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MEMORANDUM BARTLE, District Judge. Before the court is the motion of plaintiffs to collaterally estop defendant Avco Corporation (“Avco”) from relitigating a determination as to its principal place of business for purposes of diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiffs Pamela Lewis, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Steven Edward Lewis, deceased, and Keith

MEMORANDUM BARTLE, District Judge. Before the court is the joint motion of defendants Avco Corporation, Lycoming Engines, Textron Systems Corporation, Textron, Inc., Precision Airmotive LLC, Precision Airmotive Corporation, Schweizer Aircraft Corporation, Schweizer Holdings, Inc., Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, United Technologies Corporation, and Champion Aerospace LLC (collectively “defendant

Corrigan, J. *1125 This taxpayer action arises from claims of elephant abuse at the Los Angeles Zoo, in alleged violation of various Penal Code provisions. An earlier appeal resulted in the reversal of a ruling that the complaint raised nonjusticiable issues of public policy. The case p

RUBIN, J. *1082INTRODUCTION This case concerns the elephants and the elephant exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo. In litigation that began in 2007, plaintiffs and taxpayers Aaron Leider and the late Robert Culp sought to enjoin the continued operation of the elephant exhibit. They also fought to prevent the co

Justice HEARN. India Graves, a six-month-old girl, died while being monitored by one of CAS Medical Systems’ products. India’s parents, Kareem and Tara Graves, subsequently filed a products liability lawsuit against CAS, contending the monitor was defectively designed and failed to alert them when India’s heart rate and breathing slowed. The circuit court granted CAS’s motion to exclude all of the Graves’ expert witnesses and

Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part, and Memorandum Opinion filed January 24, 2023. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-22-00137-CV LEWIS CHARLES GRAVES, Appellant V. MICHAEL EVANGELISTA-YSASAGA, Appellee On Appeal from the 113th District Court

Pfeifer, J., concurring. *348Cooper & Elliott, L.L.C., Rex H. Elliott, Charles H. Cooper Jr., and John C. Camillus, for appellee. Mazanec, Raskin, Ryder & Keller Co., L.P.A., John T. McLandrich, James A. Climer, and Frank H. Scialdone, for appellants.

519 S.E.2d 770 (1999) STATE of North Carolina v. Scottie Lee GRAVES. No. COA98-1285. Court of Appeals of North Carolina. October 5, 1999. *771 Attorney General Michael F. Easley, by Special Deputy Attorney General William P. Hart, and Agency Legal Specialist Kathy Jean Moore, Salemburg, for the State. Appellate Defender Ma

701 F.2d 245 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 99,106Harry LEWIS, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Charles L. GRAVES, James E. Cunningham, John A. Morgan, W.E.Earles, Charles L. Davis, James A. Hunt, John D. Ritchie,Robert K. Richie, Hosea W. Bailey, G.W. Douglas Carver,Graham D. Mattison, Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated,Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., The Babcock & WilcoxCompany, and J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc., Defen

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge: We review on this appeal the single issue of whether the district court erred in dismissing plaintiff’s shareholder derivative suit for failure to make a demand upon the directors of defendant J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc. (McDermott). A derivative suit often brings into the litigation arena parties holding widely divergent views as to how the affairs of a corporation can best be conducted. Direc

GERBER, J., dissenting. I respectfully dissent. Our original opinion, Graves v. City of Pompano Beach ex rel. City Comm’n, 36 Fla. L. Weekly D778, 2011 WL 1376617 (Fla. 4th DCA Apr. 13, 2011), was based upon applicable statutes. The appellants’ motion for rehearing is based upon inapplicable authorities. Our original opinion affirmed the trial court’s order dismissing the appellants’

JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge, dissenting: In my view, CAFA’s non-retroactivity language prohibits counting the Lester plaintiffs toward the 100-person threshold that Defendants must satisfy in order to justify removal under CAFA’s “mass action” provision. I would therefore reverse the district court’s order and remand both Lester and Bottley to Louisiana state

FEDERMAN, Bankruptcy Judge. U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”) appeals from an Order granting the motion of Debtor Lewis and Clark Apartments, LP to value U.S. Bank’s allowed secured claim pursuant to § 506(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, and valuing the claim at $3,500,000. There are two issues before us. The first is whether the valuation Order by itself can be the subject of this appeal. We hold that the Order is not f

545 S.E.2d 381 (2001) 247 Ga. App. 808 LEWIS, v. The STATE. No. A00A1866. Court of Appeals of Georgia. February 5, 2001. *382 Chapman & Pope, Daniel C. Chapman III, for appellant. Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, Sandra A. Graves, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee. PHIPPS, Judge

BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge: Following a bench trial, appellant Mark Lewis was convicted of second-degree theft and attempted threats. 1 The trial court found him guilty of stealing money from and later threatening a romantic acquaintance, Lavonda Brown. On appeal, appellant argues that there was insufficient e

Digitally signed by Reporter of Decisions Reason: I attest to Illinois Official Reports the accuracy and

*235 HOTTEN, J. In this case, we decide whether the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County (“circuit court”) satisfied Md. Rule 4-215(e), which requires the court to “permit the defendant to explain the reasons for [a] request” to discharge counsel. We shall

306 S.C. 60 (1991) 409 S.E.2d 769 Daniel M. GRAVES, Respondent-Appellant v. SERBIN FARMS, INC., Serbin Development Corporation, Jacob Serbin, as Liquidating Trustee, and Jacob Serbin, Defendants, Of whom Serbin Farms, Inc., Serbin Development Corporation, and Jacob Serbin are Appellants-Respondents, and James R. Sexton is a Respondent. 23486 Supreme Court of South Carolina.<

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2018-CA-00140-COA SHERRY ANN CAMPBELL GRAVES PAGE APPELLANT v. BRYAN EDWARD GRAVES APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/15/2017 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. JOHN C. McLAURIN JR. COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: RANKIN COUNTY CHANCERY COURT ATTORNEYS

ANDREW S. OLDHAM, Circuit Judge: Gary Don Boyd Graves pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2). The district court sentenced him to 108 months' imprisonment followed by 10 years of supervised release. It also ordered Graves to pay an $100 special assessment as well as a $5,000 additional special assessment pursuant