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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 #047</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">13th 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 denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1290.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01290&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LUCIEN BAZLEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">16th day of October, 2025</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Joint petition for conditional admission granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1270.BA.PC.pdf">2025-BA-01270&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-295169</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1292.BA.PC.pdf">2025-BA-01292&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-973200</a></p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1099.KK.PC.pdf">2025-KK-01099&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHANE CLIFFORD REIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Griffin, J., dissents and would deny.</p><h1>Stay denied. Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1306.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01306&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ISAIAH BERNARD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1025.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01025&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DETERRIUS CHISLEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1106.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01106&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EARL JAMES LINGO</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Griffin, J., would grant and docket.<br />Guidry, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1110.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01110&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CRYSTAL GAYLE RUANO-GIRARD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Griffin, J., would grant and docket.<br />Guidry, J., would grant and docket.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">17th day of October, 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/2025/25-1211.B.PC.pdf">2025-B-01211&nbsp;IN RE: GARY J. HAYNES</a></p><h1>Stay denied. Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1295.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-01295&nbsp;SHEPHARD GREEN AND LATORA GREEN AND CRYSTAL HARRISON VS. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY AND CASTEN &amp; PEARCE, A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Natchitoches)<br />Hughes, J., recused.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">18th 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 per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1296.KK.PC.pdf">2025-KK-01296&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ARIAL VALENCIA-LACAYO</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., Dissents and would deny the writ.<br />Crain, J., concurs for the reasons assigned by Justice Cole.<br />Griffin, J., Dissents and would deny the writ.<br />Guidry, J., Dissents and would deny the writ.<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1296.KK.crc.con.pdf">Cole, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">22nd 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/2025/25-0827.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00827&nbsp;PLAQUEMINES PORT HARBOR &amp; TERMINAL DISTRICT VS. TUAN NGUYEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Plaquemines)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0866.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00866&nbsp;BEVERLY ALEXANDER; RISE ST. JAMES; INCLUSIVE LOUISIANA; AND MOUNT TRIUMPH BAPTIST CHURCH BY AND THROUGH THEIR MEMBERS VS. ST. JAMES PARISH</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. James)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0868.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00868&nbsp;BEVERLY ALEXANDER; RISE ST. JAMES; INCLUSIVE LOUISIANA; AND MOUNT TRIUMPH BAPTIST CHURCH BY AND THROUGH THEIR MEMBERS VS. ST. JAMES PARISH</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. James)</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0415.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00415&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GLEN LIVAS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0415.KH.jlw.con.pdf">Weimer, C.J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0555.KK.PC.pdf">2025-KK-00555&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DAVID WILLIAMS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension)<br />Crain, J., dissents.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0825.CC.PC.pdf">2025-CC-00825&nbsp;DAVID POWELL, ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED VS. ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Hughes, J., dissents and would deny.<br />Griffin, J., dissents and would grant and docket.<br />Cole, J., dissents and would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1117.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-01117&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DONALD RAY LINK</a><br />Crain, J., dissents and would deny.</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/2025/25-0776.CI.action.pdf">2025-CI-00776&nbsp;CHRISTOPHER LEE HORTON VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a></p><h1>Writ application not considered. Not timely filed. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X, &sect; 5(a):</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0501.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00501&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TONEY A. GALLO</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><h1>Stay lifted. Writ application denied - See per curiam.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1015.KP.PC.pdf">2025-KP-01015&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JIMMIE C. DUNCAN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ouachita)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1015.KP.jbm.dis.pdf">McCallum, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Writ application denied. Moot:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0661.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00661&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MONIQUE RENEE HOUSTON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0468.KH.PC.pdf">2024-KH-00468&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DERRICK B. PIERRE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0656.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00656&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSEPH M. BROWN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0687.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00687&nbsp;CHRISTOPHER DAVIS VS. DARREL VANNOY, WARDEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Motion to enforce denied as moot. The district court has acted.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1368.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01368&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TWDARRYL TONEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0221.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00221&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. J'KARI CAMPBELL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Griffin, J., would grant and docket.<br />Guidry, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0253.KP.action.pdf">2025-KP-00253&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GERARD GRAY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.<br />Guidry, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0458.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00458&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PATRICK S. SPENCER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Washington)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0545.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00545&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHNNY B. WRIGHT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0657.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00657&nbsp;IPF22, LLC VS. ARIANNE E. SHOLES AND STATE OF LOUISIANA, DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0730.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00730&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANTOINE EDWARDS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0864.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00864&nbsp;IPF22, LLC VS. JOYCE FRAZIER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1009.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-01009&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CLYDE S. DISEDARE, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Vermilion)</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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