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Recent Memoranda of Decision
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| Docket # | Mem Dec # | Case Title | Date | Subject | Trial Judge | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sag-25-69 | Mem 26-12 | George Stanley v. Cody Merrill | 1/6/26 | Protection from harassment | Irwin | Affirmed |
| Yor-25-198 | Mem 26-11 | Donald St. Pierre v. Robin St. Pierre | 1/6/26 | Divorce judgment | Moskowitz | Affirmed |
| Pen-25-150 | Mem 26-10 | Misty Richardson v. Darin Shaw | 1/6/26 | Default judgment | Mallonee | Affirmed |
| And-24-585 | Mem 26-9 | In re Child of Nicole B. | 1/6/26 | Termination of parental rights | Robinson | Affirmed |
| Cum-25-209 | Mem 26-8 | Pat Doe v. James P. Kenton | 1/6/26 | Protection from abuse | Montgomery | Affirmed |
| Som-25-4 | Mem 26-7 | In re Children of Keith T. | 1/6/26 | Termination of parental rights | Benson | Affirmed |
| Cum-25-39 | Mem 26-6 | In re Child of John D. | 1/6/26 | Jeopardy | Pitney | Affirmed |
| Sag-25-219 | Mem 26-5 | Adult Cuardianship of M. | 1/6/26 | Guardianship and conservatorship | Paris | Affirmed |
| Ken-25-211 | Mem 26-4 | Paul J. Fielding v. Secretary of State | 1/6/26 | Review of 80C decision | Mitchell | Affirmed |
| Cum-25-287 | Mem 26-3 | In re Child of Crystal R. | 1/6/26 | Termination of parental rights | Wilson | Affirmed |
| Lin-25-195 | Mem 26-2 | BC Electric, Inc. v. Andrea Colognese | 1/6/26 | Smal claims judgment | Billings | Affirmed |
| Yor-25-309 | Mem 26-1 | Rodney R. Collard Jr. v. William Kane | 1/6/26 | Protection from abuse | Lucy | Affirmed |
| Pen-24-581 | Mem 25-142 | Andrew D. Cunningham v. Karen Cunningham | 12/18/25 | Divorce | Ociepka | Affirmed |
| And-25-142 | Mem 25-141 | Melissa Goody v. Robert J. Thompson | 12/18/25 | Equitable partition | Archer | Affirmed |
| Cum-24-562 | Mem 25-140 | In re Children of Jennifer M. | 12/11/25 | Termination of parental rights | Wilson | Affirmed |
| Ken-24-567 | Mem 25-139 | In re Child of Amanda R. | 12/11/25 | Termination of parental rights | Hathaway | Affirmed |
| Fra-25-226 | Mem 25-138 | Pat Doe v. Daniel Katusich | 12/4/25 | Protection from abuse | Ham-Thompson | Affirmed |
| Pen-24-428 | Mem 25-137 | In re Children of Richard G. | 12/4/25 | Termination of parental rights | Roberts | Affirmed |
| Sag-25-68 | Mem 25-136 | David N. Berglund v. Esther S. Stultz | 12/4/25 | Release of DHHS records | Gorham | Affirmed |
| Oxf-24-430 | Mem 25-135 | In re Child of Corey E. | 12/4/25 | Termination of parental rights | Churchill | Affirmed |
| Ken-24-526 | Mem 25-134 | In re Child of Bradley F. | 12/4/25 | Termination of parental rights | Hathaway | Affirmed |
| Sag-24-582 | Mem 25-133 | In re Children of Billyjack C. | 12/4/25 | Termination of parental rights | Gorham | Affirmed |
| Som-25-116 | Mem 25-132 | Wilmington Savings Fund Society v. David E. trask et al. | 12/4/25 |
Foreclosure | Dow | Affirmed |
| Pen-25-213 | Mem 25-131 | Ashley N. Stubbs v. Joseph D. Emery | 12/4/25 | Contempt | Faircloth | Affirmed |
| Ken-25-206 | Mem 25-130 | Torrey B. Sears v. Bobby J. Sears | 12/4/25 | Contempt | Dow | Affirmed |
| Aro-24-509 | Mem 25-129 | In re Children of Samantha C. | 12/4/25 | Termination of parental rights | Linthicum | Affirmed |
| Kno-25-207 | Mem 25-128 | Megan M. Mank v. Dalton L. Oakes | 12/4/25 | Contempt | Gilbert | Affirmed |
| Som-24-516 | Mem 25-127 | In re Child of Nathan S. | 12/4/25 | Termination of parental rights | Briston | Affirmed |
| Aro-25-165 | Mem 25-126 | In re Child of Kyle L. | 12/4/25 | Jeopardy | Langner | Affirmed |
| SRP-24-555 | Mem 25-125 | State of Maine v. Spridal Hubiak | 12/4/25 | Murder | Murphy | Affirmed |
| And-25-145 | Mem 25-124 | In re Child of Hannah W. | 12/4/25 | Termination of parental rights | Robinson | Affirmed |
| And-24-471 | Mem 25-123 | In re Child of Devin C. | 12/4/25 | Termination of parental rights | Churchill Ham-Thompson | Affirmed |
| And-24-477 | Mem 25-122 | In re Weapons Restriction of T. | 11/20/25 | Weapons restriction | Malia | Affirmed |
| Yor-24-337 | Mem 25-121 | Guardianship by Beverly E. | 11/18/25 | Guardianship | Houde | Affirmed |
| Ken-24-448 | Mem 25-120 | In re Child of Amanda W. | 11/6/25 | Termination of parental rights | Dufour | Affirmed |
| Pen-25-3 | Mem 25-119 | State of Maine v. Robert Costa | 11/6/25 | OUI | Mallonee | Affirmed |
| Yor-25-90 | Mem 25-118 | Ryan Ebeling v. Amy Ebeling | 11/6/25 | Motion to modify | Seasonwein | Affirmed |
| Cum-24-463 | Mem 25-117 | In re Child of Megan C. | 11/6/25 | Termination of parental rights | Driscoll, S | Affirmed |
| Yor-25-158 | Mem 25-116 | Andrew Nelson v. Pat Doe | 11/6/25 | Protection from Abuse | Moskowitz | Affirmed |
| Cum-24-383 | Mem 25-115 | In re Children of April R. | 11/6/25 | Termination of parental rights | Malia | Affirmed |
| Sag-25-42 | Mem 25-114 | Lisa C. (Donaldson) Barnett v. Richard W. Donaldson | 11/6/25 | Divorce judgement | Robinson | Affirmed |
| Han-24-498 | Mem 25-113 | In re Children of Carry D. | 11/6/25 | Termination of parental rights | Harrigan | Affirmed |
| Yor-25-147 | Mem 25-112 | Pat Doe v. Tara Gibson | 11/6/25 | Protection from abuse | Tice | Affirmed |
| Ken-24-487 | Mem 25-111 | In re Child of Jesse M. | 11/6/25 | Termination of parental rights | Hathaway | Affirmed |
| Pen-25-61 | Mem 25-110 | Guardianship by Kimberly A. | 11/6/25 | Guardianship | Szylvian | Affirmed |
| And-24-520 | Mem 25-109 | State of Maine v. George A. Lebourdais Jr. | 11/6/25 | OUI | O'Neil | Affirmed |
| Pen-24-485 | Mem 25-108 | In re Children of Paul O. | 11/6/25 | Termination of parental rights | Szylvian | Affirmed |
| Yor-25-43 | Mem 25-107 | Revolve Capital Group, LLC v. Peter Ward et al. | 11/6/25 | Foreclosure | Lucy | Affirmed |
| Cum-25-45 | Mem 25-106 | Marina M. Sullivan v. Thaddeus V. Day | 11/6/25 | Fee arbitration | Mallonee | Affirmed |
| Cum-25-72 | Mem 25-105 | Keith Travis v. Lori L. Travis | 11/6/25 | Complaint for divorce | French | Affirmed |
| And-25-88 | Mem 25-104 | Town of Poland v. Jacob E. Tripp | 11/6/25 | 80K complaint | Churchill | Affirmed |
| And-24-457 | Mem 25-103 | In re Child of Wesley R. | 11/6/25 | Termination of parental rights | Malia | Affirmed |
| Kno-25-73 | Mem 25-102 | David R. Williams v. Kathleen M. Gilbert | 11/6/25 | Motion to modify | Gilbert | Affirmed |
| And-24-518 | Mem 25-101 | State of Maine v. Jennilee McNeil | 10/30/25 | OUI | Woodman | Affirmed |
| Kno-24-564 | Mem 25-100 | Pat Doe v. Sam Roe | 10/14/25 | Motion to dismiss | Gorham | Affirmed |
| Was-24-508 | Mem 25-99 | State of Maine v. Levi D. Woodman | 10/14/25 | Manslaughter | Stewart | Affirmed |
| Cum-24-489 | Mem 25-98 | Lauren E. Guite v. Regan A. Sweeney | 10/7/25 | Complaint for divorce | French | Affirmed |
| Cum-24-550 | Mem 25-97 | Jeffrey Thurlow v. John Thurlow et al. | 10/7/25 | Partition by sale | Cashman | Affirmed |
| Lin-25-97 | Mem 25-96 | Heather M. Benoit v. Matthew A. Maxcy | 10/7/25 | Petition to modify | Martin | Affirmed |
| Yor-24-411 | Mem 25-95 | Guardianship by Amber P. et al. | 10/7/25 | Guardianship | Tice | Affirmed |
| Ken-25-25 | Mem 25-94 | Pat Doe v. Edward Papsis | 10/7/25 | Protection from abuse | Dow | Affirmed |
| Sag-24-573 | Mem 25-93 | George Stanley v. Robert Moore et al. | 10/2/25 | Protection from harassment | Raimondi | Affirmed |
| And-24-560 | Mem 25-92 | The Bank of New York Mellon v. Franklin C. Russell et al. | 10/2/25 | Foreclosure | Archer | Affirmed |
| And-24-444 | Mem 25-91 | In re Childrenof Joseph P. | 10/2/25 | Jeopardy | Ham-Thompson | Affirmed |
| Cum-24-343 | Mem 25-90 | In re Child of Janelle G. | 10/2/25 | Termination of parental rights | Driscoll | Affirmed |
| Yor-24-583 | Mem 25-89 | Pat Doe v. Shawn Hart | 10/2/25 | Protection from abuse | Lucy | Affirmed |
| Sag-25-75 | Mem 25-88 | John M. Knizeski v. Blake S. Pye | 10/2/25 | Motion to modify | Gorham | Affirmed |
| Pis-24-140 | Mem 25-87 | Tanya K. Ward v. Reva L. Ward | 10/2/25 | Breach of contract | Haddow | Dismissed |
| And-24-473 | Mem 25-86 | Citibank, N.A. v. Kristine K. Vaughn | 10/2/25 | Debt collection | Dufour | Affirmed |
| Kno-25-33 | Mem 25-85 | Katherine White v. William G. Morong | 10/2/25 | Motion to enforce | Gilbert | Affirmed |
| Cum-24-427 | Mem 25-84 | In re Children of Danny G. | 10/2/25 | Jeopardy | Driscoll, S. | Affirmed |
| And-24-523 | Mem 25-83 | State of Maine v. Leonard Cuffee | 10/2/25 | OUI | Archer | Affirmed |
| Aro-24-415 | Mem 25-82 | In re Child of Breanna W. | 10/2/25 | Termination of parental rights | Langer | Affirmed |
| Yor-24-548 | Mem 25-81 | Mark Moriarty et al. v. Town of Eliot | 9/30/25 | Planning board denial | Mulhern | Affirmed |
| Wal-24-232 | Mem 25-80 | State of Maine v. Wade D.Brayman | 8/12/25 | Gross sexual assault | Walker | Affirmed |
| Aro-24-472 | Mem 25-79 | Pat Doe v. Greg Ouellette | 8/5/25 | Protection from abuse | Linthicum | Vacated in part |
| Wal-24-536 | Mem 25-78 | Desiree J. (Viel) Wilson v. Lawrence W. Viel Jr. | 7/10/25 | Divorce | Walker | Affirmed |
| Ken-24-413 | Mem 25-77 | Nicholas A. Gladu v. Department of Corrections | 7/8/25 | Appellate procedure | Mitchell | Dismissed |
| Kno-25-9 | Mem 25-76 | Garrett E. Alley v. Rachel W. Seitz | 7/8/25 | Parental rights and responsibilities | Gorham | Affirmed |
| Yor-24-403 | Mem 25-75 | In re Child of Tasha M. | 7/8/25 | Termination of parental rights | Duddy | Affirmed |
| And-24-546 | Mem 25-74 | State of Maine v. George J. Stanley | 7/1/25 | Operating a motor vehicle with obstructed view | Powers | Affirmed |
| Aro-24-446 | Mem 25-73 | State of Maine v. Timmy J. Soucy | 7/1/25 | Operating after habitual offender revocation | Nelson | Affirmed |
| Som-24-514 | Mem 25-72 | Alfred C. Trautz v. Bethann Perera | 7/1/25 | Breach of contract; easements | Stokes | Affirmed |
| Cum-24-437 | Mem 25-71 | Estate of Margaret E. McAfee v. New Communities, Inc. | 7/1/25 | Appellate procedure; professional negligence | O'Neil | Dismissed |
| Pen-24-576 | Mem 25-70 | State of Maine v. Darin Lindsay | 7/1/25 | Search and seizure | Roberts | Affirmed |
| Cum-24-206 | Mem 25-69 | State of Maine v. Pierre Gagnon | 7/1/25 | Revocation of probation | J. French | Affirmed |
| Ken-24-511 | Mem 25-68 | Hannah E. Byrne v. Jonathan E. Byrne | 7/1/25 | Modification of divorce judgment | Hathaway | Affirmed |
| Cum-24-406 | Mem 25-67 | In re Child of Breanna M. | 7/1/25 | Child protection | Malia | Affirmed |
| Som-24-356 | Mem 25-66 | In re Child of Anthony C. | 7/1/25 | Child protection | Bristol | Affirmed |
| Wal-24-451 | Mem 25-65 | Jarad T. Wilbur v. Juliette M. Wilbur | 6/17/25 | Default judgment | Gilbert | Dismissed |
| Yor-24-460 | Mem 25-64 | Lawrence E. Smith V v. Owen M. Foss et al. | 6/10/25 | Prescriptive easement | Mulhern | Affirmed |
| Som-24-475 | Mem 25-63 | Paul Fichtner v. Allan J. Nowicki et al. | 6/10/25 | Foreclosure | Mullen | Affirmed |
| Yor-24-373 | Mem 25-62 | Peter Collins v. Town of Parsonsfield et al. | 6/5/25 | Partial summary judgment | Mulhern | Dismissed |
| Cum-24-513 | Mem 25-61 | In re Juvenile J. | 6/3/25 | Petition to seal juvenile case | French | Dismissed |