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People v. Witt
Costs incurred by agency to investigate food stamp fraud may be recovered from defendant as restitution.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 2001
Sanderson v. People
Statute prohibiting assisted suicide does not violate plaintiff's right to the free exercise of religion.
Constitutional Law Mar. 2, 2001
People v. Barnard
Statements made and evidence discovered during legal investigatory stop may be introduced in criminal trial.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 2001
Unigard Security Insurance Co. v. Mission Insurance Co. Trust
Insurance binders are not policies of insurance, and insurer is not required to provide notice or reduced coverage to insured.
Insurance Mar. 2, 2001
Continental Western Insurance Co. v. Jim's Hardwood Floor Co.
Reformation of insurance contract prohibited where no evidence of a prior agreement showing expectations of parties.
Insurance Mar. 2, 2001
Higgins v. Owens
District court has no jurisdiction over judicial disciplinary proceedings.
Civil Procedure Mar. 2, 2001
Lobato v. Taylor
Successors in interest to settlers of property not entitled to continued use for grazing and other purposes.
Real Property Mar. 2, 2001
1st Choice Bank v. Fisher Mechanical Contractors Inc.
Recording of deed of trust is sufficient notice to establish priority of lender over mechanics lien claimants.
Real Property Mar. 2, 2001
Faulkner v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office
Clear and convincing evidence standard not applicable to findings of compensability.
Workers' Compensation Mar. 2, 2001
United States v. Carlson
Bank accounts opened with false information for purpose of hiding assets are sufficient evidence to prove affirmative acts of tax evasion.
Taxation Mar. 2, 2001
U.S. v. Cade
District court does not err by declining to credit defendant with time served in sentence amended for violating conditions of supervised release.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 2001
Schoen v. Morris
Credit agreement statute of frauds applies to bar oral representations even though no lender-borrower relationship exists.
Contracts Mar. 2, 2001
Smith v. Kennedy (In re Smith)
Creditors are not entitled to additional time to file objections based on indefinite continuance by bankruptcy trustee or conversion of case.
Bankruptcy Mar. 2, 2001
Chapman v. Apfel
Tax return required to prove self-employment income and to overcome Social Security presumption of no income where no record of earnings.
Administrative Agencies Mar. 2, 2001
Okanogan Highlands Alliance v. Williams
Forest Service adequately considered mitigating measures before approving plan to develop gold mine.
Environmental Law Mar. 2, 2001
Kassbaum v. Steppenwolf Productions Inc.
Musician is not barred by contract or statute from truthfully referring to himself, in promotional materials, as former member of Steppenwolf.
Intellectual Property Mar. 2, 2001
Lewis v. Apfel
Average monthly salary of less than $300 shifts burden to Social Security Commissioner to show disability claimant engaged in 'substantial gainful activity.'
Administrative Agencies Mar. 2, 2001
Tosco Corp. v. Communities for a Better Environment
Plaintiff may not file lawsuit in federal court because its principal place of business is in same state as defendant.
Civil Procedure Mar. 2, 2001
Delgado v. Rice
Order
Mar. 2, 2001
In re Renovizor's, Inc.
Order
Mar. 2, 2001
U.S. v. Mikels
Defendant may not appeal restitution order without certificate of appealability.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 2001
People v. Argomaniz
Order
Mar. 2, 2001
Grossman v. Columbine Medical Group, Inc.
Provision of service agreement allowing for termination without cause overrides duty of good faith and fair dealing.
Contracts Mar. 2, 2001
In re the Matter of the Estate Krotiuk
Claim for payment for personal services dismissed for failure to assert as a compulsory counterclaim.
Conservatorship Mar. 2, 2001
Dunne v. Shenandoah Homeowners Association
Covenants applicable to subdivision may not be revoked without consent of all property owners.
Real Property Mar. 2, 2001
People v. Rivas
Detective's truthful answer to defendant's inquiry about charges being filed against him doesn't constitute interrogation and thus doesn't violate Miranda.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 2001
People v. Mazurette
Defendant who pleaded no contest and was granted deferred entry of judgment may not appeal denial of suppression motion.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 2001
Curle v. Superior Court (Gleason)
Where underlying facts are in dispute, judge can't be disqualified unless trial court's factual findings are supported by substantial evidence.
Judges Mar. 2, 2001
People of the State of Colorado v. Stephenson
Trial court may not require defendant to assign pension funds as restitution for victim of embezzlement.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 2001
People v. Duncan
Trial delay caused by prosecution's failure to provide exculpatory information does not extend speedy trial period.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 2001