3rd Circuit Court of Appeal

Press Release

Opinions Rendered From 04/06/05 To 04/06/05

Opinions written by: Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

CA 04 01618

MCVAY CHAMBERS, JR., ET UX.

VERSUS

MARY DERMINSTEIN and ALLSTATE INS. CO.

Date Filed: 12/10/2004

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20022052

Trial Judge: Marcus A. Broussard

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. J. David Painter

Hon. James T. Genovese

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CA 04 01632

LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

VERSUS

LOUISIANA WORKERS' COMPENSATION SECOND INJURY BOARD

Date Filed: 12/13/2004

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20041913

Trial Judge: Hon. Glennon P. Everett

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. J. David Painter

Hon. James T. Genovese

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Opinions written by: Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

KA 04 01128

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

DARREL G. LEDEE A/K/A SHANE ALLEN HENRY

Date Filed: 08/17/2004

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 92621

Trial Judge: Hon. Marilyn Carr Castle

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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WCA 04 01193

SAMUEL A. DAENEN

VERSUS

THE CAJUN LANDING RESTAURANT

Date Filed: 09/02/2004

Trial Court: Rapides

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 2

Trial Court Number: 03-02057

Trial Judge: James L. Braddock

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed in Part; Affirmed in Part

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. J. David Painter

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CA 04 01408

KERRY J. WRIGHT

VERSUS

COASTAL FABRICATION, LLC, ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/18/2004

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 97613-E

Trial Judge: Hon. Keith Rayne Jules Comeaux

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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CA 04 01562

BRENDA DIANNE MORGAN

VERSUS

AUTO CLUB FAMILY INSURANCE COMPANY

Date Filed: 11/30/2004

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 214,703

Trial Judge: Hon. Bert Dexter Ryland

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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CA 04 01576

RICHARD EVINS

VERSUS

RUSSELL BISHOP, ET AL.

Date Filed: 12/01/2004

Trial Court: Allen

Thirty-Third Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: C-98-449

Trial Judge: Patricia C. Cole

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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Opinions written by: Hon. John D. Saunders

KA 04 01531

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

JORDIE KENRY RUBIN

Date Filed: 11/19/2004

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-K1682D

Trial Judge: Donald Wayne Hebert

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Dissents

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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WCA 05 00011

ALTAIR STRICKLAND

VERSUS

RONALD DOYLE

Date Filed: 01/04/2005

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 3

Trial Court Number: 04-1548

Trial Judge: Charlotte A. L. Bushnell

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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Opinions written by: Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

KA 04 01126

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

KEITHIAN GREENHOUSE

Lead Case consolidated with KA 04 0001468

Date Filed: 08/17/2004

Trial Court: Avoyelles

Twelfth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 106648

Trial Judge: Hon. Mark A. Jeansonne

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Dismissed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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CA 04 01423

KENDRICK J. HOOPER and MARJA BROUSSARD-HOOPER

VERSUS

KENNETH J. DUGAS

Date Filed: 10/20/2004

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20021671

Trial Judge: Hon. Kristian Dennis Earles

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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KA 04 01468

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

KEITHIAN GREENHOUSE

Lead Case consolidated with KA 04 0001468

Date Filed: 10/29/2004

Trial Court: Avoyelles

Twelfth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 106649

Trial Judge: Hon. Mark A. Jeansonne

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Dismissed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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CA 04 01522

AVOYELLES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

VERSUS

CORAL P. MAYEAUX, ET AL.

Date Filed: 11/19/2004

Trial Court: Avoyelles

Twelfth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2003-5404-B

Trial Judge: Hon. William Bennett

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

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

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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CA 04 01542

LATREISHA DUNCAN

VERSUS

LLOYD MONETTE, ET AL

Date Filed: 11/22/2004

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 208,895

Trial Judge: Hon. Bert Dexter Ryland

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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Opinions written by: Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

KA 04 01541

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

MICHAEL WAYNE WILSON

Date Filed: 11/22/2004

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 6455-01

Trial Judge: Hon. Robert Lane Wyatt

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Convict Affirmed; Sent Vacated; Remand for Re-Sent

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Opinion Remarks: Convictions Affirmed. Sentences Affirmed

in Part and Vacated in Part and Remanded with Instructions.

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CA 04 01584

CHRISTINA RYALS EZERNACK

VERSUS

CHRIS MICHAEL EZERNECK

Date Filed: 12/03/2004

Trial Court: Sabine

Eleventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 56,583

Trial Judge: Hon. Robert Edward Burgess

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

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

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Opinion Remarks: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part, and

Remanded with Instructions.

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WCA 04 01610

A. IMOGENE STROUD

VERSUS

MORRISON NURSERY

Date Filed: 12/10/2004

Trial Court: Rapides

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 2

Trial Court Number: 04-01547

Trial Judge: James L. Braddock

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 04 01615

KEVIN FIX and CONNIE FIX

VERSUS

CURTIS BRAXTON ROGAN AND PROGRESSIVE HALCYON INS. CO.

Date Filed: 12/10/2004

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2003-1499

Trial Judge: Hon. David Alexander Ritchie

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Appeal Dismissed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Opinion Remarks: Appeal Dismissed Without Prejudice.

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Opinions written by: Hon. Marc T. Amy

KA 04 01558

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

BOOKER EARL LOYDEN

Date Filed: 11/29/2004

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 256385

Trial Judge: Hon. William Ross Foote

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed and Remanded with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Opinion Remarks: Convictions Affirmed; Sentences for

Aggravated Rape Amended with Instructions, and Affirmed as

Amended; Sentence for Aggravated Oral Sexual Battery

Vacated and Remanded with Instructions.

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WCA 04 01586

LABOR FINDERS

VERSUS

JOSEPH JEAN BATISTE

Date Filed: 12/06/2004

Trial Court: Lafayette

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 4

Trial Court Number: 03-03179

Trial Judge: Sam L. Lowery

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 04 01592

DEAN IWAMOTO

VERSUS

JAMES M. WILCOX, ET AL.

Date Filed: 12/07/2004

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 01-C-4387-B

Trial Judge: Hon. Aaron Frank McGee

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 04 01617

EDDIE J. WILLIAMS, JR.

VERSUS

FINLEY, INC. D/B/A NAOMI HEIGHTS NURSING HOME

Date Filed: 12/10/2004

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 212,895

Trial Judge: Hon. George Clarence Metoyer Jr

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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Opinions written by: Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

CW 04 01116

PEGGY PIAZZA

VERSUS

GREG MANUEL, ET AL

Date Filed: 08/17/2004

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2003-6639

Trial Judge: Hon. Glennon P. Everett

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Writ Denied

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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KA 04 01448

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

CARL EUGENE PAYTON, III

Date Filed: 10/26/2004

Trial Court: Vernon

Thirtieth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 65072

Trial Judge: Hon. Lester P. Kees

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed; Motion to Withdraw Granted

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

Opinion Remarks: Conviction and Sentence Affirmed. Motion

to Withdraw Granted.

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CA 04 01492

GREGORY K. HORNAGE

VERSUS

CLECO POWER, LLC, ET AL.

Date Filed: 11/09/2004

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 216,115

Trial Judge: Hon. Bruce C. Bennett Jr.

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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CA 04 01546

JOHN E. GRADNEY, JR., ET AL

VERSUS

CHANDELIER HOMES, INC., ET AL.

Date Filed: 11/23/2004

Trial Court: EVANGELINE

Thirteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 64880-B

Trial Judge: Thomas F. Fuselier

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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Opinions written by: Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

KA 04 01539

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

DEVRIN P. DOUCETTE

Date Filed: 11/22/2004

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 17149-01

Trial Judge: Hon. David Alexander Ritchie

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing

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CA 04 01643

THERESA FIRMIN

VERSUS

BRIAN GILL and TODD TOWNSLEY

Date Filed: 12/17/2004

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2002-1713

Trial Judge: Hon. J. David Painter

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing

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Opinions written by: Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

KA 04 01571

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

SHERRY S. BAILEY

Date Filed: 11/30/2004

Trial Court: CONCORDIA

Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-1177

Trial Judge: Hon. Kathy A. Johnson

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Conviction Reversed.

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy – Dissents

Remarks: and assigns written reasons.

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing

Opinion Remarks: Conviction Reversed and Set Aside;

Appellant Acquitted

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CA 04 01591

DIANNE BATES

VERSUS

ROBERT C. KING, ET AL.

Date Filed: 12/07/2004

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 214,433

Trial Judge: Hon. William Ross Foote

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing

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CA 04 01612

GLENN DARREN LEGER and RAMONA LEGER ELKINS

VERSUS

OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL, ET AL.

Date Filed: 12/10/2004

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 04-C-1204-A

Trial Judge: Hon. James T. Genovese

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing

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Opinions written by: Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

KA 04 01449

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

TIMOTHY SAVOY

Date Filed: 10/26/2004

Trial Court: Acadia

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 62465

Trial Judge: Hon. J. Byron Hebert

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell - Writing

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CA 04 01464

HOMER D. WOOD, ET AL.

VERSUS

AXIS ENERGY CORPORATION, ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/29/2004

Trial Court: Cameron

Thirty-Eighth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 10-14779

Trial Judge: Hon. H. Ward Fontenot

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed as Amended

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell - Writing

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CA 04 01514

LOUISIANA REAL ESTATE COMMISSION

VERSUS

BRETT C. BUTLER, ET AL.

Date Filed: 11/17/2004

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-2797

Trial Judge: Hon. Robert Lane Wyatt

Opinion Rendered on: 04/06/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir