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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 #006</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">4th day of February, 2025</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/2025/25-0184.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00184&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROBERTO LOPEZ</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Guidry, J., would grant.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">5th day of February, 2025</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/2025/25-0187.KD.action.pdf">2025-KD-00187&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DEX MARTIN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">6th day of February, 2025</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Writ granted. The ruling of the trial court is reinstated:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0193.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00193&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TORIN JENKINS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans)<br />Crain, J., would deny.<br />McCallum, J., would deny.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">14th day of February, 2025</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 disability inactive status granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0204.OB.PC.pdf">2025-OB-00204&nbsp;IN RE: CLIFTON W. NEWLIN</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">19th day of February, 2025</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1384.B.PC.pdf">2024-B-01384&nbsp;IN RE: TIMOTHY T. YAZBECK</a><br />Hughes, J., dissents and would impose a lesser sanction.<br />Griffin, J., dissents and would impose a lesser sanction.</p><h1>Admission granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1554.BA.PC.pdf">2024-BA-01554&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-519391</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1554.BA.jlw.dis.pdf">Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1554.BA.jmg.dis.pdf">Guidry, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1571.OB.action.pdf">2024-OB-01571&nbsp;IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL NO. 24-INT-1519</a><br />Weimer, C. J., recused.</p><h1>Petition to terminate conditional admission status granted. See order.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/23-0526.BA.PC.pdf">2023-BA-00526&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-253914</a></p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1262.CC.PC.pdf">2024-CC-01262&nbsp;CHRISTIAN LONGO VS. 700B8, LLC, PRESTON TEDESCO, K.W.E.J., LLC, H.O.D.C., LLC, CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, JAMES RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY, AND GCH, LLC (DEFENDANTS AND DEFENDANT-PETITIONER, HODC, LLC)</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1368.KH.PC.pdf">2024-KH-01368&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TWDARRYL TONEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Weimer, C.J., would deny.<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1368.KH.wjc.con.pdf">Crain, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1432.CC.PC.pdf">2024-CC-01432&nbsp;DAVID RABB AND HIS WIFE, ESTHER RABB VS. WILLIS-KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, AND DR. ANA COSTEA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><h1>Writ application granted in part. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1479.KK.PC.pdf">2024-KK-01479&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MAYA JONES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused.</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered - See per curiam.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0264.CC.PC.re.pdf">2024-CC-00264&nbsp;ASHLEY SMITH VS. CHAD AYLOR, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Bossier)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, &sect; 6:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0483.K.action.re.pdf">2024-K-00483&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RON CLEON JOHNSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Natchitoches)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0545.KH.action.re.pdf">2024-KH-00545&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RON CLEON JOHNSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Natchitoches)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0896.OC.action.re.pdf">2024-OC-00896&nbsp;DEMETRIA L. ROBINSON-CARTER, PERSONALLY AND O/B/O OF DEMETRIA L. ROBINSON-CARTER, CPA, LLC VS. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH SCHOOL BOARD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. John the Baptist)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1032.C.action.re.pdf">2024-C-01032&nbsp;BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY VS. RONALD W. HOLDEN AND SUSAN REED HOLDEN C/W BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY VS. RONALD W. HOLDEN AND SUSAN REED HOLDEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Livingston)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1094.C.action.re.pdf">2024-C-01094&nbsp;DWAYNE ALEXANDER VS. BLUE WILLIAMS, L.L.P., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Griffin, J., recused.</p><h1>Writ application denied. Moot:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1157.KK.action.pdf">2024-KK-01157&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. STEVEN DARNELL DAVIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Crain, 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 v. Trent, 2018-1358 (La. 10/15/18), 254 So.3d 1204.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1411.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01411&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MATTHEW TRENT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State ex rel. Bacon v. State, 17-0085 (La. 4/2/18), 319 So.3d 205.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1555.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01555&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DWIGHT BACON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0970.KH.PC.pdf">2024-KH-00970&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. FURLONZO R. MORAN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1142.KH.PC.pdf">2024-KH-01142&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KEDRICK JOHNSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1454.KH.PC.pdf">2024-KH-01454&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSE C. GARCIA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1484.KH.PC.pdf">2024-KH-01484&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DAN ROBERTSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1550.KH.PC.pdf">2024-KH-01550&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. VS. ANDERSON HAWKINS, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Feliciana)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0582.K.action.pdf">2024-K-00582&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TERRENCE ARMSTRONG AKA TERRANCE ARMSTRONG AKA DUGGA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0604.K.action.pdf">2024-K-00604&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. QUINTON VERDELL TELLIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ouachita)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0657.KO.action.pdf">2024-KO-00657&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TERRENCE ARMSTRONG AKA TERRANCE ARMSTRONG AKA DUGGA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0799.KP.action.pdf">2024-KP-00799&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHN KINSEL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Knoll, J., recused.<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0812.K.action.pdf">2024-K-00812&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LOUIS HOWARD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0822.KO.action.pdf">2024-KO-00822&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RUSTIN RANDALL MIDDLETON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1017.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01017&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WALTER EDWARD JOHNSON, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1162.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01162&nbsp;JARRELL E. GODFREY, JR. VS. GOAUTO INSURANCE COMPANY AND CRAIG DEWAYNE JONES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tensas)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1162.C.jdh.grant.pdf">Hughes, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1265.CK.action.pdf">2024-CK-01265&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF I. L.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1278.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01278&nbsp;ARMAND THOMAS AND KRISCHELL THOMAS VS. LOUISIANA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER D/B/A LCMC HEALTH, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1290.K.action.pdf">2024-K-01290&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TYRONE M. SAJNA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of West Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1305.K.action.pdf">2024-K-01305&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAMES DEREK PERSON, II</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Beauregard)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1353.KO.action.pdf">2024-KO-01353&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EXZAVIAN BURNETTE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1362.KO.action.pdf">2024-KO-01362&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JUSTIN L. SLOAN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1362.KO.jdh.con.pdf">Hughes, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., would grant in part.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1376.K.action.pdf">2024-K-01376&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JERMAL WILLIAMS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1418.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01418&nbsp;JAMES G. GOSSEN VS. FLOYD MICHAEL LANDRY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1418.CC.jdh.con.pdf">Hughes, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1419.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01419&nbsp;ASHLEY TAYLOR VS. NATIONAL LIABILITY AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, NEW ORLEANS NATIVE TOURS, LLC, AND LEE EDWIN ATTAWAY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1419.CC.jdh.grant.pdf">Hughes, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1424.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01424&nbsp;LISA HAYMON AND DARRIN HAYMON VS. DALE SPORCK</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1425.KK.action.pdf">2024-KK-01425&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DOYLE BOUDREAUX</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1428.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01428&nbsp;THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS VS. EDWARD WISNER DONATION, THE HONORABLE MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AND AS TRUSTEE, MICHAEL PENEGUY, SENATOR EDWIN MURRAY, MAJOR CHRIS THORNHILL AND PATRICK NORTON C/W THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS VS. EDWARD WISNER DONATION, THE HONORABLE MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AND AS TRUSTEE, MICHAEL PENEGUY, SENATOR EDWIN MURRAY, MAJOR CHRIS THORNHILL AND PATRICK NORTON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1430.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01430&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DONALD RUNNELS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Allen)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1431.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01431&nbsp;THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS VS. EDWARD WISNER DONATION, THE HONORABLE MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AND AS TRUSTEE, MICHAEL PENEGUY, SENATOR EDWIN MURRAY, MAJOR CHRIS THORNHILL AND PATRICK NORTON C/W THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS VS. EDWARD WISNER DONATION, THE HONORABLE MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AND AS TRUSTEE, MICHAEL PENEGUY, SENATOR EDWIN MURRAY, MAJOR CHRIS THORNHILL AND PATRICK NORTON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1433.KK.action.pdf">2024-KK-01433&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANTONIO TERRELL WILSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Madison)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1434.K.action.pdf">2024-K-01434&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHARDARIUS MARQUEZ MOREHEAD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ouachita)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1440.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01440&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAMES LEE FINE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Mary)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1441.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01441&nbsp;MEG VINCENT, WIFE OF AND LOUIS KEITH VINCENT VS. NATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND DR. FREDRICK DANTAGNAN IV, ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR JACQUELINE DANTAGNAN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1442.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01442&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. VINCENT C. ALLNET, SR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1445.K.action.pdf">2024-K-01445&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. QUINCEY STEWART</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1446.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01446&nbsp;INTELLIGENT MORTGAGE AND CONSULTING SERVICES LLC VS. ARBOR LENDING GROUP, L.L.C., PAUL LEBLANC, KEVIN MORGAN, ANGELE MIXSON AND JELENA BRYANT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1447.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01447&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROBERT ANTOINE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1448.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01448&nbsp;PARISH OF ST. CHARLES THROUGH THE DEPT. OF PLANNING &amp; ZONING VS. WANDA F. BORDELON WIFE OF/AND DOUGLAS E. BORDELON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Charles)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1453.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01453&nbsp;VITA CHENET VS. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Knoll, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1458.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01458&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EDDIE W. VIREE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1460.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01460&nbsp;ROBERT J. MELANCON AND LINDA G. MELANCON VS. THE MEMORIAL HALL FOUNDATION, INC., THE MEMORIAL HALL MUSEUM, INC., AND JAMES H. COHEN AND SONS, INC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafourche)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1463.KK.action.pdf">2024-KK-01463&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BYRON FRANKLIN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1465.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01465&nbsp;CHARLOTTE MCDANIEL VS. ARTRO OLMOS AND YVETTE MCGEHEE OLMOS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Guidry, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1467.OC.action.pdf">2024-OC-01467&nbsp;ROBERT MARTIN VS. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1468.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01468&nbsp;NEVILLE KIRT; ALVIN KIRT; AND LAMONT KIRT, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ELAINE KIRT, DECEASED VS. REBECCA C. METZINGER, M.D.; THEODORE C. STRICKLAND, III, M.D.; ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND D/B/A TULANE; PAULINE TAQUINO, CRNA; GAYLE MARTIN, CRNA; PARISH ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES, LTD, A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1488.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01488&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KENNETH R. MORGAN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Iberville)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1539.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01539&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LEROY JOHNSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tangipahoa)</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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