Cases

Opinion issued May 15, 2003 In The Court of Appeals

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC15-1360 ____________ JOHN LEE HAMPTON, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ____________ No. SC16-6

Najam, Judge. [1] Gerdon Auto Sales, Inc. and William L. Gerdon (collectively "Gerdon") appeal the trial court's grant of summary judgment for John Jones Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, a/k/a John Jones Automotive Group, and John Jones Chrysler City, Inc. (collectively "Jones") on Gerdon's complaint, which alleged that Jones had breached its contract with Gerdon, that it had breached its duty

11/12/2021 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE July 08, 2021 Session JOHN L. MITCHELL, ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE OF LOUISIANNA CLARDY MCCLARON, DECEASED v. WILLIAM C. JOHNSON ET AL. Appeal from the Chancery Court for Montgomery County No. MC CH CV RE-18-12

PER CURIAM: Defendants appeal the district court’s dismissal of their motion to terminate a permanent plan for charitable donations from an Inmate Welfare Fund. This fund was created following the settlement of a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 class action lawsuit filed on behalf of inmates in the Glynn County Detention Center (“GCDC”). The question here is whether the plan should be terminat

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge: Appellants John and Bettie Priester obtained a loan backed by a lien on their homestead from a bank eventually obtained by JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. The mortgage agreement was signed at the Priesters’ house in violation of the Texas Constitution. Almost five years later, the Priesters sued for a declaratory judgment that the lien was void and that

227 F.3d 756 (6th Cir. 2000) JOHN W. BYRD, JR., Petitioner-Appellant,v.TERRY L. COLLINS, WARDEN, Respondent-Appellee. No. 96-3209 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT July 10, 2000.Amended August 22, 2000. Before: JONES, SUHRHEINRICH, and BATCHELDER, Circuit Judges. AMENDE

OPINION M. SMITH, Circuit Judge: In 2008, Oregon Resources Corporation (ORC) applied for various state permits to mine valuable mineral sands from an area near Coos Bay, Oregon. ORC also applied for a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. § 1344, because the project required filling i

*542NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge, dissenting. This dissent is compelled by the majority’s validation of the unpardonable constitutional improprieties present in this record. The effect of this validation is an intolerable abandonment of substantive and procedural principles deeply rooted in Anglo Saxon and American constitutional jurisprudence. State

MARCUS, Circuit Judge: Defendants the Dallas County Commission, various county officials,1 and the *1299United States appeal the district court’s order vacating its 1988 injunction which established a new election scheme2 for the County Commission of Dallas County, Alabama as a remedy for a violation of sect

BAKER, Judge. [1] In January 2006, Terry Brown was driving a semi tractor-trailer for his employer. While traveling on 1-65 in snowy conditions, Brown lost control of the semi, which ended up jackknifed and disabled in the median. An hour later, a vehicle in which Kristen Zak was a passenger slid off of the same part of 1-65 and crashed into Brown’s semi in the median. As a resu

PER CURIAM. This case is before the Court on the petition of Sidney Marts Jr. for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(9), Fla. Const. Petitioner Marts has pro se filed twenty-nine petitions or notices with this Court since September 17, 2008. On September 12, 2018, we dismissed the instant petition, expressly retained jurisdiction, and o

Motion to direct the Clerk to file a petition for writ of certiorari out of time denied.

(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2009 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied.

OPINION WILLIAM W. SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge. Plaintiff-Appellant Rolland A. Jones, Jr., brought this action under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Ohio Revised Code § 4112.14 and the common law of Ohio. At the age of fifty-four, Jones had applied for a position as a full-time Cortland, Ohio police officer. He pas

Supreme Court of Florida No. SC18-1163 SIDNEY MARTS JR., Petitioner, VS. JULIE L. JONES, etc., Respondent. December 20, 2018 PER CURIAM. This case is before the Court on the petition of Sidney Marts Jr. for a Writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(9), Fla. Const. Petitioner Marts has pro se filed twenty-nine petitions or notices With this Court since Septeniber 17, 2008. On Septeniber 12, 2018, We dismissed the instant petition, expressly retained jurisdiction, and

OPINION Opinion by Justice FITZGERALD. This is a restricted appeal attacking the validity of a default judgment against two nonresident defendants. In three issues, appellants John and Celia Dole argue (1) the trial court lacked personal jurisdiction due to invalid service of process, (2) the attempted service on the Secretary of Sta

CARAWAY, J. Lin this dispute over the validity of an attorney-client fee contract, the clients claim that the fee contract obligated them to pay the attorneys hourly fees throughout the course of extensive litigation to recover their family’s property and mineral rights. Despite the clients’ payment of considerable hourly fees over three years during such litigation, the attorneys then elected a one-third contingency fee und

Opinion issued July 24, 2009 In The