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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 #017</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">10th day of April, 2024</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/2024/24-0330.OC.PC.pdf">2024-OC-00330&nbsp;LIQUIDATION PROPERTIES, INC., WITHOUT RECOURSE VS. JAMIE P. LABRANCHE AND KIM MARTIN LABRANCHE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. John the Baptist)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0370.KK.action.pdf">2024-KK-00370&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GABRIEL HUNTER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0389.KK.action.pdf">2024-KK-00389&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSEPH RANDALL MAHON, III</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">11th day of April, 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/2024/24-0446.KK.action.pdf">2024-KK-00446&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. STERLING BENJAMIN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">16th day of April, 2024</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Petition to terminate conditional admission status granted. See order.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/19-0502.BA.PC.pdf">2019-BA-00502&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-517749</a></p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0271.B.PC.pdf">2024-B-00271&nbsp;IN RE: RAVINDER P. KHINDA</a></p><h1>Denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0097.OB.action.pdf">2024-OB-00097&nbsp;IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 22-PDB-044</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0139.OB.action.pdf">2024-OB-00139&nbsp;IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 23-PDB-065</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0139.OB.jdh.con.pdf">Hughes, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-0629.BA.action.re.pdf">2023-BA-00629&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-9711</a></p><h1>Writ application not considered - Not timely filed. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X &sect; 5(a).:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0253.KO.action.pdf">2024-KO-00253&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RONDELL M. LASALLE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0335.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00335&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROBBIE LEE GUILLEARD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</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 &sect; 5(b).:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0170.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00170&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TERENCE M. WESTLEY</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0172.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00172&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0179.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00179&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WHITNEY J. ALEXANDER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Richland)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0180.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00180&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. FREDERICK WASHINGTON</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0183.CI.action.pdf">2024-CI-00183&nbsp;VALSIN DAVID TATE VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0195.CI.action.pdf">2024-CI-00195&nbsp;JAHVAR TIEON HOOKS VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0214.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00214&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DERODRICK SPURLOCK</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0215.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00215&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANTHONY D. MCDOWELL, JR.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0238.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00238&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KADARRIUS L. JOHNSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0239.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00239&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHALENA M. SMITH</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Winn)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0241.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00241&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CLINT E. ASHWORTH</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0245.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00245&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TAYLOR JAY ANDERSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0263.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00263&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TYRONE MYLES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0277.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00277&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHN DOYLE WALKER</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0290.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00290&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JENNIFER HILL WILLIAMS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Winn)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0302.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00302&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DESHUNSKI BURKS</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0307.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00307&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KENDALL JAMES SMITH</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0336.CI.action.pdf">2024-CI-00336&nbsp;DASHONE REYNOLDS VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0337.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00337&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIE CHRISTIAN</a></p><h1>Writ application denied - See State v. Reddick, 2021-01893 (La. 10/21/22), 351 So.3d 273.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1293.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-01293&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WALTER COPELAND JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Genovese, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</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 State ex rel. Triplett v. State, 2016-1197 (La. 10/9/17), 227 So.3d 797.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0049.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00049&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIE TRIPLETT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<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. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1137.KP.PC.pdf">2023-KP-01137&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JEROME BRYANT, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0038.KH.PC.pdf">2024-KH-00038&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CRAIG S. JOHNSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2024-KH-00038 only.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0039.KH.PC.pdf">2024-KH-00039&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHERMAN FREDIEU, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0081.KH.PC.pdf">2024-KH-00081&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KEVON WILLIAMS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0200.KH.PC.pdf">2024-KH-00200&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RICKY DAVIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<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/2024/23-0883.K.action.pdf">2023-K-00883&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAMES BATISTE, III</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension)<br />Griffin, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Welch.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1429.K.action.pdf">2023-K-01429&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DARREN D. MCKEEVER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Desoto)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1450.K.action.pdf">2023-K-01450&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GEORGE MCKINNEY, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1529.KO.action.pdf">2023-KO-01529&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DAMON BROUSSARD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Acadia)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1664.KH.action.pdf">2023-KH-01664&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ARRIAUS TAYLOR</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0113.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00113&nbsp;PAUL M. POUPART VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0222.CD.action.pdf">2024-CD-00222&nbsp;THOMAS M. HAMMONS VS. JOE BANKS DRYWALL &amp; ACOUSTICS, INC., HERBERT "TRAE" BANKS, III; AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Richland)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0237.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00237&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CALVIN ANTHONY WALKER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Webster)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0243.C.action.pdf">2024-C-00243&nbsp;GAYL THERESE PAYTON VS. GARY BIZAL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0251.KK.action.pdf">2024-KK-00251&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANTHONY MONTREL STOKES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ouachita)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0256.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-00256&nbsp;VICKI HOOD, ET AL. VS. SASOL CHEMICALS (USA) LLC, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0257.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-00257&nbsp;LUIGI MALTA, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS MINOR CHILD, GIOVANNI MALTA VS. HERBERT S. MILLER CORPORATION, HILLER OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC., THE HILLER COMPANIES, INC., HELIS OIL AND GAS COMPANY, L.L.C., HELIS ENERGY, L.L.C. AND HELIS ENTERPRISES, INC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0259.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-00259&nbsp;JEREMY WILLIAMS VS. STUPP COATINGS, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0259.CC.wjc.grant.pdf">Crain, J., would grant in part and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0315.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-00315&nbsp;THOMAS ANDERSON, ET AL. VS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., would grant and docket.</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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