3rd Circuit Court of Appeal

Press Release

Opinions Rendered From 02/06/08 To 02/06/08

Opinions written by: Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

CA 07 01018

WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK

VERSUS

HENRY CHARLES MONTICELLO, ET AL.

Date Filed: 08/17/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2004-1304

Trial Judge: Hon. R. Richard Bryant Jr.

Opinion Rendered on: 02/06/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

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Opinions written by: Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

KA 07 00773

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

TOYANN JOSEPHINE ANDREWS

Date Filed: 06/20/2007

Trial Court: Jefferson Davis

Thirty-First Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: CR-648-06

Trial Judge: Hon. Wendell R. Miller

Opinion Rendered on: 02/06/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

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KA 07 00794

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

CALVIN JOSEPH COLEMAN

Date Filed: 06/26/2007

Trial Court: Natchitoches

Tenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: C 6003

Trial Judge: Hon. Dee A. Hawthorne

Opinion Rendered on: 02/06/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

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WCA 07 00990

KELLY NASH

VERSUS

AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP.

Date Filed: 08/13/2007

Trial Court: Rapides

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 2

Trial Court Number: 06-06852

Trial Judge: Hon. James L. Braddock

Opinion Rendered on: 02/06/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed as Amended

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

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WCA 07 00993

GERALD TAYLOR

VERSUS

HATHORN TRANSFER & STORAGE

Date Filed: 08/14/2007

Trial Court: Rapides

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 2

Trial Court Number: 06-04044

Trial Judge: Hon. James L. Braddock

Opinion Rendered on: 02/06/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

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CA 07 01016

DANNY GUILBEAU

VERSUS

JANET HUFFMAN

Date Filed: 08/16/2007

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 221,065

Trial Judge: Hon. John C. Davidson

Opinion Rendered on: 02/06/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

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CA 07 01621

TRINITY VAN POPILOWSKI

VERSUS

HOWARD WAYNE WELLS

Date Filed: 12/28/2007

Trial Court: EVANGELINE

Thirteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 66039-B

Trial Judge: Hon. Thomas F. Fuselier

Opinion Rendered on: 02/06/08 - Motion Opinion

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Appeal Dismissed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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Opinions written by: Hon. John D. Saunders

KA 07 00650

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

EMILY BRYANT CLEMENT

Date Filed: 05/25/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 4017-04

Trial Judge: Hon. David Alexander Ritchie

Opinion Rendered on: 02/06/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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KA 07 00766

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

DONALD CLARK

Date Filed: 06/19/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 17835-01

Trial Judge: David Kent Savoie

Opinion Rendered on: 02/06/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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CA 07 00941

MARK PELTIER, ET AL.

VERSUS

MANUEL BUILDERS, LLC

Date Filed: 08/02/2007

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 104358-G

Trial Judge: Hon. Charles Lee Porter

Opinion Rendered on: 02/06/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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Opinions written by: Hon. Marc T. Amy

CA 07 00851

JERRY RAMOS

VERSUS

STATE OF LA, THRU THE DOTD, ET AL.

Date Filed: 07/12/2007

Trial Court: Grant

Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 6242

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

Opinion Rendered on: 02/06/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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Opinions written by: Hon. J. David Painter

CA 07 00723

RICHARD HARGETT

VERSUS

ESTATE OF DANIEL N. HARGETT, SR., ET AL.

Date Filed: 06/08/2007

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20025288

Trial Judge: Hon. Durwood Wayne Conque

Opinion Rendered on: 02/06/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Hon. J. David Painter - Writing

Total Civil Cases 6

Civil PC Opinions 0

Civil PC Publish 0

Civil PC Not Publish 0

Civil Majority Opinions 5

Civil Majority Publish 3

Civil Majority Not Publish 2

Civil Opinion on Motions 1

Civil Summary Dispositions 0

Total Criminal Cases 4

Criminal PC Opinions 0

Criminal PC Publish 0

Criminal PC Not Publish 0

Criminal Majority Opinions 4

Criminal Majority Publish 2

Criminal Majority Not Publish 2

Criminal Opinion on Motions 0

Criminal Summary Dispositions 0

Total Juvenile Cases 0

Juvenile PC Opinions 0

Juvenile PC Publish 0

Juvenile PC Not Publish 0

Juvenile Majority Opinions 0

Juvenile Majority Publish 0

Juvenile Majority Not Publish 0

Juvenile Opinion on Motions 0

Juvenile Summary Dispositions 0

Total Workers Comp Cases 2

Workers Comp PC Opinions 0

Workers Comp PC Publish 0

Workers Comp PC Not Publish 0

Workers Comp Majority Opinions 2

Workers Comp Majority Publish 2

Workers Comp Majority Not Publish 0

Workers Comp Opinion on Motions 0

Workers Comp Summary Dispositions 0

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Miscellaneous Totals

Total Consolidated Cases 0

Total Opinion on Writ Grants 0

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