Cases

WALLACE, Judge. Christopher Leon Franklin (the Former Husband) challenges a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) distributing a share of his employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) to Donna D. Patterson-Franklin, n/k/a Donna D. Patterson (the Former Wife). There is no cross-appeal. Although the circuit court’s calculation of the Former Wife’s distributive share of the Former Husband’s ESOP is not correct, the Former Husband

CARLTON, J., FOR THE COURT: ¶ 1. Bobby Baswell appeals the Union County Chancery Court judgment awarding Elizabeth Baswell periodic alimony and attorney fees. On appeal, Bobby raises the following issues: (1) whether the chancellor erred by awarding Elizabeth periodic alimony; and (2) whether the chancellor erred by awarding Elizabeth attorney fees. Finding

IRVING, P.J., FOR THE COURT: ¶ 1. Melissa Weaver appeals the judgment of the Rankin County Chancery Court, which granted her and her husband Richard Franklin Weaver a divorce on the ground of irreconcilable differences and equitably divided the marital estate. She argues that the chancery court failed to properly consider the relative tax consequences when distributing the marital asset

MARINA GARCIA MARMOLEJO, District Judge: Six-year-old' D.AP.G. was abducted from his home in Honduras and brought *784 illegally into the United States by his mother Defendant-Appellee Reina Leticia Garcia Peña. Plaintiff-Appellant Franklin Pleites Hernandez filed a petition under the Hague Conventi

OPINION OF THE COURT STENGEL, Chief District Judge. Christopher Columbus, LLC appeals the District Court’s dismissal of its limitation action, brought pursuant to the Limitation of Vessel Owner’s Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. § 30511. Christopher Columbus filed this action after Appellee Michael Bocchino filed a negligen

JUSTICE ALBIN, dissenting in part and concurring in part. The majority has taken the wrong path to get to the right destination, but that path may lead in the future to the withholding of important documents that belong in the public realm. I concur in the outcome of this case: the release of the Millstone Valley Fire Department’s constitution and bylaws, which are clearly publ

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OPINION AND ORDER BESOSA, District Judge. Plaintiffs in these two cases seek a declaratory judgment that the Puerto Rico Public Corporation Debt Enforcement and Recovery Act (“Recovery Act”) is unconstitutional. (Civil No. 14-1518, Docket No. 85; Civil No. 14-1569, Docket No. 20.) Before the Court are three motions to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaints and one cross-motion for summary judgment.

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-20-00159-CR ___________________________ CHRISTOPHER O. FRANKLIN, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS On Appeal from the 432nd District Court Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 1579889D Before Sudderth, C.J.; Bassel and Womack, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Sudderth

OPINION OF THE COURT PER CURIAM: A military judge sitting as a special court-martial convicted appellant, consistent with her pleas, of making, drawing, uttering, or delivering a check, draft, or order and thereafter wrongfully and dishonorably failing to maintain sufficient funds (three specifications), in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice

Broderick, J. The respondent, Franklin Lodge of Elks (Franklin Lodge or Lodge), appeals from an order of the Superior Court (McGuire, J.) affirming a decision of the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights (commission) which awarded the petitioners, Sally Marcoux, Terry Bergeron-Hoyt, Renee LaBonte and Joann LaBonte, compensatory damages for the Lodge’s discrimination against them. See RSA 354-A:17 (Supp. 2002). We aff

Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the Court. The Federal Bankruptcy Code preempts state bankruptcy laws that enable insolvent municipalities to restructure their debts over the objections of creditors and instead requires municipalities to restructure such debts under Chapter 9 of the Code. 11 U.S.C. § 903(1). We must decide whether Puerto Rico is a “State” for purposes of this pre-emption provision. We

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan March 7, 2017 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice 153446(24)

19 P.3d 834 (2000) 2000 OK 79 Sarah J. FRANKLIN, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Kyle TOAL, M.D., and Norman Regional Hospital Authority, a Public Trust, Defendants/Appellees. No. 91,557. Supreme Court of Oklahoma. October 10, 2000. As Corrected February 26, 2001. Rehearing Denied February 27, 2001. Danny K. Shadid,

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan March 7, 2017 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice 153446(24)

MURPHY, Circuit Judge. Franklin Savings Association (FSA), formerly a state chartered savings and loan association, and its parent, debtor Franklin Savings Corporation (FSC), a Kansas corporation (collectively, Franklin), appeal the dismissal of their adversary complaint against the United States and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). This is the latest in a long

Hutchison, Justice: This appeal arises from a habeas corpus proceeding and was brought by Christopher J. (hereinafter "Petitioner") from the October 6, 2017, order of the Circuit Court of Berkeley County. 1 In this appeal the Petitioner argues that the circuit court erred in finding (1) that he could not be co

LAMBERT, Chief Justice. The issue presented is whether SCR 1.060(4), a provision which requires a special qualifying examination for applicants seeking appointment to the office of circuit court clerk upon the occurrence of a vacancy, limits the number of times that the examination may be administered to any one person. To resolve this issue of first impression, we must look to the specific language of SCR 1.060(4), as well as

* * * * * * * * * * * The Full Commission reviewed the prior Opinion and Award, based upon the record of the proceedings before Deputy Commissioner Hall and the briefs and oral arguments before the Full Commission. The appealing party has not shown good ground to reconsider the evidence; receive further evidence; rehear the parties or their representatives; or amend the Opinion and Award, except for minor modifications. Accordingly, the Full Commissi

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit Nos. 15-1218 15-1221 15-1271 15-1272 FRANKLIN CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE TRUST, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et al., Defendants, Appellants, PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY (PREPA), Defendant. APPEALS FROM THE