Sentences with phrase «improper use of the court»

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• A 44 - year - old Tinley Park man who almost collided head - on with an Orland Park squad car on the 16200 block of LaGrange Road is scheduled to appear in Cook County Circuit Court Feb. 28 on charges of DUI, driving in the wrong lane, improper lane use and failing to provide proof of insurance.

• An 18 - year - old Orland Park male is scheduled to appear in Cook County Court May 10 on charges of DUI with a blood - alcohol content above the legal limit and improper lane use.

Bart and John Haggerty also made attempts to wrest control of the Queens GOP from Maltese when they claimed that improper weighted voting was used to elect Maltese to he chairmanship in 2005, but the courts sided with Maltese.

In finding that the circumstances described above would justify piercing the corporate veil, the Court endorsed earlier decisions that held that the corporate veil could properly be lifted when those in control of an otherwise validly incorporated corporation «expressly direct a wrongful thing to be done», or when a corporation «is completely dominated and controlled and being used as a shield for fraudulent or improper conduct.»

Rule 9.100 of the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure states that a party may file a petition for writ of prohibition in an appellate court to prevent a lower tribunal from the improper use of judicial power.

The Supreme Court also expressly sanctions a party's use of a motion for directions to seek an order to stay or dismiss the summary judgment motion in circumstances where that motion is «premature or improper.»

penalizes the defendant for engaging in public participation «plaintiff» means a person who initiates or maintains a proceeding against a defendant; «proceeding» means any action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a prosecution for an offence or a crime; «public interest» means the whole of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper purpose.

The Court of Appeal set aside the Costs Award against Mr. Bickley finding that Justice Metivier did not properly distinguish Mr. Bickley's conduct from that of his clients and that she used hindsight to determine that Mr. Bickley's conduct was improper.5 In support of its decision, the Court of Appeal adopted the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Young v. Young6and the Ontario Divisional Court's decision in Carleton v. Beaverton Hotel.7

By way of derogation from the procedure laid down in Articles 226 and 227, the Commission and any Member State may bring the matter directly before the Court of Justice if it considers that another Member State is making improper use of the powers provided for in this Article.

The court concluded that lawyers should only be disqualified to avoid the risk of improper use of confidential information; to avoid the risk of impaired representation and / or to maintain the repute of the administration of justice.