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Sentencing, self-incrimination, mental evaluation

January 3, 2026 By lilly

SENTENCING: Self-incrimination right not violated by voluntary mental capacity evaluation… Christensen affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Colin Rubich, Jason Holden, Tim Tatarka

Restitution, drug court expunged records

August 17, 2024 By lilly

RESTITUTION: Petition by vehicular assault victim to mandate Clerk to reinstate Defendant’s expunged and destroyed drug court records in effort to collect allegedly due restitution denied… Order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Alexandra House, Jason Holden, Katie Ranta, Phoebe Marcinek

Class settlement, Easterseals email data breach

July 20, 2024 By lilly

CLASS SETTLEMENT of breach of email data of 12,298 Easterseals-Goodwill clients approved including $215,000 attorney fees… Morris. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Eric Rasmusson, Jason Holden, Jean Faure, Jon Kardassakis, Scott Cole

Probate, PR determination, spousal status

June 1, 2024 By lilly

PROBATE: Judge had discretion to determine PR, not necessary to address marital status for claim of priority or PSA enforceability… Parker affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Bradley Jones, Jason Holden, Katie Ranta

SIWC, psychologist testimony via Zoom from Nantucket

May 4, 2024 By lilly

SIWC: Psychologist erroneously allowed to testify via Zoom from Nantucket to bolster Prosecution witness… conviction reversed, remanded for new trial… Larson reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Dan Guzynski, Jason Holden, Katie Ranta, Michael Dougherty

Wrongful discharge, federal “Willful Loss of Earnings”

September 3, 2022 By lilly

WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: Federal “Willful Loss of Earnings” doctrine erroneously applied to relieve employer of proving failure to mitigate… Oldenburg reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Jason Holden, Jean Faure, Torger Oaas

Wrongful discharge, “Willful Loss of Earnings”

July 31, 2021 By lilly

WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: “Willful Loss of Earnings Doctrine” applied to determine that fired Program Manager who took substitute teacher job failed to adequately mitigate with reasonable diligence… without damages, entire claim fails, rejected on summary judgment… Oldenburg. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Jason Holden, Jean Faure, Katie Ranta, Torger Oaas

Rape trial public access COVID limitation

July 11, 2020 By lilly

TRIAL PUBLIC ACCESS: Supervisory control of Larson denied as to limiting public in-person access to rape trial due to COVID… order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Jason Holden, John Larson, Katie Ranta, Katie Schulz

Marital, Sheriff’s Retirement disability

April 25, 2020 By lilly

MARITAL: Sheriff’s Retirement System disability improperly divided as marital asset… Best reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Jason Holden, Katie Ranta, Meghan Lulf Sutton

Judge substitution, federal court removal period

February 29, 2020 By lilly

JUDGE SUBSTITUTION time suspended during removal to federal court (1st impression)… Defendant had 10 days remaining of 30-day period following remand, motion improperly held untimely… Bidegaray reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Adam Tunning, Gerry Fagan, Jason Holden, Jean Faure, Theodore Waldeck

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