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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 #028</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">14th day of June, 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/2022/22-0922.CK.PC.pdf">2022-CK-00922&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF S.A.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">15th day of June, 2022</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Petition for interim suspension granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0937.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-00937&nbsp;IN RE: DAVID R. OPPERMAN</a></p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/20-1449.K.action.pdf">2020-K-01449&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSEPH ALEXANDER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Webster)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0934.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00934&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOEL SMITH</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">20th day of June, 2022</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Petition to transfer to interim disability inactive status granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0909.OB.PC.pdf">2022-OB-00909&nbsp;IN RE: CLAUDE P. DEVALL, JR.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0909.OB.sjc.dis.pdf">Crichton, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br />Genovese, J., dissents for reasons assigned by Justice Crichton.<br />Griffin, J., dissents for reasons assigned by Justice Crichton.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">22nd day of June, 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/2022/22-0596.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00596&nbsp;DANIEL J. SALOOM, ET AL. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0625.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00625&nbsp;STEVE CROOKS, ET AL. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)</p><h1>Petition for voluntary resignation from the practice of law granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0796.OB.PC.pdf">2022-OB-00796&nbsp;IN RE: STEVEN COURTNEY GILL</a></p><h1>Readmission denied. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0767.OB.PC.pdf">2022-OB-00767&nbsp;IN RE: JAMAR BROOKS AKAI MYERS-MONTGOMERY</a><br />Griffin, J., would grant readmission.</p><h1>Suspension imposed. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0534.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-00534&nbsp;IN RE: GEORGE RANDY TRELLES</a></p><h1>Denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0574.OB.action.pdf">2022-OB-00574&nbsp;IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 21-PDB-052</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0603.OB.action.pdf">2022-OB-00603&nbsp;IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 21-PDB-070</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0689.OB.action.pdf">2022-OB-00689&nbsp;IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 21-PDB-065</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0703.OB.action.pdf">2022-OB-00703&nbsp;IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 21-PDB-067</a></p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0776.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-00776&nbsp;IN RE: HEIDI M. VESSEL</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0791.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-00791&nbsp;IN RE: ERIC J. HESSLER</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0791.B.sjc.dip.pdf">Crichton, J., dissents in part and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., dissents in part for reasons assigned by Justice Crichton.</p><h1>Stay denied. Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0754.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00754&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PHILIPPE VEETERS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><h1>Stay denied as moot; writ application granted in part. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0772.CC.PC.pdf">2022-CC-00772&nbsp;IN THE MATTER OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR 42ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT APPLYING FOR SUBPOENA PURSUANT TO LA. C.CR.P. ART. 66</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Desoto)<br />Crichton, J., dissents and would deny the writ.</p><h1>Application for rehearing denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0102.C.action.re.pdf">2022-C-00102&nbsp;LESA G. GAMBLE VS. DENNY E. GAMBLE, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0449.K.action.pdf">2022-K-00449&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LONNIE B. KIRKLIN, JR. A/K/A LONNIE BERNARD KIRKLIN, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0605.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00605&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CAREY AGREGAARD, IV</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Charles)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0607.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00607&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PATRICK PLAISANCE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Charles)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0609.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00609&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHN TYREE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Charles)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0632.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00632&nbsp;SETPOINT INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS, INC. VS. WILLIAM KITELEY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0635.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00635&nbsp;ANTHONY JAMES LANDRY, ET AL. VS. GUZZINO COMMERCIAL, LLC., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0642.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00642&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CAREY AGREGAARD, IV</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Charles)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0643.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00643&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PATRICK PLAISANCE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Charles)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0644.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00644&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHN TYREE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Charles)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0656.KO.action.pdf">2022-KO-00656&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MARQUISE JAMAL JONES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0659.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00659&nbsp;LYNNE AND RICHARD CHAUVIN VS. EPIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION, OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION AND OCHSNER CLINIC, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0659.CC.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0661.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00661&nbsp;TERRI LEWIS STEVENS AND JENNIFER FRUCHTNICHT WIFE OF/AND CRAIG RIVERA VS. ST. TAMMANY PARISH GOVERNMENT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0662.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00662&nbsp;DEBRA AND RUSSELL MARBURY VS. CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC., AND SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATION</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., concurs for the reasons assigned by Judge Holdridge.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0665.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00665&nbsp;JASON ABATE VS. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Vermilion)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0668.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00668&nbsp;LYDIE MOULDS AND RON MOULDS VS. LOUISIANA STADIUM AND EXPOSITION DISTRICT AND SMG</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0670.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00670&nbsp;AMERICAN SAND AND GRAVEL, LLC VS. KHAI HOANG, THU TAM LE, AND JOHN FORE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Livingston)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0672.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00672&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., CRISTY RUIZ OURSO, THE HEIRS OF DECEDENT, CAMILLE RUIZ, MANUEL J. RANDAZZO, SR., LENA TORRES AND RANDAZZO PROPERTY CORPORATION</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0673.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00673&nbsp;MITCHELL BAUDOIN VS. AMERICAN GLASS AND MIRROR WORKS, INC., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Martin)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0677.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00677&nbsp;SHANNON POPP VS. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA SYSTEM</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0677.CC.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0680.KO.action.pdf">2022-KO-00680&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ERIC DEWAYNE LEFLEUR A/K/A ERIC VEZIA A/K/A DERRICK LAFLEUR A/K/A DERRICK VEZIA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0687.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00687&nbsp;KAYREN ORTEGO VS. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.<br />Crain, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0688.KP.action.pdf">2022-KP-00688&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PAMELA ROSAS BARBEE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0690.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00690&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 2022-CC-00690 only.<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0690.CC.jbm.con.pdf">McCallum, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0691.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00691&nbsp;SARAH EILTS VS. TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION, BREAKOUT KINGS PRODUCTION, LLC, AND AARON NELSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Desoto)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0704.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00704&nbsp;KATHERINE REZNIK BENOIT VS. BENJAMIN PAUL BENOIT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0705.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00705&nbsp;THOMAS PIKE BARKERDING VS. JACQUES BEZOU, SR., JACQUES BEZOU, JR., ERICA HYLA, AND THE BEZOU LAW FIRM, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0714.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00714&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. THOMAS RILES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Genovese, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0716.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00716&nbsp;JAMES CUNNINGHAM VS. THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS &amp; THE NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0722.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00722&nbsp;THERESA COURVILLE GUILLOT A/K/A THERESA COURVILLE VS. P &amp; G REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION COMPANIES, LLC, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0727.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00727&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LEE HUDSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Genovese, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0729.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00729&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA, DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT-DISASTER RECOVERY UNIT VS. JASON CHARLES STRINGER AND ELIZABETH KATHLEEN STRINGER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Cameron)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0732.KO.action.pdf">2022-KO-00732&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JEROME MELLION</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0738.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00738&nbsp;GABRIEL LAGRANGE AND AMANDA LAGRANGE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR CHILDREN COLLIN LAGRANGE, JAYCE LAGRANGE, AND LINDSAY LAGRANGE VS. HARLEY E. BOONE, ROAMER TRANSPORT, INC., HUM INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE SERVICES, INC., KLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES, LLC D/B/A KLLM LOGISTICS SERVICES, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., AND PROGRESSIVE SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Natchitoches)<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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