Maine Supreme Judicial Court
2005 Memoranda of Decision

January 2005
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September 2005
October 2005
November 2005
December 2005


December 2005

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 05-183	PEN-05-339	12/22/05	IN RE BRITTANY B. et al.
Mem 05-182	FRA-05-223	12/21/05	SHARON M. (PACHER) DESRUISSEAUX v. WILLIAM C. PACHER
Mem 05-181	CUM-05-327	12/20/05	NICHOLAS VILLACCI v. BETHANY RYAN
Mem 05-180	KEN-05-303	12/20/05	IN RE TANNER M.
Mem 05-179	PEN-05-253	12/20/05	STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT MODERY
Mem 05-178	WAS-05-345	12/20/05	STATE OF MAINE v. LEIGH
Mem 05-177	AND-05-138	12/20/05	MALAIKA (JORDAN) DERANEK v. SCOTT W. JORDON
Mem 05-176	YOR-05-209	12/19/05	BETH M. JELIN v. FREDERICK T. JELIN
Mem 05-175	HAN-04-646	12/19/05	STATE OF MAINE v. WILLIAM J. THUN
Mem 05-174	KEN-05-352	12/16/05	JEFFREY L. CAMPBELL v. MAINE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Mem 05-173	CUM-05-311	12/16/05	SCOTT A. LIBERTY v. JEFFREY BENNETT et al.
Mem 05-172	YOR-05-192	12/16/05	STATE OF MAINE v. THOMAS HARRINGTON
Mem 05-171	CUM-04-455	12/16/05	STATE OF MAINE v. MOHAMMED H. ALSAADI
Mem 05-170	OXF-05-364	12/16/05	DARREN M. TRIPP v. TOWN OF BETHEL
Mem 05-169	ARO-05-215	12/16/05	STATE OF MAINE v. JUSTIN HERSEY
Mem 05-168	WAL-04-608	12/16/05	JOHN H. PURINTON JR. v. SANDHYA MALTBY
Mem 05-167	CUM-05-240	12/16/05	MAREK A. KWASNIK v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Mem 05-166	AND-05-397	12/16/05	IN RE JACOB W.
Mem 05-165	YOR-05-217	12/13/05	STATE OF MAINE v. DOROTHY LAFORTUNE
Mem 05-164	YOR-05-290	12/13/05	IN RE SARAH E. et al.
Mem 05-163	AND-05-293	12/13/05	AARON K. LEWIS STONER ex rel. e.s. v. SEAN J. STONER
Mem 05-162	PIS-05-149	12/13/05	STATE OF MAINE v. SCOTT KNOWLTON
Mem 05-161	PEN-05-242	12/13/05	IN RE CERESE L. et al.
Mem 05-160	KEN-05-139	12/13/05	PATRICK J. AYOTTE JR. v. SUSAN T. KEEFER
Mem 05-159	LIN-05-317	12/5/05	JANICE MELLYN v. RICK NELSON
Mem 05-158	HAN-05-247	12/5/05	CATHY PIERCE McGUIRE v. DANIEL FRANCIS MOREY
Mem 05-157	HAN-05-239	12/5/05	STATE OF MAINE v. ALAN CONARY
Mem 05-156	FRA-05-257	12/2/05	IN RE GABRIELL T. et al.
Mem 05-155	ARO-05-94	12/2/05	TOWN OF ISLAND FALLS v. SCOTT F. WHITTAKER
Mem 05-154	KEN-04-630	12/2/05	STATE OF MAINE v. GARDNER S. STOVER
Mem 05-153	AND-05-248	12/2/05	IN RE IVY S.
Mem 05-152	CUM-05-243	12/2/05	IN RE GAVIN L.

November 2005

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 05-151	KEN-05-259	11/22/05	IN RE BRIE-ANNA B. et al.
Mem 05-150	PIS-05-131	11/16/05	STATE OF MAINE v. RONALD WARREN
Mem 05-149	YOR-04-729	11/10/05	KAREN J. VEINOTTE v. JOSEPH C. VEINOTTE
Mem 05-148	CUM-05-204	11/7/05	IN RE IVY W. et al.
Mem 05-147	KEN-05-71	11/4/05	JOSEPH TURGEON v. RICK PEASLEE

October 2005

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 05-146	CUM-05-88	10/20/05	JODI BYNUM DUMAS v. DANIEL P. BRUCE
Mem 05-145	PEN-05-225	10/20/05	IN RE AMBER H.
Mem 05-144	CUM-04-684	10/17/05	DARLENE COPP v. SCOTT A. LIBERTY
Mem 05-143	CUM-05-123	10/12/05	STATE OF MAINE v. DANIEL B. SOLEY
Mem 05-142	KEN-05-212	10/12/05	SAVE OUR SEBASTICOOK, INC. et al. v. DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES et al.
Mem 05-141	YOR-05-170	10/11/05	WELLS VETERINARY HOSPITAL v. VALERIE VRETTOS
Mem 05-140	CUM-05-82	10/7/05	CHARLENE PERRI KNUE v. ROBERT VINCENT KNUE
Mem 05-139	CUM-05-155	10/6/05	DAVID WEIR v. ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY
Mem 05-138	YOR-05-9	10/4/05	LOUIS LEMAY v. DAURICE LEMAY

September 2005

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 05-137	PEN-05-40	9/29/05	DOUGLAS M. MYERS et al. v. MICHAEL W. DESCHENES et al.
Mem 05-136	PIS-05-119	9/28/05	RONNEY VICK v. NELLIE VICK
Mem 05-135	HAN-04-665	9/28/05	FREDERICK LAWLESS v. STATE OF MAINE
Mem 05-134	AND-05-157	9/27/05	IN RE LANA H.
Mem 05-133	CUM-05-164	9/22/05	IN RE RAYSATTA C.
Mem 05-132	PEN-05-104	9/22/05	STATE OF MAINE v. AUDREY BELISE
Mem 05-131	KEN-05-24	9/21/05	PJM BUILDERS, INC. v. MAINE-WIDE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Mem 05-130	WAS-05-124	9/21/05	STATE OF MAINE v. VERNAL MERCHANT

August 2005

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 05-129	CUM-05-659	8/14/05	SCOTT A. LIBERTY v. JEFFREY BENNETT
Mem 05-128	CUM-05-727	8/4/05	STATE OF MAINE v. LAVALLE CALDWELL
Mem 05-127	CUM-05-6	8/1/05	STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT BRACKETT

July 2005

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 05-126	FRA-04-670	7/27/05	IN RE ISABELLA M.
Mem 05-125	LIN-05-70	7/27/05	CHRISTOPHER P. HOFFMAN v. SHERRIE HAYES-HOFFMAN
Mem 05-124	CUM-04-656	7/27/05	JOSEPH CHISARI v. ROBERT SAWYER
Mem 05-123	CUM-04-660	7/22/05	STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN CORVIN and CRYSTAL TRIPP-CORVIN
Mem 05-122	KNO-05-61	7/19/05	JAMES TOENNIS v. SECRETARY OF STATE
Mem 05-121	YOR-05-68	7/18/05	B and K REALTY, LLC v. TOWN OF OGUNQUIT
Mem 05-120	PEN-04-708	7/18/05	REBECCA HILLBURN v. STEVEN HILLBURN

June 2005

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 05-119	KEN-04-559	6/30/05	STATE OF MAINE v. DENNY D. JOHNSON
Mem 05-118	KEN-04-595	6/30/05	IN RE JACOB C. et al.
Mem 05-117	CUM-04-498	6/29/05	STATE OF MAINE v. MICHAEL A. DOYLE
Mem 05-116	PEN-04-460	6/28/05	DANIEL LaPOINTE v. GENEVIEVE LaPOINTE
Mem 05-115	ARO-04-579	6/22/05	TOWN OF CASWELL v. JAKUB SIENIAWSKI
Mem 05-114	YOR-04-717	6/13/05	FRED FITANIDES v. CITY OF SACO et al.
Mem 05-113	AND-04-618	6/9/05	STATE OF MAINE v. LUCILLE CALHOUN
Mem 05-112	SAG-04-662	6/9/05	RHONDA R. WARDACH v. JAMES J. WARDACH
Mem 05-111	KEN-04-629	6/9/05	CYNTHIA COTE v. DAVID COTE
Mem 05-110	YOR-04-652	6/9/05	ALAN NAGY et al. v. DAVID ZYSK
Mem 05-109	LIN-05-20	6/9/05	IN RE BRIAN M.
Mem 05-108	SOM-05-33	6/8/05	IN RE SHANE S.
Mem 05-107	CUM-04-666	6/8/05	STATE OF MAINE v. SUSAN WHITTEMORE
Mem 05-106	CUM-05-12	6/8/05	IN RE RACHEL S. et al.
Mem 05-105	CUM-04-678	6/8/05	NANCY ASHBAUGH v. REGAN ASHBAUGH
Mem 05-104	KEN-05-7	6/8/05	DOUGLAS FLEWELLING v. TAMMY FLEWELLING
Mem 05-103	KEN-04-642	6/8/05	DARLENE STILLMAN v. LEWIS STILLMAN
Mem 05-102	PEN-04-705	6/1/05	EARL L. BROUILLETTE et al. v. WILLIAM G. MILLIKEN

May 2005

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 05-101	CUM-04-576	5/25/05	STATE OF MAINE v. SARAH J. TRACY
Mem 05-100	PEN-04-657	5/24/05	STATE OF MAINE v. JOSEPH M. HARMON
Mem 05-99	KEN-04-610	5/24/05	STATE OF MAINE v. CHRISTOPHER CATES
Mem 05-98	SAG-04-420	5/24/05	STATE OF MAINE v. JOSEPH THIBOUTOT JR.
Mem 05-97	CUM-04-639	5/24/05	ANITA BORLAWSKY v. TOWN OF WINDHAM et al.
Mem 05-96	ARO-04-663	5/24/05	IN RE DUSTIN C. et al.
Mem 05-95	KNO-04-638	5/24/05	ELECTROLUX FINANCIAL CORPORATION v. RONALD E. MARR
Mem 05-94	LIN-04-428	5/24/05	DIANE L. SEACOR v. ROY F. SEACOR
Mem 05-93	PEN-04-651	5/24/05	IN RE HEIDI W. et al.
Mem 05-92	YOR-04-720	5/23/05	SUZANNE CZARNECKI o/b/o her son v. ERICA PULSONI
Mem 05-91	HAN-04-681	5/23/05	JOHN LANPHER v. ZUKERMAN FAMILY MAINE RESIDENTIAL TRUST et al.
Mem 05-90	PEN-04-695	5/23/05	ERIC TRASK v. EUGENE NILES et al.
Mem 05-89	PEN-04-488	5/23/05	ROGER GIFFORD v. DEBORAH (GIFFORD) MITCHELL
Mem 05-88	PEN-04-556	5/20/05	STATE OF MAINE v. ROGER E. PENMAN
Mem 05-87	WAS-04-707	5/20/05	IN RE KATELYN B.
Mem 05-86	PIS-04-530	5/20/05	DAVID WARRINGTON v. THERESA McCARTHY
Mem 05-85	YOR-04-627	5/20/05	SANDRA AUSTIN v. BARBARA HOWARD et al.
Mem 05-84	PEN-04-540	5/20/05	STATE OF MAINE v. EUGENE YOUNG
Mem 05-83	AND-04-253	5/13/05	ESTATE OF WARREN W. STEARNS
Mem 05-82	YOR-04-628	5/12/05	AL LINDQUIST et al. v. FRANK ASHLINE
Mem 05-81	YOR-04-589	5/11/05	MICHAEL D. MURRAY v. DONNA M. MURRAY
Mem 05-80	SOM-04-494	5/11/05	STATE OF MAINE v. JOAN DELUCA
Mem 05-79	AND-04-658	5/11/05	IN RE RYAN M.
Mem 05-78	KEN-04-619	5/4/05	IN RE PATRICK G.

April 2005

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 05-77	WAS-04-539	4/29/05	STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN ADAMS
Mem 05-76	WAS-04-586	4/29/05	STATE OF MAINE v. CLIFFORD MITCHELL
Mem 05-75	PEN-04-673	4/29/05	TINA M. HALUSKA v. CITY OF OLD TOWN
Mem 05-74	KEN-04-601	4/29/05	MARGOT FREEMAN FAMILY TRUST v. BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Mem 05-73	CUM-04-641	4/29/05	IN RE JOHNNA M.
Mem 05-72	PIS-04-581	4/29/05	STATE OF MAINE v. FREDERICK LARRY
Mem 05-71	KEN-04-522	4/28/05	KATHLEEN CASSIDY v. DAVID WEEKS
Mem 05-70	CUM-04-594	4/26/05	AMY SHOOK v. JASON FONTAINE
Mem 05-69	FRA-04-558	4/26/05	PERRY A. LAMB v. TOWN OF FARMINGTON
Mem 05-68	PEN-04-534	4/20/05	STATE OF MAINE v. RONNIE CURTIS
Mem 05-67	LIN-04-417	4/14/05	STATE OF MAINE v. DYLAN SCHAFFER
Mem 05-66	HAN-04-472	4/11/05	W.G. SAYRE et al. v. J. DOUGLAS WELLNGTON et al.
Mem 05-65	YOR-04-612	4/7/05	OCWEN FEDERAL BANK v. ANNE B. GILE
Mem 05-64	KEN-04-602	4/7/05	MICHAEL G. BLAISDELL v. JOHN D. DAVIS
Mem 05-63	CUM-04-554	4/7/05	IN RE KEGAN R.

March 2005

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 05-62	KNO-04-441	3/30/05	STATE OF MAINE v. DOUGLAS W. CHARLES
Mem 05-61	AND-04-614	3/30/05	IN RE MARIA P.
Mem 05-60	KEN-04-573	3/29/05	IN RE ROSEANNA C. et al.
Mem 05-59	KEN-04-537	3/29/05	KEERSTIN HARRINGTON v. LEE HERBERT et al.
Mem 05-58	SOM-04-296	3/29/05	WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION , INC. v. JAMES WAITE
Mem 05-57	CUM-04-135	3/25/05	JANICE COUTURE HERRICK v. ARNOLD E. HERRICK
Mem 05-56	OXF-04-447	3/15/05	JPSEPH LAVORGNA v. LYNNE BILLINGS
Mem 05-55	PEN-04-355	3/11/05	STATE OF MAINE v. SHAWN FLOYD
Mem 05-54	KEN-04-401	3/11/05	LESTER T. JOLOVITZ v. CITY OF WATERVILLE et al.
Mem 05-53	PEN-04-436	3/11/05	INGA MAU et al. v. MARK C. MAJESTIC
Mem 05-52	SOM-03-759	3/2/05	STATE OF MAINE v. MARK D. MORIN

February 2005

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 05-51	PEN-04-496	2/28/05	IN RE NATHANIL J.
Mem 05-50	YOR-04-335	2/28/05	STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT KALEX
Mem 05-49	YOR-04-499	2/28/05	MATHEW DONDERO v. TOWN OF ELIOT
Mem 05-48	KEN-04-373	2/28/05	GLENN A. BAXTER v. LIPMAN, KATZ & McKEE, P.A. et al.
Mem 05-47	KEN-04-529	2/28/05	IN RE ASHLEY P. et al.
Mem 05-46	PEN-04-561	2/25/05	ROGER E. PENMAN v. PENOBSCOT COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
Mem 05-45	CUM-04-548	2/24/05	MICHAEL WILDES et al. v. CUMBERLAND COUNTY et al.
Mem 05-44	YOR-04-356	2/23/05	COURTNEY GAVIN v. GILLES FECTEAU et al.
Mem 05-43	KEN-04-407	2/23/05	STATE OF MAINE v. SANDRA J. SANBORN
Mem 05-42	LIN-04-450	2/22/05 (revised)	FREDERICK J. HARRIGAN III v. JODY BARBIONI
Mem 05-41	KEN-04-524	2/22/05	ADOPTION OF TIFFANY H.
Mem 05-40	SOM-04-492	2/22/05	GREG A. MARTIN v. CHARLES J. SCHULZ et al.
Mem 05-39	KNO-04-411	2/15/05	MARK HOLDEN v. ELIZABETH HARVEY
Mem 05-38	PEN-04-527	2/15/05	STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN CARDOZA
Mem 05-37	PEN-04-329	2/15/05	STATE OF MAINE v. JOSEPH R. PARADIS SR.
Mem 05-36	SAG-04-511	2/9/05	IN RE MADISON S. et al.
Mem 05-35	han-04-502	2/9/05	DALE HADLOCK v. SANDRA DOLLIVER et al.
Mem 05-34	YOR-04-439	2/9/05	MARK HUDDLESTON v. TOWN OF ELIOT
Mem 05-33	KEN-04-553	2/9/05	BRENDA ENDICOTT v. JOHN W. ENDICOTT
Mem 05-32	YOR-04-451	2/9/05	IN RE JULIEANNE T.
Mem 05-31	AND-04-462	2/8/05	STATE OF MAINE v. KELVIN JONES
Mem 05-30	KEN-04-474	2/8/05	STATE OF MAINE v. MARK MELANSON
Mem 05-29	CUM-04-381	2/8/05	STATE OF MAINE v. JEFFREY R. WORSTER
Mem 05-28	YOR-04-497	2/8/05	STATE OF MAINE v. GEORGE A. NEDDER
Mem 05-27	LIN-04-159	2/8/05	IRENE PLANT v. F. JASON MORRIS et al.
Mem 05-26	OXF-04-424	2/8/05	NORWAY SAVINGS BANK v. PETER N. CONNELL
Mem 05-25	KEN-04-367	2/2/05	STATE OF MAINE v. WENDY PIETRASZEWSKI

January 2005

Memorandum	Docket	Date	Case Name
Mem 05-24	KEN-04-479	1/31/05	STATE OF MAINE v. KENNETH D. MARIN
Mem 05-23	YOR-04-503	1/31/05	PAULA PROVOST et al. v. PAULINE MOORE
Mem 05-22	PEN-04-14	1/31/05	STATE OF MAINE v. KIRK DePHILIPPO
Mem 05-21	CUM-04-425	1/28/05	IN RE NATHAN J.
Mem 05-20	LIN-04-279	1/26/05	CAVALRY INVESTMENTS, LLC v. NEIL T. GREENLEAF at al.
Mem 05-19	KEN-04-262	1/21/05	STATE OF MAINE v. DANIEL WILLIAMS
Mem 05-18	KNO-04-113	1/19/05	STATE OF MAINE v. KATHLEEN HECKEL
Mem 05-17	PEN-04-319	1/18/05	IN RE DAKOTA M.
Mem 05-16	FRA-04-457	1/18/05	TERESA STURTEVANT v. TERRENCE STURTEVANT
Mem 05-15	CUM-04-315	1/18/05	STATE OF MAINE v. OLIVER OPPEY
Mem 05-14	CUM-04-317	1/14/05	STATE OF MAINE v. HEATHER RAMSDELL
Mem 05-13	WAL-04-469	1/14/05	GUARDIANSHIP OF TRAVIS Q. et al.
Mem 05-12	PEN-04-379	1/14/05	STATE OF MAINE v. RONALD C. McTAGUE
Mem 05-11	CUM-04-505	1/14/05	STATE OF MAINE v. VUTHA MAM
Mem 05-10	PEN-04-410	1/13/05	DANIEL BIRT v. TOWN OF EAST MILLINOCKET (corrected)
Mem 05-9	CUM-04-331	1/11/05	ROBERT SARVIS v. BARBARA HATHAWAY
Mem 05-8	KEN-03-583	1/10/05	RICHARD J. WILLIS v. ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD et al.
Mem 05-7	KEN-04-375	1/7/05	STATE OF MAINE v. DANIEL GLEASON
Mem 05-6	YOR-04-438	1/7/05	ERNEST BOURAS et al. v. GLOBAL AUTO PARTS, INC. et al.
Mem 05-5	CUM-04-285	1/7/05	LUIS ARESTIGUETA v. PORTLAND RINK REALTY
Mem 05-4	FRA-04-418	1/7/05	IN RE ANGELA S.
Mem 05-3	YOR-04-280	1/5/05	FOL LIQUIDATION TRUST v. WILLIAM F. FARLEY
Mem 05-2	LIN-04-155	1/5/05	FRANK SMITH et al. v. DUANE ROLERSON et al. v. DUANE ROLERSON et al. v. BIRUTE SMITH
Mem 05-1	SOM-04-119	1/5/05	STATE OF MAINE v. STEVEN R. LEMIEUX

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