABRIEL O. HUNTER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1290.KO.action.pdf">2021-KO-01290&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. FRANK JAURON STRINGFELLOW</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lincoln)<br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2021-KO-01290 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1291.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01291&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. FRANKLIN WENDELL "DALE" CHURCH</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Livingston)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1327.KP.action.pdf">2021-KP-01327&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ASA BENTLEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Avoyelles)<br />Genovese, J., recused in case number 2021-KP-01327 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1361.KK.action.pdf">2021-KK-01361&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DAVID ARANDA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Genovese, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1378.C.action.pdf">2021-C-01378&nbsp;BRANDON S. WISE VS. GEORGE O'NEIL, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Acadia)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1384.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-01384&nbsp;CP MARINE OFFLOADING, LLC VS. CLARENCE MILLER, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AS TRUSTEE OF THE MILLER FAMILY TRUST AND MAUREEN ANN TALBOT MILLER AS TRUSTEE OF THE MILLER FAMILY TRUST</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1401.KK.action.pdf">2021-KK-01401&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TROY SNEEZE, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant.<br />Genovese, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1432.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-01432&nbsp;KRISTIN GUIDRY RICH VS. CAROLE E. MURPHY, KEHOE-FRANCE, INC. D/B/A KEHOE-FRANCE SCHOOL AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Crichton, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1479.C.action.pdf">2021-C-01479&nbsp;JON HART VS. RONNIE MABOU, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1496.C.action.pdf">2021-C-01496&nbsp;JARRELL E. GODFREY, JR. VS. GO AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY AND CRAIG DEWAYNE JONES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tensas)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1498.C.action.pdf">2021-C-01498&nbsp;J. PATTON MABRAY, JR. VS. SARAH MCSHERRY MABRAY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tensas)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1509.CP.action.pdf">2021-CP-01509&nbsp;DONALD RAY MAGEE, JR. VS. BOH BROS. CONSTRUCTION, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br /><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1509.CP.jdh.con.pdf">Hughes, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1510.CC.action.pdf">2021-CC-01510&nbsp;THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY VS. TIDEWATER LANDFILL LLC AND THE LOUISIANA FRUIT COMPANY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Plaquemines)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1512.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01512&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CORTRELL L. BROOKS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Desoto)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1516.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01516&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MARK Q. TAYLOR, II</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1522.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01522&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MARVIN W. DAVIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Desoto)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1529.KK.action.pdf">2021-KK-01529&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TYDARIOUS JACKSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1531.C.action.pdf">2021-C-01531&nbsp;TSS PROPERTIES, LLC VS. RAY-BAYOU, LLC AND M&amp;G PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1544.KK.action.pdf">2021-KK-01544&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DEAN JOSEPH COLLIE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Livingston)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1546.C.action.pdf">2021-C-01546&nbsp;KENNETH CHEVIS VS. ERNESTO RIVERA AND APACHE INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1587.KK.action.pdf">2021-KK-01587&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CARLOS SANCHEZ-MARIN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1657.CJ.action.pdf">2021-CJ-01657&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF J.T.; J.A.; A.T. C/W STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF A.T.; J.T.; J.T.; B.T.; J.T.; B.B.A. C/W STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF A.T.; B.T.; J.T. C/W STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF J.T.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1775.OK.action.pdf">2021-OK-01775&nbsp;VINCENT SIMMONS VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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