3rd Circuit Court of Appeal

Press Release

Opinions Rendered From 03/07/07 To 03/07/07

Opinions written by: Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

CA 06 00168

CHAD PERRY

VERSUS

UNITED STATES SPECIALITY SPORTS ASSOC., ET AL.

Lead Case CA 06 0000168 consolidated with CA 06 0001384

Date Filed: 01/27/2006

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20050321

Trial Judge: Hon. Glennon P. Everett

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

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KA 06 01173

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

DARRYL A. HOLMES

Date Filed: 09/12/2006

Trial Court: Avoyelles

Twelfth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 130157

Trial Judge: Hon. William Bennett

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed; Motion to Withdraw Granted

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

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WCA 06 01229

LESTER EDWARDS

VERSUS

PROCTOR & GAMBLE MANUFACTURING

Date Filed: 09/21/2006

Trial Court: Rapides

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 2

Trial Court Number: 05-06471

Trial Judge: James L. Braddock

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

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CA 06 01307

LAURA LEONARD LEBLANC

VERSUS

MITCHEL BRETT LEBLANC

Date Filed: 10/10/2006

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 982178

Trial Judge: Hon. Jules David Edwards III

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed as Amended

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

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CA 06 01384

CHAD PERRY

VERSUS

UNITED STATES SPECIALITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION, ET AL.

Lead Case CA 06 0000168 consolidated with CA 06 0001384

Date Filed: 10/26/2006

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20050321

Trial Judge: Hon. Glennon P. Everett

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

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Opinions written by: Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

CA 06 01029

MARY SMITH PATTON

VERSUS

DAVID SELF and WILLIAM HADLOCK

Date Filed: 08/14/2006

Trial Court: Sabine

Eleventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 55,424

Trial Judge: Hon. Stephen Bruce Beasley

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

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JAC 06 01041

STATE OF LOUISIANA,

IN THE INTEREST OF D.H. & E.G.F.

VERSUS

A.E.F.

Date Filed: 08/16/2006

Trial Court: Vernon

Thirtieth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: J-1434-03, Div. A

Trial Judge: Hon. Vernon Bruce Clark

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed; Motion to Withdraw Granted

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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KA 06 01322

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

JOSEPH H. BATISTE

Date Filed: 10/13/2006

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: CR106745

Trial Judge: Hon. John Damian Trahan

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

Hon. James T. Genovese

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WCA 06 01479

ELIJAH WASHINGTON

VERSUS

FIRST CHOICE TRUCKING

Date Filed: 11/17/2006

Trial Court: Rapides

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 2

Trial Court Number: 05-04140

Trial Judge: James L. Braddock

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

Hon. James T. Genovese

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Opinions written by: Hon. John D. Saunders

WCA 06 01202

CRICKETT MILLER

VERSUS

BLACKTYPE FARMS

Date Filed: 09/15/2006

Trial Court: Rapides

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 2

Trial Court Number: 04-08804

Trial Judge: James L. Braddock

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Rendered

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

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WCA 06 01210

ROLAND ROMERO

VERSUS

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP.

Date Filed: 09/19/2006

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 3

Trial Court Number: 02-02336

Trial Judge: Charlotte A. L. Bushnell

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

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Opinions written by: Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

CA 06 01102

CLAUDIA S. BULLER, ET UX.

VERSUS

LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INS. CO., ET AL.

Date Filed: 08/28/2006

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 02-C-3333-A

Trial Judge: Hon. James Paul Doherty Jr.

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed as Amended

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

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KA 06 01185

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

MICKEY WAYNE JOHNSON

Date Filed: 09/13/2006

Trial Court: Acadia

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 65039

Trial Judge: Hon. Patrick Louis Michot

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

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CA 06 01187

GILBERT MAYO, ET AL.

VERSUS

JAMES PAUL DOHERTY JR., ET AL.

Date Filed: 09/14/2006

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-C-2554-B

Trial Judge: Hon. Ellis J. Daigle

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

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CA 06 01317

MARIE GARRETT, ET VIR.

VERSUS

HANOVER INS. CO., ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/13/2006

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 209,628

Trial Judge: Hon. Harry Fred Randow

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

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Opinions written by: Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

KA 06 01129

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

BRADLEY JAMES NOEL

Date Filed: 08/30/2006

Trial Court: St. Martin

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 05-229500

Trial Judge: Hon. John E. Conery

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - 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 06 01321

KATHLEEN WHITEHURST, ETC.

VERSUS

A-1 AFFORDABLE SIDING, INC., ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/13/2006

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20044487

Trial Judge: Hon. Edward D. Rubin

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 06 01348

RACHEL ALEXANDER

VERSUS

TERRA NOVA INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD, ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/20/2006

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20032126

Trial Judge: Hon. Marilyn Carr Castle

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - 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 06 01385

SLAYTER & SLAYTER, LLC

VERSUS

BRUCE RYLAND

Date Filed: 10/26/2006

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 213,293

Trial Judge: Hon. George Clarence Metoyer Jr

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - 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

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Opinions written by: Hon. Marc T. Amy

CA 06 00434

SCOTT HARRISON

VERSUS

LAKE CHARLES MENTAL HEALTH, ET AL.

Date Filed: 03/24/2006

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2002-4084

Trial Judge: Hon. David Alexander Ritchie

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Other Decree

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Dissents

Remarks: and assigns written reasons.

Hon. John D. Saunders - Dissents

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

Opinion Remarks: Exception of Prescription Granted. Claim

Dismissed with Prejudice.

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WCA 06 01057

KAREN EDWARDS

VERSUS

TRANSWESTERN PUBLISHING, LLC

Date Filed: 08/21/2006

Trial Court: Lafayette

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 4

Trial Court Number: 03-02437

Trial Judge: Hon. Sharon Morrow

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Dissents

Remarks: and assigns written reasons.

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. James T. Genovese

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KA 06 01253

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

R.W.W.

Date Filed: 09/26/2006

Trial Court: Grant

Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 05-141

Trial Judge: Hon. W. Peyton Cunningham, Jr.

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Opinion Remarks: Convictions Conditionally Affirmed;

Remanded for Evidentiary Hearing

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CA 06 01386

J. D. JACOBS, ET AL.

VERSUS

CITY OF MARKSVILLE, ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/26/2006

Trial Court: Avoyelles

Twelfth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2004-6411-A

Trial Judge: Hon. Mark A. Jeansonne

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - 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 06 01449

DORA THOMPSON BROWN, ET AL.

VERSUS

RIVERLAND MEDICAL CENTER

Date Filed: 11/14/2006

Trial Court: CONCORDIA

Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 37659

Trial Judge: Hon. Kathy A. Johnson

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - 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 06 01498

DONNIE KOONCE D/B/A K. KRANE

VERSUS

KEMP DOUSAY

Date Filed: 11/22/2006

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2006-1563

Trial Judge: Hon. Ted R. Broyles

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - 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

CA 06 01125

BASS, LTD.

VERSUS

TIM GERALD, ET AL.

Date Filed: 08/30/2006

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 04-C-2115-A

Trial Judge: Hon. James Paul Doherty Jr.

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

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KA 06 01247

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

HENRIETTA WILLIAMS

Date Filed: 09/26/2006

Trial Court: CONCORDIA

Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 06-021MH

Trial Judge: Sharon Woodyear Marchman

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Conviction Affirmed, Sentence Vacated and Remande

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Opinion Remarks: Conviction Affirmed; Sentence Vacated; and

Remanded with Instructions.

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CA 06 01282

JUANITA THIBODEAUX, ET AL.

VERSUS

CONOCO PHILLIPS CO., ET AL.

Lead Case CA 06 0001282 consolidated with CM 06 0001429

Date Filed: 10/03/2006

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2003-0481

Trial Judge: Hon. Wilford D. Carter

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Appeal Dismissed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

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CM 06 01429

JUANITA THIBODEAUX, ET AL

VERSUS

CONOCO PHILLIPS CO., ET AL

Lead Case CA 06 0001282 consolidated with CM 06 0001429

Date Filed: 11/07/2006

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2003-0481

Trial Judge: Hon. Wilford D. Carter

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Appeal Dismissed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

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Opinions written by: Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

KA 06 01310

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

W.D.F., JR.

Date Filed: 10/11/2006

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 276855

Trial Judge: Hon. Donald Thaddeus Johnson

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed as Amended

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing

Hon. J. David Painter

Opinion Remarks: Affirmed as Amended

with Instructions

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WCA 06 01389

MARVIN W. BUXTON

VERSUS

IOWA POLICE DEPT.

Date Filed: 10/26/2006

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 3

Trial Court Number: 04-05071

Trial Judge: Sam L. Lowery

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - REVERSED, RENDERED, AND REMANDED.

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing

Hon. J. David Painter

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CA 06 01394

SHAMOINDRA MANNING

VERSUS

EDGAR G. BARRILLEAUX, ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/27/2006

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20040981

Trial Judge: Hon. Patrick Louis Michot

Opinion Rendered on: 03/07/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opi