3rd Circuit Court of Appeal
Press Release
Opinions Rendered From 11/10/04 To 11/10/04
Opinions written
by: Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
SHIRLEY GAUTHIER
VERSUS
NEWTY PAUL GAUTHIER
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Grant
Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 13797
Trial Judge: Hon. Allen A. Krake
Opinion
Rendered on:
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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BRANDON J. MOURET
VERSUS
ROXSAN GODEAUX
Date Filed:
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:
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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MARSH EXPLORATION, LLC
VERSUS
SKH ENERGY PARTNERS II, ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Vermilion
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 78335
Trial Judge: Hon. Thomas R. Duplantier
Opinion
Rendered on:
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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STATE OF
VERSUS
RONALD M. FONTENOT
Date Filed:
Trial Court: EVANGELINE
Thirteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 66514FA
Trial Judge: John Larry Vidrine
Opinion
Rendered on:
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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MANUEL K. BERARD, SR.
VERSUS
JESSICA ROLLER, ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court:
Fourteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 2002-4491
Trial Judge: Hon. J. David Painter
Opinion
Rendered on:
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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STATE OF
VERSUS
CARVIN SMITH
Lead Case KA 04 0000805 consolidated with KA 04 0000806
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Avoyelles
Twelfth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 03-CR118994A/B, 04-CR120965-B
Trial Judge: Hon. William Bennett
Opinion
Rendered on:
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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STATE OF
VERSUS
CARVIN SMITH
Lead Case KA 04 0000805 consolidated with KA 04 0000806
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Avoyelles
Twelfth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 04-CR120965-B, 03-CR118994-B
Trial Judge: Hon. William Bennett
Opinion
Rendered on:
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
VERNELL LOUIE, JR., ET AL.
VERSUS
ALLSTATE INS. CO., ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Rapides
Ninth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 205,915
Trial Judge: Hon. Bert Dexter Ryland
Opinion
Rendered on:
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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SAMUEL ALEXANDER, ET AL
VERSUS
THIOKOL CORPORATION, ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court:
Sixteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 91528
Trial Judge: Hon. Keith Rayne Jules Comeaux
Opinion
Rendered on:
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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DORE ENERGY CORPORATION
VERSUS
KERRY M. MASSARI, ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Cameron
Thirty-Eighth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 10-16400
Trial Judge: Hon. H. Ward Fontenot
Opinion
Rendered on:
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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DEBRA PARISH PHILMON
VERSUS
JAKE C. PHILMON
Date Filed:
Trial Court:
Fourteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 99-8358
Trial Judge: Guy Ernest Bradberry
Opinion
Rendered on:
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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FRED LEE PERKINS
VERSUS
WURSTER OIL CORP., ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Allen
Thirty-Third Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: C-2001-088
Trial Judge: Patricia C. Cole
Opinion
Rendered on:
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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CHARLES M. ATWOOD and GEORGE W. GONDRON
VERSUS
GRAND CASINOS OF LOUISIANA, INC., ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Allen
Thirty-Third Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: C-97-756
Trial Judge: Hon. John P. Navarre
Opinion
Rendered on:
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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STATE OF
VERSUS
JOHN M. BENEDICT
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Grant
Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 2003
Trial Judge: Hon. Allen A. Krake
Opinion
Rendered on:
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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STATE IN THE INTEREST OF
Q.H.
Lead Case JAK 04 0000748 consolidated with JAK 04 0000749
Date Filed:
Trial Court: CONCORDIA
Seventh Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 04-001J, 04-002J
Trial Judge: Hon. Leo Boothe
Opinion
Rendered on:
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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STATE IN THE INTEREST OF
Q.H.
Lead Case JAK 04 0000748 consolidated with JAK 04 0000749
Date Filed:
Trial Court: CONCORDIA
Seventh Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 04-002J, 04-001J
Trial Judge: Hon. Leo Boothe
Opinion
Rendered on:
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
84 LUMBER COMPANY, ET AL.
VERSUS
HON. ALLEN M. BABINEAUX, ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court:
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 20033333
Trial Judge: Hon. Kristian Dennis Earles
Opinion
Rendered on:
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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JOHN HENRY TAYLOR, ET UX.
VERSUS
CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA
Date Filed:
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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DEMETRA RIDEAU
VERSUS
BUDDY J. ESTELLE, ET AL.
Date Filed:
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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ANTHONY F. DIXON
VERSUS
MORENO ENERGY MARINE, INC., ET AL.
Date Filed:
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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BRUCE ROLAND ANDRUS
VERSUS
JONATHAN RAY COLLIGAN, ET AL.
Date Filed:
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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STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
RUDOLPH ELLIS, JR
Date Filed:
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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STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
JOSEPH JONES
Date Filed:
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
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
DONALD E. SNEED
Date Filed:
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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ALONZA HENDERSON, ET AL.
VERSUS
LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, ET AL.
Date Filed:
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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ANNETTE RICHARD D/B/A CLOUDE NINE
VERSUS
CENTURY SURETY INSURANCE
Date Filed:
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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METRA BARRAKA, ET VIR.
VERSUS
JOANN BOWIE, ET AL.
Date Filed:
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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P. G. DINERS, INC.
VERSUS
CAT SCALE COMPANY and LOVE'S COUNTRY STORES, INC.
Date Filed:
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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STATE IN THE INTEREST OF A.L.
Date Filed:
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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ANGELA L. OZBUN
VERSUS
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA
Date Filed:
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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STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
FRANK ALLEN, JR.
Date Filed:
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
VINTAGE WINGS & THINGS, LLC
VERSUS
TOCE & DAIY, LLC
Date Filed:
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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HENRY L. BURNS
VERSUS
CHRISTIAN M. GOUDEAU, ET AL.
Date Filed:
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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STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
JODY LEE BATISTE
Date Filed:
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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STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
TIMOTHY VOLLM, JR.
Date Filed:
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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ALICE LANDRY BOYER and CHERYL LANDRY KOKKINIS
VERSUS
STRIC-LAN COMPANIES CORP., ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Lafayette
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 20035635
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. Billie Colombaro Woodard - Concurs
Remarks: in the result
Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing
Hon. Billy Howard Ezell
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BILLYE S. COHEN, ET VIR
VERSUS
BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS, INC., ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Rapides
Ninth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 196,335
Trial Judge: Hon. F. Rae Donaldson Swent
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Reversed and Rendered
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Billie Colombaro Woodard
Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing
Hon. Billy Howard Ezell
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DEVONNA FAUNTLEROY
VERSUS
RAINBOW MARKETERS & ET AL. IN SOLIDO
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Lafayette
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 20034529
Trial Judge: Hon. Jules David Edwards III
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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Opinions written
by: Hon. Michael G. Sullivan
A & B BOLT & SUPPLY, INC.
VERSUS
DAVID S. DAWES and WHITCO SUPPLY, L.L.C.
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Lafayette
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 20033999
Trial Judge: Hon. Kristian Dennis Earles
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Jimmie C. Peters
Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing
John B. Scofield
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FRANK HICKS
VERSUS
GERVIS TEZENO
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Lafayette
Office of Workers' Compensation - # 4
Trial Court Number: 03-07512
Trial Judge: Hon. Sharon Morrow
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Jimmie C. Peters
Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing
John B. Scofield
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KENNETH TRAHAN and LISA A. TRAHAN
VERSUS
STATE OF LA., DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Lafayette
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 940798
Trial Judge: Hon. Patrick Louis Michot
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. Jimmie C. Peters
Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing
John B. Scofield
Opinion Remarks: AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART; AND
REMANDED FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS HEREIN
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RICHARD RODNEY LAIRD
VERSUS
CITY OF OAKDALE
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Allen
Thirty-Third Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: C-2002-064
Trial Judge: Patricia C. Cole
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Jimmie C. Peters
Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing
John B. Scofield
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IN RE: CYNTHIA WILEY, INDIV. AND ON BEHALF OF LILLIE M.
WILEY
Date Filed:
Trial Court: ST. LANDRY
Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 02-C-3125-C
Trial Judge: Hon. Alonzo Harris
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Reversed, Rendered in Part and Remanded
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Jimmie C. Peters
Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing
John B. Scofield
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
MICHAEL D. WEST
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Vernon
Thirtieth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 65370
Trial Judge: Hon. Lester P. Kees
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Affirmed as Amended and Remanded with Instructions
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Jimmie C. Peters
Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing
John B. Scofield
Opinion Remarks: CONVICTIONS AFFIRMED; SENTENCES AFFIRMED
AS
AMENDED; AND REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS.
MOTION TO WITHDRAW GRANTED.
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GWENEVERE JOHNSON
VERSUS
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Calcasieu
Office of Workers' Compensation - # 3
Trial Court Number: 01-06185
Trial Judge: Charlotte A. L. Bushnell
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Motion Opinion
The Opinion was not Published
The Opinion - Appeal Dismissed
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Oswald A. Decuir
Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing
John B. Scofield
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Opinions written
by: Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion
ERNE JOHN PLESSALA
VERSUS
GLORIA L. PLESSALA
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Iberia
Sixteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 98953
Trial Judge: Hon. Charles Lee Porter
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was not Published
The Opinion - Affirmed
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett
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TONYA HIDALGO, ET AL.
VERSUS
OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL, ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court: ST. LANDRY
Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 00-C-4242-A
Trial Judge: Hon. James T. Genovese
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was not Published
The Opinion - Affirmed
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett
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LEWIS FRAZIER, JR.
VERSUS
ZAPATA PROTEIN USA, INC., ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Cameron
Thirty-Eighth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 10-14309
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. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett
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MATTIE M. AMOS and RUSSELL C. AMOS
VERSUS
LYNDOL ENTERPRISES, INC.
Lead Case CA 04 0000555 consolidated with CA 04 0000556
CA 04 0000557
CA 04 0000558
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Lafayette
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 20014657 C/W 20005537 C/W, 20015421 C/W 20022113 C/W, 20024406
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. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett
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MADILYN DENISE POWELL and MATTIE M. AMOS
VERSUS
LYNDOL ENTERPRISES, INC.
Lead Case CA 04 0000555 consolidated with CA 04 0000556
CA 04 0000557
CA 04 0000558
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Lafayette
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 20014657 C/W 20005537 C/W, 20015421 C/W 20022113 C/W, 20024406
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. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett
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MADILYN DENISE POWELL
VERSUS
ROBERT (SKIP) SUTTOR, ET AL.
Lead Case CA 04 0000555 consolidated with CA 04 0000556
CA 04 0000557
CA 04 0000558
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Lafayette
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 20014657 C/W 20005537 C/W, 20015421 C/W 20022113 C/W, 20024406
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. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett
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MATTIE M. AMOS, ET AL.
VERSUS
ROBERT (SKIP) SUTTOR, ET AL.
Lead Case CA 04 0000555 consolidated with CA 04 0000556
CA 04 0000557
CA 04 0000558
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Lafayette
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 20014657 C/W 20005537 C/W, 20015421 C/W 20022113 C/W, 20024406
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. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett
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JOSHUA TERRELL, INDIV. ETC. ET AL.
VERSUS
TOWN OF MERRYVILLE, ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court: BEAUREGARD
Thirty-Sixth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: C-2002-0560
Trial Judge: Hon. Stuart S. Kay Jr.
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Affirmed
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux – Dissents
Remarks: and assigns written reasons
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett
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CHARLES B. ASHY, SR.
VERSUS
WILLIAM E. TROTTER, II
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Lafayette
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 20030488
Trial Judge: Hon. Patrick Louis Michot
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Affirmed
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
JASON M. REEVES
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Calcasieu
Fourteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 7873-03
Trial Judge: Hon. G. Michael Canaday
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett
Opinion Remarks: REVERSED, SENTENCE VACATED, AND REMANDED.
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Opinions written
by: Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett
CAROLYN DAUZAT MARCOTTE
VERSUS
THOMAS ERNEST MARCOTTE
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Avoyelles
Twelfth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 2003-4798-B
Trial Judge: Hon. William Bennett
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks – Dissents
Remarks: and assigns written reasons
Hon. Marc T. Amy
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing
Hon. Billy Howard Ezell
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SAM A. DAIGLE and THERESA M. DAIGLE
VERSUS
TRINITY UNITED MORTGAGE, LLC & JOE DIEZ
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Cameron
Thirty-Eighth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 10-16162
Trial Judge: Hon. H. Ward Fontenot
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Affirmed
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing
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BENJAMIN HEBERT
VERSUS
CORY J. BROUSSARD, ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Iberia
Sixteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 99017
Trial Judge: Hon. Keith Rayne Jules Comeaux
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Affirmed
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing
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IN RE:
VERSUS
TRISTON ALEC LEJEUNE
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Acadia
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 81098
Trial Judge: Hon. Kristian Dennis Earles
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was not Published
The Opinion - Affirmed
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing
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JOSEPH LEGER
VERSUS
SAVOY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, INC.
Date Filed:
Trial Court: EVANGELINE
Thirteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 65214-A
Trial Judge: John Larry Vidrine
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was not Published
The Opinion - Affirmed
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing
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BONITA IHLI
VERSUS
TOBY IHLI
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Calcasieu
Fourteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 95-52
Trial Judge: Lilynn Annette Cutrer
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was not Published
The Opinion - Affirmed
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
DAMIEN D. TRAHAN
Lead Case KA 04 0000709 consolidated with KA 04 0000711
KA 04 0000712
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Calcasieu
Fourteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 6314-03, 7707-03, 11377-03
Trial Judge: Hon. G. Michael Canaday
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was not Published
The Opinion - Affirmed and Remanded with Instructions
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
DAMIEN D. TRAHAN
Lead Case KA 04 0000709 consolidated with KA 04 0000711
KA 04 0000712
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Calcasieu
Fourteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 7707-03, 6314-03, 11377-03
Trial Judge: Hon. G. Michael Canaday
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was not Published
The Opinion - Affirmed and Remanded with Instructions
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
DAMIEN D. TRAHAN
Lead Case KA 04 0000709 consolidated with KA 04 0000711
KA 04 0000712
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Calcasieu
Fourteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 11377-03, 6314-03, 7707-03
Trial Judge: Hon. G. Michael Canaday
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was not Published
The Opinion - Affirmed and Remanded with Instructions
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
MICKEL BRISCO
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Iberia
Sixteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 01-682
Trial Judge: Hon. Keith Rayne Jules Comeaux
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Sentence Vacated and Remanded
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion
Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing
Opinion Remarks: SENTENCE VACATED; REMANDED FOR
RESENTENCING.
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Opinions written
by: Hon. Billy Howard Ezell
HECK INDUSTRIES, INC.
VERSUS
ANN A.W. WILLIAMS, ET VIR
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Rapides
Ninth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 208,204
Trial Judge: Hon. George Clarence Metoyer Jr
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was not Published
The Opinion - Affirmed
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Billie Colombaro Woodard
Hon. Marc T. Amy
Hon. Billy Howard Ezell - Writing
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ESTHER FRANK
VERSUS
CITY OF LAKE CHARLES
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Calcasieu
Office of Workers' Compensation - # 3
Trial Court Number: 03-01195
Trial Judge: Charlotte A. L. Bushnell
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
Hon. Billy Howard Ezell - Writing
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
LAMAR PIERCE PHILLIPS
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Grant
Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 03-671
Trial Judge: Hon. Allen A. Krake
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Affirmed in Part, Vacated in Part and Remanded
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Billie Colombaro Woodard
Hon. Marc T. Amy
Hon. Billy Howard Ezell - Writing
Opinion Remarks: AFFIRMED IN PART; VACATED IN PART AND
REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
LOUIS HUTCHINSON, III
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Iberia
Sixteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 00-507
Trial Judge: Hon. Gerard B. Wattigny
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was not Published
The Opinion - Affirmed in Part, Amended in Part and Remanded
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Billie Colombaro Woodard
Hon. Marc T. Amy - Concurs in Part, Dissents in Part
Remarks: and assigns written reasons
Hon. Billy Howard Ezell - Writing
Opinion Remarks: AMENDED IN PART; AFFIRMED IN PART
AND REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS
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LOUIS' FLORIST SHOP OF LAKE CHARLES, INC. ET AL.
VERSUS
UNITED FIRE & CAS. CO., ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Lake Charles City Court
Lake Charles City Court
Trial Court Number: 02-667
Trial Judge: Hon. John Stewart Hood
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Billie Colombaro Woodard - Concurs
Remarks: in the results.
Hon. Marc T. Amy
Hon. Billy Howard Ezell - Writing
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DAVID MILLER
VERSUS
RICKY MIER, ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court:
Sixteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 99028
Trial Judge: Hon. Charles Lee Porter
Opinion
Rendered on:
The Opinion was not Published
The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Billie Colombaro Woodard
Hon. Marc T. Amy
Hon. Billy Howard Ezell - Writing
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RONNIE DAVIS AND LENA DAVIS
VERSUS
DEMPSTER, INC., ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court: Allen
Thirty-Third Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: C-94-255
Trial Judge: Hon. Joel Gerard Davis
Opinion Rendered on: 11/10/04 - Majority Opinion Rendered
The Opinion was not Published
The Opinion - Affirmed
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Billie Colombaro Woodard
Hon. Marc T. Amy
Hon. Billy Howard Ezell - Writing
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Opinions written
by: John B. Scofield
DEXTER BENJAMIN
VERSUS
Date Filed:
Trial Court:
Office of Workers' Compensation - # 4
Trial Court Number: 02-09480
Trial Judge: Hon. Sharon Morrow
Opinion
Rendered on:
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Affirmed
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Jimmie C. Peters
Hon. Michael G. Sullivan
John B. Scofield - Writing
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W & R FARMING PARTNERSHIP
VERSUS
OLD SOUTH PROPERTIES, INC.
Date Filed:
Trial Court:
Tenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 75610, Div. B
Trial Judge: Hon. W. Peyton Cunningham, Jr.
Opinion
Rendered on:
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Reversed and Rendered
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Jimmie C. Peters
Hon. Michael G. Sullivan
John B. Scofield - Writing
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JOSEPH RODNEY QUIBODEAUX, ET AL.
VERSUS
BRUCE ROLAND ANDRUS, ET AL.
Date Filed:
Trial Court:
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 78119
Trial Judge: Hon. Durwood Wayne Conque
Opinion
Rendered on:
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Affirmed
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Jimmie C. Peters
Hon. Michael G. Sullivan
John B. Scofield - Writing
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MARTIN PETITJEAN III, ET AL.
VERSUS
Date Filed:
Trial Court:
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: 75483
Trial Judge: Hon. Kristian Dennis Earles
Opinion
Rendered on:
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Reversed and Rendered
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Jimmie C. Peters
Hon. Michael G. Sullivan
John B. Scofield - Writing
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RICHARD
VERSUS
ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO.
Date Filed:
Trial Court:
Office of Workers' Compensation - # 4
Trial Court Number: 00-05514
Trial Judge: Hon. Sharon Morrow
Opinion
Rendered on:
The Opinion was Published
The Opinion - Affirmed
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Jimmie C. Peters
Hon. Michael G. Sullivan
John B. Scofield - Writing
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STATE OF
VERSUS
JAMEY L. EVERETT
Date Filed:
Trial Court: BEAUREGARD
Thirty-Sixth Judicial District Court
Trial Court Number: CR984-02
Trial Judge: Hon. Herman I. Stewart Jr.
Opinion
Rendered on:
The Opinion was not Published
The Opinion - Sentence Vacated and Remanded
Opinion Panel:
Hon. Jimmie C. Peters
Hon. Michael G. Sullivan
John B. Scofield - Writing
Opinion Remarks: SENTENCE VACATED; CASE REMANDED
Total Civil Cases 51
Civil PC Opinions 0
Civil PC Publish 0
Civil PC Not Publish 0
Civil Majority Opinions 51
Civil Majority Publish 32
Civil Majority Not Publish 19
Civil Opinion on Motions 0
Total Criminal Cases 19
Criminal PC Opinions 0
Criminal PC Publish 0
Criminal PC Not Publish 0
Criminal Majority Opinions 19
Criminal Majority Publish 9
Criminal Majority Not Publish 10
Criminal Opinion on Motions 0
Total Juvenile Cases 3
Juvenile PC Opinions 0
Juvenile PC Publish 0
Juvenile PC Not Publish 0
Juvenile Majority Opinions 3
Juvenile Majority Publish 0
Juvenile Majority Not Publish 3
Juvenile Opinion on Motions 0
Total Workers Comp Cases 5
Workers Comp PC Opinions 0
Workers Comp PC Publish 0
Workers Comp PC Not Publish 0
Workers Comp Majority Opinions 4
Workers Comp Majority Publish 4
Workers Comp Majority Not Publish 1
Workers Comp Opinion on Motions 1
Total Consolidated Cases 11
Total Opinion on Writ Grants 1
Total Opinion on Remands 0
Total Dismissed Appeals 0
Total Joint Motions to Dismiss Appeal 0
Total Dismiss by Court Order 0
Total Civil Motions 0
Total Criminal Motions 0