VERDICT: Inoperative NWE streetlight improperly kept from jury in pedestrian/auto intersection suit against City, NWE, and the driver based on erroneous application of Public Duty Doctrine… $1.6 million verdict apportioning 35% fault to pedestrian and 65% to driver reversed, remanded for new trial… McElyea reversed. [Read more…]
Archives for July 2026
Mental commitment, claim of inability to hear
MENTAL COMMITMENT affirmed over hearing impaired’s claim of inability to hear the proceedings… Menahan affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Marital, “Seneca Nation-sourced assets”
MARITAL: Appeal of Brown’s order that District Court lacks jurisdiction to consider “Seneca Nation-sourced assets” in divorce proceeding dismissed as premature… rehearing denied… Orders. [Read more…]
Judge substitution revised rules adopted
JUDGE SUBSTITUTION: Revised rules adopted… Order. [Read more…]
Proposed revision of Rule 901(c) “deepfakes”
RULE 901(c) “DEEPFAKES” comments invited… Order. [Read more…]
Attorney discipline, Douglas Marshall suspended
ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE: Douglas Marshall suspended for 60 days for failure to comply with RPC 1.5 for a “signed” contingency, aggravated by inappropriate communications with client… Order. [Read more…]
Supervisory control of Snipes Ruiz denied
SUPERVISORY CONTROL of Snipes Ruiz for failing to recognize unsworn declaration filed with disqualification motion denied… Order. [Read more…]
Drugs, photos of vehicle leaving church vandalism
DRUGS: Photos of vehicle leaving church vandalism properly led to stop of suspect which ripened into drug investigation… Abbott affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Vehicular homicide, hit & run case reinstated
VEHICULAR HOMICIDE: Hit & run case remanded for further proceedings before same Judge (Larson) following 9th Circuit reversal of Christensen’s “conditional” federal habeas decision that counsel was ineffective for not calling a reconstructionist… Larson affirmed and reversed. [Read more…]
Threat to officer, “right to fucking defend myself
THREAT TO OFFICER conviction affirmed where officers investigating 911 call of “frantic and distraught female” were told by male who refused entry that “I have the right to fucking defend myself from people that are in my house”… Best affirmed. [Read more…]
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