3rd Circuit Court of Appeal

Press Release

Opinions Rendered From 11/10/04 To 11/10/04

Opinions written by: Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

CA 04 00198

SHIRLEY GAUTHIER

VERSUS

NEWTY PAUL GAUTHIER

Date Filed: 02/17/2004

Trial Court: Grant

Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 13797

Trial Judge: Hon. Allen A. Krake

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 04 00496

BRANDON J. MOURET

VERSUS

ROXSAN GODEAUX

Date Filed: 04/14/2004

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-C-3286-D

Trial Judge: Hon. Aaron Frank McGee

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 04 00554

MARSH EXPLORATION, LLC

VERSUS

SKH ENERGY PARTNERS II, ET AL.

Date Filed: 04/26/2004

Trial Court: Vermilion

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 78335

Trial Judge: Hon. Thomas R. Duplantier

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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KA 04 00570

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

RONALD M. FONTENOT

Date Filed: 04/28/2004

Trial Court: EVANGELINE

Thirteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 66514FA

Trial Judge: John Larry Vidrine

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed; Motion to Withdraw Granted

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 04 00597

MANUEL K. BERARD, SR.

VERSUS

JESSICA ROLLER, ET AL.

Date Filed: 04/30/2004

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2002-4491

Trial Judge: Hon. J. David Painter

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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KA 04 00805

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

CARVIN SMITH

Lead Case KA 04 0000805 consolidated with KA 04 0000806

Date Filed: 06/15/2004

Trial Court: Avoyelles

Twelfth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-CR118994A/B, 04-CR120965-B

Trial Judge: Hon. William Bennett

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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KA 04 00806

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

CARVIN SMITH

Lead Case KA 04 0000805 consolidated with KA 04 0000806

Date Filed: 06/15/2004

Trial Court: Avoyelles

Twelfth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 04-CR120965-B, 03-CR118994-B

Trial Judge: Hon. William Bennett

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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Opinions written by: Hon. John D. Saunders

CA 04 00619

VERNELL LOUIE, JR., ET AL.

VERSUS

ALLSTATE INS. CO., ET AL.

Date Filed: 05/06/2004

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 205,915

Trial Judge: Hon. Bert Dexter Ryland

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

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CA 04 00625

SAMUEL ALEXANDER, ET AL

VERSUS

THIOKOL CORPORATION, ET AL.

Date Filed: 05/06/2004

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 91528

Trial Judge: Hon. Keith Rayne Jules Comeaux

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

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CA 04 00659

DORE ENERGY CORPORATION

VERSUS

KERRY M. MASSARI, ET AL.

Date Filed: 05/14/2004

Trial Court: Cameron

Thirty-Eighth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 10-16400

Trial Judge: Hon. H. Ward Fontenot

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

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CA 04 00673

DEBRA PARISH PHILMON

VERSUS

JAKE C. PHILMON

Date Filed: 05/19/2004

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 99-8358

Trial Judge: Guy Ernest Bradberry

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part and Rendered

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

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CA 04 00692

FRED LEE PERKINS

VERSUS

WURSTER OIL CORP., ET AL.

Date Filed: 05/21/2004

Trial Court: Allen

Thirty-Third Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: C-2001-088

Trial Judge: Patricia C. Cole

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Concurs

Remarks: in the result

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

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CA 04 00715

CHARLES M. ATWOOD and GEORGE W. GONDRON

VERSUS

GRAND CASINOS OF LOUISIANA, INC., ET AL.

Date Filed: 05/27/2004

Trial Court: Allen

Thirty-Third Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: C-97-756

Trial Judge: Hon. John P. Navarre

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

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KA 04 00742

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

JOHN M. BENEDICT

Date Filed: 06/04/2004

Trial Court: Grant

Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2003

Trial Judge: Hon. Allen A. Krake

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

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JAK 04 00748

STATE IN THE INTEREST OF

Q.H.

Lead Case JAK 04 0000748 consolidated with JAK 04 0000749

Date Filed: 06/04/2004

Trial Court: CONCORDIA

Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 04-001J, 04-002J

Trial Judge: Hon. Leo Boothe

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Dissents

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

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JAK 04 00749

STATE IN THE INTEREST OF

Q.H.

Lead Case JAK 04 0000748 consolidated with JAK 04 0000749

Date Filed: 06/04/2004

Trial Court: CONCORDIA

Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 04-002J, 04-001J

Trial Judge: Hon. Leo Boothe

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Dissents

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

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Opinions written by: Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

CA 04 00620

84 LUMBER COMPANY, ET AL.

VERSUS

HON. ALLEN M. BABINEAUX, ET AL.

Date Filed: 05/06/2004

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20033333

Trial Judge: Hon. Kristian Dennis Earles

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

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CA 04 00627

JOHN HENRY TAYLOR, ET UX.

VERSUS

CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA

Date Filed: 05/07/2004

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2003-6422

Trial Judge: Hon. Wilford D. Carter

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Concurs

Remarks: and assigns reasons

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

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CA 04 00642

DEMETRA RIDEAU

VERSUS

BUDDY J. ESTELLE, ET AL.

Date Filed: 05/11/2004

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-C-2612-C

Trial Judge: Hon. Alonzo Harris

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

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CA 04 00674

ANTHONY F. DIXON

VERSUS

MORENO ENERGY MARINE, INC., ET AL.

Date Filed: 05/19/2004

Trial Court: Cameron

Thirty-Eighth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 10-15291

Trial Judge: Hon. H. Ward Fontenot

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

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CA 04 00689

BRUCE ROLAND ANDRUS

VERSUS

JONATHAN RAY COLLIGAN, ET AL.

Date Filed: 05/21/2004

Trial Court: Acadia

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 74076

Trial Judge: Hon. Edward D. Rubin

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

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KA 04 00746

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

RUDOLPH ELLIS, JR

Date Filed: 06/04/2004

Trial Court: Vernon

Thirtieth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 65196

Trial Judge: Hon. Lester P. Kees

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

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KA 04 00752

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

JOSEPH JONES

Date Filed: 06/07/2004

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 14696-01

Trial Judge: Hon. G. Michael Canaday

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

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Opinions written by: Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

KW 04 00540

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

DONALD E. SNEED

Date Filed: 04/23/2004

Trial Court: Vernon

Thirtieth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 55144

Trial Judge: Hon. John C. Ford

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - WRIT GRANTED AND MADE PEREMPTORY

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

John B. Scofield

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CA 04 00713

ALONZA HENDERSON, ET AL.

VERSUS

LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, ET AL.

Date Filed: 05/27/2004

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20033244

Trial Judge: Hon. Durwood Wayne Conque

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

John B. Scofield

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CA 04 00736

ANNETTE RICHARD D/B/A CLOUDE NINE

VERSUS

CENTURY SURETY INSURANCE

Date Filed: 06/03/2004

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 02-C-5334-C

Trial Judge: Hon. Alonzo Harris

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

John B. Scofield

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CA 04 00738

METRA BARRAKA, ET VIR.

VERSUS

JOANN BOWIE, ET AL.

Date Filed: 06/03/2004

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 210,457

Trial Judge: Hon. William Ross Foote

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

John B. Scofield

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CA 04 00757

P. G. DINERS, INC.

VERSUS

CAT SCALE COMPANY and LOVE'S COUNTRY STORES, INC.

Date Filed: 06/08/2004

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 00-2526

Trial Judge: Hon. Robert Lane Wyatt

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

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JAC 04 00772

STATE IN THE INTEREST OF A.L.

Date Filed: 06/09/2004

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-J-2901-D

Trial Judge: Donald Wayne Hebert

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

John B. Scofield

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CA 04 00789

ANGELA L. OZBUN

VERSUS

CITY OF ALEXANDRIA

Date Filed: 06/14/2004

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 212,713

Trial Judge: Hon. George Clarence Metoyer Jr

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

John B. Scofield

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KA 04 00809

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

FRANK ALLEN, JR.

Date Filed: 06/16/2004

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 260502

Trial Judge: Hon. Donald Thaddeus Johnson

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Sentence Vacated and Case Remanded for Resentencin

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

John B. Scofield

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Opinions written by: Hon. Marc T. Amy

CA 04 00706

VINTAGE WINGS & THINGS, LLC

VERSUS

TOCE & DAIY, LLC

Date Filed: 05/26/2004

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20015669

Trial Judge: Hon. Durwood Wayne Conque

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Billie Colombaro Woodard

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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CA 04 00821

HENRY L. BURNS

VERSUS

CHRISTIAN M. GOUDEAU, ET AL.

Date Filed: 06/18/2004

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 02-C-0498-A

Trial Judge: Hon. James T. Genovese

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Billie Colombaro Woodard

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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KA 04 00826

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

JODY LEE BATISTE

Date Filed: 06/18/2004

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-1246

Trial Judge: Hon. Lori Ann Landry

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Conv and Sentence Affirmed; Rem w/ Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Billie Colombaro Woodard

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

Opinion Remarks: CONVICTION AND SENTENCE AFFIRMED;

REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS;

MOTION TO WITHDRAW GRANTED

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KA 04 00837

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

TIMOTHY VOLLM, JR.

Date Filed: 06/22/2004

Trial Court: Grant

Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-324

Trial Judge: Hon. Allen A. Krake

Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed in Part, Amended in Part and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Billie Colombaro Woodard

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

Opinion Remarks: AFFIRMED IN PART, AMENDED IN PART,

AND REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS

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CA 04 00872

ALICE LANDRY BOYER and CHERYL LANDRY KOKKINIS

VERSUS

STRIC-LAN COMPANIES CORP., ET AL.