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NEWS RELEASE # 085

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 8th day of November, 2004, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:


WRIT APPLICATION DENIED; MOTION FOR SANCTIONS DENIED:

2004-CC-1937      CHARLES TURNER v. WEISER SECURITY (Office of Workers'

Compensation District Eight)

WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:

2004-CC-2749      BRENDA BAKER AND GRIFFIN BAKER, III INDIVIDUALLY

AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF HIS MINOR CHILDREN D-ASHTREIA AND GRIFFIN BAKER, IV v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, MERLIN J. MILLER, SNL DISTRIBUTION SERVICE COMPANY, OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY AND GEICO INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

On the 10th day of November, 2004, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

STAY(S) DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2004-CC-2564      DENNIS R. WHALEN v. PEYTON MURPHY (Parish of E. Baton

Rouge)

2004-CC-2757      GLEN R. MICHEL v. UNITED HEALTHCARE OF LOUISIANA,

INC. AND THE CITY OF GRETNA (Parish of Jefferson)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2004-C -2574      BERTRAM RONALD CATES v. MICHAEL JAMBOIS AND

EUGENIA JAMBOIS (Parish of St. Tammany)

2004-KK-2754      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANDREW MORGAN (Parish of Pointe

Coupee)
KIMBALL, J., recused.

On the 15th day of November, 2004, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:

2004-C -1484      WORD OF LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER v. MARK WEST,

ADMINISTRATOR, ASCENSION PARISH SALES AND USE TAX AUTHORITY, STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Ascension)

2004-C -1544      ALL STAR ADVERTISING AGENCY INC. D/B/A ALL STAR

AUTOMOTIVE GROUP v. RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, IN LIQUIDATION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-C -2004      BRENDA R. THIBODEAUX AND LUCIEN G. THIBODEAUX v.

DEBBIE M. JURGELSKY, M.D. (Parish of St. Landry)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED; SEE PER CURIAM:

2004-KP-0879      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KENNETH JONES (Parish of E. Baton

Rouge)

2004-K -1124      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RANDALL CORBETT (Parish of E.

Baton Rouge)
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant and docket.
KIMBALL, J., would grant and docket.

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:

2004-KP-1622      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRYANCE RUSSELL (Parish of

Orleans)
JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.

2004-C -1961      FRED D. KIDD, SR. v. BROWN RADIATOR & FRAME (Office of

Workers' Compensation District 1E)
KIMBALL, J., would deny the writ.

2004-CC-2135      ROBERT BLAIS v. THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA

COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Orleans)

TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT OF APPEAL:

2004-CD-2029      D.L. WILLIAMS AND HELEN B. WILLIAMS v. UNOPENED

SUCCESSION OF MARIAH & CAREY NICHOLS (Parish of Madison)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART; OTHERWISE DENIED:

2003-KH-2520      STATE EX REL ROBERT ALLEN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-3239      STATE EX REL AARON GENTRAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

RECONSIDERATION(S) DENIED:

2003-KP-2824      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BYRON B. JOHNSON (Parish of

Orleans)

2003-KP-3262      STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL BROOKS LIVINGSTON v.

STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Terrebonne)

2004-KP-0545      STATE EX REL ROBERT TASSIN, JR. v. BURL CAIN,

WARDEN (Parish of Jefferson)

WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:

2004-C -2053      JUDE ORGERON v. STATE FARM AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE

COMPANY (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -2055      MICHAEL TRAHAN AND IRIS TRAHAN v. JOHN MILLIET

AND DARLENE MILLIET (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KK-2113      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAYNELL BRIGHT (Parish of

Orleans)

2004-C -2136      BRIGHT MORNING STAR MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH v.

CHARLES E. BROWN AND ALBERTA BROWN (Parish of West Carroll)

SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:

2004-B -1647      IN RE: GASPER J. SCHIRO

2004-B -1918      IN RE: KENT ANTHONY SMITH

WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:

2003-CI-2056      MICHAEL J. CARTER v. BURL CAIN, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton

Rouge)

2003-KH-2595      STATE EX REL SEAN MONROE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-2626      STATE EX REL MICHAEL WATKINS v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-2802      STATE EX REL BEVERLY MACK v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-2866      STATE EX REL HAROLD JOE BLACK v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2003-KH-2894      STATE EX REL LEROY JOHNSON, JR. v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)

2003-KH-2914      STATE EX REL FRANK WASHINGTON v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-2915      STATE EX REL DARRYL WEBSTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-2916      STATE EX REL DAVIS WATERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Webster)

2003-KH-2922      STATE EX REL LARRY MORAN, JR. v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-2929      STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. CHARLES ANDERSON v.

STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-2930      STATE EX REL EDWARD BURTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-2941      STATE EX REL AUGUST WILLIAMS v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-CI-2973      EVARISTUS MACKEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E.

Baton Rouge)

2003-KH-3047      STATE EX REL DANIEL BENNETT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-3049      STATE EX REL CHARLES PERRY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-3050      STATE EX REL RAYMOND C. FOBBS v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-3079      STATE EX REL TIMOTHY GOLDSMITH v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)

2003-KH-3145      STATE EX REL RUDOLPH B. WALLS, JR. v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Beauregard)

2003-KH-3149      STATE EX REL CURTIS WALTERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Terrebonne)
WEIMER, J., recused.

2003-KH-3165      STATE EX REL CARLOS COOPER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of St. Tammany)

2003-KH-3166      STATE EX REL MICHAEL HARRIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-3167      STATE EX REL DENAUD EGANA v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Jefferson)

2003-KH-3201      STATE EX REL C. J. JENKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of St. Tammany)

2003-KH-3237      STATE EX REL ALLEN VICKS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Orleans)

2003-KH-3238      STATE EX REL GEORGE PRYOR v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Parish of Iberville)

2004-K -1080      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TRACY EUGENE (Parish of Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J., concurs and assigns reasons.

2004-K -1081      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLAUDE ROBINSON (Parish of

Jefferson)
CALOGERO, C.J., concurs and assigns reasons.

2004-KO-1301      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TOBY W. PAGE (Parish of

Tangipahoa)

2004-K -1579      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROY SARRIO (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KO-1586      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DEREK LANDRY (Parish of Orleans)

2004-KO-1587      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN PAUL MOROTT (Parish of

Vernon)

2004-C -1590      NEW ORLEANS FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 632, ET AL v. CITY OF

NEW ORLEANS, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -1601      NEW ORLEANS FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 632, ET AL. v. CITY

OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -1604      NEW ORLEANS FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 632, ET AL. v. CITY

OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL (Parish of Orleans)
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.

2004-K -1605      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WALTER L. BAILEY (Parish of

Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

2004-KP-1607      STATE EX REL JOSEPH DICKERSON v. BURL CAIN,

WARDEN (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KO-1612      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RODNEY LASHUN GAY (Parish of

Ouachita)

2004-K -1618      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RUBEN CHAVEZ (Parish of Iberville)

2004-KP-1629      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TORIANO JORDAN (Parish of

Jefferson)

CALOGERO, C.J., recused.

2004-K -1632      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DANIEL PICKETT (Parish of St.

Landry)

2004-C -1654      SUTTON STEEL & SUPPLY, INC., ET AL. v. BELLSOUTH

MOBILITY, INC. (Parish of Iberia)
TRAYLOR, J., recused.
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -1708      ANTHONY LUBRANO v. NEW ORLEANS POLICE

DEPARTMENT (Parish of Orleans)

2004-C -1878      VERA M. RAINEY v. ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC. (Parish of

Iberville)
WEIMER, J., recused.
KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -1883      VERA M. RAINEY v. ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC. (Parish of

Iberville)
WEIMER, J., recused.
KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -1884      VERA M. RAINEY v. ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC. AND

MIKE CASE (Parish of Iberville)
WEIMER, J., recused.
KIMBALL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -1926      MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. v.

CELESTE STEWART BYNUM (Parish of Iberville)

2004-CC-1955      CATHY DARDEN v. R. CRAIG SMITH AND THE FERRIDAY

VILLA PARTNERSHIP (Parish of Concordia)
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-1965      VERETA LEE v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL

BOARD (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-2024      RICHELLE A. SIMS v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF

EAST BATON ROUGE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-KK-2030      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROLAND B. GIALLONARDO A/K/A

ROLIN GIALLONARDO (Parish of Bossier)
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-2032      GOLDIE L. LANCLOS v. EDWARD R. LAMB (Parish of

Lafayette)

2004-CC-2033      GOLDIE L. LANCLOS v. EDWARD R. LAMB (Parish of

Lafayette)

2004-CC-2040      NARINDER M. GUPTA D/B/A PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINIC

v. KERI ROBICHEAUX (Parish of Tangipahoa)

2004-CC-2046      PRESTON D. TAYLOR, ET AL. v. MR. GREEN JEANS TREE

SERVICE, L.L.C., ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)

2004-C -2051      OPAL DOWDEN, ET AL. v. LEEBO'S STORES, INC., ET AL.

(Parish of Vernon)

2004-OC-2054      ROBERT J. WOOD v. DAN MONTZ ENTERPRISES (Office of

Workers' Compensation Dist.7)

2004-CC-2058      ROBERT LEE v. RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY

INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)

2004-CC-2059      TAMMY GLOVER, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF

HER SON RICHARD SHAWN GLOVER v. BOGALUSA SCHOOLS, BOGALUSA HIGH SCHOOL, BOGALUSA CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM, RICHARD COTHERN, MUTUAL OF OMAHA INSURANCE COMPANY, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, AND NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)

2004-CC-2060      TAMMY GLOVER, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF

HER SON RICHARD SHAWN GLOVER v. BOGALUSA SCHOOLS, BOGALUSA HIGH SCHOOL, BOGALUSA CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM, RICHARD COTHERN, MUTUAL OF OMAHA INSURANCE COMPANY, ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, AND NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Washington)

2004-C -2095      SHELDON ANDRUS v. L.A.D. CORPORATION, DE AUDUONG,

ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE COMPANY AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)
KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-2096      SADIE ROBINSON v. GARY M. FERRARI, JR. AND ACADIAN

AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC. (Parish of Ascension)

2004-CC-2098      DORIS BUTTS AND TOMMIE L. BUTTS v. ST. CHARLES

GAMING COMPANY, INC. D/B/A ISLE OF CAPRI CASINO LAKE CHARLES (Parish of Calcasieu)
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.

2004-C -2101      MELBA BRAUD v. DR. WILLIAM A. CENAC, ET AL. (Parish of

Lafayette)

2004-KK-2112      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RHONDA AUTIN (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-KK-2121      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SHEREE COLTON (Parish of

Jefferson)

2004-CC-2122      NEW ORLEANS AND BATON ROUGE STEAMSHIP PILOTS

ASSOCIATION, ET AL v. CLIFFORD E. CLAYTON, ET AL C/W ROBERT BILLIOTT, ET AL v. NEW ORLEANS AND BATON ROUGE STEAMSHIP PILOTS ASSOCIATION (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-CC-2132      BENNETT GEIGER AND PEGGY PENDARVIS,

INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR DAUGHTER, SUZANNE NICOLE PENDARVIS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS AND EARL K. LONG MEDICAL CENTER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-2133      ROBERT CHACHERE, JR. AND NINA CHACHERE v.

OCHSNER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, ET AL (Parish of Jefferson)

2004-CP-2140      PATRICK W. WILLIAMS v. IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF'S

DEPARTMENT, ET AL. (Parish of Iberia)

2004-CC-2141      DARREN S. MILES AND CHERIE O. MANUEL v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-2142      MILLER PROPERTIES, INC. D/B/A WAFFLE HOUSE v.

SANDRA BREAUX (Office of Workers' Comp. Dist. 4)
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-2143      TOMMIE MACK GRANGER v. CHRISTUS HEALTH CENTRAL

LOUISIANA D/B/A CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL (Parish of Rapides)

2004-CC-2146      BELI ANDRASI v. LOUISIANA BOARD OF PARDONS (Parish

of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-CC-2160      DANA MICHELLE DAWKINS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON

BEHALF OF THE MINORS, RUSSELL TYLER DAWKINS AND LAUREN ASHLEY DAWKINS v. JULES F. LEDET, DEBBIE H. LEDET, COCODRIE CLUBHOUSE, INC. AND ABC INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Terrebonne)
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
TRAYLOR, J., would grant the writ.
KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.

2004-CC-2162      MICHELLE PAULSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PRESIDENT

OF SPECTRO CHEM, INC. v. GREGG A. PAULSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)

2004-KK-2163      STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERIC L. HUNTER (Parish of

Natchitoches)

2004-C -2166      BRUCE SANDIFER & LYNN SANDIFER v. RYAN BOURQUE,

ET AL. (Parish of Calcasieu)

2004-KH-2586      STATE EX REL. RODNEY LASHUN GAY v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of Ouachita)

2004-KH-2612      STATE EX REL FRANCIS WINCHESTER v. STATE OF

LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)
WEIMER, J., recused.