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State v. Brown
Criminal sentence cannot be modified to prevent defendant indefinitely from contacting trial witnesses.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2001
People v. Martinez
Nov. 6, 2001
INS v. Mounsaveng
Order
Nov. 5, 2001
Trans Shuttle, Inc. v. Public Utilities
Order
Nov. 5, 2001
US v. Anderson
Order
Nov. 5, 2001
Glass v. Internal Revenue Service
Order
Nov. 5, 2001
Bates v. Day
Order
Nov. 5, 2001
Carter v. Bureau of Prisons
Order
Nov. 5, 2001
People v. Baker
Nov. 4, 2001
Belli v. Temkin (In re Belli)
Because order granting partial summary judgment lacks Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) certification, bankruptcy appellate court lacks jurisdiction to hear appeal.
Bankruptcy Nov. 4, 2001
In the matter of Freydl
Disbarment is appropriate recommended discipline when attorney has history of ignoring obligations to clients combined with serious misconduct in Michigan disciplinary matter.
Attorneys Nov. 4, 2001
State v. Hildebrandt
Delay in arrest and arraignment did not violate right to speedy trial where defendant's driver's license did not reflect current address.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 4, 2001
Vasquez v. Hawthorne
Trial court must resolve claims of person alleging to be same-sex partner of person who died without will.
Probate and Trusts Nov. 4, 2001
Draper v. Aceto
Order
Nov. 1, 2001
State v. Ayala
Defendant on kidnapping charges not entitled to show willing participation of victim who was less than 16 years old.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 1, 2001
Budack v. Rosenthal
Biological parent who relinquished parental rights and consented to adoption may later petition for custody of child.
Family Law Nov. 1, 2001
In re dependency of A.L.W.
Tribal determination that child is member, or is eligible for membership, is conclusive evidence that he is Indian child under federal statute.
Native American Affairs Nov. 1, 2001
State v. Rivera
Miscalculation of number of peremptory challenges did not deprive defendant of right to fair trial.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 1, 2001
City of Seattle v. Keene
Statutory writ is proper only when no adequate legal remedy exists, when inferior tribunal has acted illegally or exceeded jurisdiction.
Civil Procedure Nov. 1, 2001
State v. Huffmeyer
Under speedy trial calculation, exclusion of time for trial on another charge doesn't include period between guilty plea and sentencing.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 1, 2001
State v. Schroeder
Warrantless search of apartment for identification of occupant who committed suicide was unconstitutional.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 1, 2001
State v. Karas
Procedural safeguards included in Domestic Violence Prevention Act satisfy due process rights.
Constitutional Law Nov. 1, 2001
Courtesy Ford v. Byrne
Television won in raffle by employee at auction attended for benefit of employer is not wages.
Employment Law Nov. 1, 2001
State v. Parmelee
Defendant was improperly sentenced under felony stalking statute when each of five offenses received separate sentence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 1, 2001
Snohomish County v. State of Washington Shorelines Hearings Board
Shorelines Hearing Board didn't err in ruling that service of process on county's planning department complied with requirement to serve local government.
Civil Procedure Nov. 1, 2001
State v. Erickson
No Sixth Amendment right to counsel where defendant initiated non-coerced, custodial statements.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 1, 2001
Bank of America v. Miller
Absent a showing of fraud, undue influence or disparate bargaining power, forum selection clause in commercial lease remains enforceable.
Civil Procedure Nov. 1, 2001
Eidson v. Dept. of Licensing
Real estate appraiser failed to exercise reasonable diligence, but sanction may have been too harsh.
Administrative Agencies Nov. 1, 2001
Miller v. Jacoby
Expert testimony is not required to establish medical malpractice for failure to remove foreign object from body after surgery.
Torts Nov. 1, 2001
State v. C.J.
Child's hearsay statements regarding his molestation are inadmissible because court did not determine if he was competent when he made the statements.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 1, 2001