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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 #051</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 November, 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/2025/25-1446.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01446&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JONEAKA SMOOTH</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">14th 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/2025/25-1400.OB.PC.pdf">2025-OB-01400&nbsp;IN RE: ROBERT E. PIPER, JR.</a></p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1181.KD.PC.pdf">2025-KD-01181&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DARRELL DRAUGHN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1181.KD.jlw.dis.pdf">Weimer, C.J., dissents and would grant and docket.</a><br />Crain, J., concurs.<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1181.KD.pdg.dis.pdf">Griffin, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1181.KD.jmg.dis.pdf">Guidry, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Stay denied. Writ application granted. See per curiam.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1433.KD.PC.pdf">2025-KD-01433&nbsp;STATE EX. REL. DARRELL DRAUGHN VS. DARREL VANNOY, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY, ANGOLA, LA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1433.KD.jlw.dis.pdf">Weimer, C.J., dissents and would grant and docket.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1433.KD.pdg.dis.pdf">Griffin, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1433.KD.jmg.cip.pdf">Guidry, J., concurs in part, dissents in part, and assigns reasons.</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">19th day of November, 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/2025/25-1014.KP.action.pdf">2025-KP-01014&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JIMMIE C. DUNCAN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ouachita)</p><h1>Petition for permanent resignation from the practice of law in lieu of discipline granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1267.OB.PC.pdf">2025-OB-01267&nbsp;IN RE: STEPHEN C. LEBLANC</a></p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1293.B.PC.pdf">2025-B-01293&nbsp;IN RE: CHRISTOPHER HUMMEL KANE</a><br />Crain, J., dissents and would reject the proposed discipline as too lenient.<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1293.B.crc.dis.pdf">Cole, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Reinstatement denied - See order.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1316.OB.PC.pdf">2025-OB-01316&nbsp;IN RE: HENRY L. KLEIN</a></p><h1>Petition to terminate conditional admission status granted. See order.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/23-1306.BA.PC.pdf">2023-BA-01306&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-263210</a></p><h1>Readmission denied. See order.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1264.OB.PC.pdf">2025-OB-01264&nbsp;IN RE: KEVIN DOUGLAS McCLEARY</a><br />Hughes, J., would conditionally grant readmission requiring restitution.<br />Griffin, J., would conditionally grant readmission requiring restitution.</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0734.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00734&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. HARRY JAMES DUGAS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Martin)<br />Crain, J., concurs.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0816.KK.PC.pdf">2025-KK-00816&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAMES A. CHARLES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0816.KK.jlw.con.pdf">Weimer, C.J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br />Hughes, J., dissents and would grant and docket.<br />Griffin, J., dissents.<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0816.KK.jmg.dis.pdf">Guidry, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0841.C.PC.pdf">2025-C-00841&nbsp;BRITTANY LONDON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS LEGAL GUARDIAN OF HER MINOR CHILDREN QUINCY DAVIS, JR. AND BRAELYNN DAVIS, AND SHELIA DAVIS VS. JAMBALAYA CAPITAL OF THE WORLD-GONZALES, LOUISIANA INC. DOING BUSINESS AS THE JAMBALAYA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION, THE CITY OF GONZALES, LOUISIANA AND TROYLING PERKINS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension)<br />Hughes, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Griffin, J. <br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0841.C.pdg.dis.pdf">Griffin, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1057.C.PC.pdf">2025-C-01057&nbsp;DARCY DRIVER, DEANN DRIVER AND DANIELLE DRIVER-ROUSSEL, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR DECEASED PARENTS, ALBERT, JR. AND KATHIE DRIVER VS. WILLIS KNIGHTON PIERREMONT HEALTH CENTER, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br />Crain, J., concurs.<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1057.C.jmg.dis.pdf">Guidry, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1090.CC.PC.pdf">2025-CC-01090&nbsp;WILLIAM BRUMFIELD VS. TOM DARRICK BERRY AND CHARLETTE ANNETTE GREEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1092.KK.PC.pdf">2025-KK-01092&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KYLE OAKLEY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, &sect; 6:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0588.KP.action.re.pdf">2025-KP-00588&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JORELL MURPHY YOUNG</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Crain, J., recused.</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0594.OB.action.re.pdf">2025-OB-00594&nbsp;IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 24-PDB-066</a><br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1088.KK.action.re.pdf">2025-KK-01088&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GERARD BELL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension)</p><h1>Writ application not considered. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1064.CC.PC.pdf">2025-CC-01064&nbsp;U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF THE NRZ PASS-THROUGH TRUST XVI VS. MARC GERARD BARBE A/K/A MARC G. BARBE A/K/A MARC BARBE, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application not considered - Not timely filed. See La.S.Ct.R. X, &sect; 5(a); State v. Crandell, 2005-1060 (La. 3/10/06), 924 So.2d 122.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0297.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00297&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHRISTOPHER ERIC COTE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><h1>Writ application not considered. Not timely filed. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X, &sect; 5(a):</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1236.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-01236&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BARNEY SUMMERS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Bernard)</p><h1>Writ application not considered - Applicant 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); see also La.C.Cr.P. art. 925 and R.S. 15:1171, et seq.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0532.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00532&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LACAL LUCKY WILSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused.</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0071.KP.PC.pdf">2025-KP-00071&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TERRY ALLEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0902.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00902&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KENNETH W. HARPER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State v. Ross, 2019-01635 (La. 7/24/20), 299 So.3d 64.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0806.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00806&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DONALD ROSS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Assumption)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0294.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00294&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DAVID FLEEKS</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0563.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00563&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BJ MCELVEEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., would grant and docket.<br />Crain, J., concurs.<br />McCallum, J., concurs.<br />Griffin, J., would grant and docket.<br />Guidry, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0580.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00580&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ALONZO D. RAGSDALE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Desoto)<br />Hughes, J., would grant in part.<br />Griffin, J., would grant in part.<br />Guidry, J., would grant in part.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0647.K.action.pdf">2025-K-00647&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SEAN PATRICK GREENE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0680.KO.action.pdf">2025-KO-00680&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL J. COMEAUX</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Landry)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0768.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00768&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. HURSEN PATIN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0797.KO.action.pdf">2025-KO-00797&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOE ANGEL TOVAR</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Red River)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0812.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00812&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KEVIN BARRIE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0815.KO.action.pdf">2025-KO-00815&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHNNY THOMPSON, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0839.KO.action.pdf">2025-KO-00839&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RODRICK BARNES A/K/A RODRICK DEVIN BARNES, JR. A/K/A RODRICK D. BARNES A/K/A RODERICK BARNES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0842.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00842&nbsp;LEROY MCCOY, ROY'S REPAIR &amp; SERVICES, LLC VS. JLV CONSTRUCTION, LLC, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0918.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00918&nbsp;MCKINLEY WAYNE GUIDRY VS. ENTERGY SERVICES, LLC, ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC AND XYLEM, INC. OF VIRGINIA C/W SETH GUIDRY VS. ENTERGY SERVICES, LLC, ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC AND XYLEM, INC. OF VIRGINIA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Cameron)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.<br />Guidry, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0954.KP.action.pdf">2025-KP-00954&nbsp;CHERI HAYDEN VS. FREDERICK BOUTTE, WARDEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />McCallum, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0958.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00958&nbsp;ALEXANDER SHEPARD VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1002.CP.action.pdf">2025-CP-01002&nbsp;ROBIN WOODFIN VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1033.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-01033&nbsp;DAWN TAYLOR VS. KENNETH KELLY, WCM, LLC., AND HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lincoln)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1045.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-01045&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF KATHERINE BEL GARRISON BREWER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Cameron)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1068.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01068&nbsp;DARCY DRIVER, DEANN DRIVER AND DANIELLE DRIVER-ROUSSEL, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR DECEASED PARENTS, ALBERT DRIVER, JR. ADN KATHIE DRIVER VS. WILLIS KNIGHTON PIERREMONT HEALTH CENTER, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1068.C.wjc.grant.pdf">Crain, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1068.C.jmg.grant.pdf">Guidry, J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1069.CP.action.pdf">2025-CP-01069&nbsp;GLYNNE M. JONES, III, CHARLES EDWARD FOGG, MILTON T. FOGG, JR., AND THE SUCCESSION OF HAZEL NELL MORAN FOGG VS. GARY L. FOGG</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1078.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-01078&nbsp;VALERIA ROBINSON VS. PREMIUM PARKING SERVICE, LLC AND ARCH INSURANCE GROUP, INC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1086.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-01086&nbsp;JOLENE LEBLANC RICHARD VS. BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1094.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-01094&nbsp;ALPHONSE VALLERY VS. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND A&amp;M COLLEGE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1097.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-01097&nbsp;ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY VS. JOHN P. GUILLORY AND PREIS PLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1105.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-01105&nbsp;THE PARISH OF CAMERON VS. BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL &amp; GAS COMPANY, LP, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Cameron)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1128.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01128&nbsp;MICHELLE NICOLE LEBLANC VS. LUKE GERALD GUILLOT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1134.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01134&nbsp;PARISH OF ASCENSION VS. WESLEY J. SIMONEAUX</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension)<br />Weimer, C.J., would grant and docket.<br />McCallum, J., would grant for the reasons assigned by Hester, J. <br />Cole, J., would grant for the reasons assigned by Hester, J.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1135.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01135&nbsp;GARET WEDGEWORTH, AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SUCCESSION OF DONNIE RAY WEDGEWORTH VS. AARON MITCHELL, SABINE PARISH SHERIFF, AND GREG SCULTHORPE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Sabine)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1136.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01136&nbsp;GULF STATES CONTRACTORS, L.L.C. VS. DAVIE SHORING, INC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1137.C.action.pdf">2025-C-01137&nbsp;SUE PERRY, ET UX VS. EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. James)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1155.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-01155&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOEL J. FAUCHEUX, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Charles)<br />Griffin, J., would grant and docket.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-1304.CJ.action.pdf">2025-CJ-01304&nbsp;GORDON CHARLES ABBOUD VS. ELIZABETH GIAMBRONE ABBOUD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />McCallum, J., would grant in part.<br />Griffin, J., would grant in part.<br />Cole, J., would grant in part.</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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