Maine Supreme Judicial Court
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December 2002

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 02-181	CUM-02-340	12/24/02	STATE OF MAINE v. CHARLES PARENT
Mem 02-180	HAN-02-281	12/24/02	STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID C. ZABALA
Mem 02-179	ARO-02-209	12/24/02	RONALD DOHERTY v. CRAIG SMALL
Mem 02-178	ARO-02-466	12/23/02	LISA A. DUBAY, f/k/a LISA A. AMERO v. BRIAN L. AMERO
Mem 02-177	ARO-02-322	12/23/02	AMMIE K. TOBETv. ZELOUTIS W. TOBY
Mem 02-176	SOM-02-109	12/20/02	STATE OF MAINE v. BARRY E. OWENS
Mem 02-175	PEN-02-170	12/20/02	MALCOLM CUSHING v. EDWIN BERRY et al.
Mem 02-174	PEN-02-19	12/20/02	STATE OF MAINE v. MIGUEL GARCIA
Mem 02-173	CUM-02-438	12/18/02	MARTIN SCHINDLER v. DEBORAH NILSEN
Mem 02-172	PEN-02-374	12/18/02	S.G.MARINO CRANE SERVICE CORP. v. THE SAXON GROUP, INC.
Mem 02-171	ARO-02-418	12/17/02	STATE OF MAINE v. MALCOLM D. ROBINSON II
Mem 02-170	ARO-02-418	12/17/02	STATE OF MAINE v. AARON KINZEL
Mem 02-169	PEN-022-504	12/16/02	LINDA A. BATES v. ECKHARDT TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Mem 02-168	KEN-02-218	12/10/02	CHRISTOPHER VOISINE v. LAWRENCE PRAY
Mem 02-167	FRA-02-355	12/10/02	STATE OF MAINE v. RANDY LEBLOND
Mem 02-166	AND-02-550	12/10/02	LORRAINE A. FOSTER v. RUFUS FOSTER JR.
Mem 02-165	CUM-02-451	12/10/02	STATE OF MAINE v. JEFFREY J. GLANTZ
Mem 02-164	PEN-02-424	12/10/02	ERIC W. PROCTOR v. HEIDI L. GARDNER
Mem 02-163	CUM-02-407	12/10/02	STATE OF MAINE v. NEIL M. WILLIAMSON
Mem 02-162	AND-02-330	12/10/02	STATE OF MAINE v. SHARON W. BRASUELL
Mem 02-161	CUM-02-345	12/10/02	STATE OF MAINE v. JOSEPH BAKER
Mem 02-160	KEN-02-286	12/10/02	PENNY A. DALL et al. v. RENE BROCHU
Mem 02-159	KEN-01-581	12/4/02	STATE OF MAINE v. JERRY LYDICK
Mem 02-158	KEN-02-406	12/2/02	ANN M. TRUMAN v. TERRY H. KING
Mem 02-157	PEN-01-655	12/2/02	STATE OF MAINE v. DEAN DOUGLAS
Mem 02-156	YOR-01-652	12/2/02	PATRICIA DAUGHERTY v. GEORGE HELFERICH JR.
Mem 02-155	CUM-01-14	12/2/02	ABC RUBBISH, INC. v. DONALD SURRETTE

November 2002

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 02-154	WAS-02-194	11/26/02	TOWN OF MEDDYBEMPS v. HARRY SMITH et al.
Mem 02-153	PEN-02-414	11/25/02	PATRICIA LEAVITT v. MAINE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM et al.
Mem 02-152	PEN-02-343	11/25/02	STATE OF MAINE v. DENIS L'HEUREUX
Mem 02-151	PEN-02-325	11/22/02	STATE OF MAINE v. VICENT R. FERRIE
Mem 02-150	PEN-02-226	11/22/02	STATE OF MAINE v. JASON LIBBY
Mem 02-149	FRA-02-139	11/22/02	STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN AMES et al.
Mem 02-148	KNO-02-394	11/21/02	JEANNE WELLMAN v. WAYNE E. COOPER
Mem 02-147	WAS-02-87	11/21/02	STATE OF MAINE v. ROLAND POULIOT
Mem 02-146	AND-02-365	11/19/02	THOMAS MANGAN v. ANTHONY CROWLEY
Mem 02-145	CUM-02-155	11/15/02	STATE OF MAINE v. CLAY CHRISTENSEN
Mem 02-144	CUM-02-155	11/15/02	STATE OF MAINE v. STEVEN J. JONES
Mem 02-143	AND-02-28	11/15/02	STATE OF MAINE v. WAYNE GUDREAU
Mem 02-142	ARO-02-399	11/15/02	IN RE KEITH L. et al.
Mem 02-141	PIS-02-313	11/15/02	STATE OF MAINE v. TRAVIS CROWLEY
Mem 02-140	KEN-02-154	11/15/02	STATE OF MAINE v. CRAIG DAUKSIS
Mem 02-139	WAS-02-98	11/15/02	WILLIAM LIPTON v. MARLYN LIPTON
Mem 02-138	WCB-02-116	11/14/02	DONALD YORK v. SAPPI FINE PAPER NORTH AMERICA
Mem 02-137	SOM-02-225	11/13/02	STATE OF MAINE v. JOSEPH COVILLION
Mem 02-136	PEN-02-220	11/5/02	STATE OF MAINE v. RICHARD MOLONEY
Mem 02-135	KEN-02-201	11/5/02	STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL ENO
Mem 02-134	YOR-02-246	11/5/02	PETER LAMANDIA v. OTTO KARL APPELT
Mem 02-133	KEN-02-214	11/5/02	STATE OF MAINE v. SHIRLEY E. ADAMSON
Mem 02-132	KEN-02-338	11/4/02	BRENT LEASING CO., INC. v. STATE TAX ASSESSOR
Mem 02-131	YOR-02-299	11/4/02	STATE OF MAINE V. OTTO APPELT
Mem 02-130	WAL-02-204	11/4/02	PRISCILLA JONES v. DAVID JONES

October 2002

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 02-129	CUM-02-175	10/30/02	STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL DOYLE
Mem 02-128	PEN-02-329	10/23/02	IN RE SIERRA S.
Mem 02-127	CUM-01-294	10/23/02	STATE OF MAINE v. LUIS RODRIGUEZ
Mem 02-126	HAN-02-191	10/21/02	JOHN A. RAMBONE v. PAUL F. GANEM
Mem 02-125	WAS-02-76	10/11/02	LEVI CARPENTER v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
Mem 02-124	AND-01-605	10/10/02	TIMOTHY L. ST. HILAIRE v. CITY OF AUBURN
Mem 02-123	CUM-02-213	10/9/02	STATE OF MAINE v. JUAN INFANTE a/k/a JUAN YNFANTE
Mem 02-122	PEN-02-254	10/3/02	IN RE MARK B. et al.
Mem 02-121	YOR-02-266	10/3/02	JOSEPH N. FURBISH et al. v. WILLIAM ZANANIRI
Mem 02-120	SAG-02-56	10/3/02	STATE OF MAINE v. LARRY DEAN ROLLINS
Mem 02-119	SOM-02-348	10/2/02	IN RE ANGELINA C. et al.
Mem 02-118	CUM-02-321	10/2/02	BRIAN O'LEARY v. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Mem 02-117	PEN-02-237	10/2/02	KHALIL JASSEMMv. NASRIN HILMI

September 2002

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 02-116	KNO-02-149	9/30/02	RICHARD BURDICK v. STATE OF MAINE
Mem 02-115	PEN-02-277	9/30/02	IN RE TANYA L.
Mem 02-114	KEN-01-529	9/30/02	STATE OF MAINE v. PAUL LIZOTTE
Mem 02-113	FRA-02-7	9/26/02	NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT OF ASSEMBLIES OF GOD v. SCOTT C. SHARKEY et al.
Mem 02-112	YOR-02-262	9/23/02	GERARD R. DUNN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THOMAS M. DUNN v. ARIANE K. COMETA
Mem 02-111	ARO-02-205	9/9/02	IN RE JOSHUA C. et al.

August 2002

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 02-110	YOR-01-299	8/21/02	STATE OF MAINE v. OLIN K. WILLIAMS
Mem 02-109	YOR-02-95	8/20/02	JANIS L. SYLVESTER v. KEVIN L. WAUGH
Mem 02-108	SAG-02-151	8/20/02	STATE OF MAINE v. TERRY ROSS
Mem 02-107	CUM-02-131	8/19/02	MARYJANE METCALF v. ALAN ARNOTT
Mem 02-106	CUM-01-526	8/19/02	STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN RUMINSKI
Mem 02-105	WAS-01-481	8/19/02	STATE OF MAINE v. JOEL HAYWARD
Mem 02-104	PEN-02-166	8/16/02	STATE OF MAINE v. JERRY OLIVER
Mem 02-103	AND-02-184	8/7/02	DOROTHY WALLINGFORD v. SHARON KENNEDY et al.
Mem 02-102	KEN-02-97	8/2/02	PATRICIA C. OWEN v. KEVIN J. OWEN
Mem 02-101	YOR-02-128	8/1/02	JOSEPH THIBOUTOT v. COMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

July 2002

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 02-100	LIN-02-42	7/31/02	STATE OF MAINE v. ROGER WILLIAMS
Mem 02-99	AND-02-161	7/30/02	STATE OF MAINE v. EDGAR ROBERTS
Mem 02-98	KNO-02-111	7/30/02	STATE OF MAINE v. MALCOLM H. EMERY
Mem 02-97	SAG-02-80	7/30/02	STEVEN OWENS v. CYTHIA M. OWENS
Mem 02-96	PEN-02-176	7/29/02	SHANNON M. FORD v. STEVEN D. COATES
Mem 02-95	CUM-02-125	7/29/02	STATE OF MAINE v. MELVILLE O'DONNELL
Mem 02-94	KNO-01-577	7/26/02	MICHAEL L. CHASSE v. COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Mem 02-93	CUM-02-208	7/25/02	STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT FILLION
Mem 02-92	LIN-02-107	7/25/02	STATE OF MAINE v. SHARI THOMPSON
Mem 02-91	CUM-02-200	7/25/02	IN RE BERONICA L. et al.
Mem 02-90	KEN-02-121	7/25/02	IN RE SAVANNA C.
Mem 02-89	KNO-02-37	7/25/02	SHEPARD CHEVROLET, INC. v. STEPHEN THIBODEAU
Mem 02-88	PEN-01-592	7/25/02	STATE OF MAINE v. DENNIS SIROIS
Mem 02-87	KEN-02-1	7/24/02	FLEET BANK OF MAINE v. CLIFFORD A. DUMONT
Mem 02-86	CUM-02-240	7/24/02	ENESCO GROUP, INC. v. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION
Mem 02-85	CUM-02-173	7/24/02	IN RE ERIC W.
Mem 02-84	AND-02-159	7/24/02	ESTATE OF JAMES H. HOWE
Mem 02-83	CUM-02-148	7/9/02	RAYMOND WHITE v. TOWN OF YARMOUTH et al.
Mem 02-82	YOR-02-62	7/3/02	PATRICIA ALMQUIST v. BOARD OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION et al.
Mem 02-81	FRA-02-105	7/2/02	LAURIE B. KENNEDY v. JAMES P. KENNEDY
Mem 02-80	AND-01-729	7/2/02	RICHARD GIGUERE et al. v. YVETTE MICHAUD
Mem 02-79	CUM-01-689	7/2/02	TAMMY STEVENS v. SEAN STEVENS

June 2002

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 02-78	AND-01-769	6/27/02	TOWN OF GREENE v. PAUL CHABOT
Mem 02-77	AND-01-290	6/26/02	STATE OF MAINE v. KEITH A. BINETTE
Mem 02-76	PIS-02-10	6/21/02	DIANE CHADRAWI v. SCOTT E. GREEN JR.
Mem 02-75	PEN-02-146	6/20/02	IN RE JASON E.
Mem 02-74	PEN-02-100	6/20/02	IN RE RANDEIGH A. et al.
Mem 02-73	PEN-01-761	6/20/02	STATE OF MAINE v. CARLY FILANOWSKI
Mem 02-72	KEN-01-667	6/20/02	STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT McINTYRE
Mem 02-71	YOR-01-620	6/19/02	BCB LIMITED v. BONNIE L. REINER
Mem 02-70	LIN-01-767	6/18/02	SAMUEL NORBECK v. LAWRENCE H. ECKERT and DIANE F. ECKERT
Mem 02-69	KNO-01-695	6/18/02	IN RE JORJIANA T. et al.
Mem 02-68	KEN-01-751	6/17/02	STATE OF MAINE v. RICKY SIROUS
Mem 02-67	YOR-02-114	6/14/02	LOUIS LEMAY v. DAURICE LEMAY
Mem 02-66	CUM-01-665	6/13/02	STATE OF MAINE v. DONALD LEWIS
Mem 02-65	CUM-01-766	6/7/02	STATE OF MAINE v. BRADLEY ANDERSON
Mem 02-64	PEN-01-538	6/4/02	ONA LOUISE HENDERSON v. RAY DELL HENDERSON
Mem 02-63	YOR-02-89	6/4/02	IN RE MYKEL H.
Mem 02-62	YOR-01-778	6/4/02	RICHARD J. WILLIS v. MAINE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION et al.

May 2002

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 02-61	KNO-01-779	5/16/02	IN RE ZACHARY C. et al.
Mem 02-60	PEN-01-573	5/7/02	STATE OF MAINE v. ABERNATHY MILLER
Mem 02-59	KEN-01-694	5/3/02	IN RE ERIC M.
Mem 02-58	KEN-01-562	5/3/02	JOHN BAKER v. DAVID L. MANTER et al.
Mem 02-57	PEN-01-336	5/3/02	TIMOTHY SCOVILLE v. NINA MILLER f/k/a TIMMS

April 2002

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 02-56	PEN-01-357	4/29/02	STATE OF MAINE v. SCOTT GAGNON
Mem 02-55	SAG-01-627	4/26/02	STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID DUTTON
Mem 02-54	PEN-01-711	4/24/02	IN RE OLIVIA M.
Mem 02-53	CUM-01-606	4/17/02	MONIQUE A. JONES v. STEVEN J. JONES
Mem 02-52	ARO-01-541	4/17/02	STATE OF MAINE v. ADAM M. HAFFORD
Mem 02-51	YOR-01-459	4/12/02	DAVID F. RIVERS v. JERRY AMATO et al.
Mem 02-50	WAS-01-733	4/10/02	IN RE SLADE M. et al.
Mem 02-49	CUM-01-483	4/8/02	PORTLAND PUMP COMPANY v. GEORGE SKOOLICAS
Mem 02-48	KEN-01-673	4/3/02	KEITH F. BEAL v. MARY-ANNE BEAL
Mem 02-47	SAG-01-568	4/2/02	STATE OF MAINE v. CHARLINDA LYONS
Mem 02-46	SOM-01-506	4/1/02	VIRGINIA FERRIS v. GLENN JONES
Mem 02-45	PEN-01-619	4/1/02	STATE OF MAINE v. CHARLES RIPLEY
Mem 02-44	CUM-01-603	4/1/02	DEBRA PELLOWITZ v. RANDY H. PELLOWITZ
Mem 02-43	CUM-01-145	4/1/02	IN RE DONALD G. MONAHAN

March 2002

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 02-42	ARO-01-457	3/27/02	PETER BUBAR v. WEATHERHEAD POTATO CORPORATION
Mem 02-41	HAN-01-495	3/27/02	ROGER G. INNES v. CURTIS S. ROBINSON
Mem 02-40	YOR-01-617	3/27/02	GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. v. ROGER F. MILLER adn DEBORA L. PEARSON, a.k.a. DEBRA L. PEARSON , a.k.a. DEBORAH L. PEARSON
Mem 02-39	PIS-01-532	3/27/02	STATE OF MAINE v. LAURIE GLIDDEN
Mem 02-38	HAN-01-582	3/20/02	ERIC A. LAKE v. MICHAEL L. YATES
Mem 02-37	AND-01-611	3/19/02	VIET TRAN v. MYKHA NGUYEN
Mem 02-36	ARO-01-537	3/19/02	IN RE DESTINEE T. and JASMYN D.
Mem 02-35	ARO-01-437	3/18/02	STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES SMITH
Mem 02-34	SAG-01-461	3/18/02	RICHARD SAXON v. THERESA SAXON
Mem 02-33	WAS-02-33	3/11/02	ROBERT L. MILLOT v. PAUL F. GARLAND
Mem 02-32	HAN-01-460	3/11/02	ROBERT J. GOULET et al.
Mem 02-31	CUM-01-624	3/1/02	STATE OF MAINE v. MAREK A. KWASNIK
Mem 02-30	OXF-01-499	3/1/02	STATE OF MAINE v. JASON T. PINGREE
Mem 02-29	PEN-01-265	3/1/02	STATE OF MAINE v. GARY ANDREWS

February 2002

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 02-28	CUM-01-598	2/28/02	STATE OF MAINE v. NIKKI L. BELLINO
Mem 02-27	KEN-01-542	2/28/02	MICHAEL POWERS D/B/A POWERS AUTO SALES v. STEVEN FOWLER
Mem 02-26	OXF-01-525	2/27/02	KAREN KIMBALL v. KENNETH KIMBAL
Mem 02-25	YOR-01-404	2/15/02	KRISTIN KENT HOOD v. RONALD H. HOOD
Mem 02-24	CUM-01-623	2/15/02	LORI D. HICKS v. DANIEL A. OUELLETTE
Mem 02-23	WAS-01-450	2/15/02	ERNEST HEDBERG v. JENNIFER HEDBERG
Mem 02-22	HAN-01-139	2/15/02	MERLE C. ASHEY v. MARGARET A. ROBINSON
Mem 02-21	OXF-01-584	2/13/02	JAMES WHITMORE et al. v. FARRINGTON ON KEZAR LAKE CODOMINIUM ASSOCIATION
Mem 02-20	AND-01-502	2/13/02	LINDA COSGROVE v. DAVID MAZEROLLE
Mem 02-19	YOR-01-444	2/12/02	CATHERINE ZIEGLER v. GARY ZIEGLER
Mem 02-18	CUM-00-291	2/11/02	GORHAM SAVINGS BANK v. MARK PLUMMER
Mem 02-17	PIS-01-524	2/5/02	IN RE BRYCE L. et al.
Mem 02-16	HAN-01-580	2/5/02	IN RE BRIDGETTE H. et al.
Mem 02-15	CUM-01-462	2/5/02	STATE OF MAINE v. ERNEST JALBERT

January 2002

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 02-14	WAS-01-616	1/31/02	IN RE HAYLEY L. et al.
Mem 02-13	OXF-01-528	1/31/02	STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID J. SINCLAIR
Mem 02-12	KNO-01-465	1/31/02	STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID G. FLEMING
Mem 02-11	CUM-01-272	1/31/02	STATE OF MAINE v. JULIAN SHULMAN
Mem 02-10	YOR-01-484	1/29/02	STEPHEN DAVIS v. SMITH ELLIOTT SMITH & GARMEY
Mem 02-9	LIN-01-458	1/29/02	TOWN OF WISCASET v. STARR PINKHAM et al.
Mem 02-8	SOM-01-311	1/29/02	JULIE CHARLES v. DANIEL CHARLES
Mem 02-7	YOR-01-420	1/22/02	RICHARD W. MANTON v. DIANE GRUMT
Mem 02-6	WAS-01-315	1/22/02	STATE OF MAINE v. DELMAR NEWENHAM
Mem 02-5	YOR-01-237	1/22/02	STATE OF MAINE v. THOMAS M. WOOLRIDGE
Mem 02-4	CUM-00-480	1/9/02	IN RE VALLERY S. et al.
Mem 02-3	FRA-00-476	1/16/02	STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL R. CHAPMAN
Mem 02-2	YOR-01-376	1/16/02	GERALD E. COUGHLN v. ELIZABETH B. COUGHLAN
Mem 02-1	CUM-01-489	1/16/02	MICHAEL J. DEE v. STATE OF MAINE

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