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Rel: August 15, 2025 STATE OF ALABAMA -- JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT THE SUPREME COURT SPECIAL TERM, 2025 SC-2024-0518 John Carpenter v. Randolf Douglas Beatty (Appeal from Chilton Circuit Court: CV-23-900053). MENDHEIM, Justice. AFFIRMED. NO OPINION. See Rule 53(a)(1) and (a)(2)(F), Ala. R. App. P. Stewart, C.J., and Shaw, Bryan, and McCool, JJ., concur.

CANADY, J., dissenting. The crucial issue in this case is the meaning of the Engle jury’s finding 3 “that the [Engle ] defendants placed cigarettes on the market that were defective and unreasonably dangerous.” Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc., 945 So.2d 1246, 1277 (Fla.2006). Because I conclude that this finding does not mean what the Second District and the majority say it means, I diss

151 P.3d 495 (2006) Ty S. DOUGLAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee. No. A-8799. Court of Appeals of Alaska. December 22, 2006. *497 Paul Malin, Assistant Public Defender, and Quinlan Steiner, Public Defender, Anchorage, for the Appellant. John A. Scukanec, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Special Prosecutions

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge: Robert Douglas Smith (“Smith”) appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his habeas corpus petition on the ground of procedural default. He claims that his trial counsel failed to investigate his mental condition or to present adequate mitigating testimony during the sentencing phase of his trial, despite clear indications at the time of the presenc

127 S.Ct. 793 (2007) 549 U.S. 147 Lonnie Lee BURTON, Petitioner, v. Belinda STEWART, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center. No. 05-9222. Supreme Court of United States. January 9, 2007. *794 Rob McKenna, Attorney General, William Berggren Collins, Carol A. Murphy, Deputy Solicitors General, Pau

RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 20a0228p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT DOUGLAS HARRIE STEWART, ┐ Petitioner-Appellant, │ │

RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 20a0228p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT DOUGLAS HARRIE STEWART, ┐ Petitioner-Appellant, │ │

Doyle, Presiding Judge. *295 Stewart Ausband Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Servpro of Norcross ("Ausband") sued Carl Holden; Holden Properties of Georgia, LLC; Holdpro, LLC (collectively, the "Holden Defendants"); James Pittman; and Pittman and Holden d/b/a Servpro of Northeast Greenville Franchi

Rel: August 15, 2025 STATE OF ALABAMA -- JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT THE SUPREME COURT SPECIAL TERM, 2025 SC-2024-0385 John Carpenter v. Randolf Douglas Beatty and Alfa Mutual Insurance Company (Appeal from Chilton Circuit Court: CV-23-900053). MENDHEIM, Justice. AFFIRMED. NO OPINION. See Rule 53(a)(1) and (a)(2)(F), Ala. R. App. P. Stewart, C.J., and Shaw, Bryan, and McCool, JJ., concur.

Opinion by Judge FERGUSON; Partial Concurrence by Judge THOMPSON. FERGUSON, Circuit Judge: Joe Leonard Lambright (“Lambright”) and Robert Douglas Smith (“Smith”) appeal the district court’s denial of their habeas corpus petitions seeking relief from their state convictions and death sentences.1 The petitioners both filed notices of appeal and sought a certificate of appealabi

CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge: Defendants-Appellants Long K. Lam, En Kha Lam, Ten Lam, and Vinh Ngo appeal from the district court’s summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee Spring Street Partners-IV, L.P. on its claims for fraudulent transfer and piercing the corporate veil of a limited liability company. We AFFIRM IN PART and VACATE AND REMAND IN PART.

MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER GLENN T. SUDDABY, District Judge. Currently pending before the Court, in this civil rights action filed by Leroy M. Douglas Corporation of Silver Lake (“Plaintiffs”) against the New York State Adirondack Park Agency and six of its employees (“APA Defendants”),1 the Adirondack Council, Inc., and two of its members (“AC Defendants”),

Opinion by Judge FERNANDEZ; Dissent by Judge REINHARDT. FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge: Joe Leonard Lambright and Robert Douglas Smith were found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. Their convictions and sentences were affirmed by the Arizona Supreme Court,1 and they, ultimately, sought federal writs of habeas corpus on various grounds. The district court denied the writs an

Opinion by Judge REINHARDT; Dissent by Judge THOMPSON. REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: Following a single trial before “dual juries,” petitioners Joe Leonard Lambright and Robert Douglas Smith were convicted of first degree murder, kidnapping and sexual assault, and were sentenced to death. Because Arizona law did not authorize the use of dual juries at the time of petitioners’ trial, the Arizona Supreme Court con

The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, and the judgment of the trial court is reinstated on the authority of Holeton v. Crouse Cartage Co. (2001), 92 Ohio St.3d 115, 748 N.E.2d 1111. Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur. Cook, J., dissents. Lundberg Stratton, J., dissents.

MANION, Circuit Judge. In early 1996 Robbin Stewart declared as a Republican candidate for a seat on the Center Township board in Marion County, Indiana. On May 7, Stewart won the Republican primary. At its party convention held on May 1 the Libertarian Party also nominated him for the same seat. Stewart accepted both nominations. In what is termed an “anti-fusion” law, Indiana requires a candidate nomin

OPINION LANKFORD, Judge. ¶ 1 This appeal raises two issues relating to decedents’ estates. The first issue is whether the decedent’s former spouse was an ascertainable creditor entitled to actual *334notice of probate proceedings. The second issue is whether or not the time for filing a motion for relief from judgment is a “statute of limitations”

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION DILLIN, District Judge. This action which, among other things, challenges the constitutionality of certain Indiana election statutes, I.C. 3-8-7-21 and I.C. 3-8-7-22, came before the court on plaintiffs prayer for a preliminary injunction. It is plaintiffs position that the prohibition of said statutes against multiple party nomination abridges his First Amendment rights t

24 Cal.Rptr.3d 72 (2005) 126 Cal.App.4th 43 CITY OF SANTA MONICA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Maria STEWART, Defendant and Respondent, Douglas Heller, et al., Intervenors and Respondents. Rene Amy, Plaintiff, v. City of Pasadena, et al., Defendants, Cross-Complainants and Respondents, Paul Monsour, et al., Intervenors, Cross-Defendants and Appellants. Nos. B159223, B164794, B160037

953 F.Supp. 1047 (1997) Robbin STEWART, Plaintiff, v. Sarah TAYLOR, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Marion County, Indiana, and member of the Marion County Election Board, Richard Milan, member of the Marion County Election Board, John Muller, member of the Marion County Election Board, David Perkins, a member of the Ward 2, Precinct 3 Election Board, in their official and individual capacities, and John Doe; Jeffrey Mallamad, Chairman of the India