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<div><table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:justify;" width="100%"><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 #019</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">20th day of April, 2022</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/2022/22-0414.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00414&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSHUA BELTON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Desoto)<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0414.KK.jdh.grant.pdf">Hughes, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">21st day of April, 2022</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Joint petition for interim suspension granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0660.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-00660&nbsp;IN RE: MICHAEL BLAKE HALE</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">22nd day of April, 2022</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/2022/22-0663.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00663&nbsp;GUSTAVE J. LABARRE, JR., ET AL. VS. OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL COMPANY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Assumption)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2022-CC-00663 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0666.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00666&nbsp;HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND RUBICON LLC VS. PRAXAIR, INC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">26th day of April, 2022</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/2022/22-0100.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00100&nbsp;GEORGE RAYMOND WILLIAMS, M.D., ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL LLC, ET AL. VS. BESTCOMP, INC., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)<br />Genovese, J., recused in case number 2022-C-00100 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0113.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00113&nbsp;GEORGE RAYMOND WILLIAMS, M.D., ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL LLC, ET AL. VS. BESTCOMP, INC., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)<br />Genovese, J., recused in case number 2022-C-00113 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0263.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00263&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF WILLIE CLYDE BURNS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Claiborne)</p><h1>Conditional admission granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0429.BA.PC.pdf">2022-BA-00429&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-910761</a></p><h1>Petition to terminate probation granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/20-0288.BA.PC.pdf">2020-BA-00288&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-159750</a></p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0266.C.PC.pdf">2022-C-00266&nbsp;ANTHONY MISITA VS. JOHN MAUMOULIDES, LAKELOTS, INC., INTREPID, INC., ONE CONSORT INTERNATIONAL, LLC; RAMSEY DEVELOPMENT AND ST. TAMMANY PARISH C/W ANTHONY MISITA AND GLENN AND LINDA TORRES VS. THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH GOVERNMENT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Hughes, J., dissents.<br />Griffin, J., dissents.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0376.CC.PC.pdf">2022-CC-00376&nbsp;VIRGINIA LEBLEU VS. BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS HOLDING, INC., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><h1>Writ application not considered. Not timely filed. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X &sect; 5(a) and Rule XLII &sect; 6(e):</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0304.K.action.pdf">2022-K-00304&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSEPH ANDREW ST. ROMAIN, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Livingston)</p><h1>Writ application not considered. Not timely filed. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X, &sect; 5(a):</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0250.KO.action.pdf">2022-KO-00250&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TRISTAN ROMERO</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Iberia)</p><h1>Application for rehearing denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1724.KK.action.re.pdf">2021-KK-01724&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EMILE LONZO</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1966.KH.action.re.pdf">2021-KH-01966&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DESMOND C. PARKER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1992.KH.action.re.pdf">2021-KH-01992&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DONALD WILLIAMS</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/2022/21-1846.C.action.re.pdf">2021-C-01846&nbsp;PARISH OF ST. CHARLES THROUGH THE DEPT. OF PLANNING &amp; ZONING VS. LISA N. CAREY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Charles)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1823.KH.PC.pdf">2021-KH-01823&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHANTA MASSEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0423.KP.PC.pdf">2022-KP-00423&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DALE ELMORE C/W STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TYRONE DAVENPORT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0440.KP.PC.pdf">2022-KP-00440&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TYRONE DAVENPORT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/20-1383.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-01383&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROBERT CALVIN FARRIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2020-KH-01383 only.<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/20-1383.KH.jdh.con.pdf">Hughes, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., concurs for reasons assigned by Justice Hughes.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1826.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01826&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. READUS WILLIAMS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1880.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01880&nbsp;NOEL AUSTIN VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, WARDEN DARRYL VANNOY, LOUISIANA STATE PRISON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1880.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/2022/21-1881.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01881&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PAUL WORTHEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Beauregard)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1895.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01895&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TIMOTHY ABRAMS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Washington)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1898.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01898&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WARREN E. JOSEPH, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafourche)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused in case number 2021-KH-01898 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1984.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01984&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. HORACE ALEXANDER SMITH</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0086.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00086&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF GERONIMO JI JAGA C/W AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, SUCCESSOR TO WESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY F/K/A AIG ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY, SUCCESSOR TO AMERICAN GENERAL ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY VS. JOJUYOUNGHI CLEAVER, AS SURVIVING SPOUSE AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, K.J.J.; LAILA MINJA, AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, T.G.J.; SHONA PRATT AND HIROJI PRATT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Mary)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0088.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00088&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF GERONIMO JI JAGA C/W AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, SUCCESSOR TO WESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY F/K/A AIG ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY, SUCCESSOR TO AMERICAN GENERAL ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY VS. JOJUYOUNGHI CLEAVER, AS SURVIVING SPOUSE AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, K.J.J.; LAILA MINJA, AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, T.G.J.; SHONA PRATT AND HIROJI PRATT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Mary)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0089.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00089&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF GERONIMO JI JAGA C/W AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, SUCCESSOR TO WESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY F/K/A AIG ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY, SUCCESSOR TO AMERICAN GENERAL ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY VS. JOJUYOUNGHI CLEAVER, AS SURVIVING SPOUSE AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, K.J.J.; LAILA MINJA, AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, T.G.J.; SHONA PRATT AND HIROJI PRATT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Mary)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0093.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00093&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF GERONIMO JI JAGA C/W AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, SUCCESSOR TO WESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY F/K/A AIG ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY, SUCCESSOR TO AMERICAN GENERAL ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY VS. JOJUYOUNGHI CLEAVER, AS SURVIVING SPOUSE AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, K.J.J.; LAILA MINJA, AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, T.G.J.; SHONA PRATT AND HIROJI PRATT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Mary)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0094.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00094&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF GERONIMO JI JAGA C/W AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, SUCCESSOR TO WESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY F/K/A AIG ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY, SUCCESSOR TO AMERICAN GENERAL ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY VS. JOJUYOUNGHI CLEAVER, AS SURVIVING SPOUSE AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD K.J.J.; LAILA MINJA, AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, T.G.J.; SHONA PRATT AND HIROJI PRATT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Mary)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0096.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00096&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF GERONIMO JI JAGA C/W AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, SUCCESSOR TO WESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY F/K/A AIG ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY, SUCCESSOR TO AMERICAN GENERAL ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY VS. JOJUYOUNGHI CLEAVER, AS SURVIVING SPOUSE AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, K.J.J.; LAILA MINJA, AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD, T.G.J.; SHONA PRATT AND HIROJI PRATT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Mary)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0104.K.action.pdf">2022-K-00104&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DEWAYNE SYLVESTER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0104.K.jlw.grant.pdf">Weimer, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Genovese, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant for the reasons assigned by Chief Justice Weimer.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0109.K.action.pdf">2022-K-00109&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. NATHANIEL LAMBERT C/W STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. NATHANIEL LAMBERT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Genovese, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0197.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00197&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSEPH MCKINNEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0211.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00211&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CRAIG PARENT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0211.KK.jdh.grant.pdf">Hughes, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0249.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00249&nbsp;THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT VS. CENTURYTEL SOLUTIONS, LLC, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0290.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00290&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROBERE NGUYEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0345.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00345&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHARLES R. JONES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of LaSalle)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0355.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00355&nbsp;MICHAEL BRANNAN AND, STACY STONE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR DECEASED WIFE AND MOTHER, DEBORAH BRENNAN VS. DEVANG LODHAVIA, MD; ESTATE OF MARIO BELTRAN, MD; EAST BATON ROUGE MEDICAL CENTER D/B/A OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE ; NICOLE JOHNSON- SMITH, RN; EDWARD WILLETT, MD; JON M. CUBA, MD; LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY; PROASSURANCE SPECIALTY INSURANCE; LOUISIANA MEDICAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY(LAMMICO); INTERSTATE FIRE &amp; CASUALTY COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0361.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00361&nbsp;DOUGLAS ROBINS AND KATHERINE ROBINS VS. JANIE LANGUIRAND COLES, MOHAMMAD Z. PIRZADAH, M.D., AND MANG, BOURGEOIS &amp; CALLAWAY, LLC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0362.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00362&nbsp;MICHAEL BRANNAN AND, STACY STONE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR DECEASED WIFE AND MOTHER, DEBORAH BRANNAN VS. DEVANG LODHAVIA, MD; ESTATE OF MARIO BELTRAN, MD; EAST BATON ROUGE MEDICAL CENTER D/B/A OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE; NICOLE JOHNSON-SMITH, RN; EDWARD WILLETT, MD; JON M. CUBA, MD; LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY; PROASSURANCE SPECIALTY INSURANCE; LOUISIANA MEDICAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (LAMMICO); INTERSTATE FIRE &amp; CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0366.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00366&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WARDELL BRIGNAC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0372.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00372&nbsp;J.C. AND J.C. ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR CHILD N.C. VS. ST. BERNARD PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND DAVID KIMBERLY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Bernard)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0374.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00374&nbsp;DAVID L. MCGAHA AND MELISSA B. MCGAHA VS. FRANKLIN HOMES, INC., GULF COAST MOBILE HOMES, INC., LANDRY MOBILE HOME TRANSPORTERS, INC., AND NTA, INC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Plaquemines)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0392.OC.action.pdf">2022-OC-00392&nbsp;LYDIA MCCOY VS. JOSEPH PAUL MCCOY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused in case number 2022-OC-00392 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0451.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00451&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TYRONE DAVENPORT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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