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DENNIS JACOBS, Circuit Judge, dissenting: This class action alleges that the defendant firms cut sharp corners in obtaining default judgments against the class members in the Civil Court of New York City. On this interlocutory appeal from class certification, the panel concludes that the superiority and predominance prerequisites to a Rule 23(b)(3) damages class have been satisfied. I respectfully dissent.

OPINION Yeary, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Appellant argued on direct appeal that he was prevented from asking a proper question to the venire during jury selection. The court of appeals refused to address the merits of his complaint, however, holding that Appellant later waived any error he might h

OPINION GOULD, Circuit Judge: Matthew Davies filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition, contending that a congressional appropriations rider prohibits the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) from using federal funds to incarcerate him and seeking release from custody to remedy the wrongful expenditure. The district court denied his habeas corpus petition, and

OPINION EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice. A jury convicted appellant, Matthew Hamann, of assault against a person with whom he had a dating relationship, second offense, 1 and the trial court assessed his punishment at twenty-five years’ confinement. In three points of error, appellant argues that: (1)

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MICHAEL DANIEL CUERO, No. 12-55911 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 3:08-cv-02008-BTM-WMC MATTHEW CATE, Respondent-Appellee. ORDER Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Barry T. Moskowitz, District Judge, Presiding Argued and

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge, dissenting: Today, the Court erroneously orders federal habeas relief to a state prisoner on the basis of a non-existent plea agreement and irrelevant state contract law. Because the decision of the California Court of Appeal affirming Cuero’s conviction was neither contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, Supreme Court precedent, the district court’s denial of the writ of h

EVANDER, J. The State appeals an order granting Robert Harris’ motion to suppress, arguing that the trial court erred in concluding that the investigatory stop at issue was unsupported by reasonable suspicion. This court has jurisdiction. Fla. R. App. P. 9.140(c)(1)(B). Because the undisputed facts establish that the arresting officers had reasonable suspicion to believe that Harris had violated O

BRANDON J. HARRISON, Judge h Jason Harris appeals the Saline County Circuit Court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment. 1 He argues that the circuit court erred in finding that he was not entitled to immunity pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 21-9-301 (Supp. 2015). We affirm the circuit court.

193 P.3d 300 (2008) Richard HARRIS, Appellant, v. AHTNA, INC., Ahtna Government Services Corporation, Ken Johns, Paul Tony, and Neil Anderson, Appellees. No. S-11769. Supreme Court of Alaska. September 26, 2008. *302 William G. Royce, Law Office of William G. Royce, Anchorage, for Appellant. Patrick B. Gilmore and Christop

Opinion issued July 22, 2014 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-13-00493-CR ——————————— RYAN MATTHEW STAIRHIME, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

HUNSTEIN, Justice. **276Appellant Joseph Irvine Harris was tried and convicted of murder and related offenses in connection with crimes he committed **277against David Rucker, Ashley Gay, and their two minor children.1 Harris a

Mark D. Pfeiffer, Presiding Judge The State of Missouri appeals the Judgment of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri (“motion court”), granting Matthew Hendrix’s (“Hendrix”) amended Rule 24.035 1 motion for post-conviction relief, setting aside the judgment accepting the plea, and vacating the sentence imposed

Evelyn V. Keyes, Justice In this case involving liens for delinquent property taxes, Betty James, the owner of the subject property, contracted with the predecessor in interest of appellee Propel Financial Services, LLC, an entity *786that paid delinquent taxes on James's behalf and received a transfer of the tax liens on the property. Several

BARNES, Presiding Judge. Bruce Ervin Harris was indicted for trafficking marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The trial court granted the State’s motion to quash Harris’s subpoena for all records and documents pertaining to the canine and its handler involved in the detection of drugs in Harris’s lug

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DEARCEY JAMUL STEWART, No. 10-55985 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 3:05-cv-01059- BTM-CAB MATTHEW L. CATE, Respondent-Appellee. ORDER AND

ROBERT J. GLADWIN, Judge, concurring. I concur that this case must be affirmed, but believe that it must be affirmed under the law-of-the-case doctrine. I agree with Chief Judge Vaught’s analysis that Harris was protected from the tort suit by Ark. Code Ann. § ll-9-105(a) (Repl.2002). However, our court held otherwise. See Johnson v. Ark. Steel Erectors, 2009 Ark. App. 7

MEMORANDUM OPINION ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge. United States Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson denied without prejudice defendant’s original motion to dismiss plaintiffs 228-page complaint and directed plaintiff, proceeding pro se, to file an amended complaint “no more than 20 pages long” that complies with the pleadi

90 P.3d 167 (2004) Julia Marie HARRIS, Appellant, v. Steven J. WESTFALL, Appellee. No. S-10819. Supreme Court of Alaska. April 30, 2004. *169 Robin A. Taylor, Law Office of Robin A. Taylor, Anchorage, for Appellant. No appearance by or for Appellee. Before: BRYNER, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, FABE, and CARPEN

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DEARCEY JAMUL STEWART, No. 10-55985 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 3:05-cv-01059- BTM-CAB MATTHEW L. CATE, Respondent-Appellee.

397 S.C. 447 (2012) 725 S.E.2d 132 ANTHONY H., Respondent, v. MATTHEW G. and April B., Defendants, Of whom Matthew G. is the Appellant. In the interest of a minor child under the age of 18. No. 4955. Court of Appeals of South Carolina. Heard March 1, 2012. Decided March 16, 2012. Rehearing Denied May 4, 2012.