This is an appeal of a protective order. Appellant Allen Maki, appearing pro se on appeal, argues in a single issue that his rights were violated ―when he was prohibited from obtaining compulsory process for preparing and perfecting

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1Due to the nature of this case, we will use a fictitious name in lieu of the victim’s name.

2See Tex. R. App. P.

This appeal arises from a diversity action based on a claim of medical negligence.

The injured plaintiff, Louis Prager, alleged that Campbell County Memorial Hospital and its employee, Dr. Brian Cullison (together, the Hospital Defendants), negligently failed to diagnose Mr. Prager’s broken neck following an automobile accident, resulting in serious nerve damage to his left arm. Afte

This is an appeal from a final divorce decree of the marriage of appellant, Jose Antonio Davila, and appellee, Hilda Guadalupe Davila. By one issue, Jose complains

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that the trial court erred by mischaracterizing real property as community property. We reverse and render.

I. BACKGROUND

Jose and Hilda were married on August 4, 2002. Seven years later, Jose filed an orig

In 1992, Raymond Sandler, then an attorney at Sandler & Rosen, drafted wills for Willet Brown and his wife Betty Brown. Willet‟s will established a marital trust that was expected to generate several million dollars in annual income. The will named Betty as the marital trust‟s income beneficiary for life; upon her death, the principal of the trust was to be transferred into an Exemptio

As appellant Maria B.‘s mother and limited conservator, Denise B. petitioned the trial court for an order authorizing her to consent to a hysterectomy and oophorectomy on Maria‘s behalf.1 Maria is a developmentally disabled adult who suffers from numerous health problems, including an abnormally long and heavy menses and debilitating migraine headaches that usually coincide with the on

Before the onset of the illness that ultimately took the life of John William Shearer, III, John owned and operated a business known as Shearer’s Autoplex, which largely provided towing services under the name “271 Wrecker” and also sold used cars. The business’ landlord was a company owned by John’s ex-wife, Corrine Augustine Hill Shearer.1 John’s sickness

Benito Manuel Alvarez Alonso appeals the final divorce decree rendered by the trial court after a bench trial, asserting the trial court erred by: (1) awarding Lucia Zeevaert Alvarez title to a ranch that was his separate property; (2) making a grossly disproportionate division of the community assets; and (3) finding an informal marriage existed between Benito and Lucia after their 1995 divorce.1

Belkis Eunice Moreta, a native and citizen of the Dominican Republic, petitions for judicial review of the Board of Immigration Appeals's ("BIA") affirmance of an Immigration Judge's ("IJ") finding that she abandoned her applications for relief from removal by failing to file them in accordance with a court-ordered deadline. Because the IJ did not abuse her discretion by finding that Moreta had ab

This appeal concerns litigation that arose after a widowed wife, appellant LeAnn Randall, discovered that her late husband, Dr. Bob Randall, had left her less of an inheritance than she claims he promised her. Alleging that she had been tortiously deprived of her interest in community property that Bob had transferred to an irrevocable trust benefitting his children from a prior marriage, LeAnn su

Appellant, Glenn Blair, challenges the trial court’s order declaring that he and appellee, Angela McClinton, did not have an informal marriage. Blair argues that: (1) the trial court erroneously determined that he and McClinton did not have an informal marriage and (2) he received inadequate representation. We affirm.

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Background

On January 27, 2011, Blair filed an ori

Laura L. Brilhart appeals the trial court's final judgment of injunction for protection against domestic violence. The injunction was issued to prevent contact between S.L.B.—Bryan Thomas Brilhart's daughter—and her mother, Ms. Brilhart. Ms. Brilhart and Mr. Brilhart have been divorced for a number of years.

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On appeal Ms. Brilhart argues that there was not compete

In this appeal from an amended final judgment that dissolved the marriage of Daren Anthony Busciglio and Lindell Alonso Busciglio, resolved an alimony claim, and decided issues relating to the parties' minor children, both parties raise claims of trial court error. We conclude that only two claims raised in the cross-appeal are

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meritorious. We find no reversible error in the re

State of Alaska charged Richard Corum with conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs, Oxycontin, from 2007 to 2011 netting millions to the conspirators.

Alaska Law:

Sec. 11.31.120. Conspiracy. (a) An offender commits the crime of conspiracy if, with the intent to promote or facilitate a serious felony offense, the offender agrees with one or more persons to engage in or cause th

[¶1] Michael G. Quast, the appellee, petitioned the district court for modification of his child support payments. At the hearing related to that petition, the appellee and Lisa M. Quast, the appellant, agreed that certain provisions related to the division of their children’s college tuition and extracurricular expenses contained in their property settlement and divorce agreement were i

[¶1] Appellant Amy Roberts and Appellee Steven Locke divorced in mid-July of 2010. Among their marital assets was a beachfront property in Costa Rica. After a trial, the district court ordered the property sold and the proceeds divided, and later held Roberts in contempt for impeding the sale. She now appeals that order. We affirm.

ISSUES

[¶2] Roberts asks this Court to conside

[¶1] Matthew Oliver Lee (Father) appeals from the district court’s order directing him to pay Nancy W. Lee (Mother) $680 per month in child support for the care of their minor child. Although the district court granted Father a downward deviation from the amount calculated with the child support guidelines, he claims the court erred by refusing to apply the joint custody child support st

Appellant, Marjorie Champenoy, challenges the trial court’s order modifying a divorce decree to appoint appellee, Aaron Champenoy, sole managing

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conservator of their child.1 In four issues, Marjorie contends that the trial court erred in (1) not determining the adequacy of facts in support of Aaron’s Petition to Modify; (2) granting a change of custody when Aaron fail

Two women then resident in New York were married in a lawful ceremony in Ontario, Canada, in 2007. Edith
Windsor and Thea Spyer returned to their home in New York City. When Spyer died in 2009, she left her entire estate to Windsor. Windsor sought to claim the estate tax exemption for surviving spouses. She was barred from doing so, however, by a federal law, the Defense of Marriage Act, which

The public is currently engaged in an active political debate over whether same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. That question has also given rise to litigation.In this case, petitioners, who oppose same-sex marriage, ask us to decide whether the Equal Protection Clause “prohibits the State of California from defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman.” Pet. for Cert. i

This matter comes before the Court on Defendant Federal Election Commission's ("FEC" or"the Commission") Motion to Dismiss [Doc. 33]. The Court, having reviewed the parties' written submissions, being familiar with the case file by virtue of having previously heard argument and having addressed the likelihood of success on the merits of Plaintiffs claims in conjunction with Plaintiffs Motion for P

The infrastructure of the adjudicative process consists of rules, many of which are procedural. Not surprisingly, then, the due administration of justice typically requires both courts and litigants to give fastidious attention to procedural regularity. When parties lead a court down a path that ignores proper procedure, bad things often happen.

This case illustrates the point: th

The University of Texas at Austin considers race as one of various factors in its undergraduate admissions process. Race is not itself assigned a numerical value for each applicant, but the University has committed itself to increasing racial minority enrollment on campus. It refers to this goal as a “critical mass.” Petitioner, who is Caucasian, sued the University after her applicati

This defamation action arises out of a contentious custody dispute that has made its way to this court five times.1 In the underlying case, Jayraj Nair persistently fought court-ordered efforts to reunify his former wife, Bindu, with their older son, Suraj. (We

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1 See Nair v. Superior Court (May 28, 2009, C061761) [summary denial of petition for writ of

Ronald Reynolds, Jr., as surviving spouse and personal representative of the estate of Rebecca Kathleen Reynolds, deceased and for and on behalf of William Hugh Reynolds, sued Brandon H. Kilgore, Bryan Ashley Orme, M.D., Edmond General Surgery, LLC, Affiliated Anesthesiologists, LLC, and Mercy Hospital on medical negligence theories (medical malpractice) claiming:

1. Plaintiffs Ronald Rey

Iowa Right To Life Committee, Inc., challenges the constitutionality of several Iowa campaign-finance laws, an administrative rule, and two forms. The district court found IRTL lacked standing to challenge several provisions, but found others constitutional. IRTL appeals, raising facial and as-applied challenges under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 12