The following are the judicial opinions as published in the Lebanon County Legal Journal.
Pinero vs. Kohr No. 2008-20639
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 10:00
PINERO vs. KOHR No. 2008-20639 Civil Action – Custody – Subject Matter Jurisdiction – Due Process – Notice – Waiver – Merits – Appeal. Subject matter jurisdiction relates to the competency of a court to hear and decide the type of controversy presented. Jurisdiction is a matter of substantive law. As a general rule, a court in Pennsylvania which has […]
Sanger vs. Cortazzo No. 2010-01994
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 11:59
ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, this 6th day of August, 2012, for reasons set forth in the attached opinion, the Defendant’s Motion for Leave to File a Complaint to Join Kaitlyn Bordlemay as an additional defendant is hereby GRANTED. The Complaint must be filed no later than twenty (20) days from the date of this Order. BY THE COURT, […]
Commonwealth vs. McDonald No. CP-38-CR-1189-2012
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 10:10
Crimes – Bail – Purpose of Bail – Constitutionally Guaranteed – Pa.R.Crim.P. – Drug or Alcohol Use – Motion to Modify Bail. Bail has long been recognized as a procedure whereby an individual defendant provides a form of collateral in exchange for the defendant’s release from custody. The right to bail is guaranteed for all non-capital defendants by Article […]
Rossi vs. Lebanon School District
Monday, October 8, 2012 11:20
ROSSI vs. LEBANON SCHOOL DISTRICT Schools – Local Agency Law – Appeal from Removal of Assistant Superintendent by School Board – Condition of Record – Standard of Review – Affirmation of Local Agency by Court – Exceptions to Affirmation by Court – Grounds for Removal – Immorality – Lying to Superintendent – Community Standards – Bad Example to […]
Commonwealth vs. Newrick Baez
Monday, July 16, 2012 9:58
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LEBANON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CRIMINAL DIVISION COMMONWEALTH OF : PENNSYLVANIA : : No. CP-38-CR-0001020-2008 v. : : NEWRICK BAEZ : ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, to wit, this 9th day of December, 2011, upon careful consideration of Defendant’s applications for […]
Commonwealth vs. Levi Deitzler
Monday, July 16, 2012 9:57
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LEBANON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CRIMINAL DIVISION COMMONWEALTH OF : PENNSYLVANIA : : No. CP-38-CR-0002245-2005 v. : : LEVI DEITZLER : ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, to wit, this 11th day of May, 2012, upon careful consideration of Defendant’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, which we consider […]
Capital One Bank vs. Nolt
Monday, July 16, 2012 9:55
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LEBANON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION – LAW CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), NA, : Plaintiff, : : v. : No. 2010-01519 : JODY A. NOLT, : Defendant : ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, to wit, this 24th day of May, 2012, upon careful consideration […]
Dunham vs. Dunham
Monday, July 16, 2012 9:49
DUNHAM vs. DUNHAM Domestic Relations – Equitable Distribution – Motion for Reconsideration – Attorney’s Inaction – Agency – Effect of Reconsideration on Opposing Party – Appeal to Superior Court. A Trial Court always retains the authority to reconsider its own decision. A Motion for Reconsideration is addressed to the sound discretion of the Trial Court. Generally speaking, a Court’s […]
Sims-Lewis vs. Lewis
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:21
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LEBANON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION-FAMILY DIVISION SHANNON SIMS-LEWIS : Plaintiff : : v. : No. 2012-20088 : MICAH LEWIS : Defendant : : ORDER AND NOW, this 11th day of April, 2012, after thorough review of the record and careful consideration of […]
Houser vs. Bennett
Monday, April 23, 2012 11:53
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LEBANON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION – FAMILY DIVISION SHAWN M. HOUSER, f/k/a : NO. 2009-2-0265 SHAWN M. BENNETT, : Plaintiff : : v. : : CHRISTOPHER A. BENNETT, : Defendant : ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, to wit, this 22nd day of February, 2012, upon […]