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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 #050</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">6th day of November, 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/2025/25-1376.OB.PC.pdf">2025-OB-01376&nbsp;IN RE: BURTON P. GUIDRY</a></p><h1>Joint petition for transfer to disability inactive status granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1367.OB.PC.pdf">2025-OB-01367&nbsp;IN RE: ROLANDA GAYLE YOUNG</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">12th day of November, 2025</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Readmission granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1180.OB.PC.pdf">2025-OB-01180&nbsp;IN RE: BLAKE G. WILLIAMS</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1180.OB.jlw.dis.pdf">Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br />Hughes, J., dissents.<br />McCallum, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Chief Justice Weimer.</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0543.C.PC.pdf">2025-C-00543&nbsp;THE DESCENDANTS PROJECT, ET AL. VS. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. John the Baptist)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0543.C.jmg.dis.pdf">Guidry, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0892.CC.PC.pdf">2025-CC-00892&nbsp;JANAE MAGILL VS. WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC. OF NEBRASKA, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0911.C.PC.pdf">2025-C-00911&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. OPTUMRX, INC. AND UNITED HEALTHCARE OF LOUISIANA, INC. D/B/A UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY PLAN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Crain, J., recused.</p><h1>Writ application not considered. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0989.CC.PC.pdf">2025-CC-00989&nbsp;JASON MORRIS AND JENNIFER MORRIS VS. ACCESS HOME INSURANCE COMPANY AND LOUISIANA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Beauregard)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0989.CC.crc.dis.pdf">Cole, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></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/2025/25-0315.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00315&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TOMMY SIMMONS</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0823.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00823&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GLEN MERRELL</a></p><h1>Stay lifted. Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0223.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00223&nbsp;CHARLES JOHNSON VS. CITY OF MONROE AND MONROE MUNICIPAL FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ouachita)<br />Weimer, C.J., would lift stay and grant and docket.</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0504.KP.PC.pdf">2025-KP-00504&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BRETT WAYNE BURNLEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0736.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00736&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JASON DAVID LANDRY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0744.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00744&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GILBERT ONEIL, III</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0853.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00853&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PORTER MAJOR, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0974.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00974&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MARK COOPER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Griffin, J., would deny on the showing made.<br />Guidry, J., would deny on the showing made.</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/23-0779.K.action.pdf">2023-K-00779&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JONATHAN HOGG</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ouachita)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0548.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00548&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SIDNEY MYERS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Evangeline)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0582.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00582&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. STEVIE NORRIS HENDERSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0669.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00669&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CARLOS ANTHONY TOBY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0671.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00671&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KE'UNDRA MEKEL WALKER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0733.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00733&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROBERT ANTOINE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0749.KO.action.pdf">2025-KO-00749&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RUSTY L. BOUDREAUX</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Beauregard)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0780.KO.action.pdf">2025-KO-00780&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RICHARD WAYNE RUTHERFORD, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Sabine)<br />Hughes, J., would grant in part.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0793.KO.action.pdf">2025-KO-00793&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TOBY TOSHAWN JACKSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ouachita)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0799.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00799&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JERMAINE DEON AUGUSTINE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0877.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00877&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EDDIE L. WILLIAMS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0914.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00914&nbsp;GREG DOE VS. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE DIOCESE OF BATON ROUGE, CONGREGATION OF ST. THOMAS MORE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH D/B/A ST. THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND THE MISSIONARIES OF LA SALETTE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0929.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00929&nbsp;ALISON DUFFEY VS. JOHN W. ANDREWS AND STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0930.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00930&nbsp;TERESA ANN SMITH VS. TIME-IT-XPRESS CAR WASH, LLC AND TIL HOLDINGS, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0931.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00931&nbsp;MICHAEL D. WARNER IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE OF COX OPERATING, LLC, MLCJR, LLC; COX OIL OFFSHORE, LLC; ENERGY XXI OM, LLC; ENERGY XXI GULFCOAST, LLC; EPL OIL &amp; GAS, LLC, AND M21K, LLC VS. MILLER INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC, CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S OF LONDON SUBSCRIBING TO POLICY NUMBER B0621EMSCO000121, HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY, AIG US, INC., CLEARWATER INSURANCE COMPANY, STARTSTONE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND WR BERKLEY CORPORATION</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0938.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00938&nbsp;TAMALA LANDRY, ET AL. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL. C/W TAMALA LANDRY, ET AL. VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION &amp; DEVELOPMENT, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. John the Baptist)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0939.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00939&nbsp;AMANDA COOK VS. NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0949.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00949&nbsp;ANNE MCQUEEN VS. JOHN MCQUEEN, TARA TEDESCO, AND KERMIT ROUX</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0955.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00955&nbsp;ZEPP AIR, INC. VS. CITY OF NATCHITOCHES C/W XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY VS. CITY OF NATCHITOCHES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Natchitoches)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0961.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00961&nbsp;EDUCATION EXPLOSION, INC. AND IMPACT CHARTER SCHOOL VS. CHAKESHA SCOTT, ERIC SCOTT, COURTNEY SCOTT, MARILYN WEBB, AND FRIENDS OF IMPACT CHARTER SCHOOL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0976.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00976&nbsp;THOMAS M. HAMMONS VS JOE BANKS DRYWALL AND ACOUSTICS, INC., HERBERT "TREY" BANKS, III AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Richland)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1000.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-01000&nbsp;TERRANCE WINN VS. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND XL INSURANCE AMERICA, INC.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1018.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01018&nbsp;STEPHANIE NICOLE BOWMAN VS. B.B. RAYBURN CORRECTIONAL CENTER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1030.CD.action.pdf">2025-CD-01030&nbsp;SHAKKA-SHANEAK JAMES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KNOWN HEIRS OF JEAN BAPTISTE DERBANNE VS. ALL OTHER UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS, PERSONS, FIRMS, CORPORATIONS, ENTITIES CLAIMING ANY INTEREST</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Natchitoches)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1031.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01031&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DARWIN NIGRINIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Griffin, J., would grant and docket.<br />Guidry, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1041.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01041&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIE SLATER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1066.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01066&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MALIK RASHAWNSKI MOTON A/K/A MALIK MOTON A/K/A MALIK R. MOTON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Evangeline)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1067.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01067&nbsp;VALERIE HARDING VS. LDH-AGING AND ADULT SERVICES</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1079.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01079&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JACOB STEELE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1080.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01080&nbsp;LIRETTE NEVILLE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER LATE SON, TRISTEN EDGERSON (D) VS. LCMC HEALTH HOLDINGS, INC. D/B/A EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MICHAEL C. GREIB, M.D. C/W LIRETTE NEVILLE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER LATE SON, TRISTEN EDGERSON (D) VS. LCMC HEALTH HOLDINGS, INC. D/B/A EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MICHAEL C. GREIB, M.D.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1095.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01095&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EUGENE THOMAS FIFE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1096.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01096&nbsp;JOANN WOODS D'ANGELO VS. THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, STATE OF LOUISIANA, LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD AND SAFEPOINT INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Crain, J., would grant in part.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1098.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01098&nbsp;NHA DO VS. DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY &amp; PERMITS</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1102.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01102&nbsp;DAISY ELLIS, LINDSEY DUBOSE, AND SAMANTHA MAZA VS. RICHARD M. IRELAND, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1104.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01104&nbsp;COURTNEY CHAPPIUS FARMER AND CATHERINE CHAPPUIS VS. WILLIAM R. LEGIER, SR., ET AL. C/W COURTNEY CHAPPIUS FARMER AND CATHERINE CHAPPIUS VS. SHER GARNER CAHIL RICHTER KLEIN &amp; HILBERT, L.L.C., ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)<br />Hughes, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1109.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01109&nbsp;IN RE: THE MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL PROCEEDING OF LEON CLARK</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafourche)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1112.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01112&nbsp;IN RE: JEFFERSON PARISH FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 1374 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS</a><br />Crain, J., concurs.<br />Griffin, J., would grant for the reasons assigned by Judge Fields.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1113.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01113&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TORRAN BENNETT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1114.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01114&nbsp;CRESCENT CITY PROPERTY REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, LLC D/B/A CRESCENT CITY PROPERTY SERVICES AND CRESCENT CITY PROPERTY REDEVELOPMENT SERVICES, INC. ASSOCIATION D/B/A CRESCENT CITY PROPERTY VS. SUCCESSION OF JAMES W. STROUGHTER, SUCCESSION OF FRANCES COLLINS A/K/A FRANCES COLLINS STROUGHTER, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, VETTER LUMBER COMPANY, INC., COMMONWEALTH SAVINGS ASSOCIATION AND/OR ITS SUCCESSOR CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION D/B/A CAPITAL ONE BANK, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1122.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01122&nbsp;FRANK RABORN VS. JEFFREY R. ALBEA, M.D., SHAWN G. DUNN, M.D., THE NEUROMEDICAL CENTER (A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION), EBI, LP, AND SYNTHES USA SALES, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1124.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01124&nbsp;OSAZUWA AWANBOR VS. DELORES L. WILLIAMS, GEICO INSURANCE COMPANY, RHORER PROPERTIES, LLC AND HEY PENELOPE, L.L.C.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1210.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-01210&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CURTIS E. DILLON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1266.CJ.action.pdf">2025-CJ-01266&nbsp;LAURIE MARSHALL VS. TRAVIS THURMAN</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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