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349 S.C. 613 (2002) 564 S.E.2d 653 Joan Caldwell JOHNSON, Bryce Anderson, Lorraine Witherspoon Baker, William Bell, Faye Blaylock, Sara Edell Boan, Mike Brewer, Mike Brown, Ronald Callahan, Sandra Coulter, Lisa Crum, Andreas Drutis, Darryl Bernard Epps, Buster Elfin Floyd, Deanna Kay Frans, William Joseph Harnett, Jr., George Henley, Loretta Jones, Margaret Locklear, Tammy Locklear, Linda McCleod, William McCormick, Hugh Meise, Pa

Vacated and remanded with directions by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which *715Senior Judge MAGILL joined. Judge LUTTIG wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment. OPINION WILKINSON, Chief Judge: Plaintiffs are habitual gamblers who have sued South Carolina video poker operators as part of an effo

333 S.C. 96 (1998) 508 S.E.2d 575 Joan Caldwell JOHNSON, Brice Anderson, Lorraine Witherspoon Baker, Faye Blaylock, Sara Edell Boan, Mike Brewer, Mike Brown, Ronald Callahan, Sandra Coulter, Lisa Crum, Andreas Drutis, Crystal Gayle Edwards, Darryl Bernard Epps, Buster Elfin Floyd, Deanna Kay Franz, William Joseph Harnett, Jr., George Henley, Loretta Jones, Margaret Locklear, Tammy Locklear, Linda McCleod, William McCormick, Hugh M

RILEY, Chief Judge. Arthur Gallagher sued the City of Clayton, Missouri (City), and several city officials (defendants) in their official capacities under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988, challenging a city ordinance prohibiting outdoor smoking on certain public property. Gallagher alleged the ordinance violated both the United States and Missouri Constitutions. After the defendant

350 S.W.3d 813 (2011) Melbourne MILLS, Jr; Bertha Darlene La; J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.; and Commonwealth of Kentucky, Appellants, v. Mildred ABBOTT; Lisa Abraham; Juanita Alton; Joann Alvey; Cindy Armstrong; Linda Back; Carla Baldwin; Lee Bartley, Jr; Patricia Belcher; Leisa Belding: Eleanor Berry; Margie Berry; Carol Boggs; Angie Bowman; James Branham; Kathy Branham; Norma Brewer; Karen Brown; Deborah Browning; Nathaniel Brumfield, on behalf

ORDER KRISTI K. DuBOSE, District Judge. This action is before the Court on plaintiff Van P. Finger’s motion for partial summary judgment, brief, and proposed determinations of undisputed facts and conclusions of law (Docs. 38, 39, 40), the responses filed by defendant State Farm Firé and Casualty Company (Docs. 49, 50), and Finger’s reply (Doc. 52), and State Farm’s motion for summary judgment, brief,

ACCEPTED 15-25-00023-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS

Reversed and Remanded and Memorandum Opinion filed November 4, 2021. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-17-00223-CV REBECCA WILSON, ET AL., Appellants1 V. GEORGE FLEMING AND FLEMING & ASSOCIATES, L.L.P., Appellees On Appeal from the 189th District Court

Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court. Prisoners sentenced to death in the State of Oklahoma filed an action in federal court under Rev. Stat. § 1979, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , contending that the method of execution now used by the State violates the

Reversed and Remanded and Opinion filed December 21, 2018. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-17-00223-CV REBECCA WILSON, ET AL., Appellants1 V. GEORGE FLEMING AND FLEMING & ASSOCIATES, L.L.P., Appellees On Appeal from the 189th District Court Harr

186 F.Supp.2d 889 (2002) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Ahmad BISHAWI, Defendant. No. 97-40044. United States District Court, S.D. Illinois, Benton Division. February 25, 2002. *890 Patty Merkamp Stemler, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Div., Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff. Eric W. Butts, St

189 F.Supp.2d 855 (2002) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Carlan D. HODGES, Defendant. No. 99-40009. United States District Court, S.D. Illinois, Benton Division. February 20, 2002. *856 *857 Patty Merkamp Stemler, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Div., Appellate Section, Washington

Matthew W. Brann, United States District Judge MEMORANDUM OPINION I. BACKGROUND This civil rights action has come to be known for all of the wrong reasons. Sad to say, after ten years of protracted - and unnecessarily' contentious litigation, it- appears that all Plaintiffs counsel, Cynthia L. Pollick, Esquire, has managed to accomplish is disrespecting this Court as an institution and em

MEMORANDUM & ORDER John W. Lungstrum, United States District Judge In this lawsuit, plaintiff asserts that defendants infringed on its copyrights in certain illustrated characters, assembly instructions and a die line associated with paperboard cars that defendant Steak N Shake Operations, Inc. (“SNS”) distributed to consumers in connection with its kids’ meal program. This matter is presently before

MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER CHARLES S. COODY, United States Magistrate Judge. Now pending before the court is defendant Don Eugene Siegelman’s (“Siegelman”) motion for discovery. (Doc. # 961). The defendant seeks leave to conduct discovery to support his motion for new trial filed pursuant to FED.R.CRIM.P. 33. See Doc. # 960. Sie-gelman asserts that the discovery he seeks is necessary “[i]n order t

OPINION OF THE COURT Judith A. Hard, J. This motion raises the question of whether it is possible to grant late claim relief, pursuant to section 10 (6) of the Court of Claims Act, for those claims for injury to or loss of personal *341property brought by state prison inmates, which are subject to the time limitation contained in section 10 (9). Th

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA19-975 Filed: 15 December 2020 Davie County, No. 14 CVS 115 JOSEPH A. MALDJIAN and MARIANA MALDJIAN, Plaintiffs, v. CHARLES R. BLOOMQUIST and CAROLINE BLOOMQUIST, Defendants- Appellants/Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. PATTI D. DOBBINS, KATHY SMITH, and ALLEN TATE CO., INC., Third-Party Defendants. Appeal by defendants from judgment enter

18 S.W.3d 277 (2000) Roger Thomas SCAGGS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee. No. 03-99-00081-CR. Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin. May 4, 2000. Rehearing Overruled June 22, 2000. *280 Roy Q. Minton, Minton, Burton, Foster & Collins, P.C., Terrence W. Kirk, Law Office of Terrence W. Kirk, Austin, for

SACK, Circuit Judge: In this litigation, judgment creditors of the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”) attempt to execute on $1.68 billion in bond proceeds allegedly owned by Iran’s central bank. The Supreme Court has instructed that in an execution proceeding concerning a foreign sovereign’s assets, any defense predicated on foreign sovereign immunity must rise or fall on the text of the Foreign Sovereign

130 F.Supp.2d 401 (2000) "BD" et al., Plaintiffs, v. Barbara A. DEBUONO, et al., Defendants. "MM," et al., Plaintiffs, v. Susanne D. Kaplan, et al., Defendants. "EE" et al., Plaintiffs, v. Barbara A. DeBuono, et al., Defendants. "PP" et al., Plaintiffs, v. Susanne D. Kaplan, et al., Defendants. Nos. 98 Civ. 0910(CM) (MDF), 98 Civ. 0972(CM) (MDF), 99 CIV. 10596(CM) (MDF), 99 CIV. 10597(CM)