• In re: Expungement of Record of the Involuntary Commitment of J.R.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-05
    Practice Area: Health Care Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Hodge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 70035 of 2022, M.D.

    Petitioner sought expungement of his record of involuntary commitment or, alternatively, a finding by the court that he was able to possess a firearm without risk to himself or others. The court denied the petition.

  • SMG Enter. Inc. v. ACC Int'l LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-06-05
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Motto
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 10474 OF 2022, C.A.

    Defendant filed preliminary objections to plaintiff's complaint. The court overruled defendant's preliminary objection alleging improper venue and sustained in part and overruled in part its preliminary objection asserting the existence of contractual mandatory alternative dispute resolution.

  • Berezniak v. City of New Castle Zoning Hearing Bd.

    Publication Date: 2023-05-29
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Hodge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 70082 OF 2021, M.D.

    Appellant, an LLC, filed suit against the City of New Castle Zoning Hearing Board. The suit focused on the issue of a sign permit granted to a landowner for his property. Appellant argued that the sign was installed without a permit and remained up for an extended period of time.

  • Commonwealth v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2023-05-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 30 OF 2022, C.R.

    Defendant filed a motion for post-sentence relief, which included various motions challenging the denial of his motion to withdraw guilty plea and the validity of the guilty plea. Defendant argued that he should have been allowed to withdraw his guilty plea due to his claim of innocence, lack of understanding of the plea, and absence of prejudice to the prosecution. The court denied defendant's motions in their entirety, finding that his plea was knowingly and voluntarily entered.

  • Three Rivers Aggregates, LLC v. New Beaver Borough

    Publication Date: 2023-05-29
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Mining and Resources | State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Hodge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 70122 of 2021, MD

    Appellant appealed the denial of its application for a conditional use permit to conduct surface mining operations on leased property. The court reversed appellee borough council's decision denying the conditional use permit application.

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  • Commonwealth v. Scott

    Publication Date: 2023-05-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 530 OF 2021

    Defendant filed an omnibus pretrial motion consisting of a motion to suppress and a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The court denied the motion to suppress and granted the habeas petition in part and denied it in part.

  • Castle Realty v. Paul Lynch Inv., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-05-29
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Hodge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 10519 of 2019

    Defendant appealed the court's orders granting plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings and related relief in plaintiff's action for breach of commercial real estate listing agreements. The court requested that the Commonwealth Court affirm its orders and dismiss defendant's appeal.

  • Galizia v. Galizia

    Publication Date: 2023-05-22
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Hodge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 10645 of 2019, C.A.

    Additional defendants filed preliminary objections to defendant wife's first amended complaint against them. The court granted the preliminary objections, holding that defendant wife failed to set forth claims for resulting trust, unjust enrichment and constructive trust where her husband's mother transferred the mother's corporate stock, of which the husband allegedly was de facto owner, into an irrevocable family trust that named the husband as trustee and the mother's grandchildren as beneficiaries.

  • Commonwealth v. Farris

    Publication Date: 2023-05-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Hodge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 157 OF 2021, CR

    Defendant filed an omnibus pretrial motion, in the nature of a petition for writ of habeas corpus, alleging Commonwealth failed to present a prima facie case for the financial theft charges levied against him. The trial court denied the motion.

  • Commonwealth v. Procopio

    Publication Date: 2023-05-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Motto
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 934 OF 2018, C.R.

    Defendant filed an omnibus pretrial motion that included a petition for writ of habeas corpus, a motion for hearing to determine competency of a minor witness, and a motion to suppress the minor witness's identification. The court denied the omnibus motion, finding that the minor witness was competent to testify and that her identification of defendant in a photo lineup was not the result of undue suggestion.