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570 F.3d 1155 (2009) In the Matter of Lloyd Myles RUCKER, Debtor, Ronald A. Cunning, Appellant, v. Lloyd Myles Rucker, Appellee. In the Matter of Lloyd Myles Rucker, Debtor, Lloyd Myles Rucker, Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Ronald A. Cunning, Appellant-Cross-Appellee. Nos. 08-55652, 08-55655. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted

25 Cal.Rptr.3d 62 (2005) 126 Cal.App.4th 1107 The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Carole Ann RUCKER, Defendant and Appellant. No. D043159. Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One. February 15, 2005. As Modified on Denial of Rehearing March 3, 2005. Review Denied May 18, 2005.

RUSH, Justice. Criminal cases are prosecuted in the name of the “State of Indiana.” But as Shakespeare famously asked, “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet.” 1 Gertrude Stein’s answer was that “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.”

DAVID, Justice. When a criminal defendant fails to appear at trial, it is appropriate to consider whether or not the absence waives his right to counsel and right to be present at trial before trying that defendant in absen-tia. Such was the case here, where a defendant who lived in North Carolina arrived late for trial in Elkhart, Indiana, only to discover that he had already

692 N.E.2d 1319 (1998) 295 Ill. App.3d 801 230 Ill.Dec. 153 CITICORP SAVINGS OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff and Counterdefendant-Appellee, v. Fred RUCKER, American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, as Trustee, Harry "Bus" Yourell, Chicago Title and Trust Company, as Trustee, Lavergne Jones, Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants, Defendants and Counterplaintiffs-Appellants. N

PER CURIAM: In this proceeding, the Court has consolidated seven separate appeals which involve essentially the same issues and which the Court believes should be resolved in the same way. Each appeal, except Appeal No. 26361, is from a decision of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County in a consolidated case involving numerous plaintiffs.1 In each decision, the circuit court granted the defendants summ

DAVID, Justice. Today this Court holds that the promissory note in the. present case does not satisfy the requirement of “payment” under the disputed employment contract. This issue arose when James Armour’s employment contract with AM General entitled him to payment of a long-term incentive plan (LTIP). When Armour retired in

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT In the Matter of: LLOYD MYLES  RUCKER, Debtor, No. 08-55652 RONALD A. CUNNING,  D.C. No. 8:06-cv-01022- Appellant, MMM v. LLOYD MYLES RUCKER, Appellee.

177 Conn. 370 (1979) STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LORRAINE RUCKER Supreme Court of Connecticut. Argued January 2, 1979. Decision released April 24, 1979. COTTER, C. J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and PETERS, JS. Ronald E. Cassidento, with whom, on the brief, was Frederick W. Odell, for the appellant (defendant). Arnold M. Schwolsky, ass

695 S.E.2d 711 (2010) RUCKER v. The STATE. No. A10A0704. Court of Appeals of Georgia. May 25, 2010. *713 Brown & Gill, Angela B. Dillon, for appellant. Patrick H. Head, Dist. Atty., Albert T. Reeves, Jr., Amelia G. Pray, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee. MILLER, Chief Judge. A Cobb County jury convicted W

OPINION AND ORDER GEORGE C. SMITH, JUDGE This matter is before the Court upon the Motion for Summary Judgment of Defendants the City of Columbus (“Columbus”), Sergeant John Frenz, and Officer Dustin McKee of the Columbus- Police Department (“Defendants”) (Doc. 57). Plaintiff opposed Defendants’ Motion (Doc. 86) and Defendants replied in support (Doc. 95). Additionally pending is Plaintiffs Motion for Leav

357 S.C. 532 (2004) 593 S.E.2d 497 Ernest J. SMITH, Sr., Respondent, v. Joanne RUCKER, Appellant. No. 3733. Court of Appeals of South Carolina. Heard December 9, 2003. Decided February 2, 2004. Rehearing Denied March 18, 2004. *533 Thomas B. Bryant, III, of Orangeburg, for

PER CURIAM. Ronald Eckelbarger had been dating Rebecca Markley more than two years when Markley tested positive for methamphetamine, in violation of her probation. In order to avoid incarceration, Markley *170 became a police informant. In that capacity, Markley provided Eckelbarger pseu-doephedrine

MICHAEL A. PONSOR, U.S. District Judge *47I. INTRODUCTION In this class-action litigation Plaintiffs charged that Defendants' provision of services for Medicaid-eligible children suffering from serious emotional disturbances ("SED") failed to satisfy the requirements of the federal Medicaid statute.

July 26, 2016 TN COURT OF WORKERS ' CO:l\IPENSATION CLAThiS

IN THE COURT OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS AT KNOXVILLE Tony Rucker, Docket No.: 2015-02-0126 Employee, v. State File No.: 71844-2014 Flexible Staffing Solutions of Tennessee, Employer, Judge Pamela B. Johnson And American Zurich Insurance Company, Carrier.

ORDER PRELIMINARILYAPPROVING CLASS SETTLEMENT AND CERTIFYING SETTLEMENT CLASS JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge. The parties to the above-captioned actions currently pending against Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA”) as part of this multidistrict litigation have agreed to a settlement, the terms and conditions of which are set forth in an executed Settlement Agreement and Release (the “Settlement”

ORDER GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANT UNION BANK’S MOTION TO DISMISS THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge. THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Defendant Union Bank’s Motion to Dismiss (DE # 1355), filed April 20, 2011. Therein, Defendant seeks dismissal of Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint (DE # 1317), claiming both that 1) Plaintiffs’ claims are preempted by the Natio

424 B.R. 315 (2010) In re Jamal T. SCOTT and Debra L. Scott, Debtors. William Todd Drown, Trustee, Plaintiff, v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al., Defendants. In re Amelia F. Bridgeforth, Debtor. William Todd Drown, Trustee, Plaintiff, v. Colony Mortgage Corp., et al., Defendants. In re Steven W. Walsh and Mandy A. Walsh, Debtors. William Todd Drown, Trustee, Plaintiff, v. America's Wholesale Lender, et al., Defe

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, STAY IN FAVOR OF ARBITRATION JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge. THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Defendants Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) and Wachovia Bank, N.A.’s (‘Wachovia”) Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, to Stay in Favor, of Arbitration (DE # 1384), filed ■ April 29, 2011. The Court is fully briefed in the m