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<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 #009</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">15th day of February, 2024</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/2024/24-0198.KK.action.pdf">2024-KK-00198&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ASHLEY ATKINSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br /><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0198.KK.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">21st day of February, 2024</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0210.OB.action.pdf">2024-OB-00210&nbsp;IN RE: JAMAR BROOKS AKAI MYERS-MONTGOMERY</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">23rd day of February, 2024</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/2024/23-1627.KK.action.pdf">2023-KK-01627&nbsp;CHRISTOPHER HUGHES VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1627.KK.sjc.con.pdf">Crichton, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br />Genovese, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">27th day of February, 2024</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/2024/23-1600.KH.PC.pdf">2023-KH-01600&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LARRY DAVIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Admission granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1462.BA.PC.pdf">2023-BA-01462&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-793141</a></p><h1>Petition for voluntary resignation from the practice of law granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1718.OB.PC.pdf">2023-OB-01718&nbsp;IN RE: DAN L. DONALD, JR.</a></p><h1>Discipline imposed. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1624.B.PC.pdf">2023-B-01624&nbsp;IN RE: RICHARD FORREST WHITE</a><br />Genovese, J., concurs in the result.<br />Crain, J., concurs in the result.<br />McCallum, J., concurs in the result.</p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1687.B.PC.pdf">2023-B-01687&nbsp;IN RE: PETER A. RYAN</a><br />Crain, J., dissents and would reject the proposed discipline as too lenient.<br />McCallum, J., dissents and would reject the proposed discipline as too lenient.</p><h1>Denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1479.OB.action.pdf">2023-OB-01479&nbsp;IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 23-PDB-057</a></p><h1>Writ application not considered - Petitioner has not demonstrated that he sought review in the courts below before filing in this Court nor shown the "extraordinary circumstances" that would justify bypassing that level of review. La.S.Ct.R. X &sect; 5(b).:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1434.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-01434&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LARRY DAVIS</a></p><h1>Writ application not considered. Not timely filed. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X, &sect; 5(a):</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-0856.K.action.pdf">2023-K-00856&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WADE RYAN OSTARLY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1166.KO.action.pdf">2023-KO-01166&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAYLIN M. WAYNE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lincoln)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1257.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-01257&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ALEX P. PAPILLION A/K/A ALIEX PAPPILLION</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Genovese, J., recused in case number 2023-KH-01257 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0002.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00002&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DAVID FLEEKS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2024-KH-00002 only.</p><h1>Writ application denied. Moot. See State v. Greenup, 2023-0878 (La. 2/27/24), ___ So.3d ___.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-0913.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-00913&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILFRED GREENUP</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. John the Baptist)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1170.KH.PC.pdf">2023-KH-01170&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LIONEL WILLIAMS, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Assumption)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1363.KH.PC.pdf">2023-KH-01363&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIAM MICHALE HAYDEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-0793.KP.action.pdf">2023-KP-00793&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CARLOS VARGAS-ALCERRECA A/K/A CARLOS VARGAS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Genovese, J., would deny on the showing made.<br />Griffin, J., would deny on the showing made.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-0878.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-00878&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILFRED GREENUP</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. John the Baptist)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1060.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-01060&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHRISTOPHER O'NEAL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2023-KH-01060 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1091.KO.action.pdf">2023-KO-01091&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SAMUEL M. HUNTER, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1251.KO.action.pdf">2023-KO-01251&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JEREMIAH LEE TODD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Bossier)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1296.KO.action.pdf">2023-KO-01296&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JUSTIN A. HUTCHINSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1325.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-01325&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. FREDERICK ROSS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1379.K.action.pdf">2023-K-01379&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JUAN CARLOS PAZZUNIGA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1445.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-01445&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JACKIE LAMBERT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1469.CI.action.pdf">2023-CI-01469&nbsp;VINCENT MARK CASTILLO VS. PARISH OF JEFFERSON, JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARY, DENNIS DIMARCO</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1503.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-01503&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANTHONY D. HOLLIDAY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1535.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-01535&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SAMUEL BARKER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1554.CC.action.pdf">2023-CC-01554&nbsp;THE TOURO BOULIGNY ASSOCIATION &amp; RELLA ZAPLETAL, INDIVIDUALLY, AND IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT OF THE TOURO BOULIGNY ASSOCIATION VS. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD &amp; DR. AVIS WILLIAMS, IN HER CAPACITY AS SUPERINTENDENT OF ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1555.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-01555&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MARCEL DEWAYNE THOMPSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1666.C.action.pdf">2023-C-01666&nbsp;KELLY FULLER, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF REVOYDA FULLER VS. ROBERT LANE PITTARD AND ANDREW JACOBS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Desoto)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1685.CC.action.pdf">2023-CC-01685&nbsp;CHANEL HAYES AND MONIQUE COLEMAN VS. GO AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY, REPUBLIC-VANGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY, PIZZA HUT OF AMERICA, LLC, OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY, NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, KEVIN SMITH, HORIZON RIVER RESTAURANTS, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1695.C.action.pdf">2023-C-01695&nbsp;EMERGE CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC VS. RAYBURN BUSHNELL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1702.CC.action.pdf">2023-CC-01702&nbsp;KATINA GREEN VS. RONALD BARBIER AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Guidry.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1703.C.action.pdf">2023-C-01703&nbsp;CONTI ENTERPRISES, INC. VS. PROVIDENCE/GSE ASSOCIATES, LLC, ROBERT E. WILLIAMS, JR., AND ASPEN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1704.C.action.pdf">2023-C-01704&nbsp;CONTI ENTERPRISES, INC. VS. PROVIDENCE/GSE ASSOCIATES, LLC, ROBERT E. WILLIAMS, JR., AND ASPEN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1705.C.action.pdf">2023-C-01705&nbsp;GEORGE KELLETT &amp; SONS, INC. VS. LUCAS &amp; SONS BUILDERS, ARTHUR LUCAS, DARRELL LUCAS AND SHANE LUCAS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Plaquemines)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1721.CC.action.pdf">2023-CC-01721&nbsp;STEWART INTERIOR CONTRACTORS, LLC VS. AECO OF LOUISIANA, LLC AND ACOUSTI ENGINEERING COMPANY OF FLORIDA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1723.CC.action.pdf">2023-CC-01723&nbsp;ROBERT SCHIFF VS. LAWRENCE G. PUGH, III, FREDERICK T. HAAS, III, ALEXANDER L. BURNS, AND PUGH ACCARDO HAAS RADECKER &amp; CAREY, L.L.C.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br /><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1723.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/2024/23-1724.CC.action.pdf">2023-CC-01724&nbsp;JOHNNY COVINGTON VS. CLARK SAND CO., INC.; CLEMCO INDUSTRIES CORPORATION F/K/A CLEMCO SERVICES CORP,; DEPENDABLE ABRASIVES, INC.; E.D. BULLARD COMPANY; EMPIRE ABRASIVE EQUIPMENT COMPANY, L.P.; LEHIGH HANSON, INC. (A SUBSIDIARY OF HEIDELBERG CEMENT GROUP) F/K/A HANSON AGGREGATES, INC. F/K/A HANSON AGGREGATES CENTRAL, INC. F/K/A PIONEER SOUTH CENTRAL, INC. F/K/A PIONEER CONCRETE OF TEXAS, INC.; INGERSOLL-RAND CORPORATION; LEROI COMPRESSOR A/K/A ROTARY COMPRESSION TECHNOLOGIES; 3M COMPANY; RUEMELIN MANUFACTURING CO., INC.; SANSTORM, INC.; BOB SCHMIDT MANUFACTURING, INC.; SOUTHERN SILICA OF LOUISIANA, INC.; SPECIALTY SAND COMPANY; SULLAIR COMPRESSOR CORPORATION; AND TXI CORPORATION, L.P.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1725.CC.action.pdf">2023-CC-01725&nbsp;JOHN MOLAISON, ET UX. VS. CUST-O-FAB SPECIALTY SERVICES, LLC, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. John the Baptist)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0001.C.action.pdf">2024-C-00001&nbsp;HERO LANDS COMPANY, L.L.C. VS. CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS &amp; REFINING USA, INC., PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES, INC., KEY OPERATING &amp; PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.L.C., KEY EXPLORATION COMPANY., WAGNER OIL COMPANY, HILCORP ENERGY I, L.P., MANTI OPERATING COMPANY, AND HENDERSON OIL COMPANY, INC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Plaquemines)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0003.C.action.pdf">2024-C-00003&nbsp;BROOKS TAYLOR VS. TIMOTHY BRADLEY, SWEEPING-STRIPING SERVICES, INC., XYZ INSURANCE CARRIER, AND GENNALANA, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0004.C.action.pdf">2024-C-00004&nbsp;LOUISIANA WETLANDS, LLC AND NEW 90, LLC VS. ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION, CHEVRON USA, INC., SOUTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY, LLC, EP ENERGY E&amp;P COMPANY, LP, AND BRAMMER ENGINEERING, INC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Mary)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0005.C.action.pdf">2024-C-00005&nbsp;SHARON D. VANCE AND STEVE VANCE VS. SHERIFF DANIEL H. EDWARDS, SGT. SONJA DYSON EVANS, LT. BRANDON PINION, LATECIAL MILTON, CRYSTAL KNIGHT, RACQUELLE D. COLLINS, ROBERT SMITH, KEDRICK CARLSON AND THEIR INSURERS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0006.C.action.pdf">2024-C-00006&nbsp;LISETTE SCHROTH MORICE VS. YORKSHIRE COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., GARY KLEIN, ALEX A. LAURICELLA, AND DIDRIKSEN, SAUCIER &amp; WOODS, PLC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Hughes, J., recused in case number 2024-C-00006 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0014.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-00014&nbsp;LOUISIANA WORKERS' COMPENSATION CORPORATION VS. STEVENS CONSTRUCTION &amp; DESIGN, L.L.C., A/K/A STEVENS CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. AND ADAM STEVENS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0020.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-00020&nbsp;OUTDOOR POWERHOUSE, LLC VS. BROWN &amp; BROWN OF LOUISIANA, LLC D/B/A BROWN &amp; BROWN OF BATON ROUGE AND KATIE CAVIN AND LAURIE BONNER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Livingston)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0028.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-00028&nbsp;DONALD F. TANNER &amp; DANA FRANCIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR SON, DONALD F. TANNER, JR. VS. JAMES HOLLIS, SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION, L.L.C., RLC TRUCKING, L.L.C. AND PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0028.CC.sjc.con.pdf">Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0028.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/2024/24-0032.C.action.pdf">2024-C-00032&nbsp;JOSEPH ROBERT, GLORIA DECUIR-ROBERT, ALBERT BIERRIA, GWENDOLYN BIERRIA, ET AL. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE GOVERNOR, THE DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, STATE LAND OFFICE, AND THE ORLEANS LEVEE DISTRICT, AND THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY-EAST</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0034.C.action.pdf">2024-C-00034&nbsp;FRANK J. D'AMICO, JR. VS. JAMIE LYNN BURNTHORNE WIFE OF FRANK J. D'AMICO, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Crichton, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0037.C.action.pdf">2024-C-00037&nbsp;RAMELLI JANITORIAL SERVICE, INC. VS. IV WASTE, L.L.C.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Crichton, J., would grant in part.<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0043.C.action.pdf">2024-C-00043&nbsp;THE UPPER ROOM BIBLE CHURCH, INC. D/B/A THE UPPERROOM BIBLE CHURCH, PASTOR HERBERT H. ROWE, JR. AND HIS WIFE DR. CAROL G. ROWE VS. BANKPLUS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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