January 28, 2026
9:30 am |
SU-2025-0156-A
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IN RE DDH |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Clovis Gregor
Counsel for Defendant(s):
N/A |
The petitioner, as the guardian on behalf of DDH, appeals from a Family Court order dismissing her miscellaneous petition for custody and special findings on the grounds of lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The petitioner contends that the Family Court erred in concluding that it no longer had jurisdiction over the custody petition once DDH turned 18 years old. The petitioner contends that nothing in the Family Court Act indicates that jurisdiction will be divested for a minor who subsequently turns 18 after the petition was filed. The petitioner also argues that the Family Court had the inherent authority to enter an order nunc pro tunc to the date of the filing of the petition when DDH was a minor. |
January 28, 2026
9:50 am |
SU-2024-0363-A
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Maria Abregu v. Yanira Gonzalez |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Maria Abregu, Pro Se
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Yanira Gonzalez, Pro Se |
This case concerns a dispute over home renovations between two pro se litigants. The plaintiff appeals from a ruling in favor of the defendant, and now argues that the Superior Court erred in failing to find that the defendant breached an agreement with the plaintiff to perform additional work at the plaintiff’s house. |
January 28, 2026
10:10 am |
SU-2024-0264-CA
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State of Rhode Island v. Miguel Lacourt |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Virginia M. McGinn
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Michael Graham Ewart
Angela M. Yingling
Jeffrey B. Pine |
A jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the second degree and related offenses. On appeal, he argues that the trial justice erred in refusing to instruct the jury on voluntary manslaughter when there was evidence of adequate provocation and acting in the heat of passion. |
January 29, 2026
9:30 am |
SU-2025-0046-A
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Frank Diaz et al. v. Select Portfolio Servicing et al. |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Todd Dion
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Peter Francis Carr, II
Carson Milley Shea |
The plaintiffs appeal from a final judgment for defendants. Plaintiffs alleged wrongful foreclosure for failure to strictly comply with the notice requirements in paragraph 22 of the mortgage contract. |
January 29, 2026
9:50 am |
SU-2024-0057-CA
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State of Rhode Island v. Francisco Vasquez |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Christopher R. Bush
Brendan Patrick Sullivan
Counsel for Defendant(s):
John L. Calcagni, III |
The defendant was convicted of first-degree sexual assault. He was sentenced to 25 years, with 12 years to serve, and 13 years suspended with probation. The defendant contends that the trial judge erred in refusing to strike the testimony of a supervisor at the Rhode Island Forensic Biology and DNA Lab who did not actually perform the DNA tests but supervised an employee who did the tests and was unavailable to testify. |
January 29, 2026
10:40 am |
SU-2024-0280-CA
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State of Rhode Island v. Trequan Baker |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Christopher R. Bush
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Kara J. Maguire
Angela M. Yingling |
A jury found the defendant guilty of second-degree murder and related charges. On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial justice erred in declining to order a mistrial after the prosecutor impermissibly asked the jury to use the defendant’s post-arrest invocation of his right to remain silent against him. |
February 04, 2026
9:30 am |
SU-2025-0060-A
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Andrea Lynch v. James Garner, et al. |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Ronald L. Bonin
Christopher Krueger-Murphy
Counsel for Defendant(s):
William Charles Cornish
Jeff Linares
Lauren D. Wilkins |
In this slip-and-fall action, plaintiff asserts that the trial judge erred in not allowing the amended complaint to relate back to the time of the filing of the initial complaint. |
February 04, 2026
9:50 am |
SU-2025-0091-A
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Arturo Batac v. Verizon |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Arturo Batac, Pro Se
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Matthew Steven Prunk |
The plaintiff appeals pro se from the confirmation of an arbitration award in favor of the defendant on its counterclaim for plaintiff’s unpaid balance for services rendered. The plaintiff had alleged broadly that the defendant engaged in fraud, stole personal information, and failed to provide him with a contract for telephone, cable, and internet services. Before this court, plaintiff asserts that the trial judge erred in failing to vacate the arbitration award pursuant to G.L. 1956 §10-3-12. |
February 04, 2026
10:10 am |
SU-2025-0022-CA
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State of Rhode Island v. William Gilbert |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Christopher R. Bush
Lindsay Marie Grizzard
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Kara J. Maguire
Piper Pehrson |
A jury found the defendant guilty of first-degree sexual assault. On appeal, he argues that the trial justice erred in admitting out of court statements for the truth of the matter asserted. |
February 04, 2026
11:00 am |
SU-2024-0387-MP
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Luther C. Parente et al. v. Nelson Lefebvre et al. |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Chloe Alexandra Davis
Anthony Sinapi
Richard A. Sinapi
Counsel for Defendant(s):
James Joseph Arguin
Keith Hoffmann
Christine Anne Stowell
Andrea Merolla-Simister
Mark P. Dolan
Mark Dolan, Jr. |
This is a certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The Court asks: Whether discrimination claims under the Rhode Island Civil Rights Act of 1990, R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-112-1 to 2, are “actions of tort” under the State Tort Claims Act, R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-31-1(a)? |
February 05, 2026
9:30 am |
SU-2024-0396-A
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American Express National Bank v. Anna Perretta |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Catherine R. Lowther
Matthew Casey
Counsel for Defendant(s):
John B. Ennis |
The defendant appeals from a grant of summary judgment for the plaintiff on its claim for breach of contract. Before this court, defendant argues that the trial justice erred in granting plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. Defendant also argues that the trial justice’s consideration of an affidavit in support of plaintiff’s motion, which was emailed to the court on the morning of the hearing, constituted a due process denial. |
February 05, 2026
9:50 am |
SU-2024-0350-A
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Jay Patel v. John Mancini et al. |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Jay Patel, Pro Se
Counsel for Defendant(s):
John Oreste Mancini |
The plaintiff appeals pro se from the dismissal of his action for breach of contract, fraud, and unjust enrichment. This case arose after a default judgment entered against plaintiff in an earlier case involving a purchase and sale agreement. On appeal, the plaintiff contends that the Superior Court erred in dismissing his action on the grounds of res judicata and indismissing the matter on alternate grounds without resorting to fact finding. |
February 05, 2026
10:10 am |
SU-2024-0360-A
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Shiva LLC, Airport Hospitality LLC, Jay Patel v. Landingpartners LLC, et al |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Jay Patel, Pro Se
Counsel for Defendant(s):
John Oreste Mancini
Armando E. Batastini
Madeline Coburn |
The plaintiff appeals pro se from a final judgment dismissing his action. The plaintiff contends that the Superior Court erred in relying on res judicata because the elements of res judicata were not demonstrated. He also asserts that the judge would have needed to resort to impermissible fact finding in order to dismiss his first amended complaint.
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