U.S. District Courts - New Hampshire ©   Coverage   Help   Search Westlaw   Topic: AllBankruptcyCivil RightsCommercial Law & ContractsCriminal JusticeEducationFinance & BankingFirst AmendmentGovernment BenefitsHealth & MedicineInsuranceIntellectual PropertyLabor & EmploymentLegal EthicsPension & Retirement BenefitsProducts LiabilityTaxation USA v. Anya J. STEINMETZ. , D.N.H., November 17, 2009 Michael T. McCormack, U.S. Attorney's Office, Concord, NH, for USA. ORDER JOSEPH A. DICLERICO, JR., District Judge. I herewith approve the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Muirhead dated October 27, 2009, no objection having been filed for the reasons stated therein. SO ORDERED. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION JAMES R. MUIRHEAD, United States Magistrate Judge. This case involves a petition to enforce an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Summons brought pursuant to the provisions... Gregory LaVALLEE v. Larry BLAISDELL, Warden, Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility. , D.N.H., November 16, 2009 ORDER JAMES R. MUIRHEAD, United States Magistrate Judge. Before the Court is Gregory LaVallee's petition for a writ of habeas corpus (document no. 1), filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, alleging that his present incarceration violates his rights under the United States constitution. The matter is before me for preliminary review to determine whether or not the petition is facially valid and may proceed. See Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 cases in the United States District Courts... John R. GRIFFIN, Jr. v. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY et al. , D.N.H., November 16, 2009 John R. Griffin, Jr., Whitefield, NH, pro se. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION JAMES R. MUIRHEAD, United States Magistrate Judge. Before the court is the Amended Complaint (doc. no. 6) filed by John R. Griffin, Jr., alleging that defendant Speare Memorial Hospital ("Hospital"), acting through its agents, Linda Nestor, Laurie Bolognani, and Peter Kritkos ("Hospital defendants"), improperly fired him in violation of his federal constitutional rights, and that the New Hampshire Department of Employme... UNITED STATES of America v. Aliaksandr KARASIK. , D.N.H., November 13, 2009 ORDER OF DETENTION PENDING TRIAL JAMES R. MUIRHEAD, United States Magistrate Judge. In accordance with Section 3142(f) of the Bail Reform Act, 18 U.S .C. §§ 3141 et seq., a hearing was conducted on November 13, 2009, for the purpose of determining whether to detain defendant, Aliaksandr Karasik, who has been indicted on one count of access device fraud. Under 18 U.S.C. § 3142(b), a court, in making a determination regarding detention, must evaluate the risk of the defendant's flight, the r... Lori L. BERGERON, Claimant v. Michael ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Respondent. , D.N.H., November 10, 2009 D. Lance Tillinghast, Wyskiel Boc Tillinghast & Bolduc PA, Dover, NH, for Claimant. T. David Plourde, U.S. Attorney's Office, Concord, NH, for Respondent. ORDER STEVEN J. McAULIFFE, Chief Judge. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), claimant, Lori Bergeron, moves to reverse the Commissioner's decision denying her application for Social Security disability insurance benefits, or DIB, under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 423, and for supplemental security income, or SSI, under ... Theresa D'JAMOOS, as Executrix of the Estate of Dawn Weingeroff, et al., Plaintiffs v. ATLAS AIRCRAFT CENTER, INC. and Pilatus Aircraft, Ltd., Defendants. , D.N.H., November 9, 2009 Anthony Tarricone, Danial A. Nelson, Kreindler & Kreindler, Boston, MA, Patrick T. Jones, Peter J. Schneider, Cooley Manion Jones LLP, Howard B. Klein, Decof & Decof, P.C., Mark B. Decof, Providence, RI, Thomas R. Watson, Wiggin & Nourie PA, Portsmouth, NH, for Plaintiffs. Corey J. Wright, Julie L. Belanger, William J. Katt, Leib & Katt LLC, Milwaukee, WS, Michael P. Lehman, Sulloway & Hollis, Garry R. Lane, Ransmeier & Spellman, Concord, NH, Bruce J. Berman, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Miam... Mary Jane WILKINS, et al. v. ALICE PECK DAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. , D.N.H., November 9, 2009 Michael F. Hanley, Plante & Hanley PC, White River Junction, VT, for Mary Jane Wilkins, et al. W. Kirk Abbott, Jr., Sulloway & Hollis, Concord, NH, for Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital. ORDER PAUL BARBADORO, District Judge. Mary Jane and Walter Wilkins have filed a motion to both strike Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital's fourth affirmative defense and declare that N.H.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 519-B, the state's law requiring screening panels for medical malpractice claims, is inapplicable in thi... Samuel J. BOURNE v. TOWN OF MADISON, et al. , D.N.H., November 9, 2009 ORDER JOSEPH A. DICLERICO, JR., District Judge. Samuel J. Bourne brought state and federal claims against the Town of Madison, New Hampshire; its selectmen, John Arruda, Clifford Graves, and Eileen Crafts, in their personal and official capacities; and a resident of Madison, Robert D. King, arising from a dispute about a roadway, known as the Solomon Harmon Road. Bourne also filed actions in Carroll Country Superior Court that were consolidated into Bedrock Realty Trust v. Town of Madison, No... George STANLEY v. Gerald LANDERS, Jason Jordanhazy and Donald Goodnow. , D.N.H., November 9, 2009 George Stanley, Berlin, NH, pro se. Nancy J. Smith, Office of Attorney General, Concord, NH, for Jason Jordanhasi. ORDER PAUL BARBADORO, District Judge. Jason Jordanhazy and Donald Goodnow have filed a motion to dismiss George Stanley's supervisory liability claims against them. Stanley complains that Gerald Landers, a security guard at the Berlin District Court, began harassing him in 2006. The harassment continued on multiple unspecified occasions and culminated in three specific in... Melvin GRAHAM v. Stephen CURRY, Larry Blaisdell, John Loven, Mark Nadeau, Dwane Sweatt, and Scott Newton. , D.N.H., November 9, 2009 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER PAUL BARBADORO, District Judge. Melvin Graham, an inmate at the Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility ("NCF"), has sued Stephen Curry, Larry Blaisdell, John Loven, Mark Nadeau, Dwane Sweatt, and Scott Newton pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of his Fourth and Eighth Amendment rights. [FN1] Graham has also asserted a state law claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress. The defendants have filed a motion for summary judgment on all counts.... Timothy M. O'MARA, Plaintiff v. David DIONNE; Carl Brown; Jeremy Menec; Tony Sawyer; William McDougall; Willie Scurry; William Raymond; James O'Mara, individually, and as Superintendent of the Hillsborough County Department of Corrections; and Hill, D.N.H., November 9, 2009 Timothy M. O'Mara, Concord, NH, pro se. John A. Curran, Elizabeth L. Hurley, Getman Stacey Schulthess & Steere PA, Bedford, NH, for Defendants. ORDER STEVEN J. McAULIFFE, Chief Judge. Pro se plaintiff Timothy O'Mara challenges the conditions of his confinement as a pre-trial detainee in the Hillsborough County House of Corrections. 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His case consists of: (1) a Fourteenth Amendment claim alleging inhumane cell conditions; (2) a Fourteenth Amendment claim challenging the p... FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB, Plaintiff v. FREESTAR BANK, N.A., Defendant , D.N.H., November 9, 2009 Chanille Carswell, Brooks Kushman PC, Southfield, MI, Holly J. Kilibarda, Nixon Peabody LLP, Manchester, NH, for Plaintiff. Robert A. Kearney, Robert Kearney Law Office, Bloomington, IL, Stephen David Coppolo, William C. Saturley, Nelson Kinder Mosseau & Saturley PC, Manchester, NH, for Defendant. ORDER STEVEN J. McAULIFFE, Chief Judge. Plaintiff Flagstar Bank, FSB ("Flagstar") filed suit against Defendant FREESTAR Bank, N.A. ("Freestar") in the U.S. District Court for the Central Distri... Susan E. BICA, Claimant v. Michael ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Respondent. , D.N.H., November 9, 2009 Janine Gawryl, Gawryl & MacAllister, Nashua, NH, for Claimant. Robert J. Rabuck, U.S. Attorney's Office, Concord, NH, for Respondent. ORDER STEVEN J. McAULIFFE, Chief Judge. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), Susan Bica moves for an order reversing the Commissioner's decision to deny her application for Social Security disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 423. In the alternative, she asks the court to remand the case. The Commissioner moves fo... Robert BENJAMIN and PLC Services, Inc. v. RILEY MORE & MORE ENTERPRISES, LLC, 176 Webster Street, LLC, Linda Haytayan, Vatche Manoukian, New England All Star Consulting, LLC, Mile High Real Estate, LLC, John and Jane Doe 1 through 10 and ABC, Inc. , D.N.H., November 5, 2009 ORDER JAMES R. MUIRHEAD, United States Magistrate Judge. Plaintiff moves to compel discovery, namely to compel depositions of defendants and to produce responsive interrogatories and document demands. Document no 78. Discussion One of the purposes for this court's requirement that local counsel be associated with out-of-state counsel is to assure that the latter complies with our local rules. It is apparent that Attorney Zall did not advise Attorney Friedrich that LR 37.1 required him to pr... Robert ROCKWOOD and Roxana Marchosky v. SKF USA INC. , D.N.H., November 5, 2009 James W. Donchess, Deborah Ann Notinger, Steven M. Notinger, Donchess Notinger & Tamposi PC, Nashua, NH, Roxana Marchosky, Marchosky Law Office, Windham, NH, for Robert Rockwood and Roxana Marchosky. David Richman, Matthew R. Williams, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Gregory A. Moffett, McCaffrey & Moffett PLLC, Peter G. Callaghan, Preti Flaherty Beliveau Pachios PLLP, Concord, NH, for SKF USA Inc. ORDER JAMES R. MUIRHEAD, United Stated Magistrate Judge. Defendant moves to compel ... Andre R. LEVESQUE v. STATE OF NEW YORK, et al. , D.N.H., November 3, 2009 Andre R. Levesque, Ellenburg, NY, pro se. ORDER STEVEN J. McAULIFFE, Chief Judge. I herewith approve the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Muirhead dated October 14, 2009, no objection having been filed, for the reasons set forth therein. Plaintiff's complaint (document no. 1) is hereby dismissed. SO ORDERED. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION JAMES R. MUIRHEAD, United States Magistrate Judge. Before the Court is Andre Levesque's complaint (doc. no. 1), seeking damages and other rel... Karen L. BARTLETT and Gregory S. Bartlett v. MUTUAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, INC., et al. , D.N.H., November 2, 2009 Bryan Ballew, Keith M. Jensen, Patrick J. O'Neal, Jensen Belew & Gonzalez PLLC, Fort Worth, TX, Christine M. Craig, Timothy P. Beaupre, Shaheen & Gordon, Dover, NH, for Karen L. Bartlett and Gregory S. Bartlett. Jeffrey D. Geoppinger, Joseph P. Thomas, Linda E. Maichl, Paul J. Cosgrove, Ulmer & Berne LLP, Cincinnati, OH, Stephen J. Judge, Wadleigh Starr & Peters PLLC, Manchester, NH, for Defendants. MEMORANDUM ORDER JOSEPH N. LAPLANTE, District Judge. Plaintiffs have filed a motion for s... Richard COLEMAN v. GREAT BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. , D.N.H., October 30, 2009 Richard Coleman, Lee, NH, pro se. ORDER STEVEN J. McAULIFFE, Chief Judge. I herewith approve the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Muirhead dated September 29, 2009, no objection having been filed, for the reasons set forth therein. Plaintiff's complaint is hereby dismissed. SO ORDERED. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION JAMES R. MUIRHEAD, United States Magistrate Judge. Richard Coleman v. Great Bay Community College, et al. [FN1] FN1. In addition to Great Bay Community Colleg... Charles ELLIS, Petitioner v. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, COMMISSIONER, Respondent. , D.N.H., October 30, 2009 Charles Ellis, Berlin, NH, pro se. ORDER STEVEN J. McAULIFFE, Chief District Judge. I herewith approve the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Muirhead dated September 14, 2009, no objection having been filed, for the reasons set forth therein. Petitioner's claims based solely on the State Constitution, or Sate evidentiary rules, are hereby dismissed. Petitioner's remaining Claims I through IV may not proceed until the petitioner has demonstrated that the exhaustion requirement ha... Janine M. WALLACE, Plaintiff v. State of NEW HAMPSHIRE and Normand J. Patenaude, Defendants. , D.N.H., October 30, 2009 ORDER STEVEN J. McAULIFFE, Chief Judge. After due consideration of the objection filed I herewith approve the Report, and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Muirhead dated September 29, 2009, for the reasons set forth therein. Plaintiff's complaint is hereby dismissed. SO ORDERED. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION JAMES R. MUIRHEAD, United States Magistrate Judge. Before the Court is Janine Wallace's complaint (document no. 1). Because Wallace is proceeding both pro se and informa pauperis, t... UNITED STATES of America v. Wanjira TALIAFERRO, Defendant. , D.N.H., October 30, 2009 ORDER STEVEN J. McAULIFFE, Distict Judge. The grand jury returned an indictment charging defendant with distribution of a controlled substance, more than 5 grams of crack cocaine (count one), possession of a controlled substance, more than 50 grams of crack cocaine, with the intent to distribute it (count four), and conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, more than 50 grams of crack cocaine (count five). If convicted of each of those charged offenses, defendant would be exposed to a ... Oliver HOOPER v. WARDEN, NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. , D.N.H., October 30, 2009 Oliver Hooper, pro se. Elizabeth C. Woodcock, NH Attorney General's Office, Concord, NH, for Warden, Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility. ORDER JOSEPH A. DiCLERICO, JR., District Judge. Oliver Hooper seeks relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 from his state court convictions. Hooper initially was represented by counsel. The Warden moved for summary judgment on May 15, 2009. The court granted motions to extend the deadline for Hooper's response to the Warden's motion. Hooper's ... NEW ENGLAND WOOD PELLET, LLC v. NEW ENGLAND PELLET, LLC, Jason Tynan, and Steven Zaczynski. , D.N.H., October 30, 2009 Michael C. Harvell, James S. Lamontagne, Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green, Manchester, NH, for New England Wood Pellet, LLC. Lawrence A. Vogelman, Nixon Raiche Vogelman Barry & Slawsky PA, Manchester, NH, for New England Pellet, LLC, Jason Tynan, and Steven Zaczynski. ORDER JOSEPH N. LAPLANTE, District Judge. This case comes before the court on a motion to remand and a cross- motion to transfer. Plaintiff New England Wood Pellet, LLC ("NEWP") sued defendant New England Pellet, LLC ("NEP") an... HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO., INC. v. MODERN INDUSTRIES, INC. , D.N.H., October 29, 2009 Mark C. Rouvalis, Steven J. Dutton, McLane Graf Raulerson & Middleton PA, Manchester, NH, for Plaintiff. George P. Butler, III, L. Pahl Zinn, Leslie Calhoun, Dickinson Wright PLLC, Detroit, MI, Kelleigh D. Murphy, Tober Law Offices, PA, Portsmouth, NH, for Defendant. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER PAUL BARBADORO, District Judge. Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. ("Hitchiner") seeks an injunction compelling Modern Industries, Inc. ("Modern") to participate in an arbitration proceeding before the Am... Dawn M. WRIGHT v. ELLIOT HEALTH SYSTEM, et al. , D.N.H., October 29, 2009 Leslie C. Nixon, Nixon Raiche Vogelman Barry & Slawsky PA, Manchester, NH, for Dawn M. Wright. Andrea K. Johnstone, Dawnangela A. Minton, Bernstein Shur, Manchester, NH, for Elliot Health System, et al. ORDER JAMES R. MUIRHEAD, United States Magistrate Judge. Plaintiff moves to amend her complaint to set forth a retaliation claim in Count IA, paragraphs 77A-77G, and to incorporate those paragraphs by reference in paragraph 83 (doc. no. 23). Defendant objects, asserting that such an amend... Robert GAGALIS v. UNITED STATES of America. , D.N.H., October 27, 2009 Michael H. Artan, Michael H. Artan, Lawyer APC, Los Angeles, CA, Stephen M. Rasche, Stephen M. Rasche PLLC, Portsmouth, NH, for Robert Gagalis. Terry L. Ollila, U.S. Attorney's Office, Concord, NH, for United States of America. ORDER PAUL BARBADORO, District Judge. On July 21, 2009, I issued an oral order determining that Robert Gagalis had abandoned his right to challenge his sentence by entering into an appeal and collateral review waiver. (Doc. No. 24 at 223-233 (reproduced as Append... BEN'S AUTO BODY, INC. v. PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Progressive Direct Insurance Company. , D.N.H., October 27, 2009 Earl L. Kalil, Jr., Christopher E. Ratte, Joseph P. Geiger, Jr., Kalil & Lacount, Rye, NH, for Ben's Auto Body, Inc. Lauren S. Irwin, Upton & Hatfield LLP, Concord, NH, Russell F. Hilliard, Upton & Hatfield LLP, Portsmouth, NH, for Progressive Casualty Insurance Company Progressive Direct Insurance Company. ORDER JAMES R. MUIRHEAD, United States Magistrate Judge. Plaintiff moves to compel answers to its second set of interrogatories, nos. 1-3. Defendant objected to each interrogatory an... Kenneth P. SAALFRANK v. TOWN OF ALTON et al. , D.N.H., October 27, 2009 Jeffrey C. Spear, Robert S. Carey, Orr & Reno Pa, Concord, NH, for Plaintiff. Charles P. Bauer, Jeanne P. Herrick, Gallagher Callahan & Gartrell PC, Concord, NH, K. Joshua Scott, William G. Scott, Boynton Waldron Doleac Woodman & Scott, Portsmouth, NH, Catherine M. Costanzo, Devine Millimet & Branch PA, Manchester, NH, Brian J.S. Cullen, Cullencollimore PLLC, Nashua, NH, for Defendants. Tara A. Latour, Laconia, NH, pro se. MEMORANDUM ORDER JOSEPH N. LAPLANTE, District Judge. This is t... NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE v. DREW UNIVERSITY, and Anne Marie Macari. , D.N.H., October 23, 2009 William D. Pandolph, Sulloway & Hollis, Concord, NH, for New England College. John J. Peirano, Mcelroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP, Morristown, NJ, Linda B. Celauro, Mcelroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP, Newark, NJ, Martha Van Oot, Orr & Reno PA, Concord, NH, for Drew University, and Anne Marie Macari. MEMORANDUM ORDER JOSEPH N. LAPLANTE, District Judge. This case involves a dispute between two colleges over poetry in motion. The plaintiff, New England College ("NEC"), has sued... © 2009 West, a Thomson business Westlaw Integration Solutions  /  Westlaw.com