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M2007-02485-SC-R11-CV
Mon, 01/25/2010

James Patrick O'Rourke
vs.
Cydnie Browning O'Rourke

Denied - Application of Cydnie Browning O'Rourke

Farmer, J.,
Affirmed;

Williamson County Chancery Court
Judge R. E. Lee Davies
No. 27493

Rule 11
M2008-01023-SC-R11-CD
Mon, 01/25/2010

State of Tennessee
vs.
Donald Knight

Denied - Application of Donald Knight

Smith, J.,
Affirmed

Rutherford County Circuit Court
Judge Don r. Ash
No. F-58588

Rule 11
M2008-01242-SC-R11-HC
Mon, 01/25/2010

Ronald Edward Walker
vs.
State of Tennessee

Denied - Application of Ronald Edward Walker

Smith, J.,
Affirmed

Davidson County Criminal Court
Judge Mark Fishburn
No. 3712

Rule 11
M2008-01370-SC-R11-CD
Mon, 01/25/2010

State of Tennessee
vs.
Clifford Eric Burgess

Denied - Application of Clifford Eric Burgess

Glenn, J.,
Affirmed

Montgomery County Circuit Court
Judge Michael R. Jones
No. 40500792

Rule 11
M2008-01567-SC-R11-CV
Mon, 01/25/2010

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)
vs.
Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, et al

Denied - Application of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). The opinion of the Court of Appeals is designated "Not for Citation" in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 4(E)(1).

Farmer, J.,
Dismissed and Remanded

Davidson County Chancery Court
Chancellor Carol McCoy
No. 07-1136-II

Rule 11
M2008-01581-SC-R11-CV
Mon, 01/25/2010

Ronald Timmons
vs.
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee

Denied - Application of Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee

Clement, J.,
Affirmed and Remanded

Davidson County Circuit Court
Judge Thomas W. Brothers
No. 05C-137

Rule 11
M2008-01611-SC-R11-CD
Mon, 01/25/2010

State of Tennessee
vs.
Samuel Ryan Hawkins

Denied - Application of Samuel Ryan Hawkins

Smith, J.,
Affirmed

Putnam County Criminal Court
Judge David Patterson
No. 06-0463

Rule 11
M2008-01625-SC-R11-CD
Mon, 01/25/2010

State of Tennessee
vs.
Marcie Lynn Pursell

Denied - Application of Marcie Lynn Pursell

Welles, J.,
Affirmed

Davidson County Criminal Court
Judge J. Randall Wyatt, Jr.
No. 2007-B-948

Rule 11
M2008-01637-SC-R11-CV
Mon, 01/25/2010

Thomas R. Ralston
vs.
Fred R. Hobbs

Denied - Application of Fred R. Hobbs

Clement, J.,
Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part

Rutherford County Chancery Court
Allen Wallace, Sr. Judge
No. 06-01310-CV

Rule 11
M2008-01679-SC-R11-CV
Mon, 01/25/2010

CAO Holdings, Inc.
vs.
Loren L. Chumley, Commissioner of Revenue

Granted - Application of Loren L. Chumley, Commissioner of Revenue

Dinkins, J.,
Affirmed

Davidson County Chancery Court
Chancellor Carol McCoy
No. 06-719-II

Rule 11
M2008-01810-SC-R11-PC
Mon, 01/25/2010

Jimmy Lee Bonds
vs.
State of Tennessee

Dismissed as Untimely - Application of Jimmy Lee Bonds

Smith, J.,
Affirmed

Davidson County Criminal Court
Judge Steve R. Dozier
No. 2003-D-2670

Rule 11
M2008-01865-SC-R11-CV
Mon, 01/25/2010

Keith Ramsey, et al
vs.
Mr. T

Denied - Application of Keith Ramsey and Cassandra Ramsey

Franks, J.,
Affirmed and Remanded

Rutherford County Chancery Court
Chancellor Robert E. Corlew, III
No. 07-0865-CV

Rule 11
M2008-01918-SC-R11-CV
Mon, 01/25/2010

John S. Bryan, Jr., et al
vs.
William R. (Bill) Mitchell, Jr., et al

Denied - Application of William R. Mitchell, Jr. and Sherry L. Mitchell

Swiney, J.,
Affirmed and Remanded

Lincoln County Chancery Court
Chancellor J. B. Cox
No. 00012492

Rule 11
M2008-020705-SC-R11-PC
Mon, 01/25/2010

Troy Tackett
vs.
State of Tennessee

Denied - Application of Troy Tackett

Wedemeyer,J.
Affirmed

Warren County Circuit Court
Judge Larry B. Stanley, Jr.
No. F-10387

Rule 11
M2008-02644-SC-R11-CV
Mon, 01/25/2010

Lavely L. Brown
vs.
George Little, et al

Denied - Application of Lavely Brown

Stafford, J.,
Affirmed and Remanded

Hickman County Chancery Court
Judge Robbie T. Beal
No. 08-152C

Rule 11
M2008-02824-SC-R11-CD
Mon, 01/25/2010

State of Tennessee
vs.
Avery Walker

Denied - Application of Avery Walker

Glenn, J.,
Affirmed

Maury County Circuit Court
Judge Stella L. Hargrove
Nos. 11592, 12540 & 13081

Rule 11
M2009-00502-SC-R11-PC
Mon, 01/25/2010

Mark Allen
vs.
State of Tennessee

Denied - Application of Mark Allen

Glenn, J.,
Affirmed

Robertson County Circuit Court
Judge Michael R. Jones
No. 02-0333A

Rule 11
M2009-01243-SC-R11-CV
Mon, 01/25/2010

Sherrill Johnson, Individually and as next friend and mother of Victoria Johnson
vs.
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

Denied - Application of Sherrill Johnson

Kurtz, J.,
Affirmed

Davidson County Circuit Court
Judge Barbara Haynes
No. 07C-536

Rule 11
M2009-01567-SC-R23-CQ
Mon, 01/25/2010

Lisa Peterson, et al
vs.
James Dean, et al

Declined and Dismissed - Certified Questions of Law: 1. Does the position of administrator of elections, as referred to by TENN. CODE ANN. section 2-12-201, qualify as an "office or public trust" as the term is used in TENN CONST. Art I, section 4 whereby no political or religious test shall be used as a qualification for that position? 2. Is an administrator of elections a county employee or a state employee? Granted - Motions to File Amicus Brief of The Local Government Property and Casualty Fund and of Putnam County, Tennessee


United States District Court - Middle District of Tennessee

No. 3-09-0628

Rule 23 Certified Question
M2009-02093-SC-S09-CV
Mon, 01/25/2010

Earl Thomas Burgess
vs.
Ford Motor Company and Automotive Components Holdings, LLC

Denied - Application of Ford Motor Company and Automotive Components Holdings, LLC

Per Curiam
Order,Rule 9 Denied

Davidson County Chancery Court
Chancellor Ellen H. Lyle
No. 07-2398-III

Rule 9