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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 #041</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 September, 2025</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Petition for transfer to disability inactive status granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1120.OB.PC.pdf">2025-OB-01120&nbsp;IN RE: JOHN C. SAUNDERS, JR.</a></p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1075.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01075&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DASHONE BROWN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Charles)<br />Griffin, J., would grant.<br />Guidry, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1121.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-01121&nbsp;EMILY GREER AND CHARLES GREER, I/O/B/O THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, NOLAN GREER AND MARIGNY GREER VS. KRISTI HEWITT MAUSS, ZACHARY MAUSS I/O/B/O THEIR MINOR SON, JAXSON MAUSS, AND LOUISIANA CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1123.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-01123&nbsp;EMILY GREER AND CHARLES GREER, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, NOLAN GREER AND MARIGNY GREER VS. KRISTI HEWITT MAUSS AND ZACHARY MAUSS INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR SON, JAXSON MAUSS AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">13th day of September, 2025</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Application for rehearing denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1050.CC.action.re.pdf">2025-CC-01050&nbsp;TURBINE GENERATION SERVICES, L.L.C., ET AL. VS. G.E. OIL &amp; GAS, INC., ET AL. C/W TURBINE POWERED TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C., ET AL. VS. G.E. OIL &amp; GAS, INC., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1050.CC.jmg.grant.re.pdf">Guidry, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1050.CC.crc.con.re.pdf">Cole, J., additionally concurs in the denial of rehearing and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Stay denied. Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1156.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-01156&nbsp;CHRISTOPHER CRUISE VS. NEXT GENERATIONS LOGISTICS, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">16th day of September, 2025</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/2025/25-0539.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00539&nbsp;MICHAEL B. REIS, JR. VS. MANDY POHLMANN REIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Bernard)</p><h1>Suspension imposed. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0926.B.PC.pdf">2025-B-00926&nbsp;IN RE: STACEY L. THOMAS</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0927.B.PC.pdf">2025-B-00927&nbsp;IN RE: BENJAMIN JOHN BARROW KLEIN</a></p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0999.B.PC.pdf">2025-B-00999&nbsp;IN RE: MICHAEL LYNN HARRIS</a></p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline rejected. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0581.B.PC.pdf">2025-B-00581&nbsp;IN RE: CONFIDENTIAL PARTY</a><br />Hughes, J., dissents and would accept the joint petition for consent discipline.<br />Griffin, J., dissents and would accept the joint petition for consent discipline.</p><h1>Probation revoked. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1029.B.PC.pdf">2025-B-01029&nbsp;IN RE: CHESTER J. ROTHKAMM, JR.</a></p><h1>Conditional reinstatement granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0854.OB.PC.pdf">2025-OB-00854&nbsp;IN RE: LUKE JOSEPH THIBODEAUX, II</a><br />Weimer, C.J., dissents.<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0854.OB.wjc.dis.pdf">Crain, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br />McCallum, J., dissents.</p><h1>Denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0590.OB.action.pdf">2025-OB-00590&nbsp;IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 25-PDB-006</a></p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0512.KP.PC.pdf">2025-KP-00512&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ERNEST MILLS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Writ application granted in part. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0261.C.PC.pdf">2025-C-00261&nbsp;GORDON S. CORMIER VS. ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0404.K.PC.pdf">2025-K-00404&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MITCH BRATTON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caldwell)<br />Crain, J., dissents and would deny.<br />McCallum, J., dissents and would deny.<br />Cole, J., dissents and would deny.</p><h1>Application for rehearing denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1590.C.action.re.pdf">2024-C-01590&nbsp;IN RE: MEDICAL REVIEW PROCEEDINGS OF DENIELLE POREE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant rehearing and docket for briefing and argument.<br />Crain, J., would grant rehearing and docket for briefing and argument.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0031.C.action.re.pdf">2025-C-00031&nbsp;ALLEN DEHART, ET AL. VS. BRUCE A. JONES, M.D., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0115.C.action.re.pdf">2025-C-00115&nbsp;RATCLIFF RECOVERY SERVICES, LLC VS. CITY PLACE INVESTORS, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafourche)<br />Guidry, J., recused.</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, &sect; 6:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0234.KH.action.re.pdf">2025-KH-00234&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHNNY B. WRIGHT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0176.KH.action.re.pdf">2025-KH-00176&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WYATT MORGAN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Franklin)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0226.KH.action.re.pdf">2025-KH-00226&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROBERT F. SINEGAL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Vermilion)</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/2025/25-0242.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00242&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DOMINIC LEBOUEF</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafourche)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0341.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00341&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL SMITH</a></p><h1>Writ application not considered - Petitioner must first pursue and exhaust his administrative remedies before seeking judicial review of his grievance(s), see R.S. 15:1172 and R.S. 15:1181, et seq., and may thereafter seek that review only in the 19th Judicial District Court. See State v. Demouchet, 95-0661 (La. 10/27/95), 661 So.2d 1357.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0360.CI.action.pdf">2025-CI-00360&nbsp;STONEY FAULK VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a></p><h1>Writ&nbsp;application not considered - Petitioner has not demonstrated that she 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); see also R.S. 15:1171, et seq.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0394.CI.action.pdf">2025-CI-00394&nbsp;TAMEKA JOHNSON VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a><br />Guidry, J., recused.<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0394.CI.jdh.con.pdf">Hughes, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Writ application not considered. Not timely filed. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X, &sect; 5(a):</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0340.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00340&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BARRY DELACRUZ, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><h1>Stay denied. Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0540.OC.action.pdf">2025-OC-00540&nbsp;COURTLAND TATUM, SR. VS. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO., ET AL. C/W COURTLAND TATUM, SR. VS. TEREASA DOYLE, ET AL. C/W COURTLAND TATUM, SR. VS. JAMES COOHOON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State v. Cole, 2018-0816 (La. 4/8/19), 267 So.3d 80.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0325.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00325&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TERROL COLE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0060.KP.PC.pdf">2025-KP-00060&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROBAE EARVON AUSTIN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Livingston)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0073.KP.PC.pdf">2025-KP-00073&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DOUGLAS AHMED AUGUSTUS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0544.K.action.pdf">2024-K-00544&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. YASHICA S. BICKHAM</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1246.OK.action.pdf">2024-OK-01246&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JESSICA QUINCEY REVADER</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/2025/25-0250.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00250&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CORENZA KENDELL KELLY, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0255.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00255&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RAFFAELOUS JECHANIA WHITE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />McCallum, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0359.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00359&nbsp;JOHN WESLEY PATTON VS. GARY WESTCOTT, DPSC SECRETARY, WARDEN TRAVIS DAY, BB SIXTY RAYBURN CORRECTIONAL CENTER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0395.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00395&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TYLER N. DEROCHOWSKI</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Beauregard)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0465.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00465&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TRACEY T. WRIGHT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0485.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00485&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EDDIE SALVANT, IV</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0541.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00541&nbsp;ROBERT DUNCAN VS. PETROBRAS AMERICA, INC., BAYSTONE CONTRACTORS, LLC, AND GLOBAL PIPELINES PLUS, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0546.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00546&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DAVID MELANCON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Desoto)<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0547.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00547&nbsp;JORDAN BRYANT VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.<br />Cole, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0550.OC.action.pdf">2025-OC-00550&nbsp;MAMIE GOINS VS. OUR LADY OF THE LAKE HOSPITAL, INC. A/K/A OUR LADY OF THE LAKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL, PETER BOSTICK, AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0552.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00552&nbsp;EVA BROUSSARD VS. CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA D/B/A CHRISTUS OCHSNER LAKE AREA HOSPITAL, CHRISTUS HEALTH SYSTEM, CHRISTUS HEALTH</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0553.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00553&nbsp;DEVIN LUTTRELL VS. McNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0554.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00554&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF HOWARD A. WEISER, SR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0565.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00565&nbsp;RICHARDS CLEARVIEW CITY CENTER, LLC AND RICHARD'S CANAL STREET PROPERTY, LLC VS. STARR SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0566.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00566&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF CHARLES EDWARD WEED</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0569.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00569&nbsp;RONALD DAVIS VS. TUBE-TECH SERVICES, INC. AND AMERICAN LIBERTY INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Acadia)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0570.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00570&nbsp;EFREN GALINDO VS. JOSE CASTILLO, J &amp; T POULTRY SERVICES, L.L.C., AND HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS OF LOUISIANA, L.L.C</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Union)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0571.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00571&nbsp;RONALD BIAS VS. CARL J. FOSTER AND JOHN B. WELLS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0584.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00584&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF VALERIE BRYAN BRASWELL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0595.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00595&nbsp;SHIRLEY GUILLORY, ET AL. VS. OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0596.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00596&nbsp;SHIRLEY GUILLORY, ET AL. VS. OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0601.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00601&nbsp;SHIRLEY GUILLORY, ET AL. VS. OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0603.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00603&nbsp;STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY AS PARTIAL SUBROGEE OF TILLMAN CARROLL VS. ETHAN WILLIAMS CHUMLEY AND HOUSTON CASUALTY COMPANY CONSOLIDATED WITH TILLMAN CARROLL AND TWANA CARROLL, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS HUSBAND AND WIFE VS. ETHAN WILLIAMS CHUMLEY, CHUMLEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC, CHUMLEY PROPERTIES, LLC, AQUATECH INDUSTRIES, LLC AND HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0604.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00604&nbsp;SENIORS CLUB, L.L.C., A LOUISIANA LIABILITY COMPANY, SENIORS CLUB ADHC AND PCA CENTER (LOUISIANA MEDICAID PROVIDER NO. 17259), SENIORS CLUB ADULT DAY HEALTH (LOUISIANA MEDICAID PROVIDER NO. 56088), SENIOR'S CLUB (LOUISIANA MEDICAID PROVIDER NO. 11460), MRS. KAREN R. MCCOY, AND MR. T.J. MCCOY, JR. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS; HON. KATHY H. KLIEBERT, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Guidry, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0605.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00605&nbsp;STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY AS PARTIAL SUBROGEE OF TILLMAN CARROLL VS. ETHAN WILLIAMS CHUMLEY AND HOUSTON CASUALTY COMPANY C/W TILLMAN CARROLL AND TWANA CARROLL, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS HUSBAND AND WIFE VS. ETHAN WILLIAMS CHUMLEY, CHUMLEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC, CHUMLEY PROPERTIES, LLC, AQUATECH INDUSTRIES, LLC &amp; HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0606.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00606&nbsp;CARL FRANKLIN HATTIE FRANKLIN VS. CITY OF BOSSIER, MAYOR THOMAS H,. CHANDLER OF BOSSIER, OFFICIAL CAPACITY BOSSIER CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF OF POLICE BOSSIER CITY, OPTIMUM aka SUDDENLINK, AT&amp;T, MIKE WARE, PAMELA WARE, SHERIFF JULIAN WHITTINGTON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Bossier)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0607.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00607&nbsp;LINDA M. DOWDEN VS. GREGORY ELLIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0906.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00906&nbsp;GUTTERY ENTERPRISES, INC., FREDERICK GUTTERY, AND MARTIN &amp; MILLER PROPERTIES, LLC VS. COPART OF LOUISIANA, INC. AND COPART CATASTROPHE RESPONSE FLEET, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0921.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00921&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GERRIOD KIMBLE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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