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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 #016</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">31st day of March, 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 on the showing made.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0410.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00410&nbsp;JENNIFER NICHOLE RAMOS TOKARSKI VS. KRISTOFER JUSTIN TOKARSKI</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Bernard)<br />Weimer, C.J., would deny.<br />Crain, J., concurs.<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0410.CC.pdg.con.pdf">Griffin, J., concurs in the result and assigns reasons.</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">2nd day of April, 2025</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Petition for interim suspension granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0337.B.PC.pdf">2025-B-00337&nbsp;IN RE: RONALD S. HALEY, JR.</a></p><h1>Writ application not considered. Not timely filed. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X, &sect; 5(a):</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0083.OK.action.pdf">2025-OK-00083&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DAVID M. KENNEDY, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Richland)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0237.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00237&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DRE'SHEAN NAPOLEON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0386.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00386&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MONICA EVERY AND LOUIS GORDON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">8th day of April, 2025</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Suspension imposed. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1405.B.PC.pdf">2024-B-01405&nbsp;IN RE: PAUL H. HATTAWAY</a><br />Weimer, C.J., dissents.</p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0227.B.PC.pdf">2025-B-00227&nbsp;IN RE: TIMOTHY MATHISON</a><br />Cole, J., dissents and would reject the proposed discipline as too lenient.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0241.B.PC.pdf">2025-B-00241&nbsp;IN RE: WILLIE G. JOHNSON, JR.</a><br />McCallum, J., dissents and would reject the proposed discipline as too lenient.</p><h1>Admission granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0220.BA.PC.pdf">2025-BA-00220&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-798115</a><br />McCallum, J., dissents.</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0886.KP.PC.pdf">2024-KP-00886&nbsp;CHRISTINA LAMBERT VS. CHRISTOPHER STINSON, WARDEN, LOUISIANA TRANSITIONAL CENTER FOR WOMEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Crain, J., dissents.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1531.C.PC.pdf">2024-C-01531&nbsp;WILLIE COVINGTON AND APRIL 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.; INGERSOLL-RAND CORPORATION; LEROI INTERNATIONAL, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF GARDNER DENVER, INC.; LONE STAR INDUSTRIES, INC.; 3M COMPANY; RUEMELIN MANUFACTURING CO., INC.; SANSTORM, INC.; BOB SCHMIDT MANUFACTURING, INC.; SOUTHERN SILICA OF LOUISIANA, INC.; SULLAIR COMPRESSOR CORPORATION; AND SPECIALTY SAND COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1531.C.jlw.con.pdf">Weimer, C.J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1531.C.wjc.dis.pdf">Crain, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1545.CC.PC.pdf">2024-CC-01545&nbsp;VALARIE CANTRELLE VS. WILLIAM T. SARGENT, M.D.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Griffin, J., dissents.<br />Guidry, J., dissents.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0108.CC.PC.pdf">2025-CC-00108&nbsp;JAMES HORNBEAK, JR. VS. FEDNAT INSURANCE COMPANY AND LOUISIANA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., dissents and would deny.</p><h1>Application for reconsideration granted; notice of appeal denied.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1217.OB.action.re.pdf">2024-OB-01217&nbsp;IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 24-PDB-041</a></p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0704.O.action.re.pdf">2024-O-00704&nbsp;IN RE: JUDICIARY COMMISSION FILE NO. 23-090</a></p><h1>Writ application not considered. Not timely filed. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X, &sect; 5(a):</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0069.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00069&nbsp;MARLENY MALDONADO VS. EL SABOR CATRACHO RESTAURANT, LLC &amp; ELSA MENDOZA</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0125.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00125&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DERRICK ODOMES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafourche)<br />Guidry, J., recused.<br />Weimer, C. J., recused.<br />Hughes, 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. State v. Calhoun, 2019-01822 (La. 3/16/21), 312 So.3d 1087.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1478.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01478&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TIMOTHY WAYNE CALHOUN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ouachita)<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><h1>Writ application denied. Moot:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1347.KP.action.pdf">2024-KP-01347&nbsp;CHRISTINA LAMBERT VS. CHRISTOPHER STINSON, WARDEN, LOUISIANA TRANSITIONAL CENTER FOR WOMEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1435.CC.action.pdf">2024-CC-01435&nbsp;ROSIE CRUEL REED VS. PATCO HOLDINGS, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0126.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00126&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EDWARD GREEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0176.KP.action.pdf">2024-KP-00176&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KEVIN O'BRIEN ALLEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Bossier)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0319.K.action.pdf">2024-K-00319&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DAMON STEPHNEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0319.K.jlw.con.pdf">Weimer, C.J., concurs in the writ denial and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0803.K.action.pdf">2024-K-00803&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KEVIN O'BRIEN ALLEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Bossier)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.<br />Guidry, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1183.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01183&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHRISTOPHER NICHOLLS EASON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />Guidry, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1189.K.action.pdf">2024-K-01189&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TREVARIOUS WINSLOW</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1226.KP.action.pdf">2024-KP-01226&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GREGORY BROWN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1227.KP.action.pdf">2024-KP-01227&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. STEVEN STAGGS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1417.KK.action.pdf">2024-KK-01417&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BILLY LAMPTON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1429.K.action.pdf">2024-K-01429&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TIMOTHY H. QUEEN A/K/A TIMOTHY HUGH QUEEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Griffin, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1482.KK.action.pdf">2024-KK-01482&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAMES HUDSON DUDLEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.<br />Guidry, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1529.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01529&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JEREMY JERMAINE BROOKS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1563.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01563&nbsp;DESSIE FALCON BELLA VS. MARY KNIEPER AND HENRY KNIEPER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1563.C.jdh.grant.pdf">Hughes, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1563.C.pdg.grant.pdf">Griffin, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1573.KO.action.pdf">2024-KO-01573&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DONOVAN DARVILLE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension)<br />Guidry, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1585.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01585&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ERIC RICHARDSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1587.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01587&nbsp;GLOMAX, LLC VS. LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT AND LAFAYETTE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)<br />Guidry, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0055.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00055&nbsp;MARY FRANCIS AND JAZMYN FRANCIS VS. BOOMTOWN, LLC OF DELAWARE AND THE SERVICES COMPANIES, INC. OF FLORIDA D/B/A THE SERVICE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0061.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00061&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROBERT LEE HEARD, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0064.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00064&nbsp;TBM INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, LLC VS. ALICIA DANIELLE KASNEY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0070.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00070&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ERIC PAUL MCCLAIN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Mary)<br />Guidry, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0072.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00072&nbsp;KATHLEEN MCGOEY VS. ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND MY SAL L.L.C.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0075.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00075&nbsp;ABBOTT, PRICE, BENJAMIN &amp; RUE, LLC VS. KODIAK PARTNERS, LLC, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0077.OC.action.pdf">2025-OC-00077&nbsp;HARRIS, JECOREY-CORTEZ VS. SHREVEPORT POLICE OFFICER CROZIER, W BADGE #1677, SHREVEPORT POLICE OFFICER DETECTIVE TORIAN WESLEY, FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF LOUISIANA, JUDGE JOHN MOSELY JR, JUDGE CHRIS VICTORY, &amp; ALL JUDGES, CADDO PARISH CLERK OF COURT MIKE SPENCE, &amp; ALL CLERKS, CHIEF DEPUTY, DIANNE DOUGHTY, STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Griffin, J., would deny on the showing made.<br />Guidry, J., would deny on the showing made.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0082.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00082&nbsp;THE PARISH OF CAMERON, ET AL. VS. ANADARKO E &amp; P ONSHORE, LLC, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Cameron)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0085.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00085&nbsp;BIENVILLE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD VS. THRASH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC, AMERICAN TESTING LAB, LLC, YEAGER, WATSON &amp; ASSOCIATES, INC., KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS, INC., LEWIS STONE, LLC, AND NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Bienville)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0087.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00087&nbsp;MARK A. FURLOW VS. BYRON E. TRUST AND PETRO-CHEM OPERATING COMPANY, INC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Claiborne)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0088.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00088&nbsp;CROCHET EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. VS. LINCOLN PARISH POLICE JURY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lincoln)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0090.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00090&nbsp;WALLACE C. DRENNAN, INC. VS. TIMOTHY P. KERNER, IN HIS CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LAFITTE AND THE TOWN OF LAFITTE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0093.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00093&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PRENTICE ROBINSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0093.KK.pdg.con.pdf">Griffin, J., concurs in the writ denial and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0094.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00094&nbsp;ZATARAINS &amp; GALLAGHER BASSETT SERVICES, INC. VS. DANELLE RODNEY</a><br />Griffin, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Johnson.<br />Guidry, J., would grant for reasons assigned by Judge Johnson.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0096.KO.action.pdf">2025-KO-00096&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KEMON JOSHUA HOWARD AKA "TUT" AKA "GLOCKBOY TUT" AKA "GLOCKBOY"</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0099.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00099&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHELLY BARRE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0100.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00100&nbsp;MICHELE DICKSON-BRUNO VS. MANDEVILLE MARKETPLACE INVESTORS NO, LLC, DNA UNDERGROUND, LLC, CITY OF MANDEVILLE, VICTORY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LA, LLC, F/K/A VICTORY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0101.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00101&nbsp;JOSEPH DUSTIN BUTLER AND MARY BUTLER, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, ELLIOTT BUTLER VS. MEDICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. D/B/A MEDITECH AND WOMAN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, D/B/A WOMAN'S HOSPITAL OF BATON ROUGE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Guidry, J., recused.<br />Hughes, J., would grant and docket.<br />Griffin, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0106.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00106&nbsp;NIKKI BROWN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD, JARRED MICHAEL CAFFEY VS. JASON CAFFEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0109.OC.action.pdf">2025-OC-00109&nbsp;IN RE: STEVEN JERMAINE HARRIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., would deny on the showing made.<br />Griffin, J., would deny on the showing made.<br />Guidry, J., would deny on the showing made.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0114.KO.action.pdf">2025-KO-00114&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROGELIO LEDEZMA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafourche)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0118.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00118&nbsp;DOROTHY ERIN KIELLY AND TED WAYNE THOMAS VS. TIMOTHY MICHAEL POYADOU, JR., ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0119.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00119&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RICHARD B. LAY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Iberville)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0131.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00131&nbsp;LARRY D. JEFFERSON, CHIEF JUDGE COURT OF FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF STATE OF LOUISIANA AND FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. OUACHITA PARISH POLICE JURY AND PARISH OF OUACHITA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ouachita)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0135.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00135&nbsp;KARL ANDERSON AND COURTNEY ANDERSON VS. SCHUMACHER HOMES OF LOUISIANA, INC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Livingston)</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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