2018 Published Opinions

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December 2018

Opinion # Case Date
2018 ME 165 Adoption of Shayleigh S. et al. December 20, 2018
2018 ME 164 John Doe v. Department of Health and Human Services December 18, 2018
2018 ME 163 In re Child of Stephenie F. December 11, 2018
2018 ME 162 State of Maine v. Robert Burton December 11, 2018
2018 ME 161 City of Portland v. Sulan Chau December 11, 2018
2018 ME 160 State of Maine v. Travis R. Gerrier
Revised January 9, 2019 (Errata sheet)
December 6, 2018
2018 ME 159 In re Child of Edward F. December 6, 2018
2018 ME 158 In re Child of Domenick B. December 6, 2018
2018 ME 157 In re Child of Adam E. December 6, 2018
2018 ME 156 In re Child of Kaysean M. December 6, 2018

November 2018

Opinion # Case Date
2018 ME 155 State of Maine v. Scott F. Matatall November 20, 2018
2018 ME 154 Opinion of the Justices November 20, 2018
2018 ME 153 In re Child of Tanya C. November 20, 2018
2018 ME 152 Earl Gammon et al. v. Robin E. Boggs et al. November 15, 2018
2018 ME 151 Guardianship of David P. November 15, 2018
2018 ME 150 In re Child of Troy C. November 13, 2018
2018 ME 149 In re Child of Mercedes D. November 13, 2018
2018 ME 148 In re Child of Matthew R. November 8, 2018
2018 ME 147 State of Maine v. Troy D. Hastey
Revised January 9, 2019 (Errata sheet)
Revised November 19, 2019 (Errata sheet)
November 6, 2018
2018 ME 146 In re Children of Anthony M. November 6, 2018

October 2018

Opinion # Case Date
2018 ME 145 Town of Glenburn v. Sidney Pinkham October 30, 2018
2018 ME 144 State of Maine v. Christopher J. Martin October 23, 2018
2018 ME 143 In re Child of Charles V. October 23, 2018
2018 ME 142 State of Maine v. Dennis F. Winchester October 18, 2018
2018 ME 141 Gary Sweeney v. Department of Corrections October 16, 2018
2018 ME 140 Pamela G. Argereow v. Verne M. Weisberg, M.D., et al. October 16, 2018
2018 ME 139 In re Child of Angela H. October 4, 2018
2018 ME 138 In re Child of T'Mara C. October 4, 2018
2018 ME 137 In re Child of Tiffany F. October 4, 2018
2018 ME 136 In re Children of Benjamin D. October 4, 2018
2018 ME 135 In re Child of Maranatha K. October 4, 2018
2018 ME 134 In re Child of Kimberlee C. October 4, 2018
2018 ME 133 In re Child of Christine M. October 4, 2018
2018 ME 132 In re Child of Joshua S. October 4, 2018
2018 ME 131 In re Child of Heath D. October 4, 2018

September 2018

Opinion # Case Date
2018 ME 130 David Trask v. Fraternal Order of Police et al.
Revised October 23, 2018 (Errata sheet)
September 25, 2018

August 2018

Opinion # Case Date
2018 ME 129 State of Maine v. Donna Pagnani
Revised July 16, 2019 (Errata sheet)
August 30, 2018
2018 ME 128 Board of Overseers of the Bar v. Gary M. Prolman
Revised October 11, 2018 (Errata sheet);
Revised July 11, 2019 (Errata sheet)
August 28, 2018
2018 ME 127 Maine Equal Justice Partners et al. v. Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services August 23, 2018
2018 ME 126 State of Maine v. Jerry Philogene et al. August 23, 2018
2018 ME 125 Vermont Mutual Insurance Company v. Jonathan Ben-Ami et al. August 21, 2018
2018 ME 124 State of Maine v. James A. Reynolds August 21, 2018
2018 ME 123 Randy N. Oliver, II et al v. Eastern Maine Medical Center August 21, 2018
2018 ME 122 Joseph L. Richard v. Secretary of State August 16, 2018
2018 ME 121 M&T Bank v. Lawrence F. Plaisted August 16, 2018
2018 ME 120 Conservation Law Foundation et al. v. Public Utilities Commission August 16, 2018
2018 ME 119 Seth T. Carey v. Board of Overseers of the Bar et al.
Revised October 11, 2018 (Errata sheet)
August 16, 2018
2018 ME 118 Dorothea B. McCain v. John F. Vanadia et al. August 14, 2018
2018 ME 117 State of Maine v. J.R. August 14, 2018
2018 ME 116 State of Maine v. Matthew R. Davis August 14, 2018
2018 ME 115 Michelle L. (George) Sullivan v. William A. George August 14, 2018
2018 ME 114 State of Maine v. Michael Journet August 14, 2018
2018 ME 113 State of Maine v. Gregory Nisbet
Revised October 11, 2018 (Errata sheet)
August 9, 2018
2018 ME 112 State of Maine v. Ralph C. Miller August 9, 2018
2018 ME 111 James Goggin et al. v. State Tax Assessor August 2, 2018
2018 ME 110 In re Children of Melissa F. Aguust 2, 2018

July 2018

Opinion # Case Date
2018 ME 109 State of Maine v. Ezra Leblanc-Simpson July 26, 2018
2018 ME 108 State of Maine v. Rowe L. Palmer July 26, 2018
2018 ME 107 In re Child of Ronald W. July 26, 2018
2018 ME 106 State of Maine v. Dmitri L. Cannady July 26, 2018
2018 ME 105 Town of Mount Vernon v. James Landherr et al. July 24, 2018
2018 ME 104 Katrina I. Petersen v. Paul J. Van Overbeke July 24, 2018
2018 ME 103 Charles M. Martin v. Department of Corrections July 24, 2018
2018 ME 102 State of Maine v. Richard A. Heffron III July 24, 2018
2018 ME 101 Jane Doe v. Timothy Tierney July 17, 2018
2018 ME 100 State of Maine v. Miranda G. Hopkins July 17, 2018
2018 ME 99 Chauncey W. Clark v. Benton, LLC July 17, 2018
2018 ME 98 Kathleen West et al. v. Jewett and Noonan Transportation, Inc. July 12, 2018
2018 ME 97 State of Maine v. Kashawn McLaughlin
Revised July 24, 2018 (Errata sheet)
July 12, 2018
2018 ME 96 In re Children of Bethmarie R. July 12, 2018
2018 ME 95 Brunswick Citizens for Collaborative Government et al. v. Town of Brunswick July 12, 2018
2018 ME 94 State of Maine v. Malik B. Hollis July 10, 2018
2018 ME 93 In re Child of Everett S. July 10, 2018
2018 ME 92 John Fahnley v. State of Maine July 5, 2018
2018 ME 91 In re Child of Amber L. July 5, 2018
2018 ME 90 Puritan Medical Products Company LLC v. Copan Italia S.P.A. July 3, 2018
2018 ME 89 Department of Health and Human Services v. James F. Fagone et al. July 3, 2018
2018 ME 88 Shelly R. Higgins v. Todd A. Wood July 3, 2018
2018 ME 87 In re Child of Lindsay D. July 3, 2018
2018 ME 86 Janice McNutt v. John D. McNutt July 3, 2018
2018 ME 85 State of Maine v. Lyanne Lemeunier-Fitzgerald
Revised July 17, 2018 (Errata sheet)
July 3, 2018
2018 ME 84 State of Maine v. Sharon Carrillo July 3, 2018

June 2018

Opinion # Case Date
2018 ME 83 Wawenock, LLC et al. v. Department of Transportation June 28, 2018
2018 ME 82 In re Children of Jeremy A. June 26, 2018
2018 ME 81 Avis Rent A Car System, LLC v. Darron Burrill June 19, 2018
2018 ME 80 State of Maine v. Wesley M. Villacci June 19, 2018
2018 ME 79 In re Child of Emily K. June 19, 2018
2018 ME 78 State of Maine v. Roy Blum June 19, 2018
2018 ME 77 Gaetan H. Bourgoin v. Twin Rivers Paper Company, LLC, et al. June 14, 2018
2018 ME 76 Deborah E. Lamkin v. Corrie L. Lamkin June 12, 2018
2018 ME 75 In re Children of Nicole M. June 12, 2018
2018 ME 74 Jaclyn E. Papadopoulos v. Brandon L. Phillips June 7, 2018
2018 ME 73 Seth T. Carey v. Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar et al. June 5, 2018

May 2018

Opinion # Case Date
2018 ME 72 Maureen D. Davis v. Bennie C. McGuire III May 24, 2018
2018 ME 71 In re Child of Stephen E. May 22, 2018
2018 ME 70 State of Maine v. Peter W. Leon May 22, 2018
2018 ME 69 Jason Begin v. State of Maine May 15, 2018
2018 ME 68 Marcel Dubois et al. v. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry et al. May 8, 2018
2018 ME 67 Marcel Dubois et al. v. Office of the Attorney General et al. May 8, 2018
2018 ME 66 Guardianship of Ella M. Grenier
Revised July 19, 2018 (Errata sheet)
May 8, 2018
2018 ME 65 State of Maine v. Richard T. Matthews Jr. May 8, 2018
2018 ME 64 In re Children of Tasha R. May 8, 2018
2018 ME 63 Adoption of Parker J. May 8, 2018
2018 ME 62 In re Children of Dani B. May 3, 2018

April 2018

Opinion # Case Date
2018 ME 61 State of Maine v. William C. Plante April 26, 2018
2018 ME 60 State of Maine v. Danny L. Adams April 26, 2018
2018 ME 59 State of Maine v. John V.C. Lopez April 26, 2018
2018 ME 58 State of Maine v. Andrew B. Bean April 26, 2018
2018 ME 57 In re Child of Kelcie L. April 26, 2018
2018 ME 56 State of Maine v. Gregory S. Olah April 26, 2018
2018 ME 55 In re Children of Amber L. April 24, 2018
2018 ME 54 Anne M. McBride v. Jeffrey R. Worth April 19, 2018
2018 ME 53 Steve R. Anctil v. Department of Corrections April 19, 2018
2018 ME 52 Maine Senate v. Secretary of State April 17, 2018
2018 ME 51 In re Child of Portia L. April 17, 2018
2018 ME 50 In re Child of James R. April 10, 2018
2018 ME 49 Claudia Schulz v. Hendrik Doeppe April 5, 2018
2018 ME 48 Eric N. Fitzpatrick v. Arlene McCrary April 5, 2018
2018 ME 47 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Jesse S. Eddins Jr. et al. April 3, 2018
2018 ME 46 Walter Melevsky III v. Secretary of State April 3, 2018
2018 ME 45 In re Child of Daniel Q. April 3, 2018

March 2018

Opinion # Case Date
2018 ME 44 Estate of Carroll G. Frye et al. v. MMG Insurance Company March 22, 2018
2018 ME 43 In re Child of Gustavus E. March 22, 2018
2018 ME 42 State of Maine v. Abdirahman H. Haji-Hassan March 22, 2018
2018 ME 41 State of Maine v. Keith Coleman
Revised January 8, 2019 (Errata sheet)
March 22, 2018
2018 ME 40 State of Maine v. John A. Weckerly March 20, 2018
2018 ME 39 State of Maine v. Randy R. Marquis March 20, 2018
2018 ME 38 State of Maine v. Eric Bard March 15, 2018
2018 ME 37 State of Maine v. David L. Sullivan March 15, 2018
2018 ME 36 In re Child of Nuradin A. March 15, 2018
2018 ME 35 Kittery Point Partners, LLC v. Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, et al. March 15, 2018
2018 ME 34 Jennifer L. Deah v. Tristan Cuthbert March 15, 2018
2018 ME 33 In re Children of Alice R. March 15, 2018
2018 ME 32 In re Child of Eric K. March 6, 2018
2018 ME 31 In re Child of Heather W. March 6, 2018
2018 ME 30 In re Child of Nicholas M. March 6, 2018
2018 ME 29 SAD 3 Education Association v. RSU 3 Board of Directors et al. March 1, 2018

February 2018

Opinion # Case Date
2018 ME 28 Bayberry Cove Children's Land Trust v. Town of Steuben et al. February 27, 2018
2018 ME 27 Frederick Olson et al. v. Town of Yarmouth et al. February 22, 2018
2018 ME 26 State of Maine v. Eric Nobles February 13, 2018
2018 ME 25 Melanie G. Boyd v. Edward W. Manter February 13, 2018
2018 ME 24 Victor S. Urrutia v. Interstate Brands International et al. February 8, 2018
2018 ME 23 Stacy B. (Greenleaf) Mooar v. Terry L. Greenleaf February 6, 2018
2018 ME 22 State of Maine v. Abdi A. Hassan February 6, 2018
2018 ME 21 State of Maine v. Betty L. French February 6, 2018
2018 ME 20 In re Corey T. February 1, 2018

January 2018

Opinion # Case Date
2018 ME 19 Adoption of Paisley January 30, 2018
2018 ME 18 In the Matter of Robert M.A. Nadeau January 25, 2018
2018 ME 17 State of Maine v. Macie N. Jones January 25, 2018
2018 ME 16 State of Maine v. Arder Prinkleton January 25, 2018
2018 ME 15 State of Maine v. Douglas Annis
Revised February 1, 2018 (Errata sheet)
January 25, 2018
2018 ME 14 State of Maine v. Daniel L. Chase January 23, 2018
2018 ME 13 In re Meena H. et al. January 23, 2018
2018 ME 12 In re Asanah S. January 23, 2018
2018 ME 11 In re Zarianna C. et al. January 23, 2018
2018 ME 10 Euphrem Manirakiza et al. v. Department of Health and Human Services January 23, 2018
2018 ME 9 In re James C. January 23, 2018
2018 ME 8 In re Emma S. January 23, 2018
2018 ME 7 In re Emma C. January 23, 2018
2018 ME 6 In re Dante C. et al. January 23, 2018
2018 ME 5 State of Maine v. Foster Bates January 23, 2018
2018 ME 4 In re Aurora M. et al. January 23, 2018
2018 ME 3 State of Maine v. Dylan Fulton January 18, 2018
2018 ME 2 In re Ballot Dispute in Election of Town of Winslow District 3 Town Councilor January 11, 2018
2018 ME 1 Estate of Stephen E. Libby January 9, 2018

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