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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%" style="">FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE</td><td valign="top" width="37%"><div align="right">NEWS RELEASE #043</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">28th day of September, 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/2022/22-1468.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-01468&nbsp;ARJ INVESTMENTS, LLC VS. TULLIS, INC. AND ALL OCCUPANTS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., would grant and docket.</p><h1>Granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-1282.BA.PC.pdf">2022-BA-01282&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-376943</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-1282.BA.jlw.dis.pdf">Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br />Hughes, J., would deny.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">4th day of October, 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/2022/22-0757.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00757&nbsp;HIDDEN GROVE, LLC VS. RICHARD A. BRAUNS AND LESLIE BRAUNS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><h1>Writ application granted in part. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0929.C.PC.pdf">2022-C-00929&nbsp;KAYLA LANDRY VS. STATE FARM AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson Davis)<br />Hughes, J., would deny.<br />Crain, J., dissents and would reinstate the trial court judgment.</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0829.CC.PC.pdf">2022-CC-00829&nbsp;SAM DOE VS. THE SOCIETY OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE DIOCESE OF LAFAYETTE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)<br />Hughes, J., would deny.</p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-1183.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-01183&nbsp;IN RE: ANTONIO BIROTTE</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-1183.B.jbm.dis.pdf">McCallum, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., would reject the petition for reasons assigned by Justice McCallum.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-1222.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-01222&nbsp;IN RE: MICHAEL L. HEBERT</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-1268.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-01268&nbsp;IN RE: SCOTT W. McQUAIG</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-1273.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-01273&nbsp;IN RE: STEVEN W. HALE</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-1279.B.PC.pdf">2022-B-01279&nbsp;IN RE: MICHAEL THOMAS JOSEPH, JR.</a><br />Crichton, J., would reject consent discipline as too lenient.<br />Genovese, J., would reject consent discipline as too lenient.<br />McCallum, J., would reject consent discipline as too lenient.</p><h1>Petitioner transferred from interim disability inactive status to active status. Petition for permanent resignation from the practice of law in lieu of discipline granted. See per curiam.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0215.OB.PC.re.pdf">2022-OB-00215&nbsp;IN RE: CYNTHIA ANN LANGSTON STERNBERG</a></p><h1>Joint petition for conditional admission granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-1323.BA.PC.pdf">2022-BA-01323&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-403324</a><br />Weimer, C.J., would reject conditional admission.<br />Genovese, J., would reject conditional admission.<br />Crain, J., would reject conditional admission.</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/2022/22-0951.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00951&nbsp;KATHERINE REZNIK BENOIT VS. BENJAMIN PAUL BENOIT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1251.KH.action.re.pdf">2021-KH-01251&nbsp;JOSEPH AVERY ROBINSON VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1902.KH.action.re.pdf">2021-KH-01902&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KENNY JOSEPH DUFFY -AKA- KENNY DUFF</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0312.KH.action.re.pdf">2022-KH-00312&nbsp;ELTON BURNETT, STATE OF LOUISIANA EX. REL. VS. TIM HOOPER, ET AL. LOUISIANA STATE PRISON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, &sect; 6:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/21-1484.KH.action.re.pdf">2021-KH-01484&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. NATHANIEL MCCOY, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0197.KH.action.re.pdf">2022-KH-00197&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSEPH MCKINNEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0233.KH.action.re.pdf">2022-KH-00233&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANDREA HALL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0248.KH.action.re.pdf">2022-KH-00248&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. STEVEN D. BRADLEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Dismissed. See per curiam.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0980.CQ.PC.pdf">2022-CQ-00980&nbsp;BENJAMIN FOX, INDIVIDUALLY; ON BEHALF OF MINOR CHILDREN E.F.; N.F.; HOLLY FOX, INDIVIDUALLY; ON BEHALF OF MINOR CHILDREN E.F.; N.F. VS. NU LINE TRANSPORT, L.L.C.</a></p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0960.KP.PC.pdf">2022-KP-00960&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SANTIAGO ALONSO GONZALEZ, SR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Sabine)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0467.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00467&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DANNY HOMOLA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0500.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00500&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROBERT DEEMER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0540.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00540&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JASON M. CHAFFIN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0555.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00555&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RONNIE KURT HONGO A/K/A RONNIE K. HONGO</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Sabine)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0731.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00731&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOEY LUM BARNES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0731.KH.jdh.con.pdf">Hughes, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0746.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00746&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LUCAS RODDY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0773.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00773&nbsp;DONNA M. GILLY, WIFE OF/AND KURT KLEINDIENST VS. JAMES E. RICCIARDI, M.D., LSU HEALTHCARE NETWORK AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURE AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0805.KP.action.pdf">2022-KP-00805&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DOMINIQUE VALLIER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0826.K.action.pdf">2022-K-00826&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIAM R. WEEKS, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Beauregard)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0838.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00838&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SAM CLARK, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0842.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00842&nbsp;FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE COMPANY, LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY, EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP AND EXCO RESOURCES, INC. VS. SELECT ENERGY SERVICES LLC, SES HOLDINGS, LLC, ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, AMERICAN GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY AND EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Desoto)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.<br />Crichton, J., would grant and docket.<br />Crain, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0859.KO.action.pdf">2022-KO-00859&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIAM R. WEEKS, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Beauregard)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0875.KH.action.pdf">2022-KH-00875&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SAM CLARK, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0915.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00915&nbsp;COURTNEY LANDRY, JOHNNY JACOB LANDRY, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, C.L., J.L., AND L.L. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, TROY THOMAS, AND MARKETA GARNER WALTERS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0918.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00918&nbsp;MID-CITY AUTOMOTIVE, L.L.C. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, OFFICE OF STATE POLICE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0919.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00919&nbsp;DUATLANZER C. MILLER VS. DG LOUISIANA, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0920.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00920&nbsp;LIONEL JONES AND WILLIE WILSON VS. MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY, ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, POWELL'S CABLE COMPANY AND KAREN A. JONES C/W COURTNEY GILLARD VS. FRANK POWELL, JR., POWELL CABLE SERVICE, LLC, CABLE MAN, INC., JOHN DOE AND JEFFERSON PARISH TRANSIT C/W TERRY R. WHITE VS. POWELL CABLE SERVICE, LLC, KAREN A. JONES, MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY, LIONEL JONES, JEFFERSON PARISH AND/OR VEOLIA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC., AND OLD REPUBLIC C/W EVERETT HARRIS VS. MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY, POWELL'S CABLE SERVICE, LLC, KAREN A. JONES, AND COX COMMUNICATIONS LOUISIANA, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0920.C.jbm.con.pdf">McCallum, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0924.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00924&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHARLES MONROE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0925.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00925&nbsp;VAN ROBIN AND OYSTER FISHERIES, INC. VS. COURTNEY CREIGHTON-SMITH</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0928.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00928&nbsp;PETER T. DAZZIO VS. CITY PARISH OF BATON ROUGE AND CITY OF BATON ROUGE RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0933.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00933&nbsp;ERIE THONN VS. BRADLEY EGENBERG AND EGENBERG APLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0933.CC.jtg.grant.pdf">Genovese, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0939.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00939&nbsp;WILLIAM EVANS RUSSELL VS. DEBORAH SHARP RUSSELL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0949.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00949&nbsp;LUCILLE PENTON VS. BEACON BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL, BEACON HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., BEACON BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL-NORTHSHORE, INC., JASMINE, MHT, NURSE 2, DANA BOIHEM, RN, ERCA PECQUET, RN, GEORGE TERREBONNE, BRIAN HOLT, RN, AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0955.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00955&nbsp;VESTA HALAY JOHNSTON AND LAKE CHARLES RUBBER AND GASKET CO., L.L.C. VS. SUSAN HALAY VINCENT, MARTIN BRYAN VINCENT, MOBY GOODWIN, AND GULF COAST RUBBER AND GASKET, L.L.C.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0956.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00956&nbsp;VELOCITY AGENCY, LLC D/B/A VELOCITY DIGITAL ADVERTISING VS. MARY BETH ST. JOHN A.K.A. JANE DOE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0957.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00957&nbsp;MARIE NICHOLAS GRECO AND ANDY JOHN GRECO VS. MICHAEL C. CASADABAN, DDS, MD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0966.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00966&nbsp;KERRY ABEL VS. EASTERN ROYAL KITCHEN, L.L.C. D/B/A EAST BUFFET, FOREVER GROWING, L.L.C. EAST BUFFET, CPW SEVERN INVESTMENTS, L.P., ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0966.CC.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0966.CC.jbm.dip.pdf">McCallum, J., dissents in part and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0967.KK.action.pdf">2022-KK-00967&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. IRVIN BROOKS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0968.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00968&nbsp;KEVIN L. CAMEL VS. ONYX ROOFING &amp; DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0971.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00971&nbsp;RAVEN GOTTE, JR. VS. AIR CONDUIT, LLC AND AMERISURE INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0971.C.jtg.grant.pdf">Genovese, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0971.C.pdg.con.pdf">Griffin, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0972.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00972&nbsp;ANGELA LEONARDS VS. CARMICHAEL'S CASHWAY PHARMACY, INC., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0973.C.action.pdf">2022-C-00973&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF BETTYE LOU THOMAS MOORE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Madison)<br /><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0973.C.jbm.con.pdf">McCallum, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-0982.CC.action.pdf">2022-CC-00982&nbsp;DEBRA MARTIN VS. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-1000.K.action.pdf">2022-K-01000&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CAMERON KINTE MAYS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lincoln)<br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2022-K-01000 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2022/22-1188.KO.action.pdf">2022-KO-01188&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GENTRY ELVRIDGE VINSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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