Concord, New Hampshire civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a 42 U.S.C. 1983 constitutional rights violation theory.


In this action, the plaintiff Jacob William Johnson filed a complaint[1] pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting claims against a number of current and former employees of the New Hampshire Department of Corrections (“DOCâ€�), alleging tha... More...    $0 (09-15-2022 - NH)

Concord, New Hampshire personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

11/04/2021 28 NOTICE OF APPEAL by Joe McCoy.( Filing fee $ 505, receipt number ANHDC-2180276.) [NOTICE TO COUNSEL: A Transcript Report/Order Form, which can be downloaded from the Forms & Notices section of the First Circuit website at www.ca1.u... More...    $0 (10-06-2021 - NH)

Because the defendant has not provided, as part of the appellate record, the transcript of the evidentiary hearing held on his motion or all of the exhibits entered at that hearing, we must assume that the evidence was sufficient to support the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress, and we review its decision only for errors of law. See State v. Woods, 139 N.H. 399, 403 (1995). Accordi... More...    $0 (07-04-2018 - NH)

The defendant, Bailey P. Serpa, appeals an order of the Superior Court (Howard, J.), requiring him to register as a sexual offender. On appeal, the defendant argues that registration as a sexual offender for a conviction of violating RSA 649-B:4 is contrary to the manifest objectives of RSA 632-A:4 and violates constitutional requirements that all penalties be proportional to the offense. We aff... More...    $0 (07-04-2018 - NH)

Robin Whitney is a Detective... More...    $0 (05-08-2018 - NH)

Concord, NH - Diana M. Espaillat sued Noah Pack, Matthew Trombley, Robin Whitney on rights violation theories.

The claims made and defenses asserted are not available.

Date Filed # Docket Text
04/11/2018 ENDORSED ORDER modifying Procedural Order. Text of Order: Any submissions with a filing deadline of April 16, 2018, are hereby extended to a new deadline of April 17, 2018... More...    $0 (05-08-2018 - NH)

The defendant, Carlos Gonzalez, III, appeals his convictions on two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault. See RSA 632-A:2 (2016). The defendant argues that the Trial Court (Wageling, J.) erred when it vacated the pro hac vice admission of two out-of-state attorneys, thereby depriving him of his right to chosen counsel under Part I, Article 15 of the State Constitution and the Sixth Ame... More...    $0 (11-07-2017 - NH)

The pertinent facts are as follows. On August 2, 2014, Officer Alden responded to a report that a woman, later identified as Kerry St. Lawrence, had collapsed on the lawn outside 14 Bank Street in Lebanon. When Alden arrived, he saw St. Lawrence sitting bent over on the lawn, approximately six feet from the entrance of the rooming house located at that address. Alden called out to her, but she ... More...    $0 (02-02-2017 - NH)

The defendant, William Edic, appeals his conviction, following a jury trial in Superior Court (McNamara, J.), on one count of second degree murder and one count of falsifying physical evidence. See RSA 630:1-b, I(b) (2016); RSA 641:6, I (2016). On appeal, the defendant challenges various evidentiary rulings made at trial. We affirm.

The record supports the following facts. The char... More...    $0 (02-02-2017 - NH)

Following a bench trial based upon stipulated facts, the defendant, Sean McInnis, was convicted of two counts of possession of a controlled drug. See RSA 318-B:2, I (2011). On appeal, he challenges his convictions, arguing that the Superior Court (Tucker, J.) erroneously denied his motion to suppress. We affirm.

The following facts are drawn from the trial court’s order, or are oth... More...    $0 (01-16-2017 - NH)

Brian Blackden is a part-time freelance photographer who
for years has sent photos to a bunch of regional-media outlets,
including Belsito Communications, Inc. (just "Belsito" from now
on). Belsito and Blackden filed this suit alleging that New
Hampshire State Trooper James Decker violated their constitutional
rights when he seized Blackden's camera at the scen... More...    $0 (12-29-2016 - NH)

In September 2013, New Hampshire law enforcement
officials received information from a Campton town employee named
Robert Bain about a potential marijuana grow near Chandler Hill
Road and Mason Road. On September 5, state police officers met
with Bain near Chandler Hill Road to locate the marijuana plants.
The area by Chandler Hill Road and Mason Road was heavily wooded.... More...    $0 (10-17-2016 - NH)

HICKS, J. The defendant, David Aldrich, appeals his conviction, following a jury trial in Superior Court (MacLeod, J.), on two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault. See RSA 632-A:2, I(j) (2007). The defendant challenges the trial court’s ruling preventing him from crossexamining the victim about three of four allegedly false allegations of sexual assault that she had made against othe... More...    $0 (09-18-2016 - NH)

The defendant, David Aldrich, appeals his conviction, following a jury trial in Superior Court (MacLeod, J.), on two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault. See RSA 632-A:2, I(j) (2007). The defendant challenges the trial court’s ruling preventing him from crossexamining the victim about three of four allegedly false allegations of sexual assault that she had made against other men. He a... More...    $0 (09-03-2016 - NH)

The record reflects the following facts. In May 2012, the defendant kidnapped the victim, who, at the time, was pregnant with his child. The child was born soon after. In March 2013, the defendant pleaded guilty to six criminal charges for which prison sentences were imposed. Three of the sentences were imposed “stand committed,” requiring the defendant to be imprisoned immediately. The remai... More...    $0 (08-21-2016 - NH)

The record reflects the following facts. The defendant was arrested on May 26, 2015, and charged with possession of heroin, changing marks on a firearm, and carrying a firearm in a vehicle without a license. See RSA 318-B:2, I (2011); RSA 159:13 (2014); RSA 159:4 (2014). The State filed informations on the misdemeanor firearm charges on July 16, and a grand jury indicted the defendant on the h... More...    $0 (06-29-2016 - NH)

The record reflects the following facts. The defendant was arrested on May 26, 2015, and charged with possession of heroin, changing marks on a firearm, and carrying a firearm in a vehicle without a license. See RSA 318-B:2, I (2011); RSA 159:13 (2014); RSA 159:4 (2014). The State filed informations on the misdemeanor firearm charges on July 16, and a grand jury indicted the defendant on the h... More...    $0 (06-21-2016 - NH)

The record supports the following facts. On August 27, 2013, the defendant was involved in two motor vehicle accidents in Hollis. She was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and with violating the “conduct after an accident” statute. See RSA 265-A:2, I(a)(2014); RSA 264:25, I. One witness saw a “big puff of dirt as if an impact had happened” on the side of the road and saw a gold se... More...    $0 (04-23-2016 - NH)

The trial court found the following facts when it denied the defendant’s motion to suppress. On June 7, 2012, Joseph Jennings was arrested on drugrelated charges and released on personal recognizance bail to the custody of
the defendant. That day, he was also served with a temporary order of protection that prohibited him, and third parties acting on his behalf, from contacting a certain wo... More...    $0 (04-23-2016 - NH)

The following facts are derived from the trial court’s order or the record. On September 4, 2012, the defendant, while wearing an official but discontinued Manchester Police jacket, was observed by Manchester Police Officer Biron walking in front of a Manchester Police Department substation. Although the jacket had been discontinued in 1999, it bore a current Manchester Police Department patch. ... More...    $0 (04-23-2016 - NH)

The relevant facts follow. In April 2013, a grand jury indicted the defendant on alternate counts of negligent homicide. See RSA 630:3, I (2007), II; see also State v. Wong, 125 N.H. 610, 618-20 (1984) (explaining that, under RSA 630:3, I, II, the culpability requirement of negligent homicide may be satisfied either by showing that a person caused the death of another negligently or by establish... More...    $0 (04-02-2016 - NH)

The following facts are derived from the record. On August 9, 2012, Sergeant Roy, a Berlin police officer, observed the defendant driving the wrong way on a one-way street. Roy stopped the car and the defendant produced a New York state identification card, but not a driver’s license. While Roy was in his cruiser unsuccessfully seeking to determine whether the defendant had a valid driver’s lic... More...    $0 (02-22-2016 - NH)

The State appeals an order of the Circuit Court (Rappa, J.) granting the motion of the defendant, Tyler Boyer, to suppress evidence obtained when, without a warrant, the police entered the apartment that he shared with his girlfriend and arrested him. The trial court found that the defendant had standing to object to the search despite the fact that, at the time of the search, he was present wi... More...    $0 (02-15-2016 - NH)

Following a bench trial, the defendant, Taneal C. Broadus, was convicted on one felony count of possession of oxycodone, one felony count of possession of codeine, and one misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana. See RSA 318-B:2 (Supp. 2014). On appeal, she challenges only her felony convictions, arguing that the Superior Court (Wageling, J.) erroneously denied her motion to suppress eviden... More...    $0 (01-06-2016 - NH)

The defendant, Elizabeth Cloutier, appeals her conviction by jury on one count of burglary. See RSA 635:1 (2007) (amended 2014). On appeal, she argues that the Superior Court (Bornstein, J.) erroneously denied her motion to suppress her confession. We affirm. The following facts are drawn from the trial court’s findings and rulings or are otherwise supported in the record, which includes a vid... More...    $0 (01-06-2016 - NH)

The pertinent facts follow. SB 126, enacted in 2013, amended RSA chapter 357-C to define “motor vehicle” as including “equipment,” which “means farm and utility tractors, forestry equipment, industrial equipment, construction equipment, farm implements, farm machinery, yard and garden equipment, attachments, accessories, and repair parts.” Laws 2013, 130:1 (quotations omitted); see RSA 357-C:1, ... More...    $0 (12-31-2015 - NH)

The following evidence was presented at trial. The defendant, who was experienced in machine and tool design, engineering, and bullet manufacturing, approached Magkor Industries (Magkor) in 2005 or 2006 about manufacturing its patented gunpowder, Black Mag. His company, Black Mag LLC, in which the defendant owned a majority interest, contracted to manufacture the gunpowder. The defendant origin... More...    $0 (12-19-2015 - nh)

David Robb appeals from a district court judgment denying his motion for summary judgment, partially granting Debbie Rooks' motion for summary judgment, and dismissing the remainder of Rooks' claims without prejudice. Because we conclude the district court erred when it found there was no genuine dispute of material fact, we reverse and remand. Between May 2002 and September 2004, David Robb rece... More...    $0 (12-03-2015 - NH)

This is the second opinion we have issued in connection with the prosecution of Frost for allegedly violating RSA chapter 397-A. See Frost v. Comm’r, N.H. Banking Dep’t, 163 N.H. 365 (2012). We begin by reviewing the statutory backdrop to this case and summarizing the relevant facts drawn from the trial court’s orders, the record, and our prior opinion. RSA chapter 397-A governs the licensing o... More...    $0 (11-17-2015 - NH)

The following facts are undisputed or are otherwise supported by the record. The defendant was charged with six counts of pattern AFSA, two counts of AFSA as individual acts, and one count of witness tampering. The defendant’s trial was scheduled for April 2013, but it was delayed when, just before trial, he attempted to commit suicide. This was his second attempt at suicide while in custody. ... More...    $0 (10-27-2015 - NH)

In this declaratory judgment proceeding, the petitioner, Cogswell Farm Condominium Association (Cogswell), appeals an order of the Superior Court (McHugh, J.) finding that two exclusions in the insurance
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policies issued by the respondents, Tower Group, Inc. (Tower) and Acadia Insurance Company (Acadia), preclude coverage in the petitioner’s underlying lawsuit against Lemery Building Co... More...    $0 (01-13-2015 - NH)

The petitioner, John Doe, appeals an order of the Superior Court (McNamara, J.) granting summary judgment for the respondent, the State of New Hampshire, on the petitioner’s declaratory judgment action, which sought a ruling that RSA chapter 651-B is unconstitutional, as applied to him, because it violates the prohibition against retrospective laws and the Due Process Clause of the New Hampshire... More...    $0 (02-12-2015 - NH)