Maine Supreme Judicial Court
2017 Memoranda of Decision


January 2017
February 2017
March 2017
April 2017
May 2017
June 2017
July 2017
August 2017
September 2017
October 2017
November 2017
December 2017


December 2017

Memorandum DocketDateSubjectCase Name
Mem 17-118 WAL-17-171 12/12/2017 Spousal support MARY E. SABALL v. DOUGLAS J. SABALL
Mem 17-117 AND-17-162 12/12/2017 Unlawful furnishingof scheduled drugs STATE OF MAINE v. LEEA D. MURPHY
Mem 17-116 YOR-17-312 12/12/2017 Child protective IN RE HARMONEE S. et al.
Mem 17-115 YOR-17-235 12/7/2017 Divorce REBECCA J. BASSETT v. NATHAN S. BASSETT
Mem 17-114 KEN-17-213 12/7/2017 Guardianship GUARDIANSHIP OF VICTORIA STARR
Mem 17-113 WAL-17-239 12/7/2017 Divorce AMBER L. STANHOPE v. DAVID L. SNOW JR.
Mem 17-112 KEN-17-179 12/7/2017 OUI STATE OF MAINE v. DONALD C. SMITH JR.
Mem 17-111 OXF-17-181 12/7/2017 Foreclosure DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPNAY v. MICHAEL J. MONZEL, et al.
Mem 17-110 KEN-17-172 12/7/2017 Land use TONW OF CLINTON v. CHARLES S. McINTYRE
Mem 17-109 WAL-17-291 12/7/2017 Divorce JENNIFER C. KILGORE v. SEAN P. WEED
Mem 17-108 SAG-17-195 21/7/2017 Supression of evidence STATE OF MAINE v. LUKE L. GARDNER
Mem 17-107 FRA-17-315 12/7/2017 Parental rights SCOTT A. BROWN v. MISTY D. SCHOFF

November 2017

Memorandum DocketDateSubjectCase Name
Mem 17-106 CUM-17-226 11/28/2017 Operating after revocation STATE OF MAINE v. LUKE A. STOVALL
Mem 17-105 YOR-17-163 11/28/2017 Interference with expectancy of inheritance JOHN R. MANCUSO v. DEBORAH A. MANCUSO
Mem 17-104 OXF-16-513 11/16/2017 Relief from judgment JORDAN GRAND CONDO OWNERS' ASSOCIATION v. CYNTHIA TURNER-AWBREY
Mem 17-103 CUM-17-137 11/16/2017 Mootness ELVIN COPP et al. v. TOWN OF CUMBERLAND
Mem 17-102 SOM-17-124 11/9/2017 Automobile insurance policy ALBERTA GRAF v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Mem 17-101 SOM-17-127 11/9/2017 Foreclosure U.S.BANK, N.A. v. MICHAEL A. TURNER et al.

October 2017

Memorandum DocketDateSubjectCase Name
Mem 17-100 ARO-17-200 10/31/2017 Contempt JONATHAN L. WOODBURY v. SHAUNA L. TREADWELL
Mem 17-99 PEN-17-88 10/31/2017 Criminal OUI STATE OF MAINE v. RICHARD E. SALOMON
Mem 17-98 HAN-17-117 10/31/2017 Divorce SUSAN R. FOX v. ALLEN C. PARSONS JR.
Mem 17-97 KEN-17-97 10/31/2017 Child protective ABIGAIL L. CARTER v. MATTHEW J. DUQUE
Mem 17-96 KNO-17-153 10/31/2017 Failure to state a claim STEVE R. ANCTIL v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Mem 17-95 HAN-17-108 10/31/2017 Foreclosure CITIMORTGAGE, INC. v. CHARLES R. ADAMS SR.
Mem 17-94 KEN-16-564 10/24/2017 Dangerous dogs STATE OF MAINE v. DANIELLE JONES
Mem 17-93 CUM-17-114 10/24/2017 Attachment and trustee process INFOBRIDGE, LLC v. CHIMANI, INC.
Mem 17-92 LIN-17-2 10/24/2017 Claim against estate IN RE ESTATE OF HELEN S. STOODLEY
Mem 17-91 CUM-17-52 10/24/2017 Breach of contract CRAIG A. BROWN v. AMICA INSURANCE COMPANY et al.
Mem 17-90 LIN-17-40 10/19/2017 Marital property JEANNIE M. WEIR LAUB v. KENNETH J. LAUB
Mem 17-89 CUM-17-17 10/17/2017 Quiet title DEBRA A. McKAY v. JAMES F. BRADY
Mem 17-88 ARO-17-155 10/17/2017 Parental rights KERRY DOCKHAM v. ZACHARY HENNINGER
Mem 17-87 AND-17-13 10/12/2017 Drug trafficking STATE OF MAINE v. DOMINIC NERVAL
Mem 17-86 CUM-17-31 10/12/2017 Divorce ALLISON C. BURKA v. DOUGLAS R. BURKA
Mem 17-85 CUM-17-19 10/5/2017 Protection from abuse AYA ALAMIN HAJ ALKHDAIR v. ELMUATZ ABDELRAHIM
Mem 17-84 PEN-17-93 10/5/2017 Fraud ALFONZO TAMBURO v. PATRICK T. MORIN et al.
Mem 17-83 CUM-17-149 10/5/2017 Modification of parental rights JOHN C. McCARVEY v. SUSAN L. McGARVEY
Mem 17-82 FRA-17-168 10/5/2017 Modification of parental rights LAURA M. LARSON v. MICHAEL J. WATTS
Mem 17-81 CUM-17-45 10/5/2017 Foreclosure FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION v. JOHN A. CIMINO
Mem 17-80 AND-17-111 10/5/2017 Injunctive relief BANGOR SAVINGS BANK v. ROBIN N. RICHARD et al.

September 2017

Memorandum DocketDateSubjectCase Name
Mem 17-79 HAN-17-7 9/26/2017 Fraudulent conveyance LIBERTY NATURAL PRODUCTS, INC. v. DAVID HOFFMAN et al.
Mem 17-78 KEN-16-571 9/21//2017 Mortgage loan application EAST COAST MORTGAGE GROUP, LLC, et al. v. BUREAU OF CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION

August 2017

Memorandum DocketDateSubjectCase Name
Mem 17-77 PEN-17-8 8/22/2017 OUI STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT P. THOMPSON
Mem 17-76 AND-16-390 8/22/2017 Gross Sexual assault STATE OF MAINE v. KEVIN S. AYER SR

July 2017

Memorandum DocketDateSubjectCase Name
Mem 17-75 CUM-17-58 7/27/2017 Marital property TAMARA L. TUTTLE v. MICHAEL S. TUTTLE
Mem 17-74 KEN-17-80 7/27/2017 Guardianship IN RE TRINITY C.
Mem 17-73 AND-17-63 7/27/2017 Parental rights LEAH M. PARSONS v. STARVROSE BROOKS et al.
Mem 17-72 SOM-17-71 7/27/2017 Divorce JENNIFER L. GOLDSMITH v. BROC A. MCGOWAN
Mem 17-71 PEN-16-178 7/27/2017 Sexual abuse STATE OF MAINE v. PHILIP M. CYR
Mem 17-70 PIS-17-87 7/27/2017 Divorce NICHOLAS M. CROCKER v. CASEY L. CROCKER
Mem 17-69 KEN-17-4 7/6/2017 Home construction BRIDGET M. MARTIN v. RAYFIELD DOBBIN
Mem 17-68 AND-17-28 7/6/2017 Parental rights JASON J. LEE v. PEPPER M. SMITH
Mem 17-67 YOR-16-534 7/6/2017 Speeding STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN S. FINLAYSON
Mem 17-66 KEN-16-562 7/6/2017 Professional license renewal DEREK EISENBERG v. MAINE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION

June 2017

Memorandum DocketDateSubjectCase Name
Mem 17-65 WAL-16-529 6/27/2017 Automobile graveyard TOWN OF NORTHPORT v. DONALD W. RAMSEY et al.
Mem 17-64 CUM-16-530 6/22/2017 Foreclosure TD BANKNORTH, N.A. v. PHILLIP A. LIBBY et al.
Mem 17-63 AND-16-471 6/22/2017 Criminal summons STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID P. HANLON SR.
Mem 17-62 KEN-16-483 6/22/2017 Divorce KRISTINA COMPAGNA v. DANIEL P. BOYLE
Mem 17-61 CUM-16-520 6/13/2017 FOAA MATTHEW E. POLLACK v. REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT 75
Mem 17-60 HAN-16-412 6/1/2017 Divorce LISA WINTERS v. ROBERT WINTERS III
Mem 17-59 CUM-16-376 6/1/2017 Protection order BELLE NG v. EUGEN BOCA
Mem 17-58 CUM-16-374 6/1/2017 Default Judgments LVNV FUNDING LLC v. JESSE FIELD
Mem 17-57 FRA-16-377 6/1/2017 Speeding STATE OF MAINE v. BEVERLY A. LAVIGNE
Mem 17-56 KNO-16-448 6/1/2017 Arbitration THURIN G. BENNER v. KAROLYN B. JOHNSON
Mem 17-55 AND-16-385 6/1/2017 Marital property STEVE R. ANCTIL SR. v. MARGRETTA J. ANCTIL

May 2017

Memorandum DocketDateSubjectCase Name
Mem 17-54 ARO-16-516 5/30/2017 Unlawful trafficking STATE OF MAINE v. CHARLES B. LIBBY
Mem 17-53 KNO-16-335 5/30/2017 False public report STATE OF MAINE v. LAURA L. BILLINGS
Mem 17-52 PEN-16-467 5/25/2017 Divorce LINDA J. (BAMFORD) GRABAN v. LAUREL M. BAMFORD
Mem 17-51 WAL-16-506 5/23/2017 Property partition CINDY WOOD v. DAVID ONYONS
Mem 17-50 LIN-16-314 5/16/2017 Stay of civil proceedings LYDIA TEMPLETON v. JONATHAN WEISLOGEL
Mem 17-49 SAG-16-531 5/11/2017 Divorce MERIDITH C. HACKETT v. MATTHEW W. HACKETT JR.
Mem 17-48 CUM-16-355 5/11/2017 Fiduciary duty RAYMOND E. CRONKITE v. RICHARD OLSON, ESQ. et al.
Mem 17-47 CUM-16-267 5/11/2017 Prescriptive easement JUSTINE CARVER-BROOKS rt al. v. WENDY ANNIS et al.
Mem 17-46 CUM-16-355 5/9/2017 Land use TOWN OF WINDHAM v. CHRISTOPHER A. BOND
Mem 17-45 CUM-16-381 5/9/2017 FOAA MICHAEL A. DOYLE v. TOWN OF SCARBOROUGH
Mem 17-44 KEN-16-266 5/9/2017 Marital property DEBRA A. LEWIS v. GERALD SPATOLA
Mem 17-43 CUM-16-273 5/9/2017 Divorce PIERRETTE S. STEVENSON v. MARK H. LAWLER
Mem 17-42 PIS-16-338 5/9/2017 OUI STATE OF MAINE v. MELISSA BROWN
Mem 17-41 ARO-16-279 5/4/2017 Theft STATE OF MAINE v. MARY ANNE E. WELCH
Mem 17-40 KEN-16-278 5/4/2017 Speeding STATE OF MAINE v. DONNA M. PAGNANI
Mem 17-39 AND-16-265 5/4/2017 Speeding STATE OF MAINE v. DONNA M. PAGNANI
Mem 17-38 PEN-16-428 5/4/2017 Parental rights LAUREN A. ROBINSON v. DANIEL J. IRELAND
Mem 17-37 PEN-16-249 5/4/2017 Child protective BRENDA S. CAPONE-BARNES v. TYLER A. CAPONE-ZEMAN et al.
Mem 17-36 LIN-16-229 5/4/2017 Possession of sexualy explicit underage material STATE OF MAINE v. BRANT W. PERKINS
Mem 17-35 KEN-16-340 5/4/2017 Foreclosure FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION v. RICKY W. MICHAUD et al.
Mem 17-34 KNO-16-234 5/4/2017 Foreclosure DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY v. BONNIE J. MARTIN et al.
Mem 17-33 CUM-16-405 5/4/2017 Child protective GARY D. MACDONALD v. GARY L. MACKINNON
Mem 17-32 PEN-16-517 5/4/2017 Public guardianship GUARDIANSHIP OF ANNETTE L. BRILL

April 2017

Memorandum DocketDateSubjectCase Name
Mem 17-31 ARO-16-241 4/20/2017 Gross sexual assault STATE OF MAINE v. KIRK E. GOULD
Mem 17-30 CUM-15-568 4/13/2017 OUI STATE OF MAINE v. MICAH N. DAY

March 2017

Memorandum DocketDateSubjectCase Name
Mem 17-29 CUM-16-320 3/7/2017 Child protective IN RE GENEVIEVE M. et al.
Mem 17-28 YOR-16-222 3/7/2017 Unlawful trafficking STATE OF MAINE v. TREMAYNE MCWILLIAMS
Mem 17-27 ARO-16-226 3/7/2017 Unlawful trafficking STATE OF MAINE v. COLEN M. McNALLY
Mem 17-26 CUM-16-206 3/7/2017 Foreclosure DEUTSCH BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY v. ORAM LAWRY et al.
Mem 17-25 SOM-16-327 3/2/2017 Divorce DAVID FOWLER v. TYLENE BERGERON
Mem 17-24 CUM-16-170 3/2/2017 Foreclosure ONEWEST BANK, FSB v. WILLIAM P. KEEFE at al.
Mem 17-23 AND-16-450 3/2/2017 Child protection IN RE NOAH D.
Mem 17-22 CUM-16-425 3/2/2017 Spousal support and chiLd support JOHN R. KOWALSKI v. HEATHER E. KOWALSKI
Mem 17-21 PEN-16-469 3/2/2017 Child protection IN RE KENYANA K.
Mem 17-20 CUM-16-473 3/2/2017 Child protection IN RE PRECIOUS P.
Mem 17-19 YOR-16-173 3/2/2017 Divorce BILLY D. GROOM v. APRIL WALCH
Mem 17-18 HAN-16-197 3/2/2017 Spousal support LESLEY J. GILBERT v. STEPHEN P. BLAIR
Mem 17-17 WAL-16-413 3/2/2017 Divorce COREEN E. DORR v. GUY F. HEWS
Mem 17-16 HAN-16-424 3/2/2017 Child protection IN RE AMITY B.
Mem 17-15 KEN-16-389 3/2/2017 Child protection IN RE ALEXIA T. et al.

February 2017

Memorandum DocketDateSubjectCase Name
Mem 17-14 WAL-16-277 2/23/2017 Possession of firearm STATE OF MAINE v. DARREN C. HALL
Mem 17-13 CUM-16-301 2/23/2017 Interlocutory appeal DANIEL G. LILLEY et al. v. MARCUS, CLEGG & MISTRETTA, P.A. et al.
Mem 17-12 CUM-16-301 2/23/2017 Interlocutory appeal DANIEL G. LILLEY et al. v. MARCUS, CLEGG & MISTRETTA, P.A. et al.

January 2017
Memorandum DocketDateSubjectCase Name
Mem 17-11 KEN-15-605 1/31/2017 Interim order -- divorce CHRISTINE V. VIOLETTE v. RANDY R. VIOLETTE
Mem 17-10 WAS-16-297 1/31/2017 Child protective IN RE SHELBY D. et al.
Mem 17-9 CUM-16-329 1/31/2017 PFA order CATHERINE GOURLAOUEN v. SELCUK KARAMANOGLU
Mem 17-8 YOR-16-369 1/31/2017 Child protective IN RE JACOB M. et al.
Mem 17-7 KEN-16-343 1/31/2017 Child protective IN RE DAKOTA S.
Mem 17-6 AND-16-392 1/26/2017 Child protective IN RE ZAVION N. et al.
Mem 17-5 KEN-16-271 1/26/2017 Child protective IN RE TRENTYN F. et al.
Mem 17-4 ARO-16-362 1/26/2017 Child protective IN RE LEXIS P.
Mem 17-3 WAL-16-324 1/26/2017 Child protective IN RE DESTINY T. et al.
Mem 17-2 CUM-16-307 1/26/2017 Child protective IN RE BRIAN C. et al.
Mem 17-1 PEN-16-380 1/26/2017 Child protective IN RE ARIANNA H.



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