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: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
at the York Judicial Center, Biddeford

Video Stream
Time Docket Number Case Name Attorneys Topics & Briefs Audio
9:50 a.m. Pen-23-473 Estate of Brian E. Priest Nathan Hodgkins; Andrew K. Lizotte Whether the surviving spouse and intestate decedant held title to certain property as joint tenants or as tenants in common.

Appellant's Brief
Appellee's Brief
Reply Brief
10:40 a.m. Pen-24-37 State of Maine v. Scott Havens Chelsea R. Lynds; Rory A. McNamara Gross sexual assault; Specific-unanimity jury instruction; Admission of video interview of the victim

Appellant's Brief
Appellee's Brief
Appellant's Supplemental Brief
Appellee's Supplemental
Reply Brief
11:30 a.m. Ken-24-125 State of Maine v. Aaron C. Engroff Shannon Flaherty; Rory A. McNamara Unlawful sexual contact; Speedy trial motion to dismiss; Admission of video interview of the victim

Appellant's Brief
Appellant's Brief
Reply Brief
Wal-24-236 This matter has been continued and will be argued at a later date.

Alicia Rowe v. State Mutual Insurance Co.
Jeffrey T. Edwards; Matthew T. Mehalic Whether a party's injuries were ones "arising out of" the premises and whether the premises was an "insured location"

Appellant's Brief
Appellee's Brief
Reply Brief
1:30 p.m. Yor-24-226 Pat Doe v. John Costin Brittany M.R. Sawyer; Scott D. Dolan Protection from harassment; Sufficiency of evidence; Motion to modify; Attorney fees

Appellant's Brief
Appellee's Brief
Reply Brief
3:10 p.m. Som-22-182 State of Maine v. Nicholas W. Norris Jason Horn; James M. Mason Dismissal of charge by State; speedy trial; probable cause to support search and tracking warrants

Briefs or summary will be posted soon





Oral Arguments: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
At the Cumberland County Courthouse in Portland

Video Stream

Time Docket Number Case Name Attorneys Topics & Briefs Audio
10:40 a.m. And-24-105 State of Maine v. Kulmiye Idris Katherine E. Bozeman; Katherine M. Hudson-Macrae; Timothy E. Zerillo; Damian A. Ramsdell Gross sexual assault; Required state of mind; Hearsay statements; Prosecutorial misconduct

Appellant's Brief (Redacted)
Appellee's Brief (Redacted)
Reply Brief (Redacted)
11:30 a.m. Pen-24-66 Donald M. Greenwood v. Benjamin Liliav et al. Jodi L. Nofsinger; Sarah K. Hall; Charles M. King; Edward W. Gould; Cameron J. Ouellette Claim against third party after workers' compensation settlement; Collateral source evidence; Jury instructions regarding workers' compensation

Appellant's Brief
Appellee's Brief
Amicus Brief
Appellant's Reply Brief
Appellee's Reply
1:30 p.m. Aro-24-207 State of Maine v. Heath G. Demerchant Matthew A. Hunter; Kurt C. Peterson Domestic violence assault; Competing harms defense

Appellant's Brief
Appellee's Brief
Reply Brief
1:30 p.m. Oxf-24-84 Thomas E. Rideout v. Martha L. Vanderwolk Sarah L. Glynn; Sarah Mitchell; Amy Dieterich Divorce; determination of marital and non-marital property; referee process

Appellant's Brief
Appellee's Brief
2:20 p.m. Han-24-65 State of Maine v. Raymond N. Lester Rory A. McNamara; Leanne Robbin Murder; State’s burden of proof; intoxication instruction; sentencing principles

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, December 12, 2024
at the Cumberland County Courthouse in Portland

Video Stream

Time Docket Number Case Name Attorneys Topics & Summary Audio
10:40 a.m. Pis-24-169 Moosehead Mountain Resort Inc. et al. v. Carmen Rebozo Foundation Inc. Jonathan M. Flagg; Teresa M. Cloutier Enforceability of settlement agreement

Appellant's Brief
Appellant's Brief
11:30 a.m. Pen-24-224 Stewart Carney Jr. et a. v. Hancock County et al. Scott J. Lynch; John J. Wall, III; Peter T. Marchesi Due to potential confidentiality issues, the Clerk provides this summary in lieu of posting the briefs:

Monica Jean Johnson died while incarcerated at the Hancock County Jail. Her surviving spouse and personal representative brought suit against Hancock County and certain individuals for professional negligence. The Superior Court (Penobscot County) denied the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the ground of immunity. The defendants appeal, arguing that (1) this is a permissible interlocutory appeal, (2) the Superior Court erred in denying the motion to dismiss because the defendants are immune from suit under the Maine Tort Claims Act, and (3) the defendants are not health care providers subject to the Maine Health Security Act.
1:30 p.m. Lin-24-235 Estate of Patricia M. Spofford Oliver M. Walton; Amy K. Olfene; Christopher K. MacLean Testamentary capacity

Appellant's Brief
Appellee's Brief
Reply Brief
2:20 p.m. Wal-24-181 State of Maine v. Matthew W. Pendleton Katie Sibley; Christopher MacLean Murder; trial court decisions on evidence and testimony; motion for mistrial; juror not permitted to participate in sentencing hearing

Appellant's Brief
Appellee's Brief
Reply Brief
2:20 p.m. Cum-22-334 State of Maine v. Alexander Russell Emily C. Protzmann; Kate E. Marshall; Rory A. McNamara Gross sexual assault; jury instructions; sentencing



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  

Video Stream
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 Cases on Briefs
November 12, 13, and 14, 2024, at Bangor Week of November 25, 2024
December 10, 11, and 12, 2024, at Biddeford and Portland Week of December 23, 2024
January 7, 8, and 9, 2025, at Augusta Week of January 20, 2025
February 5, 6, and 7, 2025, at Portland Week of February 17, 2025
March 4, 5, and 6, 2025, Portland [No on-briefs consideration scheduled for March 2025]
April 8, 9, and 10, 2025, at Augusta Week of April 21, 2025
May 6, 7, and 8, 2025, at Portland Week of May 19, 2025
June 3, 4, and 5, 2025, at Augusta Week of June 16, 2025
[No oral arguments scheduled for July or August 2025] [No on-briefs consideration scheduled for July or August 2025]