Court Dismisses Holdover Proceeding Under Theory of Res Judicata

Court granted plaintiff's motion in limine to impeach de facto owner of defendant with date, crime and sentence arising from his 2010 criminal tax fraud conviction in plaintiff's action for age discrimination. Motion granted.

SUM Arbitration Permanently Stayed, Petitioner Attempted to Collect Windfall from GEICO

Action Over Wage Violations Dismissed Without Prejudice for Failure to Prosecute

New Legislation Allows Plaintiff to Extend Life of Property Lien

Appellant appealed the trial court's order denying his first petition for post-conviction relief. The court affirmed, concluding petitioner failed to plead and prove the newly-discovered fact exception to the Post Conviction Relief Act's one-year filing requirement where he proffered a third-party opinion report prepared in a co-defendant's case that did not reflect a newly-discovered "fact" applicable to appellant.

Yellowstone Injunction Upheld Despite Case Appearing as Non-Payment Action

Conversion Claim Against Shipping Company Survives; Damages Not Required to Be Pleaded

Court Dismisses as Moot Claims for Paid Tuition Funding, Transportation, Nursing Services

Appellant appealed the trial court's judgment of sentence entered after his jury conviction on charges of kidnap to facilitate a felony, robbery, and making terrorist threats. The court affirmed, holding that appellant's conviction was not against the weight of the evidence where his victim identified him by his eyes and other evidence linked him to the crimes charged. The court held further that the victim's voice identification of appellant was admissible at trial despite the fact that police played only a single voice sample for th