SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 25, 2022
This statute, which was originally part of the Judiciary Act of 1789, empowers federal courts to “issue all writs” (i.e., orders) that aid the exercise of their jurisdiction even though no statute expressly authorizes the orders. As background, one of the statutes governing habeas proceedings, 28 U.S.C.
At the Lectern
MARCH 7, 2022
Superior Court , the Supreme Court today holds a statutory hearsay-rule exception that makes admissible some “former testimony” normally doesn’t allow a deposition from an earlier lawsuit to be used against a party who was also a party in the prior action. ” Observing that “[a] discovery deposition.
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SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 8, 2025
After the bank failed in 2017, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which became the receiver for the bank, hired a loan servicer, Planet Home Lending, to try to recover some of the money owed to the bank. He made only one payment on the loans — $389.58 The bank did not request any additional payments.
Day on Torts
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
First, the Claims Commissioner ruled that the claim was “barred by § 70-7-102(a) of Tennessee’s Recreational Use Statute, which protects landowners, including the State of Tennessee, from responsibility for injury to recreational visitors.” In Victory v. State , No. M2020-01610-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. internal citation omitted).
Day on Torts
JUNE 7, 2022
Where plaintiff’s deposition created a “dispute of material fact” as to whether defendant had actual notice of the alleged dangerous condition in this GTLA premises liability case, summary judgment for defendant was reversed. In Vaughn v. Coffee County, Tennessee , No. M2021-00653-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1652552 (Tenn. internal citations omitted).
Paralegal Bootcamp
JULY 25, 2022
This includes the processes used to identify the laws and documents that apply to the facts of a specific case, including statutes, regulations, and court opinions. The long list includes complaints, subpoenas, interrogatories, deposition notices, pretrial orders, and legal briefs with various parties. A Protector.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 28, 2021
Nevertheless, a provision in the bail statutes that impedes efforts to reduce economic inequality managed to survive the 2019 reforms. In fact, judges may look beyond the statute to make bail decisions, representing another opportunity to “read into the statute” whether an individual is a risk to public safety.
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