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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 #045</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">14th day of October, 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/2025/25-0209.KP.action.pdf">2025-KP-00209&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JARVIS TURNER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Certification granted. See briefing notice:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0856.CQ.action.pdf">2025-CQ-00856&nbsp;EDWARD F. BREAUX, JR.; LINDA BREAUX VS. KEVIN RAY WORRELL; CITY OF WILSON NORT CAROLINA; TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, INCORRECTLY NAMED AS TRAVELERS INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY; TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY OF AMERICA C/W JESSIE J. BLANCHARD; VICKIE B. BLANCHARD VS. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY; KEVIN RAY WORRELL, CITY OF WILSON NORTH CAROLINA</a></p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1139.B.PC.pdf">2025-B-01139&nbsp;IN RE: SONCEREE SMITH CLARK</a><br />Griffin, J., dissents and would reject the proposed discipline as too harsh.<br />Guidry, J., dissents and would reject the proposed discipline as too harsh.</p><h1>Reinstatement granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1148.OB.PC.pdf">2025-OB-01148&nbsp;IN RE: GLENN M. CONSTANTINO, JR.</a></p><h1>Reinstatement denied - See Order.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0883.OB.PC.pdf">2025-OB-00883&nbsp;IN RE: STEVEN COURTNEY GILL</a><br />Weimer, C.J., dissents.<br />McCallum, J., dissents.</p><h1>Not considered. See order.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1129.OB.PC.pdf">2025-OB-01129&nbsp;IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 24-INT-1990</a></p><h1>Granted and transferred to the court of appeal. See per curiam.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0996.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00996&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CASSETTI DEWAYNE BROWN, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Vernon)</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0526.C.PC.pdf">2025-C-00526&nbsp;ELA GROUP, INC. VS. BRADLEY MURCHISON KELLY &amp; SHEA, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0526.C.jlw.grant.pdf">Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0526.C.wjc.con.pdf">Crain, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br />McCallum, J., concurs for the reasons assigned by Crain, J. <br />Griffin, J., would grant and docket for the reasons assigned by Weimer, C.J.<br />Guidry, J., dissents and would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0575.KK.PC.pdf">2025-KK-00575&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAMIR WILLIAMS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Crain, J., concurs.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0591.CC.PC.pdf">2025-CC-00591&nbsp;DONNA M. BROWN VS. THOMAS USSIN BROWN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0633.K.PC.pdf">2025-K-00633&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GARRETT J. WARD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0677.C.PC.pdf">2025-C-00677&nbsp;GULF TITLE CORPORATION VS. MICHAEL THOMAS, THOMAS MEREDITH, GLORIA CAPITANO GRASS AND JODY GRASS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Guidry, J., dissents and would deny.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0695.C.PC.pdf">2025-C-00695&nbsp;JEROME MORGAN, ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED VS. BLAIR'S BAIL BONDS, INC., BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., dissents and would deny.</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, &sect; 6:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0293.OC.action.re.pdf">2025-OC-00293&nbsp;LAURA A. WOODS VS. PATRICK CARTSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0449.CC.action.re.pdf">2025-CC-00449&nbsp;ROBERT T. ZIBILICH VS. LEON G. SHINGLEDECKER, DPM</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0650.OC.action.re.pdf">2025-OC-00650&nbsp;ROBERT T. ZIBILICH VS. LEON G. SHINGLEDECKER, DPM</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application not considered. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0872.CC.PC.pdf">2025-CC-00872&nbsp;JOSEPH WILLIAMS VS. CITY OF NATCHITOCHES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Natchitoches)</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/2025/25-0446.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00446&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BRANDON HEFLIN</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0651.CI.action.pdf">2025-CI-00651&nbsp;BRIAN WASHINGTON VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0775.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00775&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DERRICK GREEN</a></p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0493.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00493&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHNATHAN TRAYVON KELLY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0531.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00531&nbsp;CORY WALL VS. TIM HOOPER, WARDEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0685.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00685&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. COSEA BELL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension)</p><h1>Stay denied. Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1143.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01143&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ARTHUR COLEMAN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Griffin, J., would grant.<br />Guidry, 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. Allen, 2022-01404 (La. 4/12/23), 359 So.3d 16, reconsideration not considered, 2022-01404 (La. 9/19/23), 370 So.3d 461, and cert. denied, 144 S.Ct. 242 (2023).:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0611.KH.action.re.pdf">2025-KH-00611&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KENAN ALLEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Griffin, J., would deny on the showing made.</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0057.KP.action.pdf">2025-KP-00057&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MITCHELL W. RIDER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Guidry, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0133.KP.action.pdf">2025-KP-00133&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANTHONY DAJON HAYNES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0484.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00484&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CORDALE RICHARD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafourche)<br />Hughes, J., would grant in part.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0544.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00544&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DONOVAN LAFRANCE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0564.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00564&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. NORMAN SMITH</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0577.KO.action.pdf">2025-KO-00577&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TRADAVION DEANTHONY HUGHES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0585.CI.action.pdf">2025-CI-00585&nbsp;GARY L. FOGG VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0587.KP.action.pdf">2025-KP-00587&nbsp;STATE EX REL. WILMER VARGAS VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0593.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00593&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROY BERNELL JONES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Mary)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0600.KO.action.pdf">2025-KO-00600&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BRYAN DAWAYNE KIBODEAUX</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Vermilion)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0612.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00612&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DERRICK LEE JOHN WILLIAMS, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Mary)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0621.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00621&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHANNON SIMPSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0638.KO.action.pdf">2025-KO-00638&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHANNON SIMPSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0640.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00640&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GARRETT J. WARD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0642.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00642&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIE MEYERS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0719.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00719&nbsp;721 ST. CHARLES, LLC VS. GIBBS RESIDENTIAL, LLC AND COMMERCIAL REALTY DEVELOPERS, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />McCallum, J., would grant.<br />Cole, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0729.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00729&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSEPH HARRISON EURINGS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0753.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00753&nbsp;AARON &amp; GIANNA, PLC VS. SHAVONDA CHAMBERS, ADP, INC., &amp; JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />McCallum, J., would grant.<br />Cole, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0766.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00766&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MARLON DWAYNE HANCHETT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0766.KK.jdh.grant.pdf">Hughes, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Guidry, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0778.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00778&nbsp;BUDDY JONES VS. METHANEX FORTIER, INC., METHANEX GEISMAR II, L.L.C., METHANEX GEISMAR III, L.L.C., METHANEX LOUISIANA, L.L.C., METHANEX USA, LLC, METHANEX USA SERVICES, L.L.C., METHAMEX WATERLOO, L.L.C., KENT &amp; SMITH HOLDINGS, L.L.C. D/B/A KENT ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND MATERIAL SERVICES A/K/A KENT ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0787.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00787&nbsp;P. DOE VS. UNNAMED DEFENDANT NO. 1, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0824.OC.action.pdf">2025-OC-00824&nbsp;SUSAN D. MOORE VS. EAST BATON ROUGE SCHOOL BOARD AND H. WARREN DRAKE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0826.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00826&nbsp;GARLAND JAMES VS. COX COMMUNICATIONS LOUISIANA, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Martin)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0845.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00845&nbsp;TRAVIS STEWART VS. CITY OF BATON ROUGE, THROUGH THE BATON ROUGE RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION, ANGEL JOHNSON, AND JAMAAL LOFTIN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0847.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00847&nbsp;EQUILIBRIUM CATALYST, INC. VS. VINCENT P. SCALLAN, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Natchitoches)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0852.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00852&nbsp;W.B. VS. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE DIOCESE OF HOUMA-THIBODAUX</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0859.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00859&nbsp;LATOYA W. CANTRELL VS. ANNE W. BREAUD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused.<br />Griffin, J., would grant and docket.<br />Guidry, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0860.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00860&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHANE HEBERT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0861.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00861&nbsp;JEAN MARKHAM STALLARD VS. JOHN JAMES KELLY, III, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0863.OC.action.pdf">2025-OC-00863&nbsp;KASEY LYNN ROBERIE FONTENOT VS. CHARLES NICHOLAS FONTENOT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0875.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00875&nbsp;FRANK SCURLOCK VS. KURT HEITMEIER, ROBERT HEITMEIER AND EUSTIS INSURANCE, INC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0881.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00881&nbsp;JENNIFER RICKERSON, ROXANNE DIGGS, JOSEPH ROUNDS, DESARAY JOSEPH, JENISHA ROUNDS AND THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH TRIGGS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF JOSEPH TRIGGS (DECEASED) VS. SHERIF K. SAKLA, STEPHANIE C. REUTHER, THE SAKLA LAW FIRM, APLC, JERRI G. SMITKO, AND SMITKO LAW, APLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0884.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00884&nbsp;JERRY MAY, PERRY MAY, DAVID MAY, VERNELL MAY ESPA, AND IRMA MAY TAYLOR VS. COOPER/T. SMITH STEVEDORING COMPANY, INC., ET AL.</a><br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0886.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00886&nbsp;JERRY MAY, PERRY MAY, DAVID MAY, VERNELL MAY ESPA, AND IRMA MAY TAYLOR VS. COOPER/T. SMITH STEVEDORING COMPANY, INC., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0888.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00888&nbsp;ALVIN JONES VS. BUCK KREIHS MARINE REPAIR, L.L.C.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Griffin, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0889.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00889&nbsp;LOUISIANA ENERGY GATEWAY LLC VS. TRUNKLINE GAS COMPANY, LLC DAPL-ETCO OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, LLC ENERGY TRANSFER CRUDE OIL COMPANY, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Beauregard)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0993.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00993&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. AUGUST C. PAYNE, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1005.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01005&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JASON PAUL LADAY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1005.KK.wjc.con.pdf">Crain, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1039.CK.action.pdf">2025-CK-01039&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF L.C., DOB: 12/12/2008</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Franklin)</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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