3rd Circuit Court of Appeal

Press Release

Opinions Rendered From 06/01/05 To 06/01/05

Opinions written by: Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

KA 04 01636

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

JAMES ALLEN DRAKE, JR.

Date Filed: 12/15/2004

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 265627

Trial Judge: Hon. F. Rae Donaldson Swent

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. J. David Painter

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CA 05 00071

THERESA HAMILTON

VERSUS

CITY OF NATCHITOCHES, ET AL.

Date Filed: 01/20/2005

Trial Court: Natchitoches

Tenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 74684, Div. B

Trial Judge: Fred C. Sexton Jr.

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. J. David Painter

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CA 05 00117

VERMILION PARISH POLICE JURY

VERSUS

MED-EXPRESS AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.

Date Filed: 01/31/2005

Trial Court: Vermilion

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 78580

Trial Judge: Hon. Edward D. Rubin

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

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

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. J. David Painter

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Opinions written by: Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

KA 04 01642

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

RICHARD BENOIT

Date Filed: 12/15/2004

Trial Court: Vermilion

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 38012

Trial Judge: Hon. Marilyn Carr Castle

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. J. David Painter

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CA 05 00079

HILDA B. GREENE

VERSUS

PATRICK GREENE, SR.

Date Filed: 01/21/2005

Trial Court: Jefferson Davis

Thirty-First Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: C-460-03

Trial Judge: Hon. J. Donald Aaron Jr.

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. J. David Painter

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CA 05 00119

STEVE H. CROOKS AND ERA LEA CROOKS

VERSUS

PLACID REFINING COMPANY

Date Filed: 01/31/2005

Trial Court: LaSalle

Twenty-Eighth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 30,655

Trial Judge: Hon. Alfred A. Mansour

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. J. David Painter

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Opinions written by: Hon. John D. Saunders

KA 05 00103

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

DERRICK D. JOHNSON

Date Filed: 01/27/2005

Trial Court: CONCORDIA

Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 00-0395

Trial Judge: Hon. Kathy A. Johnson

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Dismissed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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CA 05 00159

TAURUS C. BROWN, ET UX.

VERSUS

ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO., ET AL.

Date Filed: 02/09/2005

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 210,775

Trial Judge: Hon. Harry Fred Randow

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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CA 05 00198

TARA COATES SENOUSY

VERSUS

SAEED HASSAN SENOUSY

Date Filed: 02/18/2005

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 203,502

Trial Judge: Hon. George Clarence Metoyer Jr

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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CA 05 00200

ALVIN LEE MCNEELY, JR.

VERSUS

THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF JOHN COLE

Date Filed: 02/18/2005

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 184,280

Trial Judge: Hon. William Ross Foote

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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CA 05 00255

STEVEN D. SKELTON

VERSUS

LESSLE DARNEL SKELTON

Date Filed: 03/02/2005

Trial Court: Allen

Thirty-Third Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: C-2004-346

Trial Judge: Hon. Joel Gerard Davis

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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Opinions written by: Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

KA 05 00108

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

JESSE FONTENOT

A/K/A JAMES FONTENOT, A/K/A JESSIE FONTENOT

Date Filed: 01/28/2005

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 90242

Trial Judge: Hon. Marilyn Carr Castle

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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CA 05 00182

ROGER LEBLANC

VERSUS

MICHAEL HARSON, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ET AL.

Date Filed: 02/15/2005

Trial Court: Vermilion

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 81635

Trial Judge: Hon. Marilyn Carr Castle

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

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

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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CA 05 00191

TERRA COTTA'S CAFE, LLC

VERSUS

RICHARD AND KAYLYNN POOLE

Date Filed: 02/17/2005

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2001-5570

Trial Judge: Hon. J. David Painter

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Rendered

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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CA 05 00195

JAMES DUBROC, JR.

VERSUS

TETRA APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Date Filed: 02/17/2005

Trial Court: Vermilion

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 76080

Trial Judge: Hon. Durwood Wayne Conque

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Dissents

Remarks: and assigns written reasons.

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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Opinions written by: Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

KA 04 01659

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

JOSEPH AUGUSTINE, JR.

Date Filed: 12/22/2004

Trial Court: St. Martin

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-226682

Trial Judge: Hon. Keith Rayne Jules Comeaux

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 05 00098

P. CHARLES CALAHAN

VERSUS

SCOTTSDALE INS. CO.

Date Filed: 01/26/2005

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 95958

Trial Judge: Hon. Lori Ann Landry

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 05 00134

RAPIDES PARISH COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT

VERSUS

CENTURYTEL, INC.

Date Filed: 02/02/2005

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 202,580

Trial Judge: Hon. George Clarence Metoyer Jr

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 05 00140

COUTRNEY TASSIN ST. ROMAIN, ET UX.

VERSUS

CAPPAERT MANUFACTURED HOUSING, INC., ET AL.

Date Filed: 02/04/2005

Trial Court: Avoyelles

Twelfth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2004-6745-B

Trial Judge: Hon. William Bennett

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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Opinions written by: Hon. Marc T. Amy

CW 05 00069

BELWISE AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS,

INC., ET AL

VERSUS

PAUL A. LEMKE, III, ET AL

Date Filed: 01/20/2005

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 217,900

Trial Judge: Hon. F. Rae Donaldson Swent

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - WRIT GRANTED AND MADE PEREMPTORY

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. John D. Saunders - Dissents

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Opinion Remarks: Writ Granted and Made Peremptory.

Exceptions of

Improper Venue Maintained. Remanded with Instructions.

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KA 05 00116

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

ROY D. ROE

Date Filed: 01/31/2005

Trial Court: Grant

Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-645

Trial Judge: Hon. Allen A. Krake

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed and Remanded with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

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CA 05 00185

TALLIE THIBODEAUX POURCIAUX

VERSUS

JACOB POURCIAUX

Date Filed: 02/15/2005

Trial Court: St. Martin

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 01-63480

Trial Judge: Hon. Charles Lee Porter

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

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CA 05 00193

JOSEPH MALMAY

VERSUS

WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, ET AL.

Date Filed: 02/17/2005

Trial Court: Sabine

Eleventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 54,762

Trial Judge: Hon. Robert Edward Burgess

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

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

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Opinion Remarks: Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part

and Remanded with Instructions

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CA 05 00237

RICHARD QUINNEY

VERSUS

THE SUMMIT OF ALEXANDRIA, ET AL.

Date Filed: 02/25/2005

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 217,649

Trial Judge: Hon. Alfred A. Mansour

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

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

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

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CA 05 00291

JOSEPH MATT, ET AL.

VERSUS

AGRO DISTRIBUTION, LLC, ET AL.

Lead Case CA 05 0000291 consolidated with CA 05 0000292

Date Filed: 03/09/2005

Trial Court: Natchitoches

Tenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 75540, Div. A

Trial Judge: Hon. Eric Roger Harrington

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Opinion Remarks: Affirmed. Additional Attorney's Fees

Awarded on Appeal.

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CA 05 00292

DERRITT MATT, JR., ET UX.

VERSUS

AGRO DISTRIBUTION, LLC, ET AL.

Lead Case CA 05 0000291 consolidated with CA 05 0000292

Date Filed: 03/09/2005

Trial Court: Natchitoches

Tenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 75541, Div. A

Trial Judge: Hon. Eric Roger Harrington

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Opinion Remarks: Affirmed. Additional Attorney's

Fees Awarded on Appeal.

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Opinions written by: Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

KA 05 00056

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

MILTON L. HOWARD

Date Filed: 01/14/2005

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-1566

Trial Judge: Hon. Lori Ann Landry

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 05 00113

MARTIN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

VERSUS

AIMEE DOAN

Date Filed: 01/31/2005

Trial Court: Lake Charles City Court

Lake Charles City Court

Trial Court Number: 03-2618

Trial Judge: Hon. Thomas P. Quirk

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Remanded with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 05 00121

GERALD BORDELON

VERSUS

FULCRUM INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.

Date Filed: 01/31/2005

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2001-3147

Trial Judge: Hon. Robert Lane Wyatt

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 05 00141

BUSTER RICO, ET UX.

VERSUS

CAPPAERT MANUFACTURED HOUSING, INC., ET AL.

Date Filed: 02/04/2005

Trial Court: Avoyelles

Twelfth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2004-6423-A

Trial Judge: Hon. Mark A. Jeansonne

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 05 00149

JYI H. STEEN, ET AL.

VERSUS

STATE OF LA., DOTD

Date Filed: 02/07/2005

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 97013-H

Trial Judge: Hon. William D. Hunter

Opinion Rendered on: 06/01/05 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters