Sentences with word «appellant»

An "appellant" is a person who disagrees with a court decision and wants it to be changed. They are the ones who appeal, or request, a higher court to review and possibly reverse the previous judgment. Full definition
An order for sale issued, but appellant then filed for bankruptcy.
He was refused permission by the commissioner on the ground that he had been a successful appellant.
The second appellant was an assured tenant of property belonging to the respondent.
There was a history of difficulties and hostility between the convicted appellant and the deceased.
Save for the third appellant, the secretary of state accepted that they were killed by members of the British forces.
At trial, one of the psychologists who had worked with the family, described appellant's behavior as «parental alienation syndrome» simply as a way of describing her behavior.
In all of the circumstances, the plaintiff / appellant exercised appropriate diligence in discovering the contamination claim.
Instead, a prospective appellant must seek leave to appeal the provincial appellate court's decision.
Our lawyers have extensive trial and appellant experience and provide highly effective and successful advocacy for our clients.
That's what happened in two recent appellant decisions.
It found the second appellant's involvement to have been more limited and not dishonest.
This appeal presents the validity of a conviction of appellant for conducting religious services in a public park of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, without a required license, when proper application for the license had been arbitrarily and unreasonably refused by the City Council.
On August 12, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted rehearing en banc to appellants in In re Aqua Products, Inc to consider the procedures used by the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to limit the ability of patent owners to amend claims during AIA post-grant proceedings.
Appellants argue there is no discrimination because the amendment bans all religious laws from Oklahoma courts and Sharia law
City of Guelph v. Super Blue Box Recycling, 2009 ONCA 481 - Acted for Appellants at the Court of Appeal in appeal of a lengthy trial on contractual issues
If true, the allegations made by Appellants against DSS would threaten to put that dangerous shield between the people and its government.
In two unanimous decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Justice MacPherson allowed the appeals, set aside the judgments of the application judges, and declared both insurance company appellants did not have to defend or indemnify the respondents in the underlying actions.
In this case the first and second appellant appealed against a decision refusing them permission to instruct independent experts in care proceedings regarding their child.
This practicum enables students to work directly on Appellant briefs in cases where appeals from serious felony convictions are pending before the Colorado Court of Appeals or Colorado Supreme Court.
The appellate court agreed with appellant Wilson that the trial judge lacked jurisdiction to strike and dishonor the dismissal, but critically found the lower court retained jurisdiction to enter discovery sanctions and attorney's fees (the latter, subject to any Santisas limitations) post-dismissal anyway.
by appellant as a part of the latter constitutional contention disappears by our holding, as indicated later in this opinion, that the challenged clause of the ordinance and New Hampshire's requirement for following a judicial remedy for the arbitrary refusal are valid.
Does it prevent Appellant from being tried - and having an equally fair trial (see Statute of the International Tribunal, art. 21)- before an international tribunal?
Dr. Mann has transgressed scientific norms and offended First Amendment principles by bringing a defamation claim against Appellants for their pointed criticism of his scientific methodology.
The Court dismisses appellant's overbreadth contention in a single cursory paragraph.
Appellant brought this action in a California Superior Court alleging that he was awaiting trial on a criminal charge of violating the San Francisco Housing Code by refusing to permit a warrantless inspection of his residence, and that a writ of prohibition should issue to the criminal court because the ordinance authorizing such inspections is unconstitutional on its face.
Thus, it is unclear whether appellant's appeal of that order acted as a stay of the requirement that respondent receive exclusive possession of the marital home pendente lite.
The self - represented appellant husband argued that the motion judge was biased, erred in finding no material change in circumstances, and erred in not making an adverse inference against the wife for non-disclosure.
Among other things, appellants contended at the trial that the Maryland statutes under which they were charged were contrary to the Fourteenth Amendment for the reasons stated at the outset of this opinion.
About a third of appellants fail to turn up.
The appeals court also rejected appellants» argument that the service returns were defeated by their counter-affidavits in which they denied receiving the summons and complaint.
In observing that Lori was openly hostile toward and alienated from her mother, one expert also noted that Lori made statements glorifying her father, a pattern of polarization which could very well develop in Jaime if appellant is granted custody of both children.»
Appellants claim to share a common cause with the City, to defeat plaintiffs» CEQA claim and to reduce the rate of killing feral cats.
The district court further concluded that because a $ 2.1 million lump sum payment that appellant received in July 1999 «represented» two years of salary, it qualified as cash compensation for 1999, 2000, and 2001.
The case concerned appellants who had made false representations in their applications for UK citizenship.
On October 18, 2010, the New Jersey Real Estate Commission (NJREC or Commission) found appellant Douglas R. Tonge and his company Just New Homes, Inc., violated N.J.S.A. 45:15 - 17 (k) by paying rebates or compensation to persons not licensed by the Commission; N.J.A.C. 11:5 - 6.4 (a), breached the fiduciary duty owed to their customers; N.J.S.A. 45:15 - 17 (e), failed to deal fairly with all parties; and N.J.A.C. 11:5 - 6.1 (r), made false or misleading statements in promotional materials.
The self - represented appellant mother argued that the trial judge was biased, that he erred in his custody determination, and that he erred in not awarding spousal support.
Both TLABC and CBA BC morphed from interveners in earlier instances to in situ appellants at the SCC, and each participated through the able advocacy of their legal champions, Darrell Roberts, QC, and Chantelle Rajotte, co-champions for TLABC, and Sharon Matthews, QC and Dr. Melina Buckley on behalf of CBA BC.
Somogyi involved an attorney who won an arbitration award for fees owed to him for representing appellant in a dissolution proceeding, with the award of $ 62,881.49 later being confirmed into a judgment.
«Because the stipulation unambiguously requires appellant to pay spousal maintenance when his cash compensation exceeds $ 400,000 per year and because the district court did not err in finding that the $ 2.1 million falls within the definition of cash compensation, we affirm.
The panel earlier complains that «they [Appellants] have failed to show a substantial risk that» prejudice occurred.
Lawyer obtained relief from the automatic stay, with the state court trial judge denying appellant's multiple requests for a stay of the sheriff's sale.
The district court thus ordered appellant to pay respondent $ 109,505 in past - due maintenance.»
Crawford Adjusters v Sagicor General Insurance (Cayman) Limited [2013] UKPC 17: Isaac Jacob and Conn MacEvilly of 9 Stone Buildings represented the successful Appellant before the Privy Council in a ground - breaking decision which sweeps away centuries - old restrictions on the availability of the tort of civil malicious prosecuti
This case troubles me because Appellants have lodged serious allegations against DSS concerning what the agency told them about Child's new placement, and I do not believe we should discount those allegations when the family court made no factual findings in this regard.
In Wilson v State of Indiana,45A03 -1707-PC-1466 (2018) Correctly overrules the post conviction court for a faulty finding that the first appellant counsel was adequate as well.
Appellants agree that the 453,374 pounds received for their residence should be translated into U.S. dollars at the $ 1.82 exchange rate prevailing at the date of sale.
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