April 5, 2006

3rd Circuit Court of Appeal

Press Release

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

Opinions written by: Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

CA 05 00096

OUPAC, INC. D/B/A OUPAC FINANCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

ALLSTAR GMC-PONTIAC

Date Filed: 01/25/2005

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2003-3338

Trial Judge: Hon. Wilford D. Carter

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

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. J. David Painter

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WCA 05 01282

JAMES R. DUPLECHAIN

VERSUS

BELL OFFICE SUPPLY

Date Filed: 10/19/2005

Trial Court: Rapides

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 2

Trial Court Number: 03-08243

Trial Judge: Hon. Jason Gerard Ourso

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. James T. Genovese

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CA 05 01284

TERESA ALLEN, ET AL.

VERSUS

GLENN EDWARD BELGARD, ET UX

Date Filed: 10/19/2005

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 211,399

Trial Judge: Hon. Harry Fred Randow

Opinion Rendered on: 04/05/06 - 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. James T. Genovese

Opinion Remarks: Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part;

Remanded in Part.

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CA 05 01298

BILLY L. REED and TERESA REED

VERSUS

AMERICAN EQUITY INSURANCE CO., ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/20/2005

Trial Court: Pineville City Court

Pineville City Court

Trial Court Number: 3-0200

Trial Judge: Jesse Phillip Terrell Jr.

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. James T. Genovese

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Opinions written by: Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

CA 05 01251

MICHAEL A. CASTILLE

VERSUS

OLD EVANGELINE DOWNS, LLC

Date Filed: 10/17/2005

Trial Court: St. Martin

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 69096

Trial Judge: Hon. Gerard B. Wattigny

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. James T. Genovese

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CA 05 01278

DEVONIA EVANS, ET AL.

VERSUS

CITY OF NATCHITOCHES

Date Filed: 10/19/2005

Trial Court: Natchitoches

Tenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 69332, Div. B

Trial Judge: Hon. Dee A. Hawthorne

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. James T. Genovese

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WCA 05 01294

WILEY E. MAULDIN

VERSUS

TOWN OF CHURCH POINT

Date Filed: 10/20/2005

Trial Court: Lafayette

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 4

Trial Court Number: 04-08633

Trial Judge: Hon. Sharon Morrow

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. James T. Genovese

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Opinions written by: Hon. John D. Saunders

WCA 05 00575

ADRIAN BROUSSARD

VERSUS

LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

Date Filed: 05/03/2005

Trial Court: Lafayette

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 4

Trial Court Number: 03-05991

Trial Judge: Sam L. Lowery

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. J. David Painter

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CA 05 01300

LINDA SNYDER GERACE

VERSUS

RANDY JOSEPH GERACE

Date Filed: 10/20/2005

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 02-C-3447-C

Trial Judge: Hon. Alonzo Harris

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Concurs

Remarks: in the result.

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell - Concurs

Remarks: in the result.

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CA 05 01311

FABIAN PATIN AND ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS, APLC

VERSUS

THE LAW FIRM OF FLOURNOY, DOGGETT & LOSAVIO, APLC

Date Filed: 10/21/2005

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20021025

Trial Judge: Hon. J. Byron Hebert

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

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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CA 05 01316

IDA FLUGENCE

VERSUS

DR. CRAIG M. GAUTHIER

Date Filed: 10/21/2005

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 95859

Trial Judge: Hon. Lori Ann Landry

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

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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CA 05 01349

KENDRITH NICHOLS and ONNIE NICHOLS

VERSUS

STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY CO.

Date Filed: 10/26/2005

Trial Court: Avoyelles

Twelfth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2002-3388-B

Trial Judge: Hon. William Bennett

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

The Opinion was not Published

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

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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KA 05 01479

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

JOSEPH D. SAMPY, JR.

Date Filed: 11/30/2005

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-1616

Trial Judge: Hon. John E. Conery

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

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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KA 05 01480

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

JOSEPH D. SAMPY, JR.

Date Filed: 11/30/2005

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-1861

Trial Judge: Hon. John E. Conery

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

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed and Remanded with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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Opinions written by: Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

CA 05 01303

SUNRISE PROPERTIES, INC.

VERSUS

LONG'S PREFERRED PRODUCTS, INC.

Date Filed: 10/20/2005

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 05-C-0223-D

Trial Judge: Donald Wayne Hebert

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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CA 05 01308

BRIDGET HUIE, ET AL.

VERSUS

CITY OF LEESVILLE

Date Filed: 10/20/2005

Trial Court: Vernon

Thirtieth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 69,445

Trial Judge: Hon. John C. Ford

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

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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CA 05 01326

WEST LOUISIANA HEALTH SERVICES, INC. D/B/A BEAUREGARD

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

VERSUS

DAN BUTLER, M.D.

Date Filed: 10/24/2005

Trial Court: BEAUREGARD

Thirty-Sixth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: C-2005-0432

Trial Judge: Hon. Stuart S. Kay Jr.

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Rendered

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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CA 05 01337

DELANO PLANTATION, ET AL.

VERSUS

JUNE AMY LOWREY

Date Filed: 10/25/2005

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 90-C-0377-B

Trial Judge: Hon. Ellis J. Daigle

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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CA 05 01344

GEORGE A. THARP

VERSUS

STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/25/2005

Trial Court: Grant

Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 13093

Trial Judge: Hon. Allen A. Krake

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

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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Opinions written by: Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

CA 05 00532

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

MAUREEN VALLOT

Date Filed: 04/26/2005

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03J935

Trial Judge: Hon. Keith Rayne Jules Comeaux

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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WCA 05 01149

WILLIAM TONY REEVES

VERSUS

I. M. C.

Date Filed: 08/31/2005

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 3

Trial Court Number: 02-09174

Trial Judge: Charlotte A. L. Bushnell

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Rendered

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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CA 05 01171

CUNARD LINE LIMITED CO.

VERSUS

DATREX CORP.

Date Filed: 09/06/2005

Trial Court: Allen

Thirty-Third Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: C-2002-140

Trial Judge: Patricia C. Cole

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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CA 05 01207

DANIEL A. HARDEE, III, ET AL.

VERSUS

ATLANTIC RICHFIELD, ET AL.

Date Filed: 09/14/2005

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2004-2319

Trial Judge: Hon. R. Richard Bryant Jr.

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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KA 05 01322

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

BRANDON JOSEPH ABSHIRE

Date Filed: 10/21/2005

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 15098-02

Trial Judge: Hon. G. Michael Canaday

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

The Opinion was not Published

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

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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Opinions written by: Hon. Marc T. Amy

CA 05 01173

SHAUNN CAILLIER MCCORVEY

VERSUS

DERRIEL CARLTON MCCORVEY

Date Filed: 09/06/2005

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 02-C-2619-D

Trial Judge: Hon. Robert Brinkman

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Hon. J. David Painter

Opinion Remarks: Affirmed; Motion to Reduce Child Support

Denied.

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CA 05 01188

INDUSTRIAL SCREW & SUPPLY CO., INC.

VERSUS

WPS, INC.

Date Filed: 09/09/2005

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 104143-H

Trial Judge: Hon. Lori Ann Landry

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Hon. J. David Painter

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KA 05 01410

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

J.F.

Date Filed: 11/10/2005

Trial Court: Avoyelles

Twelfth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 125998

Trial Judge: Hon. William Bennett

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed and Remanded with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Hon. J. David Painter

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Opinions written by: Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

CW 05 00127

WANDA LAFLEUR, INDIV., ET AL.

VERSUS

AFTCO ENTERPRISES, INC., ET AL.

Date Filed: 02/02/2005

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20040523-C

Trial Judge: Hon. J. Byron Hebert

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Other Decree

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

Opinion Remarks: Writ Denied in Part and Granted in Part;

Judgment Rendered.

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CA 05 01141

MATTHEW FONTANILLE

VERSUS

AMANDA BULLER

Date Filed: 08/31/2005

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 212,991

Trial Judge: Hon. F. Rae Donaldson Swent

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

The Opinion was not Published

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

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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KA 05 01385

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

CHRISTOPHER LANE FRANCOIS, SR.

Date Filed: 11/03/2005

Trial Court: St. Martin

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-226844

Trial Judge: Hon. John E. Conery

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed and Remanded with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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Opinions written by: Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

CA 05 01084

JULIE SIMON ALBARADO, ET AL.

VERSUS

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INS. CO., ET AL.

Date Filed: 08/16/2005

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20032205

Trial Judge: Hon. Marilyn Carr Castle

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

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing

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Opinions written by: Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

CA 05 01174

ROGER PALMER #322435

VERSUS

GLENN G. CORTELLO

Date Filed: 09/07/2005

Trial Court: Allen

Thirty-Third Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: C-2005-026

Trial Judge: Patricia C. Cole

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

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing

Hon. J. David Painter

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CA 05 01178

ALBERT L. ROBERTS, JR., ET UX.

VERSUS

HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO., ET AL.