Supreme Judicial Court Calendar

Oral arguments are at the Cumberland County Courthouse in Portland unless otherwise indicated. Additional dates may be scheduled to accommodate workload.

Caution: This schedule is subject to change. The case summaries are prepared by Court staff for the convenience of the public and are not to be construed as statements of the Court.

 

Oral Arguments: Wednesday, June 4, 2025
at the York Judicial Center, Biddeford

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Time Docket Number Case Name Attorneys Topics & Briefs Audio
10:40 a.m. Lin-24-234 State of Maine v. Chuck D. Schooley Natasha Irving; Jeremy Pratt; Ellen Simmons Gross sexual assault; specific-unanimity instruction; prosecutorial error in closing argument

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief
Appellant's reply brief

11:30 a.m. Som-24-390 State of Maine v. Neil T. MacLean Michael Madigan; Kurt C. Peterson Arson; attempted murder; duplicative counts in indictment; instruction on abnormal condition of the mind; refreshing recollection of witness; reference to witness as "hostile" in front of jury

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief

1:30 p.m. Som-24-392 State of Maine v. Michael Kilgore Maeghan Maloney; Sarah Gracie; Scott F. Hess Aggravated assault; assault on an officer; admission of testimony of victim's injuries were serious bodily injury is not an element of the charged offenses; jury instructions regarding affirmative defenses

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief
Appellant's reply brief

2:20 p.m. Ken-24-447 State of Maine v. Heather Hodgson Shannon Flaherty; Scott F. Hess Domestic violence reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon; endangering welfare of a child; firing gun at floor as recklessly creating a substantial risk of serious bodily injury; sufficiency of evidence that children were endangered; mandatorny minimum sentence

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief
Appellant's reply brief

3:10 p.m. Cum-24-282 State of Maine v. Damion L. Butterfield Leanne Robbin; James P. Hoaneiec Murder; attempted murder; illegal possession of firearm; robbery; timing of announcement of accomplice-liability instruction; accuracy of accomplice-liability instruction; validity of plea made after last-minute notice of accomplice-liability instruction

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief

2:20 p.m. Som-24-325 State of Maine v. Raymond Ellis Jr. Timothy Snyder; Rory A. McNamara Robbery; criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon; theft; jury instruction on missing witness; use of firearm as aggravating factor in sentencing for crime that has an element that the actor was "armed with a dangerous weapon"

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief
Appellant's reply brief



Oral Arguments: Thursday, June 5, 2025
At the York Judicial Center, Biddeford

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Time Docket Number Case Name Attorneys Topics & Briefs Audio
9:50 a.m. WCB-24-339 Lori Bosse v. Sargent Corporation et al. James J. MacAdam; Robert W. Bower Jr.; Christopher Schlundt Workers' compensation; calculation average weekly wage

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Appellee's brief
Appellant's reply brief
Appellee's reply brief

10:40 a.m. Pen-24-467 State of Maine v. David MacKenzie Mark A. Rucci; Hunter J. Tzovarras OUI; aggravated assault; expert testimony on calculation of blood alcohol content using "Widmark formula" based on amount of alcohol consumed, drinker's weight, and time

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief

11:30 a.m. Sag-24-362 State of Maine v. Kenneth M. Chase Jr. Valerie A. Adams; Rory McNamara Gross sexual assault; domestic violence assault; endangering welfare of a child; specific-unanimity jury instruction; "double counting" factor during sentencing

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief
Appellant's reply brief

1:30 p.m. Ken-24-480 Maine Human Rights Commission v. D&L Apartments et al. Barbara Archer Hirsch; Colin R. Hurd; Carl E. Woock; Stephen C. Smith Disability discrimination; service animals; statutory interpretation

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief
Appellant's reply brief

2:20 p.m. Ken-24-423 State of Maine v. Michael E. Greenleaf Jr. Tracy Devoll; Darrick X. Banda OUI; officer's testimony that horizontal-gaze-nystagmus test showed a blood alcohol content above legal limit; post-deadlock jury instructions

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief

3:10 p.m. Som-22-182 State of Maine v. Nicholas W. Norris Jason Horn; James M. Mason Topics and summary to be announced





Oral Arguments: Thursday, May 8, 2025
at the York Judicial Center, Biddeford

Revised May 7, 2025, at 2:35 p.m.

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Time Docket Number Case Name Attorneys Topics & Summary Audio
9:00 a.m. Kno-24-164 State of Maine v. Hasahn A. Carter Christopher R. Fernald; Michelle R. King

Robbery; elevated aggravated assault; kidnapping; burglary; cruelty to animals; subpoena for business records of victim; warrantless search of cell phone found at scene of alleged crime

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief

9:50 a.m. Ken-24-482 State of Maine v. Daniel Gantnier Jacob Demosthenes; Jeffrey T. Edwards Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act; registration requirements as part of sentence; change of registration requirements after sentence completed

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief
Appellant's reply brief

10:40 a.m. Ken-24-400 Michele H.P. Xamplas v. Peter Xamplas Jed Davis; Dana E. Prescott Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction; timeliness of petition under the Convention; allocation of burden of proof under the Convention

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief

11:30 a.m. Cum-24-378 Katherine Fratello v. Russell Mann Jeffrey Bennett; Matthew H. Bowen; Bruce Hepler Promissory note; notice of default and complaint as "petitioning activity" for anti-SLAPP purposes

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief
Appellant's reply brief

1:30 p.m.      
3:10 p.m. Pen-21-362 State of Maine v. Damien Osborn Jason Horn; Timothy E. Zerillop






Oral Arguments: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
at the Cumberland County Courthouse, Portland  

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Time Docket Number Case Name Attorneys Topics & Summary Audio
1:30 p.m. Yor-24-218 Katrina Welch v. Naomi Chavaree Brittany Sawyer; Gregory J. Orso Complaint to establish de facto parentage; necessity of evidentiary hearing on preliminary standing determination

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief

2:20 p.m. Ken-23-198 State of Maine v. Dylan Ketcham Leanne Robbin; Michelle R. King Murder; elevated aggravated assault; admissibility of Facebook Messenger texts; competency to stand trial; propriety of "de facto life sentence"

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief
Appellant's reply brief

11:30 a.m. Aro-21-312 Dennis F. Winchester v. State of Maine Lawrence C. Winger; Todd R. Collins




1:30 p.m. Ken-22-53 State of Maine et al. v. Moosehead Mountain Resort et al. Lauren E. Parker; Elliott R. Teel; Jonathan M. Flagg




2:20 p.m. Was-22-75 Francis Janusz et al. v. Eric Bacon et al. William N. Palmer; Jonathan E. Selkowitz




3:10 p.m. Lin-22-85 Michael Zani et al. v. Medora Zani et al. Laura P. Shaw; Christopher K. MacLean; Marie Mueller; George T. Dilworth; Amy K. Olfene; Andre G. Duchette



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Time Docket Number Case Name Attorneys Topics & Summary Audio
9:00 a.m. Pen-24-36 State of Maine v. Richard Kelley Jason Horn; Katie Sibley; Hunter J. Tzovarras Aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs; search and seizure; standing to challenge warrant authorizing tracking device on car that defendant was frequently a passenger in

Appellant's brief
Appellee's brief
Appellant's reply brief
Appendix

10:00 a.m. Pen-23-502 State of Maine v. Debbie Anderson Mark A. Rucci; Michelle R. King OUI; de minimus offenses;

Appellant's brief and appendix
Appellee's brief

11:00 a.m. Cum-24-82 Peter Masucci et al. v. Judy's Moody, LLC, et al. Orlando E. Delogu; Lauren E. Parker; Scott W. Boak; Keith P. Richard; Benjamin Ford; Sandra Guay; Joseph G. Talbot; Emily A. Arvizu; Camerin M. Rivera; David P. Silk; Gordon R. Smith Ownership and use of intertidal land

See high-profile-case page for complete information and all filings in this appeal.
1:30 p.m. Ken-22-53 State of Maine et al. v. Moosehead Mountain Resort et al. Lauren E. Parker; Elliott R. Teel; Jonathan M. Flagg




2:20 p.m. Was-22-75 Francis Janusz et al. v. Eric Bacon et al. William N. Palmer; Jonathan E. Selkowitz




3:10 p.m. Lin-22-85 Michael Zani et al. v. Medora Zani et al. Laura P. Shaw; Christopher K. MacLean; Marie Mueller; George T. Dilworth; Amy K. Olfene; Andre G. Duchette





Future Dates

Oral arguments Consideration on briefs
  Week of May 19, 2025
June 3, 4, and 5, 2025, at Biddeford Week of June 16, 2025
July 15, 2025, at Portland [No on-briefs consideration scheduled for July or August 2025]