Appellee AH4R I TX DFW, LLC (AH4R) purchased the property occupied by pro se appellant Konjit D. Girard at a substitute trustee’s foreclosure sale and then, after it made a written demand for possession in a notice to vacate, filed an original petition for forcible entry and detainer when Girard failed to vacate the

1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.

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premises. The justice of the p... More...   $0 (02-20-2014 - TX)

Appellant First National Bank of Durango (“First National Bankâ€�) appeals from the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s (“BAP’sâ€�) decision affirming the bankruptcy court’s confirmation of the Chapter 12 bankruptcy plan of Appellees Reson and Shaun Woods (“Debtorsâ€�). Although First National Bank raises several issues on appeal, we only reach the first: whether Debtors are permitted to seek... More...   $0 (02-19-2014 - CO)

In 1999, Joseph Diorio and two others conceived and executed a “bust-outâ€� financial scheme by creating a business for the purpose of defrauding creditors. In a bust-out scheme, a company is formed and establishes a credit line presenting itself to the business community as a reputable company. Initially, it places small orders with suppliers. As it establishes a favorable payment history, the ... More...   $0 (02-18-2014 - NJ)

Thomas DeMeester (Husband) appeals from the trial court’s order dissolving his marriage to Rebecca DeMeester (Wife). Husband raises the following issues on appeal:

1. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in dividing the marital estate?

2. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in valuing certain marital assets?

3. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in ordering Hu... More...   $0 (02-14-2014 - IN)

Mario Renda appeals the judgment he obtained against Ana Luisa Nevarez setting aside certain fraudulent transfers she made after he obtained a money judgment against her in a prior action. Renda contends he is entitled to a personal judgment against Nevarez for the amount of the transfers. We disagree and affirm the judgment.

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BACKGROUND

Renda obtained a judgment for $817,429... More...   $0 (02-14-2014 - CA)

¶1 This legal malpractice claim involves a case within a case.
Jodi Kranendonk was injured in an Oregon traffic accident. She
retained Gregory & Swapp, PLLC and Erik Highberg (the
Attorneys) to bring a negligence action against two truck drivers
Kranendonk v. Gregory & Swapp, PLLC
2. When reviewing a district court’s rulings on a summary
judgment motion, we recite all fa... More...   $0 (02-13-2014 - UT)

Petitioner Ihsan Bazzi, a Lebanese national, seeks review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision dismissing his appeal of an immigration judge’s (IJ) order denying his application for adjustment of status and ordering his removal from the United States. Because the decision of the immigration judge is supported by substantial evidence, we deny Bazzi’s petition for review.

IMore...   $0 (02-13-2014 - MI)

Country Contractors, Inc. (“Countryâ€�) entered into a contract to provide excavation services for A Westside Storage of Indianapolis, Inc. (“Westsideâ€�). Country subcontracted out a substantial portion of the work and eventually left the worksite without completing the job. Westside filed a breach of contract action against Country and its two shareholders, Stephen Songer and Jahn Songer (â€... More...   $0 (02-12-2014 - IN)

Fernando Montes and his wife appeal a final summary judgment against them in favor of Mastec North America, Inc. The circuit court lawsuit arose from

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personal injuries sustained by Mr. Montes, a condominium security guard, in 2008 when a ladder owned or used by Mastec allegedly fell on him, with resulting medical expenses exceeding $100,000. The final summary judgment was based on ... More...   $0 (02-12-2014 - FL)

EISMANN, Justice.
This is an appeal out of Ada County from an order denying a motion to compel nonparties to a contract to arbitrate pursuant to an arbitration clause in the contract. We affirm the order of the district court.
I.
Factual Background.
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In February 2010, Mark Boling, an attorney residing in California, received a packet dated February 1, 2010, from Clearwater Rea... More...   $0 (02-11-2014 - ID)

COMES NOW the Plaintiff, Mark Downing, and for his causes of action against the Defendant, Jeston Bennett, hereby alleges and states as follows:

1. That the Plaintiff is a resident of Oklahoma County, State of Oklahoma.

2. That the Defendant Jeston Bennett is a resident of Pottawatomie County, State of Oklahoma.

3. That the Defendant, WC Burks Trucking Inc., is a domestic for ... More...   $0 (02-11-2014 - OK)

Rhonda Parrott (“Plaintiffâ€�) filed a wrongful death action against Brandon Black and Severs Trucking, LLC (“Seversâ€�), (collectively “Defendantsâ€�) for the death of her husband James Parrott (“Jamesâ€�).1 Defendants appeal the trial court’s judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff. Defendants raise seven points of alleged trial court error. Defendants’ first pointâ€... More...   $0 (02-10-2014 - MO)

Stephen J. Breedlove sued the Commercial Bank of Parsons Kansas, Ray Feess and Phillip Eaton on malicious prosecution and intentional infliction of emotional distress, loss of consortium, civil conspiracy and abuse of process theories.

The Pre-Trial Order entered by the Court provided, in part:


B. General Statement of Facts:

a. What: Plaintiff Stephen Breedlove owned and ... More...   $0 (02-07-2014 - OK)

Jill Hinnen appeals the district court ruling dismissing her application for order to show cause. Jill contends the district court erred in failing to find Robert Hinnen willfully violated the dissolution decree and abused its discretion in failing to impose sanctions. We find the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the application. We affirm.

I. Background Facts and... More...   $0 (02-05-2014 - IA)

FCCI Commercial Insurance Company (FCCI) seeks a writ of certiorari to review the order staying its declaratory judgment action against its insured pending the resolution of an arbitration action and liability action between the insured and a third party. For the reasons explained below, we grant the petition.

Facts

The underlying arbitration and liability actions arise from James Ar... More...   $0 (02-05-2014 - FL)

In appellate case number 2D12-5355, Rubin Schron challenges a nonfinal order in which the trial court found that it had personal jurisdiction over him. We have jurisdiction. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.130(a)(3)(C)(i); Frier v. Frier, 13 So. 3d 145, 146 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009) (explaining that where a trial court's order actually makes a determination as to personal jurisdiction, the order falls within the ... More...   $0 (02-05-2014 - FL)

Plaintiff Nilratan Javery appeals the judgment of the district court in favor of Defendant, Lucent Technologies, Inc. Long Term Disability

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No. 12-3834 Javery v. Lucent Tech., Inc. Long Term Disability Plan Page 2

Plan for Management or LBA Employees (“the Planâ€�), denying Plaintiff’s claim for disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERI... More...   $0 (02-03-2014 - OH)

Stephen J. Breedlove and Donna M. Breedlove sued Commercial Bank of Parsons Kansas, Ray Feess and Phillip Easton on malicious prosecution, loss of consortium, civil conspiracy, abuse of process and intentional infliction of emotional distress theories.

The pre-trial order entered by the Court provided in part:

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B. General Statement of Facts:

a. What: Plaintiff Ste... More...   $0 (01-31-2014 - OK)

Petitioner Lisa St. Mary (St. Mary) brought an action below for damages, alleging fraud and other claims arising out of an investment of $475,000. She sued, among others, Thomas Schellenberg and his wife, Katherine Mills. (Schellenberg and Mills are sometimes referred to herein collectively as real parties in interest, or real parties.) Schellenberg and Mills each propounded requests for admission... More...   $0 (01-31-2014 - CA)

This appeal arises from a dispute as to the amounts and priorities of deeds of trust the parties hold against real property in San Rafael. The trial court ruled plaintiff Elbert Branscomb’s $100,000 deed of trust, which originally was in third position, should be reformed to reflect an indebtedness of $500,000, and is the first-position lien. On appeal, defendants JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Chas... More...   $0 (01-31-2014 - CA)

The City of Riverside (City) filed a nuisance abatement action as to property owned by William and Kelly Horspool, and sought the appointment of a receiver pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 17980 et seq. Defendant William Horspool (William)2 appealed from the order appointing the receiver in case No. E051500,3 but failed to obtain an undertaking on appeal. Kevin Randolph, in his capacity ... More...   $0 (01-30-2014 - CA)

The issue before us is whether a subpoena duces tecum served on a non-party Tribe and seeking documents relevant to a civil suit in federal court is itself a “suitâ€� against the Tribe triggering tribal sovereign immunity. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, pursuant to the collateral order doctrine, we hold the answer is yes. We therefore reverse the district court’s denial of th... More...   $0 (01-28-2014 - UT)

Cindy Yang appeals from the judgment for Fujifilm Corporation (Fuji). According to Yang, Fuji split its cause of action against her. She contends Fuji could have pursued its claims for fraudulent transfers against her in a prior federal court proceeding, and therefore the trial court should have applied res judicata and claim preclusion to bar those claims here. We find that the trial court correc... More...   $0 (01-24-2014 - CA)

In the underlying action, the trial court ordered the entry of a default against appellants as a sanction for discovery abuse, and issued a default judgment awarding respondent damages and injunctive relief. Appellants contend that the discovery sanctions were improper, that the complaint stated no cause of action, that they received inadequate notice of the damages respondent sought, and that the... More...   $0 (01-24-2014 - CA)

Appellants Edward Nwokedi and 1002 Gemini Interests, LLC appeal a judgment entered against them in favor of appellee Unlimited Restoration Specialists, Inc., trading as Unlimited Restoration, Inc. (URI), a company that provided restoration services to Gemini’s property after it was damaged during

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Hurricane Ike. After Gemini refused to pay URI for its services, URI sued Nwoked... More...   $0 (01-23-2014 - TX)