<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 #021</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">1st day of May, 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 per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0719.KK.PC.pdf">2022-KK-00719 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CORTEZ WATSON</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Weimer, C.J., would deny.<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0719.KK.wjc.dis.pdf">Crain, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><p> </p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">4th day of May, 2022</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0631.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00631 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. D'JUAN MACKEY</a> (Parish of St. John the Baptist)<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0631.KK.jbm.con.pdf">McCallum, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p> </p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">10th day of May, 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/2022/22-0336.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00336 PINEVILLE CITY COURT, ET AL. VS. CITY OF PINEVILLE, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Rapides)</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0153.CI.PC.pdf">2022-CI-00153 EDWARD STARKS VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><h1>Petition for reinstatement denied. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0265.OB.PC.pdf">2022-OB-00265 IN RE: STEVEN COURTNEY GILL</a><br />Griffin, J., would order reinstatement with conditions as set forth in the Hearing Committee Report.</p><h1>Petition for permanent retirement from the practice of law granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0518.OB.PC.pdf">2022-OB-00518 IN RE: MICHAEL RALPH ERWIN</a></p><h1>Suspension imposed. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0394.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-00394 IN RE: ROLANDO ROBERTO URBINA</a></p><h1>Writ application not considered. Not timely filed. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X, § 5(a):</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0292.KO.action.pdf">2022-KO-00292 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANTOINE EDWARDS</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0503.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00503 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROLONDO STEWART</a> (Parish of Ascension)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, § 6:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1956.KH.action.re.pdf">2021-KH-01956 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JIM YOUNG</a> (Parish of Bossier)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1946.KH.action.re.pdf">2021-KH-01946 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JULIUS W. HOLDEN</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0482.KH.PC.pdf">2022-KH-00482 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DAVEDE L. LEWIS</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-0087.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-00087 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RICKIE L. BRUMFIELD</a> (Parish of Washington)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1475.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01475 WILLIE CARNEY, JR. VS. DARREL VANNOY, WARDEN</a> (Parish of West Feliciana)<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1475.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/2022/21-1649.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01649 STATE EX REL. WILLIE GROSS VS. TIM HOOPER, WARDEN LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1908.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01908 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LAVAR NELSON</a> (Parish of Washington)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1910.KH.action.pdf">2021-KH-01910 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CARL ARNAUD</a> (Parish of Iberville)<br />Hughes, J., recused in case number 2021-KH-01910 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0272.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00272 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MELVIN THORNTON</a> (Parish of Lincoln)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0278.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00278 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GARY LYNN FOGG</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0313.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00313 KEVIN BAYE VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0314.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00314 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL D. DAVIS</a> (Parish of Bossier)<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0341.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00341 IN RE: PRECEPT CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P. PRAYING FOR MONITION</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0363.KP.action.pdf">2022-KP-00363 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROLONDO STEWART</a> (Parish of Ascension)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0378.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00378 ZILLOW, INC. VS. MICHAEL C. BEALER IN HIS CAPACITY AS ASSESSOR FOR THE PARISH OF VERNON</a> (Parish of Vernon)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0447.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00447 OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, A PUBLIC TRUST VS. LOUISIANA HEALTH SERVICE & INDEMNITY COMPANY D/B/A BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of St. Landry)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0448.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00448 SABRINA SCOTT VS. JENNIFER ADAMS AND KENNETH ADAMS, III</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0453.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00453 EMILY AND CAMERON GARNER VS. ANN B. YARBOROUGH</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0455.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00455 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JARRETT A. WALKER</a> (Parish of West Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., recused in case number 2022-KK-00455 only.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0456.KP.action.pdf">2022-KP-00456 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ERIC ROSS</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0457.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00457 BRIAN MULLEN VS. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO., ET AL.</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0470.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00470 TERREBONNE PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT VS. DUVAL, FUNDERBURK, SUNDBERY, RICHARD & WATKINS, APLC AND STANWOOD R. DUVAL, ST. MARTIN & BOURQUE, LLC AND CHARLES C. BOURQUE, JOSEPH L. WAITZ, JR., DISTRICT ATTORNEY TERREBONNE PARISH, 32ND JDC</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused in case number 2022-C-00470 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0471.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00471 THEODULE P. NOEL, JR., ET AL. VS. THEODULE P. NOEL, SR., ET AL.</a> (Parish of Vermilion)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0472.K.action.pdf">2022-K-00472 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANTOINE EDWARDS</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0478.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00478 FLOYD COLDMAN VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., additionally concurs. A status conference is scheduled for May 11, 2022.</p><p> </p></div></div>