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Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY, a... William R. GOHRES, Robert J. Gohres and Judy C. Gohres v. Riyan S. DRYER & Safeway Insurance Company of Louisiana. , La.App. 1 Cir., November 18, 2009 On Appeal from the City Court of Hammond, Seventh Ward, In and for the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana, Docket No. 1-0609-0072, Honorable Grace B. Gasaway, Judge Presiding. Douglas T. Curet, Hammond, Louisiana, for Plaintiffs/Appellees, William R. Gohres, Robert J. Gohres and Judy C. Gohres. Keith M. Borne, Lafayette, Louisiana, for Defendants/Appellants, Riyan S. Dryer and Safeway Ins. Co. of Louisiana. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. McCLENDON, J. In this pe... Pamela Borskey VICKERS v. Williard Houston VICKERS. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 18, 2009 Appeal from The Twenty-Eighth Judicial District Court Parish of Lasalle, No. 35,650, Honorable John Philip Mauffray, Jr., District Judge. Walter E. Dorroh, Jr., Dorroh & Kendrick, a PLC, Jena, LA, for Intervenor/Appellee, Homeland Federal Savings Bank. Clayton M. Perkins, Jr., Perkins & Dupre, Zachary, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Pamela Borskey Vickers. Donald D. McKeithen, Jr., Columbia, LA, for Intervenor/Appellee, Homeland Federal Savings Bank. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE TH... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Richard L. DAVIS, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., November 18, 2009 Appealed from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 262,971, Honorable Scott J. Crichton, Judge. G. Paul Marx, Louisiana Appellate Project, Julie Hayes Kilborn, Louisiana Capital Assistance Center, for Appellant. Charles R. Scott, District Attorney, Hugo Holland, Suzanne Owen, Lea Hall, Brady O'Callaghan, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before WILLIAMS, CARAWAY and MOORE, JJ. CARAWAY, J. Richard L. Davis was indicted a... Katherine WILLIAMS v. TIOGA MANOR NURSING HOME. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 18, 2009 Appeal from the Office of Workers' Compensation, District 02, Parish of Rapides, No. 06-08296, Honorable James Braddock, Workers' Compensation Judge. George A. Flournoy, Flournoy & Doggett (APLC), Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Katherine Williams. Lawrence B. Frieman, Janna C. Bergeron, Juge, Napolitano, Guilbeau, Ruli, Frieman & Whiteley, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Tioga Manor Nursing Home. Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and J. DAVID PAI... RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY v. CATAHOULA DUCK CLUB & LODGE L.L.C., et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 18, 2009 Appeal from the Ninth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides, No. 231,119, Honorable Donald T. Johnson, District Judge. Ricky L. Sooter, George I. Fine, Provosty, Sadler, deLaunay, Fiorenza & Sobel, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant-Rapides Parish Police Jury. Richard E. Lee, Pineville, LA, for Defendant/Appellee-Catahoula Duck Club & Lodge L.L.C., et al. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, JOHN D. SAUNDERS, JIMMIE C. PETERS, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and BILLY... PAMELA BORSKEY VICKERSv. WILLIARD HOUSTON VICKERS, La.App. 3 Cir., November 18, 2009 SULLIVAN, J., concurring. I agree with the result reached by Chief Judge Thibodeaux but for different reasons. The Notarial Act Acknowledging Clerical Errors and Correcting Clerical Errors (Notarial Act) was executed by the notary who notarized the mortgage and Mr. Vickers. It simply "acknowledged" that "clerical errors were committed in the Collateral Mortgage" and that the "Collateral Mortgage contained the following clerical errors which should be corrected." The affidavit then itemized... RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURYv. CATAHOULA DUCK CLUB & LODGE L.L.C., ET AL., La.App. 3 Cir., November 18, 2009 PETERS, J., dissenting. I agree with the factual background set forth in the majority opinion as well as its conclusion that the constitutionality of La.R.S. 13:3886.1 is not before us. However, I do not agree with the majority that the Rapides Parish Police Jury's (Police Jury) claim had prescribed pursuant to that statute. In its reasons for judgment, the trial court concluded that the failure to provide notice to the Police Jury of the foreclosure proceedings violated the Police Jury's... In the Matter of JACKPOT ENTERPRISES, L.L.C. v. LOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL BOARD. , La.App. 1 Cir., November 17, 2009 Appealed from the 19th Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 561,486, Honorable Curtis A. Calloway, Judge. Christopher L. Whittington, Stephen K. Schilling, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee Jackpot Enterprises, L.L.C. Hon. James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Attorney General, Karen L. Godwin, Christopher B. Hebert, Katie D. Chabert, Danielle A. Boudreaux, Asst. Attorneys General, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellant Louisiana Gami... Shyra ALLEN v. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE. , La.App. 4 Cir., November 12, 2009 Appeal from City Civil Service Commission Orleans, No. 7089. Kenneth M. Plaisance, New Orleans, LA, for Shyra Allen. Nolan P. Lambert, Chief Deputy City Attorney, Victor L. Papai, Jr ., Assistant City Attorney, Penya Moses-Fields, City Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for the Department of Police. (Court composed of Judge TERRI F. LOVE, Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge PAUL A. BONIN). TERRI F. LOVE, Judge. Shyra Allen was terminated from her position as a New Orleans Police Officer for ... Nick PEARSON v. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE. , La.App. 4 Cir., November 12, 2009 Appeal from City Civil Service Commission Orleans, No. 7441. Frank G. DeSalvo, Frank Desalvo, APLC, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant. (Court composed of Judge CHARLES R. JONES, Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge ROLAND L. BELSOME). ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge. Officer Nick Pearson, an employee of the New Orleans Police Department, [FN1] was charged with violating the NOPD's internal rules by showing a single photographic lineup [FN2] to victims of an armed robbery. The NOPD ("App... STATE of Louisiana v. Grady N. GREENE. , La.App. 4 Cir., November 12, 2009 Appeal from Criminal District Court, Orleans Parish, No. 468-675, Section "F", Honorable Dennis J. Waldron, Judge. Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr., District Attorney, Nisha Sandhu, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for State of Louisiana. John Harvey Craft, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Grady N. Greene. (Court composed of Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III, Judge TERRI F. LOVE, Judge ROLAND L. BELSOME). TERRI F. LOVE, Judge. Grady Greene was sentenced to five yea... Casey BILLIESON, Individually and on Behalf of Her Minor Children, Ryan Billieson and Ronnie Gladstone, and Dione Coleman, Individually and on Behalf of Her Minor Children, Dwayne Coleman, Ciera Coleman and Marcel Coleman, et al. v. CITY OF NEW ORL, La.App. 4 Cir., November 12, 2009 Appeal from Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, No. 94-19231, Division "Ad Hoc," Honorable M. Joseph Tiemann, Judge Ad Hoc. Gary J. Gambel, Murphy, Rogers, Sloss & Gambel, New Orleans, LA, for Casey Billieson, Individually and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated. Judy Y. Barrasso, Steven W. Usdin, John W. Joyce, Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, William H. Murphy, Jr. , Pro Hac Vice, Richard V. Falcon, Pro Hac Vice, Baltimore, MD, David C. Frederick... Michael STANICH v. CANAL ENTERTAINMENT. , La.App. 4 Cir., November 12, 2009 Appeal from the Office of Workers' Compensation, No. 07-8905, District "8", Honorable Diane R. Lundeen, Workers' Compensation Judge. William R. Mustian III, Stanga & Mustian, P.L.C., Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee. Raymond S. Maher, Jr., Bastian & Associates, New Orleans, LA, for Canal Entertainment and American International Group Claim Service, Inc. Constructors, Ltd. (Court composed of Judge CHARLES R. JONES, Judge TERRI F. LOVE, Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD). EDWIN A. LOMBARD,... STATE of Louisiana in the Interest of T.N. , La.App. 4 Cir., November 12, 2009 Appeal from Juvenile Court Orleans Parish, No.2008-318-03-DQ-F, Section "F", Honorable Mark Doherty, Judge. Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr., District Attorney, Alyson Graugnard, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for Appellant, State of Louisiana. (Court composed of Judge CHARLES R. JONES, Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, and Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III). CHARLES R. JONES, Judge. The State of Louisiana appeals the February 5, 2009 judgment rendered by the Juvenile Court for the Paris... Eddy OLIVER, Oscarlene Nixon and Mildred Goodwin v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD. , La.App. 4 Cir., November 12, 2009 Appeal from Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, No.2005-12244, Division "N-8", Honorable Ethel Simms Julien, Judge. Willie M. Zanders, Sr., Walter I. Willard, The Willard Law Firm, Suzette P. Bagneris, The Bagneris Firm, L.L.C., Roderick Alvendia, Alvendia, Kelly & Demarest, L.L.C., Anthony D. Irpino, Irpino Law Firm, L.L.C., Juana Marine-Lombard, Law Office of Juana Marine-Lombard, Clarence Roby, Jr., Law Offices of Clarence Roby, Jr ., APLC, Larry Samuel, Rittenberg Samuel & Phillips, L... Diana MURPHY, Wife of/and John J. Murphy, Jr. v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. , La.App. 4 Cir., November 12, 2009 Appeal from Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, No.2001-15004, Division "D-16", Honorable Lloyd J. Medley, Judge. W. Gregory Merritt, Silbert & Garon, LLP, New Orleans, LA, for plaintiff/appellee. Detrich D. Hebert, Assistant City Attorney, Albert A. Thibodeaux, Chief Deputy City Attorney, Penya Moses-Fields, City Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for defendant/appellant. (Court composed of Judge CHARLES R. JONES, Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, and Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD). CHARLES R. JON... STATE of Louisiana v. Kelly P. REGIS. , La.App. 4 Cir., November 12, 2009 Appeal from Criminal District Court Orleans Parish No. 473-670, Section "L", Honorable Terry Q. Alarcon, Judge. Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr., District Attorney, Alyson Graugnard, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for State of Louisiana/Appellee. John Harvey Craft, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant. (Court composed of Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge TERRI F. LOVE, Judge DAVID S. GORBATY). PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge. In this criminal... STATE of Louisiana In The Interest of B.D. , La.App. 4 Cir., November 12, 2009 Appeal from Juvenile Court Orleans, Parish No.2009-043-09-DQ-C, Section "C", Honorable David L. Bell, Judge. Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr., District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Alyson Graugnard, Assistant District Attorney of Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Appellant. Pascale Belizaire Watson, Juvenile Regional Services, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, for Appellee. (Court composed of Chief Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge JAMES F. McKAY III, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS, JR.). JAMES... Elliot J. JENKINS, Charles E. Jenkins and Patrick Holden v. Sam B. HAYNES, Jr. d/b/a Haynes Motor Lines, Joe Doe and Legion Insurance Company. , La.App. 4 Cir., November 12, 2009 Appeal from Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, No.2000-11646, Division "H-12", Honorable Michael G. Bagneris, Judge. Tamara Kluger Jacobson, Robert G. Harvey, Sr., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants. George P. Hebbler, Jr., Hebbler & Giordano, LLC, Metairie, LA, for Royal Insurance Company of America. Carl L. Aspelund, Jacqueline G. Griffith, Chehardy Sherman Ellis Murray Recile Griffith Stakelum & Hayes, LLP, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellee (Louisiana Insurance Guarant... Buddy WHATLEY, Plaintiff-Appellee v. NABORS DRILLING USA, LP, Defendant-Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., November 12, 2009 Appealed from the Office of Workers' Compensation, District 1-W, Parish of Bossier, Louisiana Docket No. 0702013, Honorable Ryan Eugene Gatti, Workers' Compensation Judge. Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, by Kevin Andrew Marks, Jessica Schott Haynes, for Appellant. Lunn, Irion, Salley, Carlisle & Gardner, by Joseph Martin Lattier, for Appellee. Before WILLIAMS, CARAWAY and DREW, JJ. DREW, J. In this workers' compensation matter, Nabors Drilling USA, LP, appeals a judg... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Kelton GREENARD (No. 44,681-KA), Appellant Arthur G. Henderson, III, (No. 44,682-KA), Appellant Anthony L. Combs (No. 44,683-KA), Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., November 12, 2009 Appealed from the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Webster, Louisiana, Trial Court Nos. 77,055, 73,485 and 73,479, Honorable A. Parker Self, Judge. Larry English, for Appellants. Louis Granderson Scott, for Kelton Greenard and Arthur G. Henderson, III. Patrick O'Neal Jefferson, for Anthony L. Combs. J. Schuyler Marvin, District Attorney, John M. Lawrence, Charles A. Smith, John W. Montgomery, C. Sherburne Sentell, III, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.... CADDO GAS GATHERING L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellee v. REGENCY INTRASTATE GAS LLC, Defendant-Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., November 12, 2009 Appealed from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana Trial Court No. 504519, Honorable Roy L. Brun, Judge. Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan by John M. McCollam, Scott A. O'Connor, Dana Dupre, for Appellant. Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts by W. Michael Adams, B. Slattery Johnson, Jr., for Appellee. Before STEWART, DREW and MOORE, JJ. STEWART, J. This is a contract dispute between Regency Intrastate Gas, L.L.C., (hereafter "Regency"), ... STATE of Louisiana v. Terrence C. HALL. , La.App. 5 Cir., November 10, 2009 On Rehearing from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court Parish Of Jefferson, State Of Louisiana, No. 07-3535, Division "G", Honorable Robert A. Pitre, Jr., Judge Presiding. Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Desiree M. Valenti, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for plaintiff/appellant. Joseph A. Marino, Jr., Attorney at Law, Gretna, LA, for defendant/appellee. Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and FREDERICKA HOMBERG ... STATE of Louisiana v. David PAGE. , La.App. 5 Cir., November 10, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 07-1717, Division "A", Honorable Joan S. Benge, Judge Presiding. Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, James W. Adair, Assistant District Attorneys, Parish of Jefferson, Gretna, LA, for State/Appellee. David Page, Angola, Louisiana, pro se. Bruce G. Whittaker, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant. Kevin V. Boshe... PUNCTUAL ABSTRACT CO. INC. v. U.S. LAND TITLE. , La.App. 5 Cir., November 10, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 645-910, Division "F", Honorable Patrick J. McCabe, Judge Presiding. Rachel M. Riser, Attorney at Law, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee. Scott T. Winstead, Daniel A. Webb, Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant. Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, and FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER. FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge. In this p... Michelle DUFRENE, et al v. GAUTHREAU FAMILY LLC, Gulf South Management, Inc. & Lafayette Insurance Company. , La.App. 5 Cir., November 10, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 581-128, Division "F", Honorable Patrick J. McCabe, Judge Presiding. Richard C. Trahant, T. Peter Breslin, Attorneys at Law, Metairie, LA, For Plaintiff/Appellee. Raymond A. Pelleteri, Jr., Russell B. Ramsey, Pelleteri & Wiedorn Law Firm, Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant. Panel composed of Judges CLARENCE E. McMANUS, WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, and FREDERICKA HOMB... Francisco A. HERNAEZ v. MOTHE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and Mothe Funeral Homes, LLC. , La.App. 5 Cir., November 10, 2009 Holding: The Court of Appeal, Marion F. Edwards, J., held that plaintiffs failed to raise a genuine question of material fact required to defeat motion for summary judgment. Affirmed. On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 630-250, Division "I", Honorable Nancy A. Miller, Judge Presiding. Kevin C. O'Bryon O'Bryon & Schnabel, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Plaintiffs/Appellants. Daniel A. Ranson Gaudry, Ranson, Higgins & Gremi... STATE of Louisiana v. Dondrick WILSON. , La.App. 5 Cir., November 10, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeal, Edward A. Dufresne, Jr., C.J., held that: (1) seizure of gun from car was not the product of an actual stop under state constitution; (2) fifteen-year sentence was not constitutionally excessive; (3) defendant failed to establish claims of Batson violation; (4) trial court was not required to excuse for cause juror who stated that defense counsel would have to prove defendant was innocent; and (5) defendant was not entitled to mistrial based on pro... STATE of Louisiana v. Adouphus DUNCAN. , La.App. 5 Cir., November 10, 2009 On Appeal from The Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana No. 07-5290, Division "I", Honorable Jo Ellen V. Grant, Judge Presiding. Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Anne Wallis, Churita Hansell, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee. Jane L. Beebe, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant. Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, SUSAN M. CHEHARD... STATE of Louisiana v. Gregory L. HARTSHORN. , La.App. 5 Cir., November 10, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 07-2393, Division "F", Honorable Patrick J. McCabe, Judge Presiding. Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Thomas J. Butler, Assistant District Attorneys, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, Gretna, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee. Bruce G. Whittaker, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, Louisiana, for De... STATE of Louisiana v. Jermaine E. FAVORS , La.App. 5 Cir., November 10, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeal, Fredericka Homberg Wicker, J., held that: (1) sufficient evidence of constructive possession existed to support conviction, and (2) bill of information's failure to set forth which section of statute was violated did not surprise or cause prejudice to defendant and thus did not warrant reversal. Affirmed and remanded. On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 08-6197, Division "A", Honorable J... Patricia GUIDRY v. The HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY, 4621 L.L.C., Meltzer Properties, Ltd., Romeche L.L.C. d/b/a Jani-King and ABC Insurance Company. , La.App. 5 Cir., November 10, 2009 On appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 628-538, Division "B", Honorable Cornelius E. Regan, Judge Presiding. Kurt A. Offner, Attorney at Law, Kenner, LA, for Third-Party Plaintiffs/Appellant. Terrill W. Boykin, Kriste Talton Utley, Shawndra M. Westerhoff, Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Third-Party Defendant/Appellee. Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY and MARC E. JOHNSON. MARC E. JOHNSON... JAYANNE CRAWLEY d/b/a Southlands Premium Tropicals v. COASTAL BRIDGE CO. INC. and Louisiana Grain Services, Inc. , La.App. 5 Cir., November 10, 2009 On Appeal from the Fortieth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana, No. 43370, Division "A", Honorable A.J. Kling, Jr., Judge Pro Tempore Presiding. Richard M. Millet, Attorney at Law, LaPlace, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant. Robert S. Reich, Lucas R. Henderson, Attorneys at Law, Metairie, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee. Panel composed of Judges CLARENCE E. McMANUS, WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, and FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER. WALTER J. ROTHSCHIL... USI INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC v. Burnett J. TAPPEL, III. , La.App. 5 Cir., November 10, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeal, Marion F. Edwards, J., held that: (1) non-solicitation clause was contradictory and ambiguous, and, thus, would be strictly construed against employer, and (2) employee did not violate non-disclosure provision in employment agreement. Affirmed. On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court Parish of Jefferson, State Of Louisiana, No. 667-156, Division "O", Honorable Ross P. Ladart, Judge Presiding. Joanne Rinardo, Duris L. Holmes, Deutsch,... STATE of Louisiana v. Allen D. DAVENPORT. , La.App. 5 Cir., November 10, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 07-7235, Division "G", Honorable Robert A. Pitre, Jr., Judge Presiding. Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, Terry M. Boudreaux, Shannon Swaim, Anne Wallis, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee. Bertha M. Hillman, Hillman Law Firm, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, Thibodaux, Louisiana... Clarence HENRY, et al v. SHIPYARD, INC. et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 10, 2009 COOKS, J., Dissents. The language used in 561(A)(2) clearly expresses the legislature's intent to apply the abandonment extension retroactively. GREMILLION, Judge, dissenting. The majority opinion chooses to answer only one of two relevant questions here. That question is whether the legislature intended to revive claims that died by virtue of abandonment between August 26, 2005 and July 9, 2007. Respectfully, it is my position that the majority incorrectly answered that threshold question... Deronza Thomas FOBBS v. Larry Marvell FOBBS. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 10, 2009 Appeal from the Thirtieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Vernon, No. 63,002, Honorable Vernon B. Clark, District Judge. Elvin C. Fontenot, Jr., Attorney at Law, Leesville, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee Deronza Thomas Fobbs. Andrew L. Randall, Jr., Attorney at Law, Shreveport, LA, for Defendant/Appellant Larry Marvell Fobbs. Larry Marvell Fobbs, Shreveport, LA, In Proper Person. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, OSWALD A. DECUIR, MARC T. AMY, a... Clarence HENRY, et al. v. SBA SHIPYARD, INC., et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 10, 2009 Appeal from the Thirty-First Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson Davis, No. C-55-98, Honorable Craig Steve Gunnell, District Judge. Scott R. Bickford, Regina O. Matthews, Lawrence J. Centola, III, Martzell & Bickford, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Respondent, Henry Wise. Darrell Keith Cherry, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Applicant, Pulmosan Safety Equipment Co. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, and SYLVIA R. COOKS, JOHN D. S... IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER v. Wendy WARD. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 10, 2009 Appeal from the Office of Workers' Compensation, District 4, Parish of Lafayette, No. 06-06495 C/W 06-06990, Honorable Sam Lowery, Workers' Compensation Judge. Christopher R. Philipp, Attorney at Law, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Wendy Ward. C. Shannon Hardy, Penny & Hardy APLC, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Iberia Medical Center. Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges. PETERS, J. These consolidated cases arise fro... Judy DAVIS v. STATE of Louisiana, through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 10, 2009 Appeal from the Office of Workers' Compensation--# 1E, Parish of Ouachita, No. 04-09196, Brenza Irving, Workers' Compensation Judge. George A. Flournoy, Flournoy & Doggett, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Judy Davis. Leanne M. Broussard, Assistant Attorney General, State of Louisiana, Alexandria, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Risk Management. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief ... Tommie Mack GRANGER v. Stephanie W. GRANGER. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 10, 2009 Appeal from The Ninth Judicial District Court Parish of Rapides, No. 198,383, Honorable Donald T. Johnson, District Judge. Richard E. Lee, Pineville, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Tommie Mack Granger. Henry H. Lemoine, Jr., Lemoine & Wampler, Pineville, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Stephanie W. Granger. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, MARC T. AMY, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges. AMY, Judge. The parties were awarded joint custody of their minor child by a... James SHAY v. CREATIVE POOLSCAPES AND GARDENS, LLC. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 10, 2009 Appeal from the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu, No.2007-4992, Honorable R. Richard Bryant, Jr., District Judge. Charles Schrumpf, Law Offices of Oliver and Charles Schrumpf, APLC, Sulphur, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Creative Poolscapes and Gardens, LLC. Claude P. Devall, Devall Law Firm, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, James Shay. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, MARC T. AMY and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges. AMY, Judge.... Judy DAVIS v. STATE of Louisiana, through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 10, 2009 Appeal from the Office of Workers' Compensation--# 1E, Parish of Ouachita, No. 07-09286, Brenza Irving, Workers' Compensation Judge. George A. Flournoy, Flournoy & Doggett, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Judy Davis. Leanne M. Broussard, Assistant Attorney General, State of Louisiana, Alexandria, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Risk Management. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief ... DERONZA THOMAS FOBBS v. LARRY MARVELL FOBBS , La.App. 3 Cir., November 10, 2009 PAINTER, J., dissenting. I respectfully dissent from the decision of the majority herein. The majority finds that the evidence submitted by Deronza was insufficient to support the contempt ruling against Larry. Specifically, it finds that she did not prove the amount of arrears from the 1999 support judgment with specificity, that she did not show either the amount of time that Larry failed to have insurance coverage on the children or the amount she spent on either insurance or their med... TOURO INFIRMARY v. AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICER, Amerihealth Administrators, Amerihealth New Jersey, Benefit Planners Limited, L.L.P., Brokerage Concepts, Inc./Universal Health, Coresource Inc./Susquehanna Health, Coresource Inc./Formosa Plastics, Gol, La.App. 4 Cir., November 9, 2009 Appeal from Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, No.2007-1716, Division "E-7", Honorable Madeleine Landrieu, Judge. Franklin D. Beahm, Jacob Best, Beahm & Green, New Orleans, LA, for Touro Infirmary. Warren Horn, Heller Draper Hayden Patrick & Horn, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, Jeffrey A. Ehrich, Leonard Street and Deinard, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant, Fiserv Health Plan Administrators, Inc. D. Scott Landry, Jonathan C. McCall, Chaffe McCall, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Appellee, Pac... In re Willie J. NUNNERY. , La., November 6, 2009 In re: Disciplinary Counsel;--Other; Applying For Notice of Discipline in Another Jurisdiction Pursuant to Rule XIX, § 21 and Motion to Initiate Reciprocal Discipline Proceedings. Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings. Suspend for 3 years. See Per Curiam. PER CURIAM. [FN*] FN* Judge Benjamin Jones of the Fourth Judicial District Court, assigned as Justice Pro Tempore, participating in the decision. Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule XIX, § 21(A), the Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") ... In re Lexlee C. OVERTON. , La., November 6, 2009 Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings. PER CURIAM. [FN*] FN* Judge Benjamin Jones, of the Fourth Judicial District Court, assigned as Justice Pro Tempore, participating in the decision. The Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") commenced an investigation into allegations that respondent failed to adequately supervise her nonlawyer staff. Prior to the institution of formal charges, respondent and the ODC submitted a joint petition for consent discipline. Having reviewed the petition, IT I... In re Judge Joan S. BENGE. , La., November 6, 2009 On Recommendation for Discipline from the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana. KIMBALL, Chief Justice. [FN*] FN* Retired Judge Lemmie O. Hightower, assigned as Justice ad hoc, sitting for Justice Greg G. Guidry, recused. Judge Benjamin Jones, of the Fourth Judicial District Court, assigned as Justice Pro Tempore, participating in the decision. This matter comes before the court on the recommendation of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana ("Commission") that Judge Joan S. Benge ("Judge B... STATE of Louisiana v. Bruce WALLACE. , La., November 6, 2009 On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Parish of Orleans. VICTORY, J. We granted this writ application to address an issue in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court involving individuals arrested without a warrant not receiving a probable cause determination within 48 hours of arrest, as required by La.C.Cr.P. art. 230.2, and to clarify the duties of judicial officers pursuant to this article. After reviewing the record and the applicable law, we reverse the judgme... Susan BLACK v. ST. TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL, Dr. Robert Capitelli, Patti Ellish, Judy Gracia, and Barbara Oakes. , La., November 6, 2009 On Writs of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, Parish of Washington. KNOLL, Justice. [FN*] FN* Judge Benjamin Jones, of the Fourth Judicial District Court, assigned as Justice Pro Tempore, participating in the decision. This whistle blower action presents the issue of whether La.Rev.Stat. § 46:1063 provides an exclusive, mandatory venue provision for suit against a hospital service district, which controls over the general venue provision for political subdivisions set fo... STATE OF LOUISIANAv. BRUCE WALLACE, La., November 6, 2009 On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana WEIMER, J., additionally concurring. I additionally concur to emphasize one point made by the majority opinion. A failure to comply with LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 230.2 results in the immediate release of the person arrested, but does not prevent a potential subsequent conviction. "[A] conviction will not be vacated on the ground that the defendant was detained pending trial without a probable cause ... STATE OF LOUISIANAv. ERNEST D. CAIN , La.App. 3 Cir., November 5, 2009 APPEAL FROM THE NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF RAPIDES, NO. 290,950 HONORABLE THOMAS MARTIN YEAGER, PRESIDING Sheryl Laing, ADA P.O. Box 1472 Alexandria, LA 71301(318) 473-6650 COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE: State of Louisiana Thomas Davenport The Davenport Firm 1628 Metro Drive Alexandria, LA 71301(318) 445-9696 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT: Ernest D. Cain Court composed of Ulysses G. Thibodeaux, Chief Judge, Sylvia R. Cooks, and John D. Saunders, Judges. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL H... Chanda Prather RICHARDSON v. Steven Todd RICHARDSON. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Thirtieth Judicial District Court Parish of Vernon, No. 71,071, Division A, Honorable Vernon Bruce Clark, District Judge. Clay Williams, Williams & Nelson, Leesville, LA, for Defendant/Appellee-- Steven Todd Richardson. Terry W. Lambright, Leesville, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant--Chanda Prather Richardson. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and JOHN D. SAUNDERS, Judges. THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge. This case involves custody and r... Theresa GIBSON v. LAFAYETTE INSURANCE COMPANY, Et Al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu, No.2007-3085G, Honorable G. Michael Canaday, District Judge. James Paul Lambert, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Theresa Gibson. Kraig Thomas Strenge, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Charles R. Walker. Thomas Joseph Solari, Woodley, Williams Law Firm L.L.C., Lake Charles, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, Lafayette Insurance Company, LASSCO, L.L.C. Jeremy A. Hebert, Becker & Associates, Lafayette, LA... Frederick DEMARTRA, Jr. v. LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INS. CO., et al. Felicia Desselle, et al. v. Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co., et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Alexandria City Court, Parish of Rapides No. 109,060, Honorable Richard Eric Starling, Jr., City Court Judge. Eugene Paul Cicardo, Jr., Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Felicia Desselle. Joseph Payne Williams, Williams Family Law Firm, L.L.C., Natchitoches, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company, Jana Tynes. Michael Thomas Johnson, Johnson & Siebeneicher, Alexandria, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, State Farm Mutual Automobile ... Frederick DEMARTRA, Jr. v. LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INS. CO., et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Alexandria City Court, Parish of Rapides, No. 108,241, Honorable Richard Eric Starling, Jr., City Court Judge. Eugene Paul Cicardo, Jr., Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Felicia Desselle. Joseph Payne Williams, Williams Family Law Firm, L.L.C., Natchitoches, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company Jana Tynes. Michael Thomas Johnson, Johnson & Siebeneicher, Alexandria, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, State Farm Mutual Automobile ... Wilma Young BAKER, et al. v. John Burr BAKER, Jr., et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Thirty-First Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson Davis, No. C-662-06, Honorable Craig Steve Gunnell, District Judge. John Charles Anderson, Anderson Law Firm, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA, Danielle M. Ross, Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, LLP, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellants: John Burr Baker, Jr., Alta Baker. Jude Christopher Bursavich, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees: Wilma Young Baker Succession of John Burr Baker, Sr.... Ulysses WILLIAMS v. The ORLEANS LEVEE DISTRICT AND ITS BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, Jim Huey, Individually, and In His Capacity As President of the Board of Commissioners of the Orleans Levee District, Patricia Harris, Individually, and In Her Capacity , La.App. 4 Cir., November 4, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeal, Terri F. Love, J., held that: (1) doctrine of res judicata barred employee's redress claims against district; (2) doctrine of res judicata did not bar employee's similar claims against State; and (3) Court of Appeal's previous grant of exceptions as to employee's claims against district was not law of the case, on subsequent appeal, as to employee's claims against State. Affirmed. Murray, J., concurred with reasons. Appeal from Civil District Co... James and Renee HAMILTON, Individually and on Behalf of their Minor Daughter, Kirstyn Hamilton v. Travis WILLIS d/b/a Team FMX, Scooter Promotions, L.L.C., ABC Insurance Company and SMG, Inc. d/b/a Louisiana Superdome. , La.App. 4 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from civil district court, Orleans Parish, No.2006-3507, Division "L-6", Honorable Kern A. Reese, Judge. Michelle D. Robert, Jennifer G. Ahner, Law Offices of Michelle D. Robert, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants. J. McCaleb Bilbro Javier Law Firm, LLC, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee (Colony Insurance Company). (Court composed of Chief Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY). MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge. Plaintiffs, Ja... Stephanie HARRELL v. ST. MARGARET'S DAUGHTER'S NURSING HOME. , La.App. 4 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Office of Workers' Compensation, No. 03-03795, District "Eight", Honorable Gwendolyn F. Thompson, Workers' Compensation Judge. Shawn T. Deggins, Deggins & Associates, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant. Robert J. May, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellee. (Court composed of Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III, Judge TERRI F. LOVE, Judge ROLAND L. BELSOME). TERRI F. LOVE, Judge. Plaintiff/Appellant, Stephanie Harrell, appeals a judgment from the Office of Wor... Timmy HAWKINS v. RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY, et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Ninth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides, No. 201,839, Honorable George Clarence Metoyer Jr, District Judge. Bobby L. Culpepper, Culpepper & Carroll, PLLC, Jonesboro, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Timmy Hawkins. John Albert Ellis, Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice, Monroe, LA, for Defendants-Appellees, State of Louisiana, Department of Public Safety & Corrections Ronnie Futrell. Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, a... STATE of Louisiana v. Jeremy D. HOWARD. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Thirty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Beauregard, No. CR-405-2008, Honorable Stuart S. Kay, Jr., District Judge. David W. Burton, District Attorney--36th JDC, Richard Alan Morton, Assistant District Attorney, DeRidder, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, State of Louisiana. Edward Kelly Bauman, Louisiana Appellate Project, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Jeremy D. Howard. Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, J... STATE of Louisiana v. Thomas W. OAKS. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Thirty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Beauregard, No. CR-197-2008, Honorable Stuart S. Kay, Jr., District Judge. David W. Burton, District Attorney--36th Judicial District Court, DeRidder, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, State of Louisiana. Edward Kelly Bauman, Louisiana Appellate Project, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Thomas W. Oaks. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and JOHN D. SAUNDERS, Judges. THIBODEAUX... STATE of Louisiana v. Joshua GRIFFINS. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Thirtieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Vernon, No. 74637, Honorable James Richard Mitchell, District Judge. Sherry Watters, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant Appellant: Joshua Griffins. Asa A. Skinner, District Attorney, Terry Wayne Lambright, Assistant District Attorney, Leesville, LA, for Plaintiff Appellee: State of Louisiana. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and JOHN D. SAUNDERS, Judges. SAU... STATE of Louisiana v. Larry J. JULIAN, Jr. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Acadia, No. 70,904, Honorable Glennon P. Everett, District Judge. David M. Smith, Michael Harson, District Attorney, Crowley, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, State of Louisiana. Samuel David Abraham, Attorney at Law, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Larry J. Julian, Jr. Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges. DECUIR, Judge. Defendant, Larry J. Julian, Jr., was conv... STATE of Louisiana v. Gary L. THIBODEAUX. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette, No. 114,768, Honorable J. Byron Hebert, District Judge. Michael Harson, District Attorney, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, State of Louisiana. Mark Owen Foster, Louisiana Appellate Project, Natchitoches, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Gary L. Thibodeaux. Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges. GREMILLION, Judge. Defendant, Gary L. Thibodeaux, was charg... Shaunn Caillier McCorvey HARDEN v. Derriel Carlton McCORVEY. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court Parish of St. Landry, No. 02-C-2619-D, Honorable Donald Hebert, District Judge. Alex L. Andrus, III, Guglielmo, Lopez, Tuttle, Hunter & Jarrell, Opelousas, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee: Shaunn Caillier McCorvey Harden. Alisa Ardoin Gothreaux, Attorney at Law, Church Point, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee: Shaunn Caillier McCorvey Harden. Derriel C. McCorvey, Lafayette, LA, pro se. Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, MICHAEL G. SULLIVA... Raquel Antoinette Landry AUZENNE v. Scott Douglas AUZENNE. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court Parish of Lafayette, No. C-20060219, Honorable Phyllis M. Keaty, District Judge. Kay Karre Gautreaux, Attorney at Law, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant- Appellee: Scott Douglas Auzenne. Lenise R. Williams, Attorney at Law, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff- Appellant: Raquel Antoinette Landry Auzenne. Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges. STATEMENT OF THE CASE PICKETT, Judge. Scott Auzenne and ... Michael David KINNEY v. Tracey (Fuller) KINNEY. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Thirtieth Judicial District Court Parish of Vernon, No. 75,893, Honorable Vernon B. Clark, District Judge. Tony C. Tillman, Attorney at Law, Leesville, LA, for Defendant/Appellee: Tracey (Fuller) Kinney. Walter M. Sanchez, The Sanchez Law Firm, LLC, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant: Michael David Kinney. Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges. DECUIR, Judge. Michael Kinney and Tracey Fuller Kinney were... Felicia DESSELLE v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Pineville City Court, Parish of Rapides, No. 8-0604, Honorable Jesse Phillip Terrell, Jr., City Court Judge. Eugene Paul Cicardo, Jr., Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Felicia Desselle. Christopher Shannon Hardy, Penny & Hardy, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Allstate Insurance Company. Court composed of MARC T. AMY, BILLY HOWARD EZELL, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges. EZELL, Judge. Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate), appeals the decision of the t... Liz Marie Noel SMITH v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish Of St. Martin, No. 70,463, Honorable Keith J. Comeaux, District Judge. Luke Edwards, Attorney at Law, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Liz Marie Noel Smith. C. Shannon Hardy, Attorney at Law, Penny & Hardy, APLC, Lafayette, LA, Counsel for Defendants-Appellants, Daryl Hardy, Kalen Hardy, and Allstate Insurance Company. Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges. PAINTER, Jud... James MOHNEY v. SAFEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Leesville City Court, Parish Of, No.2007-CV4792, Honorable Elvin Fontenot, Presiding. R.Scott Isles, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant James Mohney. Keith M. Borne, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee Safeway Insurance Company of Louisiana. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and JOHN D. SAUNDERS, Judges. COOKS, Judge. FACTS James Mohney applied for automobile insurance coverage with C & K Casualty Insurance Shoppers on... Karen MARSHALL v. Satrica Williams BENSAADAT. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu, No.2005-2808, Honorable Ronald F. Ware, District Judge. Ralph Jerone Williams, Attorney at Law, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant Appellee Satrica Williams Bensaadat. Karen Marshall, in proper person, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff Appellant Karen Marshall. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and JOHN D. SAUNDERS, Judges. JOHN D. SAUNDERS, Judge. This is a legal malpract... STATE of Louisiana v. Wilburn STROTHER. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 APpeal from the Thirtieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Vernon, No. 74511, Honorable John C. Ford, District Judge. Asa A. Skinner, District Attorney, Terry W. Lambright, Assistant District Attorney, Leesville, Louisiana, for State of Louisiana. Annette Fuller Roach, Louisiana Appellate Project, Lake Charles, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant Wilburn Strother. Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges. SULLIVAN, Judge. Defend... STATE of Louisiana v. Timothy E. ROBERTSON. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Grant, No. 04-575, Honorable Peyton Cunningham, Presiding Judge. Richard E. deVargas, Attorney at Law, Natchitoches, LA, for Defendant/Appellant: Timothy E. Robertson. James Patrick Lemoine, District Attorney, Jimmy D. White, Assistant District Attorney, Colfax, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee: State of Louisiana. Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges. DECUIR, Judge. D... STATE of Louisiana v. Ricky JOSEPH. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Thirteenth Judicial District Court Parish of Evangeline, No. 75417-F, Honorable Thomas F. Fuselier, District Judge. Christopher Brent Coreil, District Attorney, Kathy Fontenot-Meyers, Assistant District Attorney, Ville Platte, Louisiana, for State of Louisiana, Mark O. Foster. Louisiana Appellate Project, Natchitoches, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, Ricky Joseph. SULLIVAN, Judge. Ricky Joseph appeals his convictions and sentences for possession with intent to d... STATE of Louisiana v. Eric Dainelle MONTGOMERY. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Sabine, No. 63879, Honorable Charles B. Adams, District Judge. G. Paul Marx, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Appellant, Eric Dainelle Montgomery. Anna L. Garcie, Assistant District Attorney, Office of the District Attorney, Many, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges. PAINTER, Judge. Defendan... STATE of Louisiana v. Lurlene Leigh EVANS. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Sabine, No. 63,166, Honorable Robert E. Burgess, District Judge. Don M. Burkett, District Attorney, Anna L. Garcie, Assistant District Attorney, Eleventh Judicial District, Many, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Carey J. Ellis, III, Louisiana Appellate Project, Rayville, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Lurlene Leigh Evans. Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges. PETERS, J. ... Elliott A. MISTICH, Jr., et al. v. Diedra R. WEEKS, et al. Judith Langlinais Mistich v. Louisiana Farm Bureau and State Farm Insurance. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette, No.2005-2134;2005-2147, Honorable Marilyn C. Castle, Presiding. George Pivach, II, Mark A. Pivach, Gregory P. Nolan, Ellen Pivach Dunbar, Belle Chasse, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Elliott Mistich, Jr., Jamie Mistich Bergeron, Estate of Elliott Mistich, Sr. Charles R. Sonnier, Abbeville, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Judith L. Mistich, Marie M. Langlinais, Stephen and Monique Broussard. Edward O. Taulbee, IV, Ma... JOHNNY CUBLEY and KATHY CUBLEY, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. WILLIS-KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, Defendant-Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., November 4, 2009 Originally Appealed from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana Trial Court No. 511,039, Honorable Fred C. Sexton, Jr., Judge. Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, Byrd & Cromwell, LLP, by Lawrence W. Pettiette, for Appellants, Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund & Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board. Wallace Law Firm, by Lacey P. Wallace, for Appellees, Johnny Cubley & Kathy Cubley. Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner by Thomas H. Wartel... Weldon VITTO, SR. v. HOME BANK, et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court Parish of Lafayette, No.2007-3999, Honorable Marilyn C. Castle, District Judge. Kenneth W. DeJean, Attorney at Law, Lafayette, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Weldon Vitto, Sr. William H. Parker, III, Allen & Gooch Post, Lafayette, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee, National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company. Richard J. Petre, Jr., Onebane Law Firm, Lafayette, Louisiana, for Defendants/Appellees, Deep South Surplus, Inc., Claren... Wade P. RICHARD v. Daniel G. RICHARD, et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Acadia, No.2008-11108, Honorable Jules David Edwards, III, District Judge. Thomas K. Regan, Crowley, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Glenn Deville, Marshall-Crowley City Court. Andre Doguet, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Daniel G. Richard. Wade Paul Richard, Crowley, LA, In Proper Person. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and JOHN D. SAUNDERS, Judges. THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge... Billy Ray WILLIAMS v. Jennifer Collins WILLIAMS State of Louisiana v. Jennifer Collins Williams. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Grant, Nos. 18188 c/w S-2919, Honorable Peyton W. Cunningham, Jr., District Judge. Jeffrey H. Thomas, Thomas Law Firm, Natchitoches, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, Jennifer Collins Williams. Katharine Geary, Attorney at Law, Alexandria, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Billy Ray Williams. James P. Lemoine, District Attorney, Thirty-fifth Judicial District, Renee W. Dugas, Assistant District Attorney, Colfax, Louisia... Tylan A. MEAUX, et al. v. LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT, et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette, No. 20073298 c/w 20065173 c/w 20065746, Honorable Durwood W. Conque, District Judge. L. Katherine A. Theunissen, Mahtook & Lafleur, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant: Lafayette Consolidated Government. Don J. Hernandez, Christopher Siegrist, Franklin, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant: Louis Robinson, Jr. Edward B. Jones, Edward B. Jones & Associates, Patterson, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant: Louis Robinson, Jr. James Ala... Clement MAYARD, et al. v. Tylan Meaux, et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette, No. 20065746 C/W 20065173 C/W 20073298, Honorable Durwood W. Conque, District Judge. L. Katherine A. Theunissen, Mahtook & Lafleur, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Lafayette Consolidated Government. Don J. Hernandez, Christopher Siegrist, Franklin, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Louis Robinson, Jr. Edward B. Jones, Edward B. Jones & Associates, Patterson, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Louis Robinson, Jr. Jam... STATE of Louisiana v. Wayne PATTERSON. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of Avoyelles, No. 142994, Honorable William Bennett, District Judge. James Edward Beal, Louisiana Appellate Project, Jonesboro, LA, for Defendant-Appellant, Wayne Patterson. Charles A. Riddle, III, District Attorney, 12th Judicial District Court, Miche Moreau, Assistant District Attorney, Marksville, LA, for State- Appellee, State of Louisiana. Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges... Jeanette HERNANDEZ, et al. v. DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE-ABBEVILLE, LLC d/b/a Maison Du Monde Living Center. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Vermilion, No. 88592-D, Honorable Edward D. Rubin, District Judge. Lawrence N. Curtis, Attorney at Law, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Jeanette Hernandez, Alvin Hernandez, Jr., Shawn P. Hernandez, Matthew D. Hernandez, Kansas A. Hernandez, Estate of Alvin Hernandez, Sr. Troy Allen Broussard, Allen & Gooch, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Diversified Healthcare-Abbeville, LLC dba Maison du Monde Living Center. ... STATE of Louisiana v. Michael Wayne CATLIN. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Vermilion, No. 46613, Honorable Marilyn Carr Castle, District Judge. G. Paul Marx, Louisiana Appellate Project, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant- Appellant, Michael Wayne Catlin. Laurie Ann Hulin, Assistant District Attorney, Abbeville, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges. PAINTER, Judge. Defendant, Michael Wayne Catlin, appeals his co... H.B. RENTALS, LC, et al. v. Maurice BLEDSOE, Jr. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette, No. C-20086279, Honorable Durwood Wayne Conque, District Judge. Robert B. Worley, Jr., Jones, Walker, et al., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Superior Energy Services, Inc. H.B. Rentals, LC. Joel P. Babineaux, Babineaux, Poche, Anthony & Slavich, LLC, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Superior Energy Services, Inc., H.B. Rentals, LC. Michael P. Maraist, Maraist Law Firm, Lafayette, LA, for Defend... STATE In The Interest of V.B., A.B., P.B. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from The Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Sabine, No. 2462, Honorable Stephen Bruce Beasley, District Judge. Don M. Burkett, District Attorney, Anna L. Garcie, Assistant District Attorney, Many, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. William Daniel, Dyess Dyess Law Firm, LLC, Many, LA, for Appellant, M.B. Brian Clayton, McRae Attorney at Law, Mansfield, LA, for Appellee, V.B., P.B., A. B. D. Scott Kendrick, Attorney at Law, Natchitoches, LA, for Appellee, R.B. Co... Chanda Prather RICHARDSON v. Steven Todd RICHARDSON. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Thirtieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Vernon, No. 71,071, Division A, Honorable Vernon Bruce Clark, District Judge. Clay Williams, Williams & Nelson, Leesville, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Steven Todd Richardson. Terry W. Lambright, Leesville, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Chanda Prather Richardson. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and JOHN D. SAUNDERS, Judges. THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge. This case involves custody and r... Ryan William PRICE, et al. v. Randy J. FUERST. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu, No.2008-5329, Honorable Clayton Davis, District Judge. James B. Doyle, Law Office of James B. Doyle APLC, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Ryan William Price. Steven W. Hale, Steven W. Hale & Associates, Inc., J. Michael Veron, Veron, Bice, Palermo & Wilson, LLC, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Randy J. Fuerst. Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION,... Melba Lee SEE v. ENTERGY CORPORATION, et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry, No. 06-C-0632-B, Honorable Ellis J. Daigle, District Judge. Joseph R. Ballard, Attorney at Law, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant Appellee, Entergy Gulf States, Inc. Matthew Joseph Hill, Jr., Attorney at Law, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant Appellant, Laura Ann Guilbeau, Douglas C. Longman, Jr. Longman Russo, APLC, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant Appellant, BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Bret Christopher Beyer, Att... Mary Ann Charles CALBERT v. Orlando J. BATISTE. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette, No. C-20084022, Honorable Jules David Edwards III, District Judge. Guy Olden Mitchell, III, Attorney at Law, Ville Platte, LA, for Intervenor Appellant, Major Patrick Calbert. Paul Daniel Gibson, John Blake Boudreaux, Gibson, Gruenert, et al ., Lafayette, LA, for Defendant Appellee, Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government. Randal Lee Menard, Attorney at Law, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff Appellee, Mary Ann Char... Chermaine DIBARTOLO, et ux. v. STAGE ONE-THE HAIR SCHOOLS. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu, No.2007-1310, Honorable Clayton Davis, Presiding. Barry A. Roach, Larry A. Roach, Inc., Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Chermaine Dibartolo. Kristen B. Menard, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Appellee, Stage One-The Hair School. Court composed of ULYSSES G. THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and JOHN D. SAUNDERS, Judges. COOKS, Judge. The Plaintiff, Chermaine Dibartolo, appeals the trial cour... Weldon VITTO, Sr. v. Donald Ray DAVIS, et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette, No.2007-3997, Honorable John D. Trahan, District Judge. Kenneth W. DeJean, Attorney at Law, Lafayette, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant: Weldon Vitto, Sr. William H. Parker, III, Allen & Gooch, Lafayette, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee: National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company. Richard J. Petre, Jr., Onebane Law Firm, Lafayette, Louisiana, for Defendants/Appellees: Deep South Surplus, Inc., Clarendon Ame... Lynette M. MARTIN v. ERMC, II, Et Al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette, No. C-2007-5053, Honorable Kristian D. Earles, District Judge. Laurence E. Best, Mark E. Best, Best Koeppel, A.P.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, American Home Assurance Company ERMC, II, L.P. Miles A. Matt, Law Offices of Matt & Allen, L.L.C., Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Lynette M. Martin. Bruce David Beach, Ungarino & Eckert, LLC, Lafayette, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, American Home ... CHL ENTERPRISES, LLC, d/b/a Loewer Lawn & Cycle v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Ninth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides, No. 231,257, Honorable Donald T. Johnson, District Court Judge. Antonio Charles Ferachi, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant: State of Louisiana, Department of Revenue. John W. Munsterman, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee: CHL Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Loewer Lawn & Cycle. Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges. GREMILLION, Judge. This appeal emanates fro... CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, et al. v. ALEXANDRIA CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from The Ninth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides, No. 233,453, Honorable Donald T. Johnson, District Judge. W. Alan Pesnell, The Pesnell Law Firm, Shreveport, LA, Howard N. Nugent, Jr., Nugent Law Firm, Thomas D. Davenport, Jr., The Davenport Firm, Alexandria, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Alexandria Civil Service Commission. Misty Shannon Antoon, Steven Oxenhandler, Gold, Weems, Bruser, Sues & Rundell, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees, City of Alexandria Mike Marcot... Rebecca DJORGHI v. Cynthia A. GLASS, M.D., et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette, No. 20075194, Honorable Kristian D. Earles, District Judge. Marc W. Judice, Judice & Adley, Lafayette, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company Cynthia A. Glass, M.D. R. Scott Iles, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Rebecca Djorghi. Court composed of MARC T. AMY, BILLY HOWARD EZELL, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges. AMY, Judge. The plaintiff brought a medical malpractice ac... The TUNICA-BILOXI TRIBE OF LOUISIANA v. John BLALOCK, et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of Avoyelles, No.2005-8606-A, Honorable Mark A. Jeansonne, District Judge. Ricky L. Sooter, Provosty, Sadler, deLaunay, Fiorenza & Sobel, Alexandria, LA, for Intervenor/Appellant, Riverview Resort and Marina, LLC. Jeanne M. Laborde, The Laborde Law Firm, L.L.C., Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana. Cory P. Roy, Marksville, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, John Blalock, Barbara Boher Blalock. ... Natalie Jeanne Edmonds LORD v. Brett Kenneth LORD. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Thirty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Beauregard, No. C-2004-1100 "B", Herman I. Stewart, District Judge. Mitchel M. Evans II, DeRidder, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, Brett Kenneth Lord. Elvin C. Fontenot, Jr., Leesville, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Natalie Jeanne Edmonds Lord. Court composed of MARC T. AMY, BILLY H. EZELL, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges. GENOVESE, Judge. Brett Kenneth Lord (Brett) appeals the trial court's judgment in favo... Brock DORE v. S & S COATING SPECIALTIES, INC. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Office of Workers' Compensation--# 4, Parish of Lafayette, No. 07-07236, Honorable Sharon Morrow, Workers' Compensation Judge. Harry K. Burdette, The Glenn Armentor Law Corporation, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant: Brock Dore. Jennifer E. Frederickson, Stemmans & Alley, PLLC, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee: S & S Coating Specialties, Inc. Court composed of MARC T. AMY, BILLY HOWARD EZELL, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges. AMY, Judge. The claimant fi... Charlotte ALFRED v. Larry BUTLER, Kimberly Armstrong, Louisiana Rehabilitation, Inc. and ABC Insurance Company. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberia, No. 105625-F, Honorable Edward M. Leonard, Jr., District Judge. Chris Villemarette, Scott, Louisiana, for Defendants/Appellants, Kimberly Armstrong and Louisiana Rehabilitation Services, Inc. Lucretia Pecantte-Burton, New Iberia, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Charlotte Alfred. Court composed of MARC T. AMY, BILLY H. EZELL, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges. GENOVESE, Judge. Following an adverse judgment and denia... Keith Alan PORTIE and Melissa Portie v. FLAVIN [REALTY] INC., Wendi Hebert, Scott T. Moseley, Christine Moseley and Continental Casualty Company. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu, No.2007-6006-DIV D, Robert L. Wyatt, District Judge. Bryan D. Scofield, Scofield & Rivera, LLC, Lafayette, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, Scott Moseley. Michael G. Hodgkins, Veron, Bice, Palermo & Wilson LLC, Lake Charles, Louisiana, for Plaintiffs/Appellees, Keith Alan Portie and Melissa Portie. Emmett C. Sole, Paul P. Marks, Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, L.L.P., Lake Charles, Louisiana... Brian BORDELON, Jr. v. AFFORDABLE MOVERS, LLC, et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of Avoyelles, No.2008-1577-B, Honorable William J. Bennett, District Judge. Jerold Edward Knoll, The Knoll Law Firm, Marksville, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Brian Bordelon, Jr. Rodney Marchive Rabalais, Marksville, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, Affordable Movers, LLC, Brad Boring. Court composed of MARC T. AMY, BILLY HOWARD EZELL, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges. EZELL, Judge. Brad Boring and his company, Affordable Movers,... Monica F. COVINGTON v. KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Office of Workers' Compensation-# 4, Parish of Lafayette, No. 05-06067, Honorable Sharon Morrow, Workers' Compensation Judge. Mark A. Ackal, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Kentucky Fried Chicken. Lawrence C. Billeaud, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Monica F. Covington. Court composed of MARC T. AMY, BILLY HOWARD EZELL, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges. AMY, Judge. The claimant sought indemnity and medical benefits following an alleged work-related ... In re MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL Jerome Smith. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Ninth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides, No. 231,461, Honorable George C. Metoyer Jr, District Judge. George A. Flournoy, Flournoy, Doggett & Losavio, Alexandria, LA, for Appellants, Shirley and Jerome Smith. Monica Ann Frois, Deirdre Claire McGlinchey, McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans, LA, for Appellee, Bayou Healthcare, LLC. Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges. PICKETT, Judge. The plaintiffs, Jerome an... Raymond SAVOIE v. Don PAGE. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette, No. C-20074309, Honorable Edward D. Rubin, District Judge. Peter F. Caviness, Attorney at Law, Opelousas, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Raymond Savoie. D. Reardon Stanford, Hoyt & Stanford, L.L.C., Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Don Page. Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges. PETERS, J. The plaintiff, Raymond Savoie, appeals the trial court's grant of ... STATE of Louisiana v. Neal W. INSLEY. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Thirtieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Vernon, No. 73136, Honorable Vernon Bruce Clark, District Judge. Asa A. Skinner, District Attorney--30th JDC, Leesville, LA, for Plaintiff Appellee, State of Louisiana. Paula Corley Marx, Louisiana Appellate Project, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant Appellant, Neal W. Insley. Terry Wayne Lambright, Attorney at Law, Leesville, LA, for Plaintiff Appellee, State of Louisiana. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge... STATE of Louisiana v. Ernest D. CAIN. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Ninth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides, No. 290,950, Honorable Thomas Martin Yeager, Presiding. Sheryl Laing, ADA, Alexandria, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Edward K. Bauman, Louisiana Appellate Project, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant-Appellant, Ernest D. Cain. Court composed of ULYSSES G. THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and JOHN D. SAUNDERS, Judges. COOKS, Judge. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY On February 17, 2008, Deputy Scotty Paul of... Randy J. GARY v. MONCLA WELL SERVICE, et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Martin, No. 56627, Honorable William D. Hunter, District Judge. J. Bryan Jones, III, Lake Charles, LA, Whit M. Cook, II, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant Randy J. Gary. Frank K. Neuner, James D. Hollier, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Appellee Schlumberger Well Services. Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges. PAINTER, Judge. Plaintiff, Randy J. Gary, appeals t... Louis ROBINSON, Jr. v. Tylan MEAUX, et al. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette, No. 20065173 c/w 20065746 c/w 20073298, Honorable Durwood W. Conque, District Judge. L. Katherine A. Theunissen, Mahtook & Lafleur, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Lafayette Consolidated Government. Don J. Hernandez, Christopher Siegrist, Franklin, LA, Edward B. Jones, Edward B. Jones & Associates, Patterson, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Louis Robinson, Jr. James Alan Harrell, Heather S. Duplantis, Karen Bla... STATE of Louisiana v. Scotty L. WEBRE. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu, No. 13983-06, Honorable David Alexander Ritchie, District Judge. John Foster DeRosier, District Attorney, 14th Judicial District Court, Carla Sue Sigler, Assistant District Attorney, 14th Judicial District Court, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, State of Louisiana. Annette Fuller Roach, Louisiana Appellate Project, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Scotty L. Webre. Court composed of ULYSSES GEN... STATE of Louisiana v. Tory LANDRY. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberia, No. 05-1020, Honorable Edward M. Leonard, Jr., District Judge. Alfred F. Boustany, II, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Tory Landry. J. Phillip Haney, District Attorney, Jeffrey J. Trosclair, Assistant District Attorney, Franklin, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Court composed of MARC T. AMY, BILLY HOWARD EZELL, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges. AMY, Judge. The defendant entered a guilty plea to the c... STATE of Louisiana v. Patrick LEVIER. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette, No. 112212, Honorable John Damian Trahan, District Judge. Michael Harson, District Attorney, Fifteenth Judicial District, Lafayette, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Carey J. Ellis, III, Louisiana Appellate Project, Rayville, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Patrick Levier. Patrick D. Magee, Lafayette, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Patrick Levier, Angola, LA, pro se. Court composed of MARC T. AMY, BI... STATE of Louisiana v. Austin Blake CEASER. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Evangeline, No. 75,429-FB, Honorable Thomas F. Fuselier, District Judge. Pride J. Doran, The Doran Law Firm, Opelousas, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, Austin Blake Ceaser. Trent S. Brignac, District Attorney--Thirteenth Judicial District, Kathy Fontenot-Meyers, Assistant District Attorney, Ville Platte, Louisiana, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Court composed of MARC T. AMY, BILLY H. EZELL, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Ju... STATE of Louisiana v. Alfonzo Jermaine JOHNLOUIS. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberia, No. 07-1162, Honorable Edward M. Leonard, Jr., District Judge. J. Phillip Haney, District Attorney, New Iberia, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. William Jarred Franklin, Louisiana Appellate Project, Bossier City, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Alfonzo Jermaine Johnlouis. Jeffrey J. Trosclair, Assistant District Attorney Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Franklin, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Alfonzo Jer... STATE of Louisiana v. Daryl W. JOHNSON. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Tenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Natchitoches, No. C11959, Honorable Eric R. Harrington, District Judge. Van Hardin Kyzar, District Attorney, R. Stuart Wright, Assistant District Attorney, Natchitoches, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. G. Paul Marx, Louisiana Appellate Project, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Daryl W. Johnson. Court composed of MARC T. AMY, BILLY HOWARD EZELL, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges. AMY, Judge. The defendant was charg... STATE of Louisiana v. Wayne PATTERSON. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of Avoyelles, No. 140119, Honorable William Bennett, District Judge. James Edward Beal, Louisiana Appellate Project, Jonesboro, LA, for Defendant-Appellant, Wayne Patterson. Charles A. Riddle III, District Attorney, 12th Judicial District Court, Miche Moreau, Assistant District Attorney, Marksville, LA, for State- Appellee, State of Louisiana. Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges.... STATE of Louisiana in the Interest of A.L.D. , La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 Appeal from the Thirtieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Vernon, No. J- 1643-2007, Div. B, Honorable John C. Ford, District Judge. Tony C. Tillman, Attorney at Law, Leesville, LA for Defendant/Appellant: C.T.D. Robert J. Elliott, State of Louisiana, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee: Louisiana Department of Social Services. Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges. PETERS, J. C.T.D. appeals a judgment rendered in favor of th... THE TUNICA-BILOXI TRIBE OF LOUISIANAv. JOHN BLALOCK, ET AL., La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 GENOVESE, J., dissents and assigns the following reasons. I find that the doctrine of equitable recoupment applies in this case. When the tribe filed suit in state court in this matter, unquestionably, the object of its demand was the possession and ownership, vel non, of the disputed property. When that claim was brought in state court by the tribe, it waived immunity on the issues of possession and ownership. The doctrine of equitable recoupment is an exception to the doctrine of soverei... STATE OF LOUISIANAv. DARYL W. JOHNSON, La.App. 3 Cir., November 4, 2009 GENOVESE, J., concurs in part, dissents in part, and assigns the following reasons. I concur with the majority in the affirmation of Defendant's conviction and sentence on the charge of possession of cocaine. However, I respectfully dissent from the majority as to the affirmation of Defendant's conviction and sentence on the charge of attempted obstruction of justice. The Defendant asserts that the State failed to present sufficient evidence to support his conviction of attempted obstruct... Jacquelyn DAIGLE v. The JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL and The Parish of Jefferson. , La.App. 5 Cir., November 3, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 664-586, Division "O", Honorable Ross P. Ladart, Judge Presiding. Robert S. Reich, Attorney at Law, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant. Loren Marino, Assistant Parish Attorney, Gretna, LA, for Defendants/Appellees. Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, and MARC E. JOHNSON. PER CURIAM. After review of the record in this case we found tha... Mona KELLEY, Assessor for Cameron Parish v. ANR PIPELINE COMPANY and The Louisiana Tax Commission. , La., October 30, 2009 IN RE: ANR Pipeline Company et al.;--Defendant; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Cameron, 38th Judicial District Court Div., No. 10-18370; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. CW 09-00552; Granted. The matter is remanded to the trial court to consider the merits of relator's exception of lack of subject matter jurisdiction in light of Gisclair v. Louisiana Tax Commission, 09-0007 (La.6/26/09), 16 So.3d 1132. Shannon HULTBERG and Jordan Hultberg v. GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA and Margaretta Spielman. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 30, 2009 On Appeal from the 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Docket No. 511,456, Section 24, Honorable R. Michael Caldwell, Judge Presiding. Leonard Cardenas, III, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Shannon and Jordan Hultberg. Andrew W. Eversberg, Brad M. Boudreaux, Guglielmo, Marks, Schutte, Terhoeve and Love, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellees General Insurance Co. of America and Margaretta Spielman. Before PARRO, McCLENDON, and WELCH, JJ. ... BONVILLAIN BUILDERS, LLC and Bonvillain Construction Company, Inc. v. Charon E. GENTILE, M.D. and la Donna, LLC. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 30, 2009 Appealed from the 32nd Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of Terrebonne, Louisiana, Case No. 145123 and 151029, The Honorable Randall L. Bethancourt, Judge Presiding. Douglas H. Greenburg, Houma, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee Bonvillain Builders, LLC and Bonvillain Construction Co., Inc. Randall M. Alfred, Houma, Louisiana, for Defendants/Appellants Charon E. Gentile, M.D. and La Donna, LLC. Before KUHN, GUIDRY, GAIDRY, McDONALD, and McCLENDON JJ. GAIDRY, J. The ... Charles C. FOTI, Jr., Attorney General for the State of Louisiana v. Sarah HOLLIDAY. , La., October 30, 2009 On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, Parish of East Baton Rouge. GUIDRY, Justice. [FN*] FN* Judge Benjamin Jones, of the Fourth Judicial District Court, assigned as Justice Pro Tempore, participating in the decision. We granted certiorari in this matter to address the issue raised in the exception of no cause of action subject of these proceedings. The peremptory exception poses the legal question of whether the State of Louisiana may recover reimbursement... In re Randy J. UNGAR. , La., October 30, 2009 Holdings: The Supreme Court held that: (1) attorney's conduct in intentionally withholding information from his two clients regarding a class-action settlement in order to facilitate collection of an excessive fee violated professional rules, and (2) attorney's misconduct warranted three-year suspension from practice of law. Suspension ordered. Knoll, J., concurred in part and dissented in part, and issued opinion. Victory, J., dissented. Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings. ... Evangeline PORTER, Howard Bardell, Jr. and Thomas Porter v. Harry LEE, in his Capacity as Sheriff of the Parish of Jefferson, The State of Louisiana and Leo Mitchell. , La., October 30, 2009 On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal Fifth Circuit, Parish of Jefferson. PER CURIAM. [FN*] FN* Judge Benjamin Jones, of the Fourth Judicial District Court, assigned as Justice Pro Tempore, participating in the decision. After certiorari was granted on the State's application, we determined the evidence relied upon by the State was not properly made a part of the record. Thus, we are not able to properly consider this case. Accordingly, we recall our order granting certiorari and... EVANGELINE PORTER, HOWARD BARDELL, JR. AND THOMAS PORTERv. HARRY LEE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SHERIFF OF THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND LEO MITCHELL, La., October 30, 2009 On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, Parish of Jefferson WEIMER, J., dissents I respectfully dissent from the majority's decision to recall the writ. It is clear from the record that the State failed to properly introduce certain evidence to support its motion for summary judgment. However, having granted the writ, I would resolve this case on the merits based upon the record before this court. CREIGHTON, RICHARDS & HIGDON, L.L.C. v. Richards Clearview, L.L.C. and CPDC Properties, L.P. c/w Creighton, Richards & Higdon, L.L.C. v. RICHARDS CLEARVIEW, L.L.C. and CPDC Properties, L.P. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 29, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana No. 646-779, Division "A", Honorable Joan S. Benge, Judge Presiding. Elizabeth H. Ryan Lemle & Kelleher, Attorney at Law New Orleans, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee. Michael H. Rubin, Jamie D. Seymore, Juston Michael O'Brien, McGlinchey Stafford, Attorneys at Law, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Andrew D. Weinstock Jennifer M. Morris Duplass, Zwain, Bourgeois, Pfister & Weinstock, Attorneys at ... In re Joanne S. ENGUM. , La., October 28, 2009 Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings. PER CURIAM. [FN*] FN* Judge Benjamin Jones, of the Fourth Judicial District Court, assigned as Justice Pro Tempore, participating in the decision. This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") against respondent, Joanne S. Engum, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana, but currently ineligible to practice. [FN1] FN1. Respondent has been ineligible to practice law in Louisiana since Sep... In re Joanne S. ENGUM. , La., October 28, 2009 Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings. PER CURIAM. [FN*] FN* Judge Benjamin Jones, of the Fourth Judicial District Court, assigned as Justice Pro Tempore, participating in the decision. This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") against respondent, Joanne S. Engum, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana, but currently ineligible to practice. [FN1] FN1. Respondent has been ineligible to practice law in Louisiana since Sep... STATE of Louisiana v. Terrell CARTER. , La., October 28, 2009 Holding: The Supreme Court held that trial court did not abuse its discretion in ordering recess. Order vacated, case remanded. On Writ of Certiorari to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. PER CURIAM. [1][2] Granted. The court of appeal's order of October 26, 2009, directing the trial court to declare a mistrial, is vacated and this case is remanded for completion of trial. Defendant is charged with the crime of aggravated battery in violation of La.R.S. 14:34, i.e ., with the "intent... In re Victor J. DAUTERIVE, Jr. , La., October 28, 2009 ORDER FOR THE COURT. Considering the Petition for Interim Suspension filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, IT IS ORDERED that Victor J. Dauterive, Jr., Louisiana Bar Roll number 4570, be and he hereby is suspended from the practice of law on an interim basis pursuant to Supreme Court Rule XIX, § 19, pending further orders of this court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that necessary disciplinary proceedings be instituted in accordance with Supreme Court Rule XIX, §§ 11 and 19. In re Nunzio Salvador CUSIMANO, Jr. , La., October 28, 2009 ORDER FOR THE COURT. Considering the Petition for Interim Suspension filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, IT IS ORDERED that Nunzio Salvador Cusimano, Jr., Louisiana Bar Roll number 4684, be and he hereby is suspended from the practice of law on an interim basis pursuant to Supreme Court Rule XIX, § 19, pending further orders of this court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that necessary disciplinary proceedings be instituted in accordance with Supreme Court Rule XIX, §§ 11 and 19. URBAN HOUSING OF AMERICA, INC., et al., Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT, ET AL., Defendant-Appellee. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 519,443, Honorable Roy L. Brun, Judge. Margrett Ford, for Appellant. Neil Erwin Law, LLC by Neil T. Erwin, for Appellee. Before WILLIAMS, CARAWAY and MOORE, JJ. MOORE, J. The owners, Urban Housing of America Inc. Louisiana, and its partners, Greenwood Villa Partners II and Malmstrom Family Limited Co. (collectively, "Urban Housing"), appeal an action of the Shreveport City Council... ROOF TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. STATE of Louisiana, DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Suit Number 575,583, Honorable Kay Bates, Judge. Paul J. McMahon, III, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Roof Technologies, Inc. Pamela Miller Perkins, Jason Bonaventure, Carlos Romanach, Karen A. Loftin, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, State of Louisiana, Division of Administration, Office of Facility Planning and Control. Before CARTER, C.J., WHIPPLE, KU... Michael T. GREEN v. AUTO CLUB GROUP INSURANCE COMPANY and Mary J. Plangger. , La., October 28, 2009 Holdings: The Supreme Court, Victory, J., held that: (1) venue would be determined according to Direct Action Statute, which provided the sole procedural right of action against insurer; (2) nonresident driver for whom the secretary of state has been statutorily appointed for service of process is not, for purposes of venue, a nonresident "who has appointed an agent for the service of process in the manner provided by law; and (3) venue was proper in parish of motorist's domicile. R... DELTA RETAIL 45, L.L.C., d/b/a The Lion's Den, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Larry G. COX, et al, Defendants-Appellees. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Sixth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Madison, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 09-09, Honorable Michael E. Lancaster, Judge. H. Cameron Murray, Berkman, Gordon, Murray & DeVan by J. Michael Murray, Steven D. Shafron, for Appellant. Usry, Weeks & Matthews by John F. Weeks, Timothy R. Richardson, for Appellees, Larry Cox and Sammie Byrd. Steven J. Farber, for LA DPSC, Office of State Police, Todd Cummings & Michael D. Edmonson. Before STEWART, PEATROSS & LOLLEY... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Anthony Glen WILSON, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Ouachita, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 07-F0883, Honorable Carl Van Sharp, Judge. Annette Roach, Louisiana Appellate Project, for Appellant. Jerry L. Jones, District Attorney, Stephen T. Sylvester, David O'Brian Harkins, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before BROWN, GASKINS and DREW, JJ. GASKINS, J. The defendant, Anthony Glen Wilson, was convicted of simple burglary. He was originally sentenced to... RED RIVER INTERNATIONAL, INC., and U.S. Transcon, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Robert L. PIERCE, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 508634, Honorable Scott J. Crichton, Judge. Crawford & Joyce, by Brian E. Crawford, for Appellants, Robert Pierce and Pierce Logistics, LLC. Lunn, Irion, Salley, Carlisle, & Gardner, by Ronald E. Raney, for Appellees. Before BROWN, CARAWAY, and PEATROSS, JJ. BROWN, Chief Judge. Appellant, Robert L. Pierce, Jr., appeals both the trial court's granting of a declaratory judgment in f... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Christopher Antrell BERNARD, Appellant , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Twemty-Sixth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Bossier, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 162,349, Honorable Bruce M. Bolin, Judge. Louisiana Appellate Project By: Paula C. Marx, for Appellant. Christopher Antrell Bernard, Pro Se. J. Schuyler Marvin, District Attorney, Charles Smith, Matthew Altimus, John M. Lawrence, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before BROWN, CARAWAY & PEATROSS, JJ. PEATROSS, J. Defendant, Christopher Antrell Bernard, was ch... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Michael D. KELLY, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Ouachita, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 05-F1455, Honorable Marcus R. Clark, Judge. Peggy J. Sullivan, Louisiana Appellate Project, for Appellant. Michael D. Kelly, Pro Se. Jerry L. Jones, District Attorney, Ellen R. Eade, George D. Ross, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before BROWN, CARAWAY and PEATROSS, JJ. CARAWAY, J. Defendant, a six-time felony offender, was charged by bill of indictment with two... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Eddie D. WALLACE, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Holding: The Court of Appeal, Moore, J., held that evidence established that defendant was person convicted in earlier offenses so as to support habitual offender bill of information. Affirmed. Appealed from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 265,426, Honorable Scott J. Crichton, Judge. Louisiana Appellate Project, by Paula C. Marx, for Appellant. Charles Rex Scott, II, District Attorney, Brady D. O'Callaghan, R. Bennett Langford, III,... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Dale Earl MARSHALL, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Sixth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Madison, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 111,501, Honorable Michael E. Lancaster, Judge. Louisiana Appellate Project by James E. Beal, for Appellant. James E. Paxon, District Attorney, Anita T. Mack, Edwin Moberley, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before STEWART, DREW and MOORE, JJ. MOORE, J. The defendant, Dale Earl Marshall, was charged with aggravated rape pursuant to La. R.S. 14:42. After trial, a jury ... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Falice Anissa FISHER, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Twenty-Sixty Judicial District Court for the Parish of Bossier, Louisiana Trial Court No. 164,863, Honorable John Marion Robinson, Judge. Paula Corley Marx, Louisiana Appellant Project, for Appellant. J. Schuyler Marvin, District Attorney, John Michael Lawrence, Darius Q. Henderson, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before STEWART, PEATROSS and LOLLEY, JJ. LOLLEY, J. This criminal appeal arises from the 26th Judicial District Court, Parish of Bossier,... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Jackie Denise WEBSTER, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Ouachita, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 08-F1392, Honorable Marcus R. Clark, Judge. Edward K. Bauman, for Appellant. Jerry L. Jones, District Attorney, Ellen R. Eade, George D. Ross, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before WILLIAMS, GASKINS and LOLLEY, JJ. WILLIAMS, J. The defendant, Jackie Webster, was charged with felony theft of property having a value of $500 or more, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:67(B).... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Walter Leroy ROBERTS, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Bossier, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 149368, Honorable Ford E. Stinson, Judge. James E. Beal, Louisiana Appellate Project, for Appellant. J. Schuyler Marvin, District Attorney, John M. Lawrence, Charles A. Smith, Robert L. Pittard, Dale N. Montgomery, II, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before BROWN, GASKINS, and DREW, JJ. BROWN, Chief Judge. Pursuant to a plea agreement defendant, Walter Leroy R... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Michelle MARTORANA, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Bossier, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 158148, Honorable Jeffrey S. Cox, Judge. Louisiana Appellate Project by W. Jarred Franklin, for Appellant. J. Schuyler Marvin, District Attorney, John M. Lawrence, Charles A. Smith, Edward C. Jacobs, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before STEWART, PEATORSS and LOLLEY, JJ. STEWART, J. Defendant, Michelle Martorana, seeks review of the sentence imposed for her c... Hynethia M. SABBATH, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Tommy MARTIN d/b/a Tommy's Wholesale, Defendant-Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from Shreveport City Court Parish of Caddo, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 2008R08706, Honorable David Rabb, Judge. Donald A. Weathersby, II, for Appellant. Hynethia M. Sabbath, in proper person. Before WILLIAMS, CARAWAY and MOORE, JJ. CARAWAY, J. The plaintiff in this vehicle redhibition action sought return of the down payment she made on the vehicle she purchased from defendants or return of the vehicle. The city court judge awarded plaintiff a portion of the down paymen... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Christopher Eugene ASHLEY, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Bossier, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 155,506, Honorable Ford E. Stinson, Jr., Judge. Marti Grosjean, for Appellant. J. Schuyler Marvin, District Attorney, John M. Lawrence, R. Lane Pittard, Dale Montgomery, Karen Elizabeth Stubbs, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before STEWART, GASKINS and CARAWAY, JJ. GASKINS, J. Following a jury trial, the defendant, Christopher Eugene Ashley, was convicted of ... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Kevin FALCON, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Ouachita, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 03F1297, Honorable Carl Van Sharp, Judge. James Edward Beal, Louisiana Appellate Project, for Appellant. Jerry L. Jones, District Attorney, Stephen T. Sylvester, John T. Pham, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before WILLIAMS, GASKINS and LOLLEY, JJ. LOLLEY, J. The defendant, Kevin Falcon, was previously convicted by a jury of second degree murder. In State v. Tensle... Reba D. MATTHEWS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. BANK ONE CORPORATION, Bank One of Louisiana, N.A., Defendant-Appellee. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Ouachita, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 20043677, Honorable C. Wendell Manning, Judge. Dianne Hill, for Appellant. Travis Oliver, IV, for Appellee. Before WILLIAMS, PEATROSS and DREW, JJ. WILLIAMS, J. Plaintiff, Reba D. Matthews, appeals a district court judgment granting a peremptory exception of prescription in favor of defendant, Bank One, N.A. The district court dismissed plaintiff's lawsuit with prejudice. [FN1... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Brande STOWE a/k/a Brande Stow, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Second Judicial District Court for the Parish of Bienville, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 41,253, Honorable Charles Glenn Fallin, Judge. Steven Alan Hansen, for Appellant. Hubert Russell Davis, District Attorney, Jonathan M. Stewart, Kenneth Patrick Haines, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before WILLIAMS, PEATROSS and DREW, JJ. DREW, J. Brande Stowe entered a Crosby [FN1] plea to possession of over 400 grams of cocaine in violation of La. R.S. 40:967(F... Mary Alice SCARBOROUGH, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Daniel C. SCARBOROUGH, IV, Defendant-Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeal, Caraway, J., held that: (1) primary obligor for corporation's lease indebtedness was corporation, and, thus guarantors of lease were co-sureties, and (2) former husband, as co-surety of corporation's lease indebtedness was required to pay former wife his virile share of indebtedness. Affirmed as modified. Appealed from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 476,197, Honorable Fred Sexton, Judge, Honorable R... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Wadelen SUMLIN, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 258,360, Honorable John D. Mosely, Jr., Judge. Michael H. Idoyaga, for Appellant. Charles Rex Scott II, District Attorney, Dale G. Cox, Catherine Marion Estopinal, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before STEWART, DREW and MOORE, JJ. DREW, J. Wadelen Sumlin was convicted as charged of second degree murder and attempted second degree murder. On the murder conviction, he w... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Corey HOLDER and Jerrod Dewayne Johnson, Appellants. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 240,612, Honorable Leon Emanuel, Judge. Louisiana Appellate Project by Frederick Kroenke, for Appellant, Corey Holder. Louisiana Appellate Project by Peggy J. Sullivan, for Appellant, Jerrod Dewayne Johnson. Charles R. Scott, District Attorney, Dale G. Cox, Dhu Thompson, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before WILLIAMS, PEATROSS & DREW, JJ. PEATROSS, J. Defendants, Core... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Juan Rodriguez GARCIA, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 273150, Honorable Ramona L. Emanuel, Judge. Juan Rodriguez Garcia, in proper person. Michael H. Idoyaga, Louisiana Appellate Project, for Appellant. Charles R. Scott, II, District Attorney, Tommy J. Johnson, William J. Edwards, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before BROWN, MOORE, and LOLLEY, JJ. BROWN, Chief Judge. Defendant, Juan Rodriguez Garcia, was convicted at ... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Lloyd Wayne NELSON, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana Trial Court No. 261312, Honorable John D. Mosely, Jr., Judge. Edward K. Bauman, for Appellant. Charles R. Scott, II, District Attorney, Tommy J. Johnson, Laura O. Wingate, Jacob P. Broussard, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before WILLIAMS, PEATROSS and LOLLEY, JJ. WILLIAMS, J. The defendant, Lloyd Wayne Nelson, was charged by bill of information with simple burglary, a violation of LS... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Donna Kay SEPULVADO, Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Forty-Second Judicial District Court for the Parish of DeSoto, Louisiana, Trial Court Nos. 0613494 and 0817410, Honorable Charles B. Adams, Judge. Louisiana Appellate Project by G. Paul Marx, for Appellant. Richard S. Johnson, Jr. District Attorney, Brian H. Barber, Ron C. Stamps, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before STEWART, GASKINS and CARAWAY, JJ. STEWART, J. The defendant, Donna Kay Sepulvado, pled guilty to negligent homicide and distribution... Sandra DOWLES, Plaintiff-Appellee v. CONAGRA, INC., Defendant-Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Third Judicial District Court for the Parish of Union, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 38,655, Honorable Jay B. McCallum, Judge. Hayes, Harkey, Smith & Cascio, by John B. Saye, for Defendant-Appellant ConAgra, Inc. Dumas & Associates Law Firm, LLC, by Walter C. Dumas, for Defendant- Appellant Johnnie A. Jones. O'Neal Law Offices, by F. Hodge O'Neal, III, Laura L. Folk, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Sandra Dowles. Before WILLIAMS, GASKINS and LOLLEY, JJ. GASKINS, J. This m... Larry B. WHITE, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Annie W. WHITE, Defendant-Appellant. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Ouachita, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 982164, Honorable Clarence Wendell Manning, Judge. Tonya Courson, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Larry White and Individually as Second Appellant. Richard L. Fewell, Jr., for Defendant-First Appellant, Annie White. Before BROWN, MOORE, and LOLLEY, JJ. BROWN, Chief Judge. Annie W. White filed a Rule for Contempt of Court, Attorney Fees and Costs against her former husband, Larry B. Wh... STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Mark E. RICHIE, Appellant , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Ouachita, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 05F3360, Honorable Wilson Rambo, Judge. Carey J. Ellis, III, for Appellant. Jerry L. Jones, District Attorney, Shirley M. Davis, John T. Pham, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee. Before WILLIAMS, CARAWAY and MOORE, JJ. WILLIAMS, J. The defendant, Mark Richie, was charged by amended bill of information with three counts of armed robbery, violations of LSA-R.S. 14:64, an... Gene YEE, Mary Yee, Jeffrey Ryan Yee, Scott Perucca and Jennifer Perucca, Plaintiff-Appellants v. IMPERIAL FIRE & CASUALTY INS. CO., Casino Cabs, Inc., Georgiana Jones, Donnie O'Quinn, Imperial Fire & Casualty Ins. Co., Gail Falcon, American Intern, La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 476,320, Honorable Scott J. Crichton, Judge. W. Brett Cain, for Appellants. Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway by: Robert Kennedy, Jr., for Appellees Georgiana Jones, Casino Cabs & Imperial Fire & Casualty Co ., in its Capacity as Liability Insurer of Georgiana Jones & Casino Cabs. Michael S. Hubley, Zelda W. Tucker, for Appellee State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. Richie, Richie & Oberle, L... STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Applicant v. A.D.A., Defendant-Respondent. , La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 On Application for Writs from the First Judicial District Juvenile Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 136265, Honorable E. Paul Young, III, Judge. Charles Scott, District Attorney, for Applicant. Brian H. Barber, Edwin L. Blewer, III, Assistant District Attorneys, Peter R. Flowers, for Respondent. Before BROWN, GASKINS, and CARAWAY, JJ. BROWN, Chief Judge. The State of Louisiana (through the Caddo Parish District Attorney) filed an application for supervi... Bobby Ray REYNOLDS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. LOUISIANA PLASTIC, and/or Louisiana Plastic Converting Corporation, and/or Louisiana Plastic Industries, Inc., Frank Weeks, Richard Fewell, Sheriff of Ouachita Parish and Deputy Linda Hale, Defendants-Appe, La.App. 2 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appealed from the Fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Ouachita, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 06-2444, Honorable Alvin R. Sharp, Judge. F. Hodge O'Neal, for Appellant. Pettiette, Armond, Dunkelman, Woodley, Byrd & Cromwell By Donald J. Armand, Jr. Stephen Michael Cooper, Counsel for Appellees. Before STEWART, PEATROSS and LOLLEY, JJ. LOLLEY, J. In this workers' compensation case, plaintiff, Bobby Ray Reynolds, appeals a motion for summary judgment granted by the Fourth... Lisha M. McRAE v. Mark McRAE. , La.App. 3 Cir., October 28, 2009 Appeal from the Ninth Judicial District Court Parish of Rapides, No. 198,304, Honorable George C. Metoyer, Jr., District Judge. Henry H. Lemoine, Jr., Lemoine & Wampler, Pineville, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Lisha M. McRae. Mark McRae, Leesville, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, in Proper Person. Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, MARC T. AMY, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges. AMY, Judge. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant owed child support payments for... MICHAEL T. GREENv. AUTO CLUB GROUP INSURANCE COMPANY and MARY J. PLANGGER, La., October 28, 2009 On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit Parish of Orleans JOHNSON, Justice [FN1] concurs in the result: FN1. Traylor, J., retired. Justice Traylor retired after oral argument and he has not participated in the deliberation of this case following his date of retirement, May 31, 2009. I agree with the majority that the defendants' Exceptions of Improper Venue and Prescription must be denied. Michael T. Green (Green) filed this tort suit in Orleans Parish, the Pari... MICHAEL T. GREEN v. AUTO CLUB GROUP INSURANCE COMPANY AND MARY J. PLANGGER , La., October 28, 2009 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH CIRCUIT, PARISH OF ORLEANS VICTORY, Justice Traylor, J., retired. Justice Traylor retired after oral argument and did not participate in the deliberation of this case following his date of retirement, May 31, 2009. JOHNSON, Justice, concurs and assigns reasons. BENDANA & CARLTON, Wayne Hunter Carlton, Jr.; For Applicant; ADAMS & REESE, Gregory Fortier Rouchell; DONOVAN & LAWLER, Paul Michael Donovan; For Respond... LAROCCA'S AUTO SALES FLOORPLAN, INC. v. Greg SHELTON, Chanon Ingles, PC & T-105, L.L.C. d/b/a Performance Cars & Truck Company, Anita C. Tijerina, Theresa Walker, Erika Ruvalcaba, New Texas Auto Auction Services, L.P., d/b/a DFW Auto Auction and Ki, La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 645-800, Division "L", Honorable Donald A. Rowan, Jr., Judge Presiding. Robert G. Harvey, Sr., Justin A. Zitter, Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant. Martin E. Landrieu, Phillip J. Antis, Jr., Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee. Brad J. Gegenheimer, Robert W. Grant, Attorneys at Law, Gretna, LA, for Defendant/Appellee. Jay M. Lonero, Sco... Antonio TYSON v. James LEBLANC--Secretary, Jeffrey Travis--Warden. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Suit Number: 566,301; Division: 27, The Honorable Donald R. Johnson, Judge Presiding. Antonio Tyson, Angie, LA, Plaintiff/Appellant, In Proper Person. Debra A. Rutledge, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, James LeBlanc as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. DOWNING, J. The plaintiff, Antonio Tyson, a ... David L. FOSTER v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Docket No. 565,717, Honorable Timothy Kelley, Judge Presiding. Peter J. Losavio, Jr., Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant, David L. Foster. Neal R. Elliott, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. McCLENDON, J. In this matter, a district court judgment was appealed, ... Roger PALMER v. WARDEN, Allen Correctional Center. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Docket No. 567,867, Honorable Wilson Fields, Judge Presiding. Roger Palmer, Kinder, Louisiana, Plaintiff/Appellant, In Proper Person. Jonathan R. Vining, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee, James LeBlanc. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. McCLENDON, J. An inmate is challenging a district court ruling requiring that he pay his costs associated ... Kinley ROGERS v. Terry L. TERRELL, Warden, & Jennifer Allemand, Programs Manager at Allen Correctional Center. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Docket No. 570,140, Honorable Wilson Fields, Judge Presiding. Kinley Rogers, Kinder, Louisiana, Plaintiff/Appellant In Proper Person. Jonathan R. Vining, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee James LeBlanc, as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. McCLENDON, J. Kinley Rogers, a prisoner in th... Robert JACKSON, III v. Clovis TILLERY, Warden of Richwood Correctional Center and James LeBlanc, Secretary of the Department of Public Safety & Correction. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 Appealed from the 19th Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Case No. 565,368, The Honorable Bob Hester, Pro Tempore, Judge Presiding. Robert Jackson, III, Homer, Louisiana, Plaintiff/Appellant, In Proper Person. William Kline, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee, Louisiana Department of Corrections. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY, and McCLENDON, JJ. GAIDRY, J. SUMMARY DISPOSITION The plaintiff-appellant, Robert Jackson, III, a p... STATE of Louisiana v. Shawn MURPHY a/k/a Don Murphy. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court. Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 08-632, Division "J", Honorable Stephen J. Windhorst, Judge Presiding. Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, Terry M. Boudreaux, Anne Wallis, Vincent Paciera, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee. Margaret S. Sollars, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, Thibodaux, Louisiana, for Defe... Michael V. OWENS v. Dion A. MUNSON & Kacey Dubois. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 Port Allen City Court West Baton Rouge Parish, State of Louisiana; Docket No. 09-8 E, The Honorable William T. Kleinpeter, Judge Presiding. Michael V. Owens, Port Allen, LA, Plaintiff/Appellant, In Proper Person. Dion A. Munson and Kacey Dubois, Port Allen, LA, Defendants/Appellees, In Proper Person. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. DOWNING, J. Michael V. Owens appeals a judgment denying his rule to evict Dion A. Munson and Kacey Dubois from property they allegedly rent... STATE of Louisiana v. Peter WEBB, Jr. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the 20 Judicial District Court, Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, Suit Number: 07-CR-481; Division B, The Honorable William G. Carmichael, Judge Presiding. Samuel D' Aquilla, District Attorney, Clinton, LA, Kathryn Jones, Assistant District Attorney, Clinton, LA, for Appellee State of Louisiana. Benn Hamilton, Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellant Peter Webb, Jr. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. DOWNING, J. The defendant, Peter Webb, Jr., was indicte... STATE of Louisiana v. Leslie J. PREJEAN, Jr. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the 23rd Judicial District Court, Parish of Assumption, State of Louisiana, Number: 05-99, The Honorable Thomas J. Kliebert, Jr., Judge Presiding. Ricky L. Babin, District Attorney, Shawn Bush, Donald D. Candell, Assistant District Attorneys, Gonzales, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Sherry Watters, New Orleans, LA, for Appellant, Leslie J. Prejean, Jr. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. DOWNING, J. The defendant, Leslie J. Prejean, Jr., was charged b... STATE of Louisiana in the Interest of D.T. and B.T. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the City Court of Bogalusa, Parish of Washington, State of Louisiana, Docket Number: J2006-363, The Honorable Robert J. Black, Judge Presiding. Walter P. Reed, District Attorney, by Kathryn Landry, Special Appeals Counsel, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Appellee State of Louisiana. Candace Jenkins, Michelle R. Demarest, Covington, Louisiana, for Appellant T.D. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. GAIDRY, J. T.D. [FN1] appeals a "Case Review and Permanency Review... STATE of Louisiana v. Andrew HARVEY, Jr. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 Appealed from the 21st Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana, Case No. 801966, The Honorable Ernest G. Drake, Jr., Judge Presiding. Scott M. Perrilloux, District Attorney, Patricia Parker, Assistant District Attorney, Amite, Louisiana, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Bertha M. Hillman, Thibodaux, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, Andrew Harvey, Jr. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY, and McCLENDON, JJ. GAIDRY, J. The defendant, Andrew Harvey, J... STATE of Louisiana v. Jordon D. ZANTIZ. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 Appealed from the 22nd Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana, Case No. 436391, The Honorable Martin E. Coady, Judge Presiding. Walter P. Reed, District Attorney, by Kathryn Landry, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Jane L. Beebe, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, Jordon D. Zantiz. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY, and McCLENDON, JJ. GAIDRY, J. The defendant, Jordan D. Zantiz, was charged by bill of informat... Mary Amanda STEPHENS v. Ricky BALLARD. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 Appealed from the 21st Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of Livingston, State of Louisiana, Case No. 95176, The Honorable Elizabeth P. Wolfe , Judge Presiding. Sherman Q. Mack, Albany, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Mary Amanda Stephens. Erik L. Burns, Denham Springs, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, Ricky Ballard. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY, and McCLENDON, JJ. GAIDRY, J. The father of two minor children appeals a judgment modifying a prior consent custody judg... STATE of Louisiana v. Eric BRIDGES. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana, Docket No. 440412, Honorable William J. Burris, Judge Presiding. Walter P. Reed, District Attorney, Covington, Louisiana, Kathryn W. Landry, Special Appeals Counsel, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Appellee State of Louisiana. Mary E. Roper, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant Eric Bridges. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. McCLENDON, J. Defendant, Eri... STATE of Louisiana in the Interest of A.L. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, In and for the St. Tammany, State of Louisiana, Docket No. 7745JJ, Honorable Dawn Amacker, Judge Presiding. Randall A. Fish, Lacombe, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant, M.F ., Maternal Grandmother. Sherry Watters, Dept. of Social Services, OCS, Harahan, Louisiana, for Appellee, State of Louisiana, Department of Social Services, Office of Community Services. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. McCLENDON, J. In this ... STATE of Louisiana In the Interest of H.H. and J.J.H. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of Washington, State of Louisiana, Docket No. J-07-77, Honorable William J. Knight, Judge Presiding. Walter Reed, District Attorney, by John Almerico, Public Defender, Franklinton, Louisiana, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. John Braud, Brenda Braud, Loranger, Louisiana, for Defendant/1st Appellant, A.H.K. Wayne Aufrecht, Covington, Louisiana, for Defendant/2nd Appellant, J.H. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY, an... TANGI HOMES & PROPERTIES v. VIOLA HOMES, INC. and Bone Capital Investments, Inc. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 Appealed from the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of Tangipahoa, Louisiana, Trial Court Number 2008-0000194, Honorable Bruce C. Bennett, Judge. Jeff LeSaicherre, Ponchatoula, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Tangi Homes & Properties, Inc. David C. Loeb, Robert E. Couhig, III, New Orleans, LA Bradley A. Stevens, Amite, LA, for Defendant-Appellant, Viola Homes, Inc. Thomas B. Waterman, Ponchatoula, LA, for Defendant-Appellee, Bone Capital Investments, Inc. Befor... In the Matter of the SUCCESSION OF Marsha Kalinda ALFRED. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of West Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Probate No. 6583, Honorable William C. Dupont, Judge Presiding. Angela F. Lockett, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Intervenors/Appellants, Baton Rouge Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Sorority, Inc. Andrew P. Sellers, Jr., Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Plaintiffs/Appellees, Doris R. Alfred, Stephanie A. Gant, and Gurney K. Alfred. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ.... U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION v. Alice Mae Higgins WASHINGTON and Elfreda (Elfrida) Johnson. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Third Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of Assumption, State of Louisiana, Docket No. 30,947, Honorable Guy Holdridge, Judge Presiding. Benjamin B. Dean, Candance A. Courteau, Charles H. Heck, Jr., Monroe, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee, U.S. Bank National Association. Elfrida Johnson, Belle Rose, Louisiana, Defendant/Appellant, In Proper Person. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. McCLENDON, J. The owner of record of immovable pro... STATE of Louisiana v. Louis LEGENDRE. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana, Docket No. 504195, Honorable Elizabeth P. Wolfe, Judge Presiding. Scott Perrilloux, District Attorney, Leanne Malnar, Patricia Parker, Assistant District Attorneys, Amite, Louisiana, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Michael L. Thiel, Summer Duhe, Amite, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, Louis Legendre. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. McCLENDON, J. The defen... Curtis E. DILLON v. Doug WELBORN, Clerk of Court. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 Appealed from the 19th Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Case No. 522,852, The Honorable Timothy E. Kelley, Judge Presiding. Curtis E. Dillon, Angola, Louisiana, Plaintiff/Appellant In Proper Person. E. Wade Shows, Jeffrey K. Cody, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee Doug Welborn, Clerk of Court for East Baton Rouge Parish. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY, and McCLENDON, JJ. GAIDRY, J. Plaintiff, Curtis E. Dillon, an inmate... SCP DISTRIBUTORS, LLC. v. JSB NORTHPARK, LLC JSB Northpark, LLC v. SCP Distributors, LLC. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 Appealed from the 22nd Judicial District Court in and for the Parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana Case No.2007-13473 c/w 2007-14161, The Honorable Larry J. Green, Judge Presiding. Stephen C. Aertker, Jr., Thomas H. Huval, Christian A. Shofstahl, Covington, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant JSB Northpark, L.L.C. Michael P. Bienvenu, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee Stirling Properties, L.L.C. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY, and McCLENDON, JJ. GAIDRY, J. The owner of leas... Donald JAMES v. Richard STALDER, Warden L. Cooper, Asst. Warden M. Cooper, Dr. Crawford, Peggy Taylor Dir. Nursing. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Suit Number: 563,082; Division 25, The Honorable Curtis A. Calloway, Judge Presiding. Donald James, Cottonport, LA, Plaintiff/Appellant, In Proper Person. Douglas G. Swenson, Assistant Attorney General, Rose Polito Wooden, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. DOWNING, J. This is an appea... Patricia BERRY, Individually and as Natural Tutrix for Shavanna C. McCoy, Thaddeus A. Berry, Sr., as Natural Tutor for Thaddeus A. Berry, Jr. v. Carolyn ROBINSON and American Century Casualty Company. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 Appealed from the 21st Judicial District Court in and for the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana, Case No.2007-001443. The Honorable W. Ray Chutz, Judge Presiding. H. Edward Sherman, James E. Cazalot, Jr., New Orleans, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant Patricia Berry, individually and as natural tutrix for Shavanna C. McCoy and Thaddeus A. Berry, Jr. Scott A. Cannon, Slidell, Louisiana, for Defendants/Appellees Carolyn Robinson and American Century Casualty Company. Before DOWNI... Lehman ROSS & Patricia St. Angelo v. BATON ROUGE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, District Attorney Doug Moreau, Police Chief Pat Englade, City of Baton Rouge, Officer Robert E. Gann, Officer Matthew Johnson, Sergeant Franklin Wolfanger & Sergeant Milton D., La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the 19 Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Suit Number: 496,371; Division I(24), The Honorable R. Michael Caldwell, Judge Presiding. Arthur Hannibal Joiner, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Lehman Ross & Patricia St. Angelo. James L. Hilburn, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, City of Baton Rouge, Milton Reed, Matthew Johnson, Frank Wolfanger & Robert Gann. R. Christopher Nevils, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appell... Kenneth G. BURG and Ashton J. Burg, Jr., Individually and on Behalf of Decedent, Norma Sciortino v. LIVING CENTERS--EAST INC. d/b/a Metairie Heatlh Care Center. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 Holding: The Court of Appeal, Jude G. Gravois, J., held that the amended pleading change name of the defendant from the entity originally believed to have owned nursing home did not relate back to original pleading for purposes of prescription. Affirmed. On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 633-205, Division "H" Honorable Kernan A. Hand, Judge Presiding. Jeffrey M. Burg, Attorney at Law, Kenner, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant.... STATE of Louisiana v. Eddie WILLIAMS. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 05-4196, Division "E" Honorable John J. Molaison, Jr., Judge Presiding. Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Desiree M. Valenti, Assistant District Attorneys Parish of Jefferson, Gretna, LA, for Appellee. Kevin V. Boshea, Attorney at Law, Metairie, LA, for Appellant. Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER.... STATE of Louisiana v. Earl HORTON. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from The Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 07-4228, Division "B", Honorable Cornelius E. Regan, Judge Presiding. Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, Terry M. Boudreaux, Andrea Long, Shannon D. Swaim, Jarred Brandon Kinnett, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee. Bruce G. Whittaker, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans,... STATE of Louisiana v. Edward WILLIAMS, Jr. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 03-1244, Division "K", Honorable Ellen S. Kovach, Judge Presiding. Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, Terry M. Boudreaux, Andrea F. Long-- Appellate Counsel, William C. Credo, III--Trial Counsel, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, Louisiana, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Mary E. Roper, Louisiana Appellate Project, Baton Ro... STATE of Louisiana v. Corey Dewayne ANDERSON. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Fortieth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana No. 06-523, Division "B", Honorable Mary H. Becnel, Judge Presiding. Thomas F. Daley, District Attorney, Rodney A. Brignac, Assistant District Attorney, Laplace, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee. Jane L. Beebe, Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant. Panel composed of Judges SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, and MARC E. JOHNSON. FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER,... Stacy DUHE, Individually and on Behalf of her Minor Child Jermaine Duhe. v. STATE of Louisiana, City of Harahan, City of Kenner, Harry Lee, Sheriff of Jefferson Parish. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 536-281, Division "J", Honorable Stephen J. Windhorst, Judge Presiding. John B. Wells, Attorney at Law, Slidell, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant. Keith M. Detweiler, John D. Carter, Gerald J. Nielsen, Attorneys at Law, Metairie, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee. Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., MARION F. EDWARDS, and WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD. WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Jud... STATE of Louisiana v. Alton MARKS. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 08-2922, Division "N", Honorable Hans J. Liljeberg, Judge Presiding. Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Desiree Valenti, Appellate Counsel, Vincent Paciera, Trial Counsel, Assistant District attorneys, Gretna, Louisiana, for Appellee, The State of Louisiana. Michael J. Rocks, Attorney at Law, Gretna, LA, for Appellant, Alton Marks. Panel composed of Judges MA... NORDIC KITCHENS & BATH, INC. v. Don and Stacy LUDLOW. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the First Parish Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 146-639, Division "B", Honorable George W. Giacobbe, Judge Presiding. Edward P. Gothard, Nowalsky, Bronston & Gothard, Attorney at Law, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee. Charles V. Cusimano, III, Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant. Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and JUDE G. GRAVOIS. EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., Chief Judge. This is an ap... Charalabos "Harris" TSAOUSSIDIS v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, James Driver and U .S. Auto Insurance Services, Inc. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State Of Louisiana, No. 641-691, Division "O", Honorable Ross P. Ladart, Judge Presiding. Steven E. Psarellis, Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant. E. Gregory Voorhies, Attorney at Law, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee. Panel composed of Judges CLARENCE E. McMANUS, FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, and JUDE G. GRAVOIS. FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge. Plaintiff Charalabos "Harris" Tsa... STATE of Louisiana v. Jeffery J. BUTLER. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 05-2317, Division "A", Honorable Joan S. Benge, Judge Presiding. Paul D. Connick, Jr. District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Thomas J. Butler, Michael D. Smith, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee. Margaret S. Sollars, Attorney at Law, Thibodaux, LA, for Defendant/Appellant. Panel composed of Judges CLARENCE E. McMANUS, FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, and ... STATE of Louisiana v. Stanley M. HENRY, III. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana No. 07-5203, Division "M", Honorable Henry G. Sullivan, Jr., Judge Presiding. Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Thomas J. Butler, Kenneth P. Bordelon Assistant District Attorneys, Twenty- Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee. John Hall Thomas, Karla M. Baker, Benjamin T. Sanders, Martin E. Regan, Jr. & Associates, P... Claudia W. WASHINGTON v. CONSOLIDATED WATER WORKS DISTRICT NO. 1 OF the PARISH OF JEFFERSON and Consolidated Sewerage District No. 1 of the Parish of Jefferson. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 585-142, Division "H", Honorable Kernan A. Hand, Judge Presiding. Joy G. Cressend, Attorney at Law, Harvey, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee. Claudia Washington, In Proper Person, Harvey, Louisiana, Plaintiff/Appellee. Michael F. Nolan, Attorney at Law, Metairie, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant. Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and WALTER J... STATE of Louisiana v. Jermaine M. WELCH. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 07-3380, Division "G", Honorable Robert A. Pitre, Jr., Judge Presiding. Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Andrea F. Long, James W. Adair, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee. Bruce G. Whittaker, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant. Panel composed of Judges, MARION F. EDWARDS, CLA... The PARISH OF JEFFERSON v. Melanie KENNEDY, wife of/and Christopher Kennedy. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court Parish of Jefferson, State Of Louisiana No. 663-561, Division "G", Honorable Robert A. Pitre, Jr., Judge Presiding. Mitchell W. Gibbs, Attorney at Law, Jefferson, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee. Philip H. Kennedy, Attorney at Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Defendants/Appellants. Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and JUDE G. GRAVOIS. MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge. Defendants/appellants, Melanie ... Tina Sudkamp PENN v. Todd Michael PENN, Sr. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Fortieth Judicial District Court Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana, No. 54412, Division "A", Honorable A.J. Kling, Jr., Judge Pro Tempore, Presiding. Maria M. Chaisson, Attorney at Law, Destrehan, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant. Julia P. McLellan, Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee. Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and JUDE G. GRAVOIS. JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge. In this child custody and support... Ruche J. MARINO, et al. v. PARISH OF ST. CHARLES, A Political Subdivision of The State of Louisiana. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Ninth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana, No. 60,668, Division "C" Honorable Brady M. Fitzsimmons, Judge, Ad Hoc Presiding. Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Darryl J. Becnel, Becnel Law Firm, LLC, Reserve, Louisiana, for Plaintiffs/Appellants. Alan A. Zaunbrecher, Zaunbrecher Treadaway, L.L.C., Metairie, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee. Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER. ... Bennie PATTERSON v. Carlo DeMATTEO, Louana Bracato Dematteo, CLLC Investments, Inc. & ABC Insurance Company. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 656-415, Division "a", Honorable Joan S. Benge, Judge Presiding. Christopher R. Schwartz, Attorney at Law, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant. Matthew D. Monson, Kristi U. Louque, Pajares & Schexnaydre Law Firm, Attorneys at Law, Mandeville, LA, for Defendant/Appellee. Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., CLARENCE E. McMANUS and JUDE G. GRAVOIS. CLARENCE E. McMANUS, Ju... Keith G. ROSE, et al v. Jack A. TITTLE, Jr., et al. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana No. 570-553, Division "B", Honorable Cornelius E. Regan, Judge Presiding. Paul A. Eckert, Attorney at Law, Metairie, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant. Stephen J. Laborde, Attorney at Law, Metairie, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee. Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and JUDE G. GRAVOIS. CLARENCE E. McMANUS, Judge. This is an appeal from the trial court'... Debra B. McKENNA v. Patrick D. McKENNA, Sr. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 646-054, Division "H", Honorable Kernan A. Hand, Judge Presiding. Keith R. Credo, Pat M. Franz, Michael Baham, Pat M. Franz & Associates, L.L.C., Attorneys at Law, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Debra McKenna. Bennett Wolff, Wolff & Wolff, Attorney at Law, and R. Scott Buhrer, Flanders, Flanders & Buhrer, Attorney at Law, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Patrick D. Mckenna. ... Constantino HERRERA v. UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY and Norma Montero. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 629-873, Division "E", Honorable John J. Molaison, Jr., Judge Presiding. Ivan A. Orihuela, Attorney at Law Kenner, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant. Raymond A. Pelleteri, Jr., Alexander R. Saunders, Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellees. Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and JUDE G. GRAVOIS. JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge. Plaintiff... Deidre MORALES, Wife of, and Brian Morales v. BOOMTOWN, L.L.C. OF DELAWARE, Louisiana-I Gaming, a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam, Doing Business as Boomtown Casino New Orleans and Boomtown Casino Westbank, and Stewart Thompson, and Ronette M. T, La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 632-519, Division "B", Honorable Cornelius E. Regan, Judge Presiding. Peter M. Meisner, Attorney at Law, Metairie, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant. Daryl A. Higgins, Gevin P. Grisbaum, Attorneys at Law, Gretna, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee. Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, and FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER. WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Judge. Plai... STATE of Louisiana v. Anthony T. FONTENBERRY. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeal, Fredericka Homberg Wicker, J., held that: (1) defendant made a sufficiently detailed specification of which adverse pre-trial rulings he reserved for appellate review; (2) defendant was not prejudiced by joinder of five simple burglary charges; (3) the District Court's imposition of an illegally lenient multiple offender sentence was error patent; but (4) the Court of Appeal would not exercise its authority to correct the sentence. Affirmed. On ... STATE of Louisiana v. Earl HORTON. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 Holding: The Court of Appeal, Walter J. Rothschild, J., held that independent review of the record supported appellate counsel's assertion in the Anders brief that there was not any basis for a non-frivolous appeal. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. See also 2009 WL 3448207. On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 07-4228, Division "B", Honorable Cornelius E. Regan, Judge Presiding. Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attor... LaROCCA'S AUTO SALES FLOORPLAN, INC. v. Greg SHELTON, Chanon Ingles, PC & T-105, L.L.C. d/b/a Performance Cars & Truck Company, Anita C. Tijerina, Theresa Walker, Erika Ruvalcaba, New Texas Auto Auction Services, L.P., d/b/a DFW Auto Auction and Ki, La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 645-800, Division "L", Honorable Donald A. Rowan, Jr., Judge Presiding. Robert G. Harvey, Sr., Justin A. Zitter, Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant. Martin E. Landrieu, Phillip J. Antis, Jr., Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee. Brad J. Gegenheimer, Robert W. Grant, Attorneys at Law, Gretna, LA, for Defendant/Appellee. Jay M. Lonero, Scot... Donna HOWARD, Individually and on Behalf of her Two Minor Children, Chad Howard and Kendra Howard, Clarence Johnson, Joyce Johnson, Orville Johnson and Helen Johnson. v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Ninth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana, No. 50,339, Division "D", Honorable Kirk R. Granier, Judge Presiding. Andrew A. Lemmon, Irma L. Netting, Hahnville, LA, and Paula A. Ates, Destrehan, LA, and Roy F. Amedee, Jr., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee. David M. Bienvenu, John P. Murrill, Lexi T. Holinga, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant. Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., MARION F. EDWARDS, SUSAN ... Joycelyn MURPHY v. JEFFERSON HEALTH CARE CENTER LLC and Clarendon America Insurance Company. , La.App. 5 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 629-272, Division "F", Honorable Patrick J. McCabe, Judge Presiding. H. Edward Sherman, James E. Cazalot, Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant. G. Frederick Kelly, III, Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee. Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., MARION F. EDWARDS, and WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD. WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Judge. Plaintiff,... Vanessa Faye BATTISTE v. DOLGENCORP d/b/a Dollar General. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Office of Workers' Compensation, District 9, Parish of Assumption, State of Louisiana, Number: 06-04986, Elizabeth C. Lanier, Judge Presiding. Allen J. Myles, Plaquemine, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Vanessa Faye Battiste. Michael M. Meunier, Stephen C. Resor, Adrienne L. Black, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Dollar General. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. DOWNING, J. In this workers' compensation suit, the employee, Vanessa Faye Battiste, ... Lyle TOOMER v. A-1 FENCE & PATIO, INC. and Travelers Property Casualty Company of America. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana, Docket No. 2008-11612, Division "B", Honorable Elaine W. DiMiceli, Judge Presiding. John S. Lawrence, Jr., Charles W. Farr, Mandeville, LA, for Plaintiff- Appellant, Lyle Toomer. David J. Bourgeois, Philip G. Watson, Duplass, Zwain, Bourgeois, Pfister & Weinstock, Metairie, LA, for Defendant-Appellee, A-1 Fence & Patio, Inc. George D. Fagan, Marc E. Devenport, Leake & Andersson, LLP, New Orleans, LA, for... Tina M. HEBERT v. Troy DREWITZ, M.D., Natchez Morice, M.D., and Lammico Insurance Company. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 Appealed from the 16th Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana, Case No. 118,187, The Honorable Charles L. Porter, Judge Presiding. Tina M. Hebert, Pierre Port, Louisiana, Plaintiff/Appellee In Proper Person. Marc W. Judice, Lafayette, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant Dr. Troy Drewitz, Dr. Natchez Morice, and Louisiana Medical Insurance Company. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY, and McCLENDON, JJ. GAIDRY, J. In this medical malpractice case, defend... James B. RACHAL, by and through his Duly Authorized Agent, Alice Fae REGAN, Individually, and on Behalf of all others Similarly Situated v. STATE of Louisiana, through the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 Appealed from the 19th Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Case No. 499,879, The Honorable Kay Bates, Judge Presiding. Patrick W. Pendley, Stan P. Baudin, Plaquemine, Louisiana, and Joseph J. McKernan, Scott E. Brady, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant Alice Fae Regan, as executrix of the Succession of James B. Rachal, and on behalf of all others similarly situated. Neal R. Elliott, Jr., Stephen R. Russo, Michael J. Coleman, ... PEARL RIVER BASIN LAND AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.L.C. v. STATE of Louisiana through The GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Parish of Washington, IED, Inc., IED, LLC, and Shaw Environmental. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of Washington, State of Louisiana Docket No. 96,268, Honorable Raymond Childress, Judge Presiding. Ronnie G. Penton, Gair M. Oldenburg, Slidell, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Pearl River Basin Land & Development. Henry G. Provosty, Eric R.G. Belin, Lena D. Giangrosso, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, State of Louisiana, Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness. Sondra A. Check, ... Richard VANEK Jr. v. Gwendolyn Weiss SEEBER, Joel Scott and Real Estate Partners Inc. d/b/a Remax Real Estate Partners Inc. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 Appealed from the 22nd Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of St. Tammany State of Louisiana, Case No.2005-13840, The Honorable William J. Burris, Judge Presiding. C. Michael Winters and David L. Haik, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant Richard Vanek, Jr. H. Bruce Shreves, M. Claire Durio, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee Gwendolyn Weiss Seeber. Jack A. Ricci, Gary J. Giepert, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellees Joel Scott and Real Estate Partners, Inc. d/b/a ... Ronald KINCHEN v. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OFFICE OF ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO CONTROL. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 27, 2009 On Appeal from a Decision of the State Civil Service Commission, Docket Number: 16374, The Honorable James A. Smith, Chairman; Burl Cain, Vice- Chairman, Chatham H. Reed, David Duplantier, G. Lee Griffin, Rosa B. Jackson and John McLure. Winston Decuir, Jr., Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellant, Department of Revenue Alcohol and Tobacco Control. Jill L. Craft, Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellee, Ronald Kinchen. Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ. DOWNING, J. The Louisiana Department ... Cindy LeBlanc PUCKETT v. ADVANCE SPORTS, INC., Progressive Paloverde Insurance Company, and Warren F. McDonald. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 26, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Third Judicial District Court, Number 88,207, Div. A, Parish of Ascension, State of Louisiana, Honorable Ralph Tureau, Judge. Alonzo P. Wilson, Jere Jay Bice, J. Rock Palermo, III, Lake Charles, Louisiana, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Cindy LeBlanc Puckett. Charles V. Giordano, Tasha W. Hebert, Metairie, Louisiana, for Defendants-Appellees, Warren McDonald and Progressive Paloverde Insurance Company. Eugene Terk, Bruce A. Cranner, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Defend... Otis R. McKINLEY v. Warden Lynn COOPER; Avoyelles Correctional Center. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 19th Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Trial Court No. 553,225, Honorable Wilson Fields, Judge Presiding. Otis R. McKinley, Cottonport, LA, Plaintiff-Appellant, in proper person. Melinda L. Long, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee, Avoyelles Correctional Center, et al. Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY and PETTIGREW, JJ. CARTER, C.J. Plaintiff-Appellant, Otis R. McKinley, an inmate in the custody of the Loui... LIMITED INTERDICTION OF Marguerite Marie Eternod MARQUIS Widow of George Marquis. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana, Trial Court Number 2008-16,379, Honorable Patricia T. Hedges, Judge. Paula R. George, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee Brenda Marquis Kennedy. James M. McGaffery, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant Marguerite Marie Eternod Marquis. David S. Pittman, Harry P. Pastuszek, Jr., Covington, LA, for Defendants-Appellees Gregory Marquis, Rodney Marquis, and Deborah Stevens. ... Lawrence ALFORD v. James M. LEBLANC, Secretary and Jerry Goodwin, Warden. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Suit Number 569,609, Honorable Wilson Fields, Judge. Lawrence Alford, Homer, LA, In Proper Person, Plaintiff-Appellant. William L. Kline, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellees, James M. LeBlanc, Secretary of Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, and Jerry Goodwin, Warden of David Wade Correctional Center. Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, J... Andree Ann PICOU v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, Office of State Police. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 19th Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Trial Court No. 524,883, Honorable Kay Bates, Judge Presiding. Floyd J. Falcon, Jr., Daniel L. Avant, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff- Appellant, Andree Ann Picou. James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Attorney General, Scott G. Vincent, Assistant Attorney General, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee, State of Louisiana, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Police... Kenneth RATCLIFF v. N. Burl CAIN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Number 568,443, Div. D, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Honorable Janice Clark, Judge. Kenneth Ratcliff, Angola, Louisiana, Appellant, In Proper Person. William Kline, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Defendant-Appellee, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Before PARRO, KUHN, and McDONALD, JJ. KUHN, J. Petitioner, Kenneth Ratcliff, an inmate in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public S... Gloria Arline JONES v. Marilyn MITCHELL, Aneesah Richardson, Fleming Methodist Church and Rev. Larry Reams. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Number 2004-002781, Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana, Honorable Bruce C. Bennett, Judge. Anatole J. Plaisance, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Gloria Arline Jones. Douglas Thompson Curet, Hammond, Louisiana, for Defendants-Appellees, Marilyn Mitchell, Aneesah Richardson, Fleming Methodist Church, Rev. Larry Reams, et al. Before PARRO, KUHN, and McDONALD, JJ. KUHN, J. Plaintiff-appellant, Gloria Arline ... LAN TRAN v. Terry TERRELL, Warden Allen Correctional Center; Priscilla Pitre, Computation Records Sentencing Analyst (CRSA) Allen Correctional Center. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the 19th Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 566,084, Honorable R. Michael Caldwell, Judge. Lan Tran, Kinder, LA, In Proper Person. Jonathan R. Vining, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee, James M. LeBlanc. Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ. PETTIGREW, J. In this case, petitioner, an inmate in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections ("DPSC"), filed a request for relie... INTERIOR/EXTERIOR BUILDING SUPPLY, L.L.P. v. Thomas B. HATFIELD. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Trial Court Number 505,029, Honorable Timothy E. Kelley, Judge. Dale R. Baringer, Benjamin J.B. Klein, Tarek Shahla, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-2nd Appellant, Interior/Exterior Building Supply, L.L.P. James A. Roundtree, Monroe, LA, for Defendant-1st Appellant, Thomas B. Hatfield. Ben Beychok, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee, Doug Welborn, Clerk of Court of the 19th JD... Karen PRICE v. Steven F. PRICE. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 21st Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of Livingston, State of Louisiana, Trial Court No. 113,520, Honorable Zorraine M. Waguespack, Judge Presiding. Jane Arieux Thomas, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Karen Price. Russell W. Beall, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellant, Steven F. Price. Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY and PETTIGREW, JJ. CARTER, C.J. In this child support matter, the father appeals a trial court judgment that awards prospe... Gisella DILLON v. LA MADELEINE, INC. and Liberty Insurance Corporation. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Docket Number 550,431, Honorable Curtis A. Calloway, Judge. Roderick T. Morris, New Roads, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Gisella Dillon. David P. Sirera, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, La Madeleine, Inc. and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ. GUIDRY, J. Plaintiff, Gisella Dillon, appeals a summary judgment ... Phillip ROBERSON, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of Brenda B. Roberson v. Romalis GORDON, Jr., Lucky's Casino, American Guard Security Company, ABC Insurance Company, and XYZ Insurance Company. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 32nd Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of Terrebonne, Trial Court No. 149,504, Honorable George J. Larke, Judge Presiding. Joseph J. Weigand, Jr., Houma, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant Phillip Roberson, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of Brenda B. Roberson. David M. Whitaker, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Defendants/Appellees Houma- Coteau Holdings, L.L.C. d/b/a Lucky's Casino and American Guard & Security, L.L.C. Before WHIPPLE, HUGHES, and W... Frederick W. STRICKLAND and Cheryl D. Strickland. v. AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of Livingston, State of Louisiana, Docket Number 114109, The Honorable Elizabeth P. Wolfe, Judge Presiding. Hansal M. Harlan, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Ameriquest Mortgage Company. Jeffery T. Oglesbee, Sherman Q. Mack, Albany, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Frederick Strickland and Cheryl Strickland. Before WHIPPLE, HUGHES, and WELCH, JJ. WHIPPLE, J. This matter is before us on appeal by d... Malcolm R. HOLMES, Jr. v. Robert L. HICKS, Jr. and Financial Indeminity Company. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 19th Judicial District Court, In and For the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Trial Court No. 534,425, Division "D", Honorable Janice Clark, Judge Presiding. Jay Jones Harris, Denham Springs, LA, for Plaintiff, Malcolm R. Holmes, Jr. Brian K. Abels, Denham Springs, LA, for Plaintiffs in Reconvention/Appellees, Robert L. Hicks, Jr. and Financial Indemnity Company. Deanne V. Murrey, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant in Reconvention/Appellant, Allstate Insurance Company. Bef... SUCCESSION OF Marcie Swayze KOCH. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Trial Court Number 87,373, Honorable Janice Clark, Judge. Mary Olive Pierson, James S. Holliday, Jr., Evest A. Broussard, S. Benjamin Caillouet, Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellee, Karl J. Koch. Rusty Savoie, Covington, LA, for Appellant, Felix A. DeJean, IV, on behalf of his minor son, Felix A. DeJean, V. Before WHIPPLE, HUGHES, and WELCH, JJ. WELCH, J. Felix A. DeJean, IV ("A... Billie HUNT v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Docket No. 561,771, Section 8, Honorable Wilson Fields, Judge Presiding. Otha C. Nelson, Sr., Nelson & Nelson, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, Attorney for Plaintiff-Appellant, Billie Hunt. Kenneth F. Sills, Hammonds & Sills, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant- Appellee, East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. Before PARRO, KUHN, and McDONALD, JJ. PARRO, J. Billie Hunt, a teacher in the East Baton Rouge P... Ryan M. MARTINEZ v. Trevor M. WILSON, Chevy's, Inc., ABC Insurance Company and Def Insurance Company. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 21st Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa, Louisiana, Docket No. 2008-0000664, Division "B", Honorable Bruce C. Bennett, Judge Presiding. Paul A. Lea, Jr., Covington, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Ryan M. Martinez. Ron S. Macaluso, Macaluso & Jordan, Hammond, LA, for Defendant-Appellee, Chevy's, Inc. Before PARRO, KUHN, and McDONALD, JJ. PARRO, J. Ryan M. Martinez appeals a judgment granting Chevy's, Inc.'s motion for summary judgment and dismissing hi... Keith MONISTERE, Husband of/and Inger Monistere and Manchac Enterprises, LLC d/b/a The Fuel Dock v. Doyle RENO. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Twenty-first Judicial District Court, In and for the parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana, Suit number 2008-0003175, Honorable Bruce C. Bennett, Presiding. Barry J. Landry, Reserve, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Keith Monistere and Inger Monistere and Manchac Enterprises, LLC d/b/a The Fuel Dock. John B. Edwards, Amite, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Doyle Reno. Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ. GUIDRY, J. In this appeal, plaintiffs seek review ... D & J FILL, INC. v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Suit Number 558,477, Honorable Wilson Fields, Judge. Kai D. Midboe, William G. Davis, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, D & J Fill, Inc. Jackie M. Marve, Elliott B. Vega, Ted R. Broyles, II, Donald Trahan, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ. GUIDRY, J. The Loui... Nancy S. ESTAY v. Dale J. ESTAY. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the 22nd Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 2007-13743, Honorable Dawn Amacker, Judge. Steven F. Griffith, Sr., Destrehan, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Nancy S. Estay. Timothy S. Marcel, Luling, LA, for Defendant-Appellee, Dale J. Estay. Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ. PETTIGREW, J. In this custody proceeding, the mother appeals from a judgment naming the father as the domiciliary parent of thei... STATE of Louisiana v. Cesar Adolfo PALACIO. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 22nd Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of St. Tammany, Docket No. 423,740, Division "F", Honorable Martin E. Coady, Judge Presiding. Walter P. Reed, District Attorney, Covington, LA, and Kathryn Landry, Special Appeals Counsel, Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellee State of Louisiana. Ivan A. Orihuela, Kenner, LA, for Defendant/Appellant Cesar Adolfo Palacio. Before WHIPPLE, HUGHES, and WELCH, JJ. HUGHES, J. The defendant, Cesar Adolfo Palacio, was charge... Betty WILEY and John Wiley v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, David L. Morgan, USAgencies, Linda R. Davis, Clarendon National Insurance Company, Darin S. Bordelon, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Rodolfo Cerda, and Trucks For You, Inc. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 22nd Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of St. Tammany, Trial Court No. 2006-11280, Division "D", Honorable Peter J. Garcia, Judge Presiding. James F. Ryan, Christopher P. Lawler, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Allstate Insurance Company. Bridget R. Hebert, Hammond, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Betty Wiley. Jenel G. Secrease, Ponchatoula, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, John Wiley. Before WHIPPLE, HUGHES, and WELCH, JJ. HUGHES, J. In this appeal,... Kelli BOURGEOIS, Individually, and as Natural Tutrix for and on Behalf of her Minor Children, Hillary Bourgeois and Shaye Bourgeois; and as Administratrix for the Succession of Michael David Bourgeois v. Julie L. MEYER, State Farm Mutual Automobile, La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 18th Judicial District Court, In and For the Parish of Pointe Coupee, Trial Court No. 39,739, Division "B", Honorable J. Robin Free, Judge Presiding. Keith L. Richardson, Stephen Dale Cronin, Brad M. Boudreaux, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Darrell J. Saltamachia, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Plaintiffs/Appellees, Kelli Bourgeois, individually, and as natural tutrix for and on behalf of her minor children, Hillar... In re COMMITMENT OF C.F. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 22nd Judicial District Court, In and For the Parish of Washington, Trial Court No. 97,893, Division "J", Honorable Martin E. Coady, Judge Presiding. Mary F. Horrell, Mandeville, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana, Department of Health and Hospitals. Pamela Toney Crawford, Mandeville, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, C .F. Before WHIPPLE, HUGHES, and WELCH, JJ. HUGHES, J. This is an appeal from a judicial commitment wherein the defendant, C.F., contests the valid... JACKSON HOSPITALITY, LLC v. Emad Ahmad ZAYED and Magnolia Hospitality of Mississippi, LLC. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Number 2007-11520, Div. E, Parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana, Honorable William J. Burris, Judge. Thomas Keiffer, Sr., Covington, Louisiana, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Jackson Hospitality, LLC. Lamar M. Richardson, Mandeville, Louisiana, for Defendant-Appellant, Emad Ahmad Zayed and Magnolia Hospitality of Mississippi, LLC. Before PARRO, KUHN, and McDONALD, JJ. KUHN, J. Defendant-appellant, Emad Ahmad "Eddie" Zayed, ... STATE of Louisiana v. Bobby MATTHEWS. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 22nd Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of Washington, State of Louisiana, District Court No. 07-CR4-96721, The Honorable Martin Coady, Judge Presiding. Walter P. Reed, District Attorney, H. Gregory Briese, Assistant District Attorney, Franklinton, LA, Kathryn Landry, Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Gwendolyn K. Brown, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Bobby Matthews. Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY and PETTIGREW, JJ. CARTER, C.... STATE of Louisiana v. Brian Keith BICKHAM. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 22nd Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana, District Court No. 414482, The Honorable Donald M. Fendlason, Judge Presiding. Walter P. Reed, District Attorney, Covington, LA, Kathryn W. Landry, Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Prentice L. White, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Brian Keith Bickham. Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY and PETTIGREW, JJ. CARTER, C.J. The defendant, Brian Keith Bickham,... STATE of Louisiana v. Marice S. NALLS. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Trial Court Number 07-07-0697, Honorable Donald R. Johnson, Judge. Hillar C. Moore, III, District Attorney, Jeanne Rougeau, Assistant District Attorney, Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellee State of Louisiana. Dele A. Adebamiji, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant Marice S. Nails. Marice S. Nails, Angola, LA, Pro Se. Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ. G... STATE of Louisiana v. Roderick L. GRIFFIN. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the 22nd Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of St Tammany, Louisiana, Trial Court No. 413834, Honorable Elaine W. Dimiceli, Judge. Walter P. Reed, District Attorney, Covington, LA, Kathryn W. Landry, Special Appeals Counsel, Baton Rouge, LA, for State of Louisiana. Holli Herrle-Castillo Marrero, LA, for Defendant-Appellant, Roderick L. Griffin. Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ. PETTIGREW, J. The defendant, Roderick L. Griffin, was charged ... STATE of Louisiana in the Interest of P.H. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the City Court of Slidell, Juvenile Division, in and for the Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana, Docket No. 2006 JP 1367, Honorable James "Jim" Lamz, Judge Presiding. Hon. Walter P. Reed, District Attorney, Covington, LA, Patrick Berrigan, Assistant District Attorney, Slidell, LA, for State of Louisiana. Katherine M. Franks, Abita Springs, LA, for Appellant, P.H. (Minor Child). Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ. PETTIGREW, J. P.H., a child, was original... In re Medical Review Panel Proceeding of Emmer WILLIAMS v. Janet E. LEWIS, M.D. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Suit number 548,464, Honorable Wilson E. Fields, Presiding. Edward P. Sutherland, Vincent J. Desalvo, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Emmer Williams. Janie Languirand Coles, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Janet E. Lewis, M.D. and Greta Wilkes, M.D. Eric E. Helm, Herbert J. Mang, Jr., Tara S. Bourgeois, Lauren E. Byrd, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/A... STATE of Louisiana v. Daniel Joseph McELROY. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Thirty-Second Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of Terrebonne, State of Louisiana, Trial Court Number 503,477, Honorable Randall L. Bethancourt, Judge Presiding. Lawrence D. Ward, Joseph Waitz, Ellen Daigle Dosky, Houma, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Holli Herrle-Castillo, Marrero, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Daniel Joseph McElroy. Before WHIPPLE, HUGHES and WELCH, JJ. WHIPPLE, J. Defendant, Daniel Joseph McElroy, was charged by bill of in... STATE of Louisiana v. Kelly RAYMOND. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 17th Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of LaFourche, Docket No. 450,829, Honorable Ashley Bruce Simpson, Judge Presiding. Camille A. Morvant, II, District Attorney, Diana M. Sanders, Assistant District Attorney, Thibodaux, Louisiana, for Appellee, State of Louisiana. Bertha M. Hillman, Special Appeals Counsel, Thibodaux, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, Kelly Raymond. Before WHIPPLE, HUGHES, and WELCH, JJ. HUGHES, J. Defendant, Kelly Raymond, w... STATE of Louisiana v. Zlatko L. BRUJIC. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana, Trial Court Number 371,947, Honorable Raymond A. Childress, Judge. Walter P. Reed, District Attorney, Covington, LA, and Kathryn Landry, Baton Rouge, LA, for State-Appellee. D. Bruce Cameron, Slidell, LA, for Defendant-Appellant, Zlatko L. Brujic. Before WHIPPLE, HUGHES, and WELCH, JJ. WELCH, J. The defendant, Zlatko L. Brujic, was charged by bill of information with one cou... Frank MILLSAP, Jr. v. Burl CAIN, Warden, Louisiana State Prison, and Richard Stalder, Secretary of Corrections. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Docket Number 561,328, Honorable Donald Johnson, Judge Presiding. Frank Millsap, Jr., Angola, LA, Plaintiff/Appellant, pro se. Terri L. Cannon, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. Before WHIPPLE, GUIDRY and HUGHES, JJ. WHIPPLE, J. This is an appeal by plaintiff, Frank Millsap, Jr., an inmate in the custody of the Lo... STATE of Louisiana v. Anthony Ray WHITE. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Trial Court Number 07-06-0257, Honorable Anthony Marabella, Judge. Hillar C. Moore, III, District Attorney, Allison Miller Rutzen, Asst. District Attorney Baton Rouge, LA, for State-Appellee. Prentice L. White, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant Appellant Anthony Ray White. Anthony Ray White, Angola, LA, Pro Se Defendant-Appellant. Before WHIPPLE, HUGHES, and WELCH, JJ. WELCH,... Livingston S. HIERN, individually, and on behalf of Housemaster Corporation v. Christopher A. SARPY, A. Lester Sarpy, Acme Mortgage Company, L.L.C., ABC Insurance Company, DEF Insurance Company, and XYZ Insurance Company. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana, Docket Number 2005-13195, The Honorable Donald M. Fendlason, Judge Presiding. Alex J. Peragine, Erin F. Lorio, Covington, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Livingston S. Hiern, individually and on behalf of Housemaster Corporation. Thomas H. Huval, Stephen C. Aerther, Jr., Christian A. Shofstahal, Covington, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Christopher A. Sarpy, A. Lester Sarpy and Ac... STATE of Louisiana v. Eric G. BRISTER. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington, Louisiana, Docket No. 04-CR7-90993, Division "H", Honorable Donald M. Fendlason, Judge Presiding. Walter P. Reed, District Attorney, Franklinton, LA, and Kathryn Landry, Special Appeals Counsel, Baton Rouge, LA, for State of Louisiana. Frederick Kroenke, Louisiana Appellate Project, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellant Eric G. Brister. Before PARRO, KUHN, and McDONALD, JJ. PARRO, J. The defendant, Eric G.... STATE of Louisiana v. Bernard GRIFFIN. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 18th Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberville, Louisiana, Docket No. 167-07, Division "C", Honorable Alvin Batiste, Jr., Judge Presiding. Richard J. Ward, Jr., District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Engolio, Assistant District Attorney, Plaquemine, LA, for State of Louisiana. Prentice L. White, Louisiana Appellate Project, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellant Bernard Griffin. Before PARRO, KUHN, and McDONALD, JJ. PARRO, J. The defendant, Bernard Griffin, was ... CYCLE SPORT, LLC d/b/a Cycle Shop v. Gary JONES and Kay Jones. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 22nd Judicial District Court, In and For the Parish of St. Tammany, Trial Court No. 2004-14208, Division "G", Honorable Larry J. Green, Judge Presiding. Regel L. Bisso, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Cycle Sport, LLC d/b/a Cycle Shop. W. Christopher Beary, John L. Fontenot, Davide A. Rosiglioni, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Gary Jones and Kay Jones. Before WHIPPLE, HUGHES, and WELCH, JJ. HUGHES, J. This is an appeal from a summary judgment g... STATE of Louisiana v. Herman Paul BELLA. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the Thirty-Second Judicial District Court, Number 477,341, Parish of Terrebonne, State of Louisiana, Honorable George J. Larke, Judge. Joseph L. Waitz, Jr., District Attorney, Ellen Daigle Doskey, Herbert Barnes, Assistant District Attorneys, Houma, Louisiana, for Appellee State of Louisiana. Bertha M. Hillman, Thibodaux, Louisiana, for Defendant-Appellant Herman Paul Bella. Before PARRO, KUHN, and McDONALD, JJ. KUHN, J. The defendant, Herman Paul Bella, was charged ... ADVOCATE FINANCIAL, L.L.C. v. JOSEPH F. LaHATTE, JR., L.L.C. d/b/a Joseph F. LaHatte, Jr. & Associates, L.L.C, LaHatte & Alvendia, a Professional Limited Liability Company, Law Office of Roderick Alvendia, L.L.C, Joseph F. LaHatte, Jr., and Roderic, La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Trial Court Number 509,980, Honorable Wilson Fields, Judge. James C. Percy, William D. Lampton, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff- Appellee, Advocate Financial, L.L.C. Ronald J. Savoie, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellants, Joseph F. LaHatte, Jr. and Joseph F. LaHatte, Jr., L.L.C. Before WHIPPLE, HUGHES, and WELCH, JJ. WELCH, J. In this collection dispute, the defendants, J... STATE of Louisiana v. Dominique J. WISE. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal From The Twenty-second Judicial District Court, Number 449748-1, D, Parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana, Honorable Peter J. Garcia, Judge. Walter P. Reed, District Attorney, Covington, Louisiana, Kathryn W. Landry, Special Appeals Counsel, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Plaintiff-Appellee State of Louisiana. Frank Sloan, Louisiana Appellate Project, Mandeville, Louisiana, for Defendant-Appellant Dominique J. Wise. Before PARRO, KUHN, and McDONALD, JJ. KUHN, J. Defendan... Wayne TRICHE v. ST. PAUL GUARDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Trial Court Number 558,781, Honorable William A. Morvant, Judge. Claude F. Reynaud, Jr., Stephen F. Chiccarelli, Eric B. Landry, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Wayne Triche. Michael D. Hunt, Jane H. Barney, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant- Appellee, St. Paul Guardian Ins. Co. Before WHIPPLE, HUGHES, and WELCH, JJ. WELCH, J. Plaintiff, Wayne Triche, appeals a summ... Charles H. THIBODEAUX v. NORTHERN TOOL & EQUIPMENT CATALOG COMPANY, INC. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the City Court of Slidell Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana, Civil Division Docket No. 2007 C 4316, Honorable James "Jim" Lamz, Judge Presiding. Charles H. Thibodeaux, Pearl River, LA, Plaintiff-Appellant, In Proper Person. John M. McKay, Baton Rouge, LA, Attorney for Defendant-Appellee, Northern Tool & Equipment Catalog Company, Inc. Before PARRO, KUHN, and McDONALD, JJ. PARRO, J. This is a pro se appeal by Charles H. Thibodeaux from a judgment in favor of Norther... STATE of Louisiana v. Karl Christopher FORTENBERRY. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of St. Tammany, Docket Number 407864, Division "J", State of Louisiana. The Honorable William J. Knight, Judge. Walter P. Reed, District Attorney, Covington, Louisiana, and Kathryn W. Landry, Special Appeals Counsel, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Appellee State of Louisiana. Katherine M. Franks, Louisiana Appellate Project, Abita Springs, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant Karl Christopher Fortenberry. Before ... Sara LABOULIERE individually, on behalf of her minor children Bryce Labouliere and Kayden Labouliere and as beneficiary of the action of Richard J. Labouliere, Jr. v. SYSCO FOOD SERVICES OF NEW ORLEANS, L.L.C., American Home Assurance and William A, La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Number 540,968, Div. F(22), Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Honorable Timothy E. Kelley, Judge. Kevin Patrick Monahan, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Plaintiffs-Appellants, Sara Labouliere, et al. James A. Burton, David F. Bienvenu, Charles E. Riley, IV, Susan M. Caruso, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Defendants-Appellees, Sysco Food Services of New Orleans, L.L.C., American Home Assurance, and William A. Irvin. Before PARRO,... Carolyn BROWN and Gregory Brown, Husband and Wife v. CROSS GATE SERVICES, INC. and the PMA Insurance Group a/k/a Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Company. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Number 541,831, Div. I(24), Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana, Honorable R. Michael Caldwell, Judge. Tom Withers, III, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Carolyn Brown and Gregory Brown. Richard P. Sulzer, Robert E. Williams, IV, Christy C. Hendrix, Christina L. Falco, Covington, Louisiana, for Defendants-Appellees Cross Gate Services, Inc. and Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Company. Mus... Chad M. BOYER v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, OFFICE OF STATE POLICE. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the Louisiana State Police Commission, Docket No. 07-170-T, State of Louisiana. Floyd J. Falcon, Jr., Daniel L. Avant, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff- Appellee, Chad M. Boyer. Kathy Duhon Williams, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellant, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Police. Before PARRO, KUHN, and McDONALD, JJ. KUHN, J. Plaintiff-appellee, Chad Boyer, was terminated for cause from his employment with defendant-appellant, the Depar... MAPP CONSTRUCTION, LLC v. SOUTHGATE PENTHOUSES, LLC; R.W. Day Development, LLC; Robert W. Day; Janice E. Day; and Lionsway, LLC. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Docket Number 544,997, Honorable Timothy Kelley, Judge Presiding. Todd Hebert, Jodi Bauer, R. Gray Sexton, Daniel Crocker, Scott E. Frazier, Eric A. Kracht, Baton Rouge, LA, James T. Guglielmo, Opelousas, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, MAPP Construction, LLC. Phillip W. Preis, Charles M. Gordon, Jr., Crystal D. Burkhalter, Caroline D. Preis, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, ... Reynold JAMES v. A & B BUILDERS and Zurich-American Insurance Co. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the Office of Workers' Compensation Administration, District 6, State of Louisiana, Docket No. 08-04675, Honorable Elizabeth A. Warren, Judge Presiding. Joseph G. Albe, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Reynold James. Alton B. Lewis, Shaan M. Aucoin, Cashe, Lewis, Coudrain & Sandage, Hammond, LA, for Defendant-Appellee, North Oaks Medical Center. Vance A. Gibbs, Randal R. Cangelosi, Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'Armond, McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, for ... Reynold JAMES v. A & B BUILDERS and Zurich-Amercian Insurance Company. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the Office of Workers' Compensation Administration, District 6, State of Louisiana, Docket No. 08-04676, Honorable Elizabeth A. Warren, Judge Presiding. Joseph G. Albe, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant Reynold James. Dr. Laurence M. May, Hammond, LA, Defendant-Appellee In proper person. Dr. Stephen G. Scully, Metairie, LA, Defendant-Appellee In proper person. Before PARRO, KUHN, and McDONALD, JJ. PARRO, J. The claimant in this workers' compensation clai... BRIDGEFIELD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. J.E.S., INC., and XYZ Insurance Company. Brandal Albin v. JES Inc. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, Docket Number 542,325 c/w 542,346, Honorable Timothy E. Kelley, Judge Presiding. John A. London, III, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Company. Paul B. Lauve, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant Brandal Albin. William J. Mitchell, II, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee J.E.S., INC. Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ. ... Reynold JAMES v. A & B BUILDERS. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the Office of Workers' Compensation Administration District 6, State of Louisiana, Docket No 07-01606, Honorable Elizabeth A. Warren Judge Presiding. Joseph G. Albe, New Orleans LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee Reynold James. William A. Repaske Landry, Watkins, Repaske & Breaux, New Iberia LA, for Defendant-Appellant A & B Builders. Before PARRO, KUHN, and McDONALD, JJ. PARRO, J. A former employer appeals a judgment in a workers' compensation proceeding in favor of the ... STATE of Louisiana v. Jeffery JONES. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeal, Whipple, J., held that: (1) manner in which trial court responded to claims of racial bias against juror was not a sufficient remedy for ensuring a fair and impartial jury on behalf of defendant; (2) trial court's failure to make further inquiry into claims of juror bias entitled defendant to new trial; and (3) non-unanimous verdict did not violate defendant's due process and jury trial rights. Conviction and sentence vacated; remanded for a new trial.... Todd HUVAL v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS, Office of State Police. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the State Police Commission, in and for the State of Louisiana, Docket No. 07-171-T, Honorable Mark Oxley, Chairman. Floyd J. Falcon, Jr., Daniel L. Avant, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff- Appellee Todd Huval. Kathy Duhon Williams, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellant Dept. of Public Safety & Corrections. William A. Norfolk, Baton Rouge, LA, for State Police Commission. Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ. PETTIGREW, J. In this case, plaintiff, To... Janice RIKER v. POPEYE'S FRIED CHICKEN. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Holding: The Court of Appeal, Pettigrew, J., held that evidence was insufficient to support workers' compensation judge's (WCJ's) award. Reversed. Carter, C.J., dissented and assigned reasons. On Appeal from the Office of Workers' Compensation Administration, District 6, Louisiana, Docket No. 07-07567, Honorable Robert W. Varnado, Jr., Judge Presiding. Stephanie M. Possa, Joseph C. Possa, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff- Appellee Janice Riker. Carl T. Conrad, Mandeville, LA, for Def... TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE CORPORATION v. Cynthia BRIDGES, Secretary of the Department of Revenue, State of Louisiana and The State of Louisiana. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Suit Number 562,125, Honorable Timothy E. Kelley, Judge. Christopher J. Dicharry, Shannan Sweeney Rieger, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation. Donald Bowman, Frederick Mulhearn, Monica Doss Washington, Shone T. Pierre, David M. Hansen, Miranda Conner, Antonio Charles Ferachi, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Cynthia Bridges, Secretary of ... Radu COSMAN d/b/a Stucco Design v. Ivan T. CABRERA and D.K. Contractors, Inc. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 On Appeal from the 18th Judicial District Court, In and for the Parish of Iberville, State of Louisiana, Trial Court No. 64,177, Honorable James J. Best, Judge Presiding. Kenneth L. Blanchard, Jr., Plaquemine, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Radu Cosman d/b/a Stucco Design. A.M. "Tony" Clayton, Michael P. Fruge, Port Allen, LA, for Defendants- Appellees, Ivan T. Cabrera and D.K. Contractors, Inc. Before CARTER, C.J., KUHN, and PETTIGREW, JJ. CARTER, C.J. This action involves a disp... Sean C. WALKER v. Dr. Jayagopay APPURAO and his Insurer, and Dr. Hamid Hussain and his Insurer. , La.App. 1 Cir., October 23, 2009 Appealed from the 22nd Judicial District Court in and for the Parish of Washington, Louisiana, Trial Court No 96544, Honorable Martin E. Coady, Judge. Sean Walker, Angie LA, Plaintiff Appellant Pro Se. James D. (Buddy) Caldwell, Attorney General, Paula Boagni-Bertuccini, Assistant Attorney General, Baton Rouge LA, for Defendants Appellees, Dr. Jayagopay Appurao and Dr. Hamid Hussain. Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ. PETTIGREW, J. This is an appeal from the Twenty-... © 2009 West, a Thomson business Westlaw Integration Solutions  /  Westlaw.com