<div><table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:justify;" width="100%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" width="63%">FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE</td><td valign="top" width="37%"><div align="right">NEWS RELEASE #029</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">23rd 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 in part. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0936.CJ.PC.pdf">2022-CJ-00936 OLIVIA LYN BEAN AND TRESHAWN DARAIE DAVIS VS. EMILY POUNDS AND REID POUNDS C/W IN RE: EMILY AND REID POUNDS APPLYING FOR PRIVATE ADOPTION [OF A.G.B.]</a> (Parish of Washington)<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0936.CJ.jdh.dis.pdf">Hughes, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0936.CJ.sjc.con.pdf">Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Joint petition for interim suspension granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0975.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-00975 IN RE: CHRISTOPHER DOWD HATCH</a></p><h1>Petition for interim suspension granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0942.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-00942 IN RE: DONOVAN KENNETH HUDSON</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0986.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-00986 IN RE: NICHOLAS A. HOLTON</a></p><h1>Denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0874.BA.action.pdf">2022-BA-00874 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-535076</a><br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><h1>Stay denied. Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0910.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00910 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KENNETH AUGUSTINE</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0917.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00917 ALBERT BENNETT AND PRECIOUS MATTHEWS VS. ANIBAL MEJIA, UV LOGISTICS, LLC AND UV INSURANCE RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p> </p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">28th 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/2022/22-0528.CC.PC.pdf">2022-CC-00528 DEBRA BOYD VS. COLUMBIA WOOD COMPANY</a><br />Weimer, C.J., dissents.<br />Crain, J., dissents.</p><h1>Conditional admission granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1684.BA.PC.pdf">2021-BA-01684 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-282324</a></p><h1>Petition for voluntary resignation from the practice of law granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0880.OB.PC.pdf">2022-OB-00880 IN RE: TED M. MITCHELL</a></p><h1>Disbarment imposed. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0675.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-00675 IN RE: WILLIAM K. HAWKINS</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0695.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-00695 IN RE: GEORGE ALLEN ROTH WALSH</a></p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0827.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-00827 IN RE: MONIQUE H. FIELDS</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0871.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-00871 IN RE: KENNETH J. BECK</a><br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2022-B-00871 only.<br />Genovese, J., dissents and would reject as unduly lenient.<br />Crain, J., dissents and would reject as unduly lenient.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0899.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-00899 IN RE: CAROL S. HUNTER</a><br />Crain, J., dissents for reasons assigned by Justice McCallum.<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0899.B.jbm.dis.pdf">McCallum, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0911.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-00911 IN RE: BYRON C. WILLIAMS</a><br />Genovese, J., would reject joint petition for consent discipline.<br />Crain, J., would reject joint petition for consent discipline.<br />McCallum, J., would reject joint petition for consent discipline.</p><h1>Denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0806.OB.action.pdf">2022-OB-00806 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 19-DB-69</a><br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0445.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00445 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KEVIN MICHAEL QUATREVINGT</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0708.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00708 FRANK RABORN VS. JEFFREY R. ALBEA, M.D., SHAWN G. DUNN, M.D., THE NEUROMEDICAL CENTER (A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION) EBI, LP AND SYNTHES USA SALES, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0708.CC.jtg.grant.pdf">Genovese, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0721.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00721 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CENTER FOR TECH AND CIVIC LIFE, ET AL.</a> (Parish of St. Martin)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.<br />McCallum, J., would grant and docket.<br />Griffin, J., would grant and docket.</p><p> </p></div></div>