Irwin

A-12-0945, A-12-0946, A-12-0947, In re Interest of Averie G., et al

Scotts Bluff County, County Court Judge James Worden

Attorney for Appellant:  Todd Morten (Island & Huff)

Attorney for Appellee: Tiffany Wasserberger (Scotts Bluff County Attorney’s Office)

GAL for children: David P. Broderick (Douglas, Kelley, Ostdiek & Ossian)

Juvenile Action:  Change in Permancy Objectives in Case Plan from Reunification to Adoption

A-12-0357, State v. Michael Mesadieu (Appellant)

Douglas County, District Court Judge Mark Ashford

Attorney for Appellant:  Michael Mesadieu (Pro Se)

Attorney for Appellee:  Jon Bruning and Stacy M. Foust (Attorney General’s Office)

Criminal Action:  Postconviction Relief

Action Taken by Trial Court:   The trail court denied the appellant’s motion for postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing.

A-12-0790, State of Nebraska v. Herbert Serr (Appellant)

Lancaster County, District Court Judge Karen Flowers

Attorney for Appellant:  Dennis R. Keefe, Scott P. Helvie (Public Defender’s Office)

Attorney for Appellee:  Jon Bruning, Kimberly A. Klein (Attorney General’s Office)

Criminal Action:  Driving under revoked license.

Action Taken by Trial Court:  The trial court found Serr guilty.

A-12-0404 & A-12-0405, State of Nebraska v. Stewart O. Newman (Appellant)

Douglas County, District Court Judge J. Patrick Mullen

Attorney for Appellant:  Thomas C. Riley, Jeanine E. Tlustos (Public Defender’s Office)

Attorney for Appellee:  Jon Bruning, Stacy M. Foust (Attorney General’s Office)

Criminal Action:  First degree sexual assault of a child and child pornography.

Action Taken by Trial Court:  Newman was convicted on one count of first degree sexual assault of a child and six counts of manufacture of child pornography.

A-12-0470, State of Nebraska v. Rashad Washington (Appellant)

Douglas County, District Court Judge Peter Batallion

Attorney for Appellant:  Daniel R. Stockman (Dunn & Stockman)

Attorney for Appellee:   Jon Bruning, Kimberly A. Klein (Attorney General’s Office)

Criminal Action:  First Degree Assault; Second  Degree Assault; Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Prohibited Person; Discharging a Weapon in Certain Cities, Villiages and Counties; Possession of a Stolen Firearm; Use of a Weapon to Commit a Felony (multiple counts)

A-12-0814, Katrina Y. Becker (Appellant) v. Kurt D. Becker

Douglas County, District Court Judge Peter C. Bataillon

Attorney for Appellant:  Michael B. Lustgarten, Britt Carlson (Lustgarten & Roberts, P.C., L.L.O.)

Attorney for Appellee:  James E. Kinkaid (Cordell and Cordell, P.C.)

Civil Action:  Dissolution of Marriage

A-12-0325, State of Nebraska v. Marcus C. Higgins (Appellant)

District Court for Sarpy County, District Judge Max Kelch

Attorney for Appellant:  Patrick J. Boylan (Sarpy County Public Defender’s Office)

Attorneys for Appellee:  Nathan A. Liss & Erin E. Tangeman (Attorney General’s Office)

Criminal Action:  Domestic assault

Action taken by the Trial Court:  Higgins was found guilty following a trial in the county court. The district court affirmed the county court’s judgment.

A-12-0463, Richard McCaulley and Michelle McCaulley, husband and wife, (Appellants) v. Nebraska Furniture Mart Inc., a Nebraska corporation

Douglas County, District Court Judge Timothy P. Burns

Attorney for Appellant:  Jason R. Fendrick, John G. Liakos (Liakos & Matukewicz LLP

Attorney for Appellee:  Brian T. McKernan (McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO

Civil Action:  Breach of Contract

Action Taken by Trial Court:  The trial court entered judgment in favor of NFM.

A-12-0556, Patricia Hadfield (Appellant) v. Nebraska Medical Center and Safety National Casualty Corporation

Workers’ Compensation Court

Attorneys for Appellant:  Sheldon M. Gallner & Laura L. Pattermann (Gallner Law Firm)

Attorneys for Appellees:  William J. Birkel & Noah M. Priluck (McGrath North Law Firm)

Workers’ Compensation Action:  Dismissal of worker’s claim for benefits

A-12-0744, Clint Sweet (Appellee/Cross-Appellant)  v. OPPD(Appellant/Cross-Appellee)

Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court

Attorney for Appellant:  James L. Quinlan (Fraser Stryker PC LLO)

Attorney for Appellee: Timothy Dowd (Dowd Howard & Corrigan, LLC)

Workers’ Compensation Action: Loss of Earning Capacity