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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 #054</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">20th day of November, 2024</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Joint petition for transfer to active status granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1357.OB.PC.pdf">2024-OB-01357&nbsp;IN RE: WILLIAM B. HIDALGO</a></p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1193.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01193&nbsp;AURELIUS LOWE AND DIANA LOWE VS. ANCO INSULATIONS, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1386.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01386&nbsp;AURELIUS LOWE, ET AL. VS. ANCO INSULATIONS, INC., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">27th day of November, 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 briefing notice and Order.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0254.CK.action.pdf">2024-CK-00254&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF D.D.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0676.C.action.pdf">2024-C-00676&nbsp;KELLY O. ORGERON VS. EDWARD J. ORGERON, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused.<br />Crain, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0865.C.action.pdf">2024-C-00865&nbsp;THEOPHILUS ROLAND, JR. VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1007.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01007&nbsp;JAMES MCCORMICK, D.D.S., AND KIM MORRIS MCCORMICK VS. JOE E. "BUTCH" FORD, JR., WILLIAM "BILL" ALTIMUS, JEROME DARBY, AND CARLOTTA ASKEW-BROWN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Bossier)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1043.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01043&nbsp;JUSTIN IRWIN VS. JOHN BRADLEY BRENT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1240.B.PC.pdf">2024-B-01240&nbsp;IN RE: YASHA LATRICE CLARK</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1240.B.sjc.dis.pdf">Crichton, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br />McCallum, J., dissents and would reject the joint petition for consent discipline.</p><h1>Petition to terminate conditional admission status granted. See order.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/18-0410.BA.PC.pdf">2018-BA-00410&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-383705</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/19-2003.BA.PC.pdf">2019-BA-02003&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-130420</a></p><h1>Suspension imposed. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1119.B.PC.pdf">2024-B-01119&nbsp;IN RE: LIONEL BURNS, JR.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1119.B.jlw.dis.pdf">Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1119.B.pdg.dis.pdf">Griffin, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0857.KK.PC.pdf">2024-KK-00857&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DIAMOND LAMISON &amp; FLORA HOLMES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Weimer, C.J., dissents.<br />Crichton, J., dissents.<br />McCallum, J., dissents.</p><h1>Application for rehearing denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0692.CC.action.re.pdf">2024-CC-00692&nbsp;KEITH BRYANT VS. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS; SECRETARY JAMES W. LEBLANC, ANGELA GRIFFIN AND OTHER UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration granted - See order.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0468.KH.PC.re.pdf">2024-KH-00468&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DERRICK B. PIERRE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused.<br />Crain, J., dissents.<br />McCallum, J., dissents.</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, &sect; 6:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0204.KO.action.re.pdf">2024-KO-00204&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DEMETRIOUS MCCOY, SR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Bossier)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0225.KO.action.re.pdf">2024-KO-00225&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSEPH BARNES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0732.KH.action.re.pdf">2024-KH-00732&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JACOB FAY LUKE, SR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Hughes, J., would grant reconsideration and deny the writ on the merits.</p><h1>Writ application not considered. Not timely filed. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X, &sect; 5(a):</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0984.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00984&nbsp;WESLEY SINCLAIR RICKS VS. BRIAN L. SPILLMAN, KENNETH HARVARD, SAMUEL C. D'AQUILA, TIMOTHY HOOPER, AND JAMES LEBLANC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of West Feliciana)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0727.KH.PC.pdf">2024-KH-00727&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DWAYNE DEMOUCHET</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Iberia)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0939.KH.PC.pdf">2024-KH-00939&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LARRY WILLIAMS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Pointe Coupee)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1233.KH.PC.pdf">2024-KH-01233&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TRABILLION HAWTHORNE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused.<br /><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1233.KH.wjc.con.pdf">Crain, J., concurs in the denial and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0042.K.action.pdf">2024-K-00042&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DAVID ANTHONY BURNS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0317.OK.action.pdf">2024-OK-00317&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DRUZON QUILLEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Franklin)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0393.K.action.pdf">2024-K-00393&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MARCUS R. WILLIAMS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0461.K.action.pdf">2024-K-00461&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LAURIE ELKINS RICHARD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Avoyelles)<br />Knoll, J., recused.<br />Crichton, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0485.K.action.pdf">2024-K-00485&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIAM G. PERKINS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0709.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-00709&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SCOTT E. HOUSTON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />McCallum, J., recused.<br />Crichton, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0796.K.action.pdf">2024-K-00796&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ISAIAH M. CHILDS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0871.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-00871&nbsp;PRESTON L. MARSHALL VS. PIERCE MARSHALL, JR., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Crain, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0971.KK.action.pdf">2024-KK-00971&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSE LAGOS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant.<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0971.KK.jbm.grant.pdf">McCallum, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1037.K.action.pdf">2024-K-01037&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EMMANUEL DEWAYNE JOHNSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1040.K.action.pdf">2024-K-01040&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JERMON JAMES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Griffin, J., would grant in part.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1118.KK.action.pdf">2024-KK-01118&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CARDELL HAYES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1120.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01120&nbsp;GLORIA PITTS, LINNIE D. JAMES, AND SANDRA WILLIAMS VS. BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF LOUISIANA, LLC D/B/A AMITE ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY CENTER A/K/A FRESENIUS KIDNEY CARE AMITE, FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE LOUISIANA DIALYSIS GROUP, LLC, TANGIPAHOA PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE ISSUE #2 D/B/A HOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, DR. CLAUDE C. CRAIGHEAD, III, LOUISIANA MEDICAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AND CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1122.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01122&nbsp;IN RE: LUCIOUS WILLIAMS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1124.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01124&nbsp;GLORIA PITTS, LINNIE D. JAMES, AND SANDRA WILLIAMS VS. BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF LOUISIANA, LLC D/B/A AMITE ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY CENTER A/K/A FRESENIUS KIDNEY CARE AMITE, FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE LOUISIANA DIALYSIS GROUP, LLC, TANGIPAHOA PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE ISSUE #2 D/B/A HOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, DR. CLAUDE C. CRAIGHEAD, III, LOUISIANA MEDICAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1125.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01125&nbsp;BRYAN THAYER VS. ANDREW NIERMAN AND AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1126.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01126&nbsp;ERIC AGUILUZ, ET AL. VS. BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, INC, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Gravois.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1129.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01129&nbsp;JONATHAN AKERS AND CYNTIANA AKERS VS. JOSEPH DOUGLAS, DARYL MALONE, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY AND PROSIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE BROKERAGE, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1131.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01131&nbsp;JAMIE GLASER VS. NOAH HASSLOCK</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1137.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01137&nbsp;CAMERON SOULE, ET AL. VS. WOODWARD DESIGN + BUILD, LLC, HOUSTON CASUALTY COMPANY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Griffin, J., recused.<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1139.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01139&nbsp;GLORIA CRAYTON VS. STATE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. C/W SHEILA HENDRIX, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF VELMA HENDRIX VS. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. C/W GWENDOLYN DURESEAU VS. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1140.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01140&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANTHONY FARRIER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1147.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01147&nbsp;BRYANT GEORGE, M.D. &amp; DURA MATER, INC. VS. CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA D/B/A CHRISTUS ST. PATRICK HOSPITAL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1149.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01149&nbsp;THE DESCENDANTS PROJECT VS. LUCIEN J. GAUFF, III, ASSESSOR AND GREENFIELD LOUISIANA, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. John the Baptist)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1150.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01150&nbsp;GARY DAVIS VS. DR. BRYAN BARRETT D/B/A CENTRAL STAT CARE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Crichton, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1151.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01151&nbsp;THE DESCENDANTS PROJECT VS. LUCIEN J. GAUFF, III, ASSESSOR AND GREENFIELD LOUISIANA, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. John the Baptist)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1152.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01152&nbsp;ERIEL RENGEL AND GISSELLE CERRATO VS. CLECO POWER, LLC, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1154.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01154&nbsp;STANLEY WALLOGA VS. DOUGLAS M. BONNER AND FREDA F. BONNER, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Bossier)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1155.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01155&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF SCOFIELD DAVIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1156.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01156&nbsp;D. BELLARD VS. ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1160.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01160&nbsp;JOELMA G. PENTON WIFE OF/AND FRED R. PENTON VS. THEODORE J. MOSES, IV, ARDELL I. FINK, MICHELLE E. NAQUIN, PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1165.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01165&nbsp;MAHTAB A. LODHI AND PETER YAUKEY VS. UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS THROUGH UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND PETER FOS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1166.KK.action.pdf">2024-KK-01166&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TORI LYNETTE BROUSSARD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1167.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01167&nbsp;MAHTAB A. LODHI AND PETER YAUKEY VS. UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS THROUGH UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND PETER FOS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1170.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01170&nbsp;BRAD JOSEPH DAIGLE VS. INTEGRA INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC, AND BOBBY W. ADAMS, JR. C/W INTEGRA INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC, PREFERRED AGENCY NETWORK, LLC, AND BOBBY W. ADAMS, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF INTEGRA INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC AND PREFERRED AGENCY NETWORK, LLC VS. DEREK BABCOCK</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1206.K.action.pdf">2024-K-01206&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EMMANUEL DEWAYNE JOHNSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1215.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01215&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KEITH S. BARRON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Feliciana)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-1216.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01216&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL L. MARSHALL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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