<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 #041</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">20th day of September, 2023</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/2023/23-1255.CJ.action.pdf">2023-CJ-01255 IN RE: THE IMMEDIATE AND TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF THE MINOR CHILD, L.P.A.</a> (Parish of Ascension)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><h1>Stay denied as moot. Writ application denied.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-1172.CD.action.pdf">2023-CD-01172 JARRELL E. GODFREY, JR. VS. GO AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY AND CRAIG DEWAYNE JONES</a> (Parish of Tensas)</p><p> </p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">26th day of September, 2023</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/2023/23-0688.C.PC.pdf">2023-C-00688 JAMES BULLMAN, KIRK GREEN, STEPHEN HANDWERK, DARRYL MALEK-WILEY, AMBER ROBINSON AND POOJA PRAZID VS. R. KYLE ARDOIN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF STATE</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0688.C.jlw.dis.pdf">Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., concurs.<br />Griffin, J., dissents.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0689.C.PC.pdf">2023-C-00689 JAMES BULLMAN, KIRK GREEN, STEPHEN HANDWERK, DARRYL MALEK-WILEY, AMBER ROBINSON, AND POOJA PRAZID VS. R. KYLE ARDOIN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF STATE C/W NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE LOUISIANA STATE CONFERENCE, POWER COALITION FOR EQUITY AND JUSTICE, DOROTHY NAIRNE, EDWIN RENE SOULE, ALICE WASHINGTON AND CLEE EARNEST LOWE VS. R. KYLE ARDOIN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF STATE</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0688.C.jlw.dis.pdf">Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., concurs.<br />Griffin, J., dissents.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0690.C.PC.pdf">2023-C-00690 JAMES BULLMAN, KIRK GREEN, STEPHEN HANDWERK, DARRYL MALEK-WILEY, AMBER ROBINSON, AND POOJA PRAZID VS. R. KYLE ARDOIN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF STATE C/W NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE LOUISIANA STATE CONFERENCE, POWER COALITION FOR EQUITY AND JUSTICE, DOROTHY NAIRNE, EDWIN RENE SOULE, ALICE WASHINGTON AND CLEE EARNEST LOWE VS. R. KYLE ARDOIN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF STATE</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0688.C.jlw.dis.pdf">Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., concurs.<br />Griffin, J., dissents.</p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0888.B.PC.pdf">2023-B-00888 IN RE: J. QUENTIN SIMON</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0888.B.jtg.dis.pdf">Genovese, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., dissents and would reject the proposed discipline as too harsh.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-1013.B.PC.pdf">2023-B-01013 IN RE: GEORGE R. TUCKER</a><br />McCallum, J., dissents and would reject the proposed discipline as too harsh.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-1062.B.PC.pdf">2023-B-01062 IN RE: DONOVAN RAYMOND FRANCIS</a><br />Crichton, J., dissents and would reject the proposed discipline as too lenient.<br /><a href="/opinions/2023/23-1062.B.jtg.dis.pdf">Genovese, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., dissents and would reject the proposed discipline as too lenient.</p><h1>Joint motion for revocation of probation granted. See per curiam.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-1081.B.PC.pdf">2023-B-01081 IN RE: SONYA ELOYACE HALL</a></p><h1>Denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0868.OB.action.pdf">2023-OB-00868 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 23-PDB-008</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0869.OB.action.pdf">2023-OB-00869 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 23-PDB-013</a></p><h1>Application for rehearing denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0117.C.action.re.pdf">2023-C-00117 JAMES MIDDLETON HUGER VS. STEPHANIE GOLIWAS HUGER</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant.<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Crichton, J., would grant.</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, § 6:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/22-0133.KP.action.re.pdf">2022-KP-00133 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DENNIS L. MAGEE</a> (Parish of Washington)<br />Genovese, J., would grant reconsideration.<br />Griffin, J., would grant. See State v. Reddick, 2021-01893 (La. 10/21/22) 351 So.3d. 273. (Griffin, J. dissenting).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0123.C.action.re.pdf">2023-C-00123 JAMES MIDDLETON HUGER VS. STEPHANIE GOLIWAS HUGER</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br /><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0123.C.jtg.grant.re.pdf">Genovese, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0336.KH.action.re.pdf">2023-KH-00336 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ERIC RICHARDSON</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br />Genovese, J., concurs in the result.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0399.C.action.re.pdf">2023-C-00399 JOSEPH H. GAUTREAUX VS. LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE CO., ET AL.</a> (Parish of St. Martin)<br /><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0399.C.jtg.grant.re.pdf">Genovese, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><h1>Writ application not considered - Petitioner has not demonstrated that he sought review in the court(s) below before filing in this Court nor shown the "extraordinary circumstances" that would justify bypassing that level of review. La.S.Ct.R. X § 5(b).:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0611.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-00611 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANTOINE EDWARDS</a></p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review and fails to show that any exception permits his successive filing. See Joseph v. State, 2019-01989 (La. 8/14/20), 300 So.3d 824.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0186.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-00186 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TAVIS JOSEPH</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/22-0045.KP.PC.pdf">2022-KP-00045 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JON WRAY BAUMBERGER</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Genovese, J., would grant in part for the reasons assigned in State v. Reddick, 2021-01893 (La. 10/21/22) 351 So.3d. 273.<br />Crain, J., concurs.<br />Griffin, J., would grant. See State v. Reddick, 2021-01893 (La. 10/21/22) 351 So.3d. 273. (Griffin, J. dissenting).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/22-1606.KH.PC.pdf">2022-KH-01606 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIAM D. MOUNT</a> (Parish of Union)<br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2022-KH-01606 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0197.KH.PC.pdf">2023-KH-00197 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EMMETT GARRISON</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0337.KH.PC.pdf">2023-KH-00337 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BRUCE PHILIP MAQUAR, JR.</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0639.KH.PC.pdf">2023-KH-00639 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DARREL JOSEPH ST. JULIEN, JR.</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See State v. Reddick, 2021-01893 (La. 10/21/22), 351 So.3d 273:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/21-1026.KP.action.pdf">2021-KP-01026 STATE OF LOUISIANA, EX REL. TRENT LYONS, DOC # 362566 VS. DARRYL VANNOY, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY, ANGOLA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br />Genovese, J., would grant in part for the reasons assigned in State v. Reddick, 2021-01893 (La. 10/21/22) 351 So.3d. 273.<br />Griffin, J., would grant. See State v. Reddick, 2021-01893 (La. 10/21/22) 351 So.3d. 273. (Griffin, J. dissenting).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/21-1777.KP.action.pdf">2021-KP-01777 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL PENNINGTON</a> (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />Genovese, J., would grant in part for the reasons assigned in State v. Reddick, 2021-01893 (La. 10/21/22) 351 So.3d. 273.<br />Griffin, J., would grant. See State v. Reddick, 2021-01893 (La. 10/21/22) 351 So.3d. 273. (Griffin, J. dissenting).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/22-0686.KP.action.pdf">2022-KP-00686 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TYSON HOLLIS</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Genovese, J., would grant in part for the reasons assigned in State v. Reddick, 2021-01893 (La. 10/21/22) 351 So.3d. 273.<br />Griffin, J., would grant. See State v. Reddick, 2021-01893 (La. 10/21/22) 351 So.3d. 273. (Griffin, J. dissenting).</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/22-0958.KP.action.pdf">2022-KP-00958 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RONDELY DUNN</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Genovese, J., would grant in part for the reasons assigned in State v. Reddick, 2021-01893 (La. 10/21/22) 351 So.3d. 273.<br />Griffin, J., would grant. See State v. Reddick, 2021-01893 (La. 10/21/22) 351 So.3d. 273. (Griffin, J. dissenting).</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0010.K.action.pdf">2023-K-00010 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TYLER NICHOLAS BENOIT</a> (Parish of Lafayette)<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0035.K.action.pdf">2023-K-00035 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BRANDON L. PIKE</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0206.K.action.pdf">2023-K-00206 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LAURA COLLINS</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0281.KO.action.pdf">2023-KO-00281 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHRISTOPHER ARD</a> (Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0339.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-00339 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SCOTT ERIC HOUSTON</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2023-KH-00339 only.<br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2023-KH-00339 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0354.K.action.pdf">2023-K-00354 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LAWRENCE MICHAEL HANDLEY A/K/A LAWRENCE M. HANDLEY</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0390.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-00390 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DANNIE LEE LAFLEUR</a> (Parish of Evangeline)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0405.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-00405 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KIRT A. HALL</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0426.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-00426 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. OKYEAME WOODARD</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2023-KH-00426 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0459.KO.action.pdf">2023-KO-00459 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BRANDON CURTIS MCLAUGHLIN</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0463.C.action.pdf">2023-C-00463 ESTATE OF OPAL STELLA REEVES VIOLA VS. CYNTHIA ANGONA LACASSIN GUILLORY</a> (Parish of St. Landry)<br /><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0463.C.jbm.con.pdf">McCallum, J., concurs and assigns reasons.<br /></a>Griffin, J., concurs for reasons assigned by McCallum, J.<a href="/opinions/2023/23-0463.C.jbm.con.pdf"></a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0627.C.action.pdf">2023-C-00627 IN RE: MARSHALL LEGACY FOUNDATION</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Genovese, J., recused in case number 2023-C-00627 only.<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2023-C-00627 only.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0677.C.action.pdf">2023-C-00677 JOSEPH F. UDDO, JR, M.D. VS. JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO.2 D/B/A EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0701.CC.action.pdf">2023-CC-00701 HARVEY J. JOWERS, ET UX. VS. BERNARD WILLIAMS AND SONJA WILLIAMS, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Rapides)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0703.CP.action.pdf">2023-CP-00703 BEN HENRY SCOTT VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0704.CC.action.pdf">2023-CC-00704 IN RE INTERDICTION OF SHIRLEY M. TURNER</a> (Parish of Livingston)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0708.C.action.pdf">2023-C-00708 FAITH IN FARMING COMPANY, L.L.C. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, through THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT C/W WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS FARMS, L.L.C. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, through THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT</a> (Parish of Morehouse)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0710.CC.action.pdf">2023-CC-00710 SICILY ISLAND HOLDINGS, LLC, ET AL. VS. UNITED STATES AVIATION UNDERWRITERS INC., ET AL.</a> (Parish of Catahoula)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0711.KK.action.pdf">2023-KK-00711 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GREGORY T. SCHMIDT</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0716.KK.action.pdf">2023-KK-00716 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ZACHARY LEBOURGEOIS</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Genovese, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Johnson.<br />Griffin, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Johnson.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0718.C.action.pdf">2023-C-00718 GINA MOISE, ROBERT SOUTHARD, JR. AND KEVIN SOUTHARD, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF BETTY SUE SOUTHARD (D) VS. BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER, ET AL.</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0724.CC.action.pdf">2023-CC-00724 JAMES KEVIN GUIDRY AND CHRISTINA GUIDRY VS. JASON E. SMITH, M.D.</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0732.CC.action.pdf">2023-CC-00732 JAMES KEVIN GUIDRY AND CHRISTINA GUIDRY VS. JASON E. SMITH, M.D.</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0733.C.action.pdf">2023-C-00733 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR RFMSI 2005S7 VS. WALTER C. DUMAS</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0739.C.action.pdf">2023-C-00739 ROB GAUDET VS. SUSAN LALONDE C/W ROBERT GAUDET AND CAJUN RELIEF FOUNDATION, INC. VS. SUSAN LALONDE</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0741.CC.action.pdf">2023-CC-00741 RONALD MILBURN, ET AL. VS. LAFAYETTE CITY-PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0743.C.action.pdf">2023-C-00743 TERENCE COOPER & VANESSA COOPER VS. ENGLISH TURN PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0748.C.action.pdf">2023-C-00748 GUSTAVE J. LABARRE, JR., ET AL. VS. TEXAS BRINE COMPANY, LLC AND GEORGIA GULF CHEMICALS & VINYLS, LLC</a> (Parish of Assumption)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2023-C-00748 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0760.CC.action.pdf">2023-CC-00760 RASHONDA LEBLANC AND DOMINIQUE LEBLANC VS. LAKE AREA MEDICAL CENTER, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)<br /><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0760.CC.jtg.grant.pdf">Genovese, J., would grant in part and assigns reasons.<br /></a>McCallum, J., would grant in part for reasons assigned by Genovese, J.<a href="/opinions/2023/23-0760.CC.jtg.grant.pdf"></a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0770.C.action.pdf">2023-C-00770 ANA ABIGAIL GONOGORA VS. TAQUERIA LA CONQUISTADORA</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-0811.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-00811 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SCOTT ERIC HOUSTON</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2023-KH-00811 only.<br />McCallum, J., recused in case number 2023-KH-00811 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-1061.KP.action.pdf">2023-KP-01061 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DVEIL DESHON FREEMAN</a> (Parish of Ouachita)<br /><a href="/opinions/2023/23-1061.KP.sjc.con.pdf">Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2023/23-1109.OC.action.pdf">2023-OC-01109 ANTHONY T. STRAUGHTER, DERON ALEXANDER AND RUSSELL BICKHAM VS. OCCIDENTAL FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA, THE TRINITY SYSTEM INC., AND AARON MATTHEW WHITE C/W DE'MYRON ALEXANDER VS. WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AND MATTHEW WHITE</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br /><a href="/opinions/2023/23-1109.OC.jlw.con.pdf">Weimer, C.J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2023/23-1109.OC.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Crichton, J.</p><p> </p></div></div>