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James D. Robertson v. State of South Carolina

On March 26, 1999, Petitioner was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1997 murder of his parents, armed robbery, and financial transaction card fraud. Over the course of the next four years, Petitioner filed a direct appeal through appointed counsel, moved to relieve appointed appellate counsel, and filed a pro se appeal to this Court on July 25, 2003. Ultimately, following a judicial determ... More...   $0 (12-16-2016 - SC)

Myrtle Robinson, et al. v. Edward Todd Robbins, MD

On July 27, 2007, Myrtle Robinson and Willette Jeffries, (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed a pro se complaint against Edward Todd Robbins, M.D. (“Defendant”) for the care and treatment received by Fannie Oliver Zinn (“Decedent”). Plaintiffs identified Defendant as “Edward Todd Robbins, MD, PC” but further described him as follows:

Defendant, Edward Todd Robbins, MD, PC (hereinafter “Dr... More...
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GLENN BLAIR vs STATE OF FLORIDA

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in assessing points for “penetration” in calculating appellant’s sentencing guideline scoresheet, after revoking probation. In this case appellant pled to charges that alleged, in the alternative, elements of union or penetration, and the nature of the charges did not require proof of penetration. We find the inclusion of points... More...   $0 (10-07-2016 - FL)

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservations v. Myton

We’re beginning to think we have an inkling of Sisyphus’s fate. Courts of
law exist to resolve disputes so that both sides might move on with their lives.
Yet here we are, forty years in, issuing our seventh opinion in the Ute line and
still addressing the same arguments we have addressed so many times before.
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Thirty years ago, this court decided all boundary disputes bet... More...
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Raymond D. Tempest, Jr. v. State of Rhode Island

The facts of this case are altogether tragic, and the travel is anything but lackluster. We
recite only those facts that are relevant to the instant appeal, and so invite the reader to consult
our opinion in State v. Tempest, 651 A.2d 1198 (R.I. 1995) for a more detailed discussion. On February 19, 1982, at approximately 3:20 p.m., fifteen-year-old Lisa LaDue (LaDue)2
came home t... More...
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Ex parte Jaime Vasquez

On May 28, 1996, Vasquez was charged with the felony offenses of
aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 years of age and indecency with a child
by contact.1 Pursuant to a plea agreement, the State abandoned the aggravated sexual
assault charge. Vasquez pleaded guilty to the offense of indecency with a child by
contact. On March 14, 1997, in accordance with the plea agree... More...
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RICHARD LEWIS KATZIN, et al. v. UNITED STATES

This post-trial opinion addresses claims by plaintiffs Dr. Richard Lewis Katzin (“Dr. Katzin”), Mary Beth Katzin Simon (“Ms. Katzin”), and Rose Marie Kjeldsen Winters (“Ms. Winters”) that the United States (the “government”) interfered with their ownership rights to a parcel of land (“Parcel 4”) which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, and that the interference effected a... More...   $0 (07-16-2016 - DC)

Raymond D. Tempest, Jr. v. State of Rhode Island

The facts of this case are altogether tragic, and the travel is anything but lackluster. We
recite only those facts that are relevant to the instant appeal, and so invite the reader to consult
our opinion in State v. Tempest, 651 A.2d 1198 (R.I. 1995) for a more detailed discussion. On February 19, 1982, at approximately 3:20 p.m., fifteen-year-old Lisa LaDue (LaDue)2
came home t... More...
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The State of Texas v. Robert Luther Trevino

Robert Luther Trevino was charged with misapplication of trust funds in an amount
of $500 or more with an intent to defraud. See Tex. Prop. Code §§ 162.031(a) (setting out elements
of offense), .032(b) (specifying that offense is third-degree felony if person misapplies “$500 or
more . . . with intent to defraud”). Trevino and the State entered into a plea-bargain agreement in
wh... More...
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Josh Carnley d/b/a AIM To Please v. Barry W. Cone d/b/a J. Cones Fleet Services

Tulsa, OK - Josh Carnley d/b/a AIM To Please sued Barry W. Cone d/b/a J. Cones Fleet Services claiming:

1. Plaintiff is a resident of Tulsa County, Oklahoma and the Contract that is the subject _ ··
matter of this lawsuit was entered into in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

2. Upon information and belief, Defendant is a residents of Tulsa County or thtrprincipal 0

place of b... More...
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PRINCE LEWIS v. COMMISSIONEROF CORRECTION

The petitioner, Prince Lewis, appeals following the habeas court’s denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court (1) abused itsdiscretionwhenitdeniedhispetitionforcertification to appeal, and (2) improperly rejected his claim that hisconstitutionalrighttodueprocessunder... More...   $0 (06-07-2016 - CT)

Ronald Scott Thompson v. State of North Dakota

In 1991 Thompson was charged with gross sexual imposition and received a court appointed defense lawyer. In 1992 Thompson pled guilty and was sentenced to a ten year prison term with three years suspended. Thompson completed his sentence and the term of probation has expired. In 2012 Thompson applied for post-conviction relief, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel and requesting dismissal of... More...   $0 (05-29-2016 - ND)

Ex parte Julio Gialito Aruizu

On May 4, 2002, Houston Police Department (“HPD”) Officer T. Burks was
dispatched to appellant’s residence “in reference to a possible family disturbance.”
At the scene, the complainant, appellant’s common-law wife, told Burks that
appellant had assaulted her, struck her several times, “grabbed her around the neck
and throat,” “choked her,” and “grabbed her by the hair and pul... More...
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Quarles v. Courtyard Gardens Health and Rehabilitation LLC

The record reflects that Bennie Jean Quarles, the decedent, was a resident of
Courtyard Gardens, a long-term-care facility in Arkadelphia, from June 2009 to March
2010, when she transferred to another nursing home. On June 4, 2010, Bennie Jean
purportedly executed a durable power of attorney in favor of her son, Kenny Quarles. On
January 27, 2011, Kenny, as “Power of Attorne... More...
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Pamela Ciccone, etc.

This case involves a lawsuit filed in 2004 against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company, by plaintiff Pamela Ciccone, as the personal representative of the estate
of her deceased husband, George Ciccone, a smoker from the age of eight who
died of lung cancer in 2002. After our Engle decision was issued, Ciccone
amended her complaint “to reflect her membership in the Engle class, alle... More...
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PHOENIX MANAGEMENT, INC. v. USA

On February 18, 2015, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command (“Air Force”) issued solicitation FA-6606-15-R-0001 for the acquisition of Base Operating Services at Westover Air Reserve Base (“ARB”) in Chicopee, Massachusetts.1 AR 27-28. The successful offeror was to provide “all personnel, supervision, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, test equipment, and other items and services necessary” ... More...   $0 (03-13-2016 - DC)

Stacy Peltier v. State of North Dakota

In May 1993, under a plea agreement, Peltier pled guilty to eighteen burglary counts stemming from burglaries in eight North Dakota counties. The trial court accepted his pleas and sentenced him to five years for each count with the time to run concurrently. He did not file a direct appeal on that criminal case, and after serving his sentence, he was released in November 1996. He has since been c... More...   $0 (02-16-2016 - ND)

Gerald A. Lechliter v. Del. Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control, et al.

The Plaintiff filed his Verified Complaint on October 11, 2012. The
Complaint alleged seven counts against the Defendants: Count I alleges that DNREC
violated numerous statutes to illegally build the Turbine; Count II alleges that the
City violated statutes and zoning ordinances to illegally issue the Building Permit;
Counts III and IV allege violations of the Delaware Freedom... More...
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SUMMIT MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING CORPORATION v. USA

The Plaintiff in this case, Summit Multi-Family Housing Corporation (“SMHC”), is an Ohio not-for-profit corporation and a “public housing agency” (“PHA”) within the meaning of section 1437a(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (“Housing Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 1437–40. 2d Am. Compl. ¶ 3, ECF No. 16. Pursuant to that Act, the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”... More...   $0 (12-30-2015 - DC)

Tania B. King v. Phoenix Residential Construction, LLC, Brad Boone, McGraw Davisson Stewart, LLC d/b/a McGraw Realtors, Sherri Sanders and Robert Curnutt

Tulsa, OK - Tania B. King sued Phoenix Residential Construction, LLC, Brad Boone, McGraw Davisson Stewart, LLC d/b/a McGraw Realtors, Sherri Sanders and Robert Curnutt on breach of contract, recission, fraud, negligence and other theories claiming:

For her claims against Defendants Phoenix Residential Construction, LLC (�Phoenix�) and Brad Boone (�Boone�), collectively (�Defenda... More...
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Avery Place, LLC, et al v. Highways, Inc.

Plaintiffs Bettye Vaden and Avery Place, LLC (collectively ―Avery‖),2 who were developing a residential subdivision in Putnam County, entered into a contract with Highways, Inc. (―Highways‖), a road contractor, in September 2003 to pave the roads in the subdivision for the total cost of $46,000. The paving was to be done in two phases, the first being a layer of base and b... More...   $0 (12-12-2015 - TN)

Pennaco Energy, Inc. v. Kd Company Llc, a Wyoming Close Limited Liability Company

The ranch lands at issue in these cases are located in the Powder River Basin in Sheridan County and Johnson County, Wyoming. During the 1990s, Pennaco acquired interests in oil and gas leases for the mineral estate underlying the ranch lands. Pennaco then made contracts with the surface owners, who were predecessors of KD and Hollcroft. In those contracts, the surface owners granted Pennaco th... More...   $0 (12-02-2015 - WY)

Gerald A. Lechliter v. Del. Department of Natural Resources, et al.

The Plaintiff here, Colonel Gerald A. Lechliter, is a resident of Lewes. His
home is situated on a quiet cul-de-sac, and his property abuts a parcel of land once
part of a planned, but never used, industrial park owned by the University of
Delaware. The land was acquired from the University by the State Department of
Natural Resources and Environmental Control (“DNREC”), and ... More...
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Mary L. Rinnier v.Gracelawn Memorial Park Inc., et al

These are the facts as I find them after trial. The petitioner, Mary L. Rinnier
(―Ms. Rinnier‖), is the mother of Laura Bowdoin (―Mrs. Bowdoin‖). Mrs.
Bowdoin, who was married to the respondent, George Bowdoin (―Mr. Bowdoin‖),
died in Pasco County, Florida on June 19, 2008. Mr. and Mrs. Bowdoin had one
daughter, B., who was twelve at the t... More...
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Roger M. Wheeler, Jr. v. Crest Resources, Inc.

Tulsa, OK - Roger M. Wheeler, Jr., Singer Bros., L.L.C., HW Allen Co., Holarud 792, L.L.C., Lafapar Energy, LLC, Wheeler Phoenix, Inc. sued Crest Resources, Inc., Glenn Hudgens, Crest Resources 2010, L.L.C and Crest Energy, Ltd. on breach of fiduciary duty, constructive fraud and fraud and deceit theories.

1. Plaintiff Roger M. Wheeler, Jr. (“Wheeler”), is an individual who resides in Tul... More...
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