INITIATIVE: AG’s rejection of BI-4 “artificial persons” for violation of separate vote affirmed… Opinion & Order. [Read more…]
Archives for 2026
Marital, contempt, farm partnership
MARITAL: Husband properly held in contempt, decree involving distribution of farm partnership interest properly modified… Ruiz affirmed. [Read more…]
Revocation, hearing with Defendant unrepresented
REVOCATION: Disposition improvidently granted following hearing with Defendant unrepresented… Bonilla reversed. [Read more…]
Voluntary absence from felony trial
ABSENCE FROM TRIAL: Defendant’s voluntary absence from felony drugs trial did not require a due diligence inquiry, properly convicted in absentia… Owen affirmed. [Read more…]
Deliberate homicide, justifiable force
DELIBERATE HOMICIDE: Justifiable force instruction properly denied… Olson affirmed. [Read more…]
Massage regulation, City ordinance, home practitioners
MASSAGE REGULATION: City ordinance properly upheld except as to solo practitioners working at home… $1 nominal damages properly awarded to solo practitioner… DeSoto affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Quiet Title Act, FS easement
Quiet Title Act: Challenge of public use of road across private land per FS easement barred by law of case and statute of limitations… Christensen affirmed. [Read more…]
Easement, equitable title, constructive delivery
EASEMENT properly found for Defendant on equitable title, constructive delivery, relation-back of legal title, expressly created easement principles… Christensen affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
§1983, youth in need of care
§1983 claims relating to finding youth in need of care properly found barred by collateral estoppel… Watters affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Waste disposal, constitutional challenge
WASTE DISPOSAL: As-applied challenge to licensing regulations properly denied for lack of standing… facial challenge improperly denied… Eddy affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]