Sentences with phrase «court hearing the matter»

The federal court hearing the matter struck down the agreement and is allowing the lawsuits to go forward in court.

If one party already has a pending court case, the parties may need to file an amended complaint and answer to request that the court hear the matter as an uncontested divorce.

Not exact matches

The matter came to a head on Friday morning when, according to Russian news agency TASS, Telegram asked Moscow's Tagansky court to delay hearings.

«The Republican Senate refuses to hold hearings on [Supreme Court nominee] Judge Garland, refuses to fund the President's request for Zika aid and takes the most days off of any Senate since 1956, but thinks Facebook hearings are a matter of urgent national interest,» Jentleson said.

The matter had its first hearing in Federal Court of the city of Adelaide, Kokkinakis's hometown, on Thursday, according to court filCourt of the city of Adelaide, Kokkinakis's hometown, on Thursday, according to court filcourt filings.

The probate case involving the Parkland school shooter's dead mother took a strange turn Thursday when a hearing in the matter was abruptly canceled and documents in the court file showed the only asset is an old car — a 2010 Kia.

Ultimately, the testimony of Levandowski in the matter at hand could come down to whether the case is heard in court or in arbitration, with the latter scenario being the more likely instance in which the embattled engineer would appear.

All this takes me back to questions I raised in a prior post about the impending confirmation hearings of Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court: Does religion matter?

Finally, when the facts were known and Nicaragua quite appropriately filed a brief with the World Court, where there could be a judicial hearing under international auspices, the administration responded by announcing that for a period of two years it would refuse to recognize the jurisdiction of the World Court in any matters pertaining to Central America.

The court also mandated INEC to recognise the National Caretaker Committee of the PDP headed by Sen. Ahmed Markarfi, former Governor of Kaduna State in all matters pertaining the conduct of Primary Elections for Political Offices and the submission of the PDP List of Candidates for any elections to be conducted by INEC pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

When the matter came up for hearing, Shuaibu, who was present in the court, pleaded «not guilty», through a member of his legal team, Tim Pruitt.

The Federal High Court hearing the case in Abuja was forced to adjourn the case following the absence of four out of the six defendants in the matter.

Jerry Akwetey lawyer for Huang and four other Chinese national, prayed the court to grant his clients bail pending a May 23 hearing of the substantive matter.

At resumed hearing of the matter yesterday, Onuoha told the court that the money was paid into his account with Zenith Bank even though he did not tender any proposal or carried out any contract for NIMASA.

Lawyer David Anna therefore believes that, should anyone take the matter to the law court, the hearing of the case would be a very «interesting» one.

«As a matter of fact, my lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, served INEC a notice to produce the said petition in the course of hearing of this matter but INEC failed to produce the petition in court.

However, lawyers for Dr. Zanetor Rawlings believe the High Court can not hear the matter as it is rather the Supreme Court that has the jurisdiction to hear such case.

«In essence, we are saying that we have a valid appeal before your lordships at the Supreme Court», saying for the tribunal to proceed with hearing on the matter would amount to an affront and disrespect to the judicial hierarchy.

While the matter was taken to the House of Representatives and a public hearing was fixed for it, a coalition of lawyers, however, filed a suit asking the federal high court in Abuja to stop the house from conducting the hearing — a prayer the court granted.

Justice Anka also ruled that leave was not required for the matter to be heard during vacation as Order 4 Rule 5 of the Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure Rules of 2009, enjoins the court to pursue speed and justice on issues of fundamental human rights.

The matter was then adjourned till October 12, 2017 for pre-trial hearing in line with Section 3 of the Kwara State High Court Practice Direction, 2013, after which a new date for trial would be set.

The Supreme Court has fixed Tuesday November 29th to hear arguments from counsels on the matter of tenure elongation of five governors brought before it by...

Lavine introduced a similar bill in February that also would cover civil matters and cases heard in county and state court.

The matter was then adjourned to 12th October, 2017 for pre-trial hearing in line with Section 3 of the Kwara State High Court Practice Direction, 2013, after which a new date for trial would be set.

THE battle to determine the standard - bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, on Thursday, shifted to the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, as Governor Timipre Sylva told the five - man panel, headed by Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, that the PDP had invoked its jurisdiction in order to stall hearing of the substantive matter at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

Robert McDonnell's case was the first to arrive at the Supreme Court, which agreed earlier this month to hear the matter, and his wife's has been put on hold.

At the resumed hearing on the matter, yesterday, a witness brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Yomi Badejo - Okusanya, told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that the PDP spokesman used N77.5 million to sponsor media campaigns for the re-election of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.

At the resumed hearing of the matter on Monday, Sammie Somiari who represented Mrs. Jonathan addressed the court on a notice of discontinuance of the suit, saying that he had «an instruction of his client to discontinue the matter.»

The judge who will rule on the matter, state Supreme Court Judge Lisa Fisher — who was elected in a 2014 upset running as a Republican — noted at one point that there is «a thin line on whether the court can hear this case.&rCourt Judge Lisa Fisher — who was elected in a 2014 upset running as a Republican — noted at one point that there is «a thin line on whether the court can hear this case.&rcourt can hear this case.»

The court is expected to give judgement on the matter today, Friday after hearing the matter on Wednesday.

But Daudu argued that since the court is yet to assume jurisdiction to hear the matter, such application should not have come up at this stage.

Ashiru said the installation of Oba Ajimoh has caused serious crisis in the town and urged the court to give accelerated hearing to the matter to avoid further crisis.

The court said it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter, hence its decision to strike out the case.

McDonald was in the CapTon studio this week for an interview on an unrelated matter (a hearing he had held on PTSD with his fellow vet, Sen. Lee Zeldin), and seemed unconcerned about the possibility that he might face a primary this fall (or, June 26, if the Senate GOP ever comes around to the Assembly Democrats» way of thinking on moving the primary date to conincide with the court - ordered House and US Senate contests).

The matter would be heard at Courtroom No. 32 by the Chief Judge of FCT High Court, the police said.

Schopf asked the ethics board to provide a decision on the matter a month ago in light of the justices» refusal to hear cases represented by Schopf, or to recuse themselves — which would have sent the cases to another town court.

The senator has thrust himself into the center of issues including jobs, immigration and Supreme Court hearings, but as that momentum has carried him into a more intimate arena where popularity matters, the grating architect of the current Democratic majority has become noticeably more collegial.

The A-G has therefore requested for the docket and directed that the matter be heard at the Tarkwa High court.

«The only point which this court ought to decide at this sitting is whether the Federal High Court ought to defer to the Supreme Court in a situation where the Supreme Court has already started hearing the same macourt ought to decide at this sitting is whether the Federal High Court ought to defer to the Supreme Court in a situation where the Supreme Court has already started hearing the same maCourt ought to defer to the Supreme Court in a situation where the Supreme Court has already started hearing the same maCourt in a situation where the Supreme Court has already started hearing the same maCourt has already started hearing the same matter.

The former spokesman of the PDP, Olisah Metuh, has asked the Federal High Court, Maitama Abuja, to suspend hearing in his matter, while awaiting the judgement of the Supreme Court on his no - case submission appeal.

He said that the court has started hearing the appeal and would deliver its ruling on June 9, therefore, the lower court could not share jurisdiction on the same matter with the Supreme Ccourt has started hearing the appeal and would deliver its ruling on June 9, therefore, the lower court could not share jurisdiction on the same matter with the Supreme Ccourt could not share jurisdiction on the same matter with the Supreme CourtCourt.

Consequently, in his her short ruling, Justice Olatoregun said: «As a result of the appeal notice that has been entered, coupled with the hearing notice slated for July 5, I am inclined to grant an adjournment in this matter for parties to ventilate their views in the appellate court.»

Counsel prayed the court to hear the matter and deliver its ruling, saying the party would oblige by the ruling.

Having realised that the court order and its implications would negatively affect its ability to carry out its constitutional mandate, the Commission took immediate steps to vacate the court order and for the matter to be heard and determined expeditiously, while staying action on the process in compliance with the order.

Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne argued in his lawsuit that it was premature for an appeals court to hear the case given that the lower court judge scheduled a full hearing on the matter for Tuesday.

At the hearing in the matter, Friday, MTN's counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, led a team of MTN lawyers made up of 10 senior advocates, told the presiding judge, Mohammed Idris, on Friday at the federal high court, Ikoyi, Lagos, that MTN has opted to settle out of court.

But at the hearing of the matter before Justice Kola Adegoke of High Court 3, Ilesa Judicial Division, counsel to the State House of Assembly, Barrister Rachael Ojinni, through a letter asked the court to adjourn the suit to either January 23 or JanuarCourt 3, Ilesa Judicial Division, counsel to the State House of Assembly, Barrister Rachael Ojinni, through a letter asked the court to adjourn the suit to either January 23 or Januarcourt to adjourn the suit to either January 23 or January 25.

Kingsley therefore prayed the court to grant the accused stringent bail conditions that would compel him to appear for hearings no matter the circumstances.

«For the avoidance of doubt, the court only heard and delivered judgment on a matter concerning certain amendments in the PDP constitution, which has nothing to do with the election of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman or even that of his predecessor, Alhaji Adamu Muazu.

At the resumed hearing, counsel to the defendants, Kanu Agabi (SAN), informed the court of his appearance in the matter for the first time.