<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" width="63%">FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE</td><td valign="top" width="37%"><div align="right">NEWS RELEASE #054</div></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td valign="top">FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA</td><td valign="top"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><div style="text-align:justify;"><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>25th day of June, 2004</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>REHEARING(S) DENIED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>1998-KA-1078 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ALLEN SNYDER (Parish of Jefferson)<br />Retired Judge Melvin A. Shortess, sitting ad hoc for Knoll, J., recused.</p><p>2002-KA-1869 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARRELL J. ROBINSON (Parish of Rapides)</p><p>2003-K -1313 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RONNIE L. FRANCOIS AND RICKY M. KEMP (Parish of Orleans)<br />(Two Applications, both denied)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant a rehearing.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant a rehearing.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant a rehearing.</p><p>2003-C -1488 KAREN J. RICHARD, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD, EMILY RICHARD v. MICHAEL A. HALL, SCREENING SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, LOUISIANA DIVISION, INC., ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY AND EMPIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p>2003-C -1734 ROY W. HALL AND HELEN HALL v. THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY C/W THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY v. ROY W. HALL AND HELEN HALL (Parish of Orleans)<br />(Two Applications, both denied)<br />KIMBALL, J., would grant a rehearing.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant a rehearing.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant a rehearing.</p><p>2003-C -1747 ANNETTE TOSTON, AS CURATRIX OF SYVELLA TOSTON AND TUTRIX OF TYRA TOSTON v. JAMES D. PARDON, NELSON R. CARR, PROGRESSIVE SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of East Carroll)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant a rehearing.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant a rehearing.</p><p>2003-C -1766 ALMA M. JONES v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION <br />(Office Of Workers' Compensation District 1-W)<br />KIMBALL, J., concurs to point out that the footnote at issue does not preclude this issue being raised in separate litigation.</p><p>2003-B -2985 IN RE: JERRY JACKSON STAMPS AND TERESA LYNN<br />WITT-STAMPS<br />(Disciplinary Proceedings)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant a rehearing.</p><p>2003-O -3408 IN RE. JUDGE YVONNE L. HUGHES <br />(Judiciary Commission of Louisiana)</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>REHEARING NOT CONSIDERED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2003-B -3138 IN RE: JACQUELINE CARR <br />(Disciplinary Proceedings)<br />This Court's judgment in In re : Carr , 03-3138 (La. 5/25/04), ____So.2d ____ is final and definitive. See Supreme Court Rule XIX, §26(E); La. Code Civ.P. art. 2167.</p></div>