March 03, 2026
9:30 am |
SU-2025-0055-A
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David Hurd v. H & H Real Estate, LLC et al. |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
James G. Atchison
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Mark P. Dolan
Mark Dolan, Jr. |
Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment for defendants in a claim of negligence and breach of contract.
The issue on appeal is whether the trial judge erred in holding that expert testimony is required to establish the standard of care for a real estate agent who procured a tenant. |
March 03, 2026
9:50 am |
SU-2024-0323-CA
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State of Rhode Island v. Bradley Peterson |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Christopher R. Bush
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Bradley Peterson, Pro Se |
This case is before the Court on appeal by the defendant from a judgment of probation violation, for which nine years of a previously suspended sentence was executed. Defendant argues that the violation hearing judge erred because the sentence imposed for the violation was excessive. |
March 03, 2026
10:10 am |
SU-2025-0175-A
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Geico General Insurance Company v. Fama Diop et al. |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Mark P. Dolan
Mark Dolan, Jr.
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Richard E. Kyte |
The defendant appeals from the entry of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff in this declaratory judgment action concerning the amount of coverage available under the subject automobile insurance policy. Defendant essentially argues that, because she is proceeding under the wrongful death statute, her action for loss of consortium should be construed as an independent action for bodily injury, so as to entitle her to recover the each occurrence limit under the policy. |
March 03, 2026
10:30 am |
SU-2024-0371-A
SU-2024-0382-A
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Joan Strassman v. Karen Howe |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Donald R. Lembo
Counsel for Defendant(s):
John B. Harwood
Joseph Avanzato |
In these consolidated cross-appeals, plaintiff challenges the denial of her motion to charge the garnishee with liability to satisfy an underlying judgment based on the garnishee’s failure to timely submit an affidavit required by § 10-17-4. The premise of the cross-appeal is that if § 10-17-15 is construed in plaintiff’s favor it is unconstitutional. |
March 04, 2026
9:30 am |
SU-2024-0340-MP
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Pioneer Investments, LLC v. Nicole Mckiernan |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Kenneth Kando
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Jennifer L. Wood
Troy Haven Lange
Samuel Edward Cramer
Katharine Lewis Wininger McCorkle |
The defendant seeks review of an order granting the motion to dismiss her appeal in this landlord-tenant case. She argues that the hearing judge erred in dismissing her appeal for failure to pay her rent during the pendency of the appeal. The crux of the matter is how to calculate the starting date, and thus the amount, of the rent owed during the appeal. |
March 04, 2026
9:50 am |
SU-2025-0118-A
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Rachel Mulligan Individually and As PPA R.M. v. Devin Duprey et al. |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Rachel Mulligan, Pro Se
Counsel for Defendant(s):
David Duprey, Pro Se
Devin Duprey, Pro Se
Kelsey Duprey, Pro Se |
This is an appeal by pro se defendants from the entry of an order granting the motion of the plaintiff, individually and as PPA for her daughter, for a preliminary injunction. Defendants argue that the hearing judge erred: (1) in finding harassment based on a single incident, rather than a course of conduct, pursuant to § 11-59-1(2); (2) in overlooking a filing delay that diminished immediacy; (3) in failing to balance the equities; (4) in failing to maintain the status quo; (5) and in failing to issue separate verdicts for plaintiffs and defendants. |
March 04, 2026
10:10 am |
SU-2024-0023-A
SU-2024-0024-A
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IN RE E.G.S. |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Virginia M. McGinn
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Kara J. Maguire
Michael Graham Ewart |
These consolidated cases are before the Court on appeal by the respondent from orders finding him to be delinquent on two counts of first-degree child molestation. Respondent was ordered confined to the Rhode Island Training School for Youth until his 19th birthday, with the sentences suspended, with probation. Additionally, this juvenile was ordered to register as a sex-offender for a period of 15 years. Before this Court, the respondent asserts that the Family Court judge erred: (1) in finding him competent to stand trial; and (2) in ordering him to register as a sex offender for 15 years. |
March 04, 2026
11:00 am |
SU-2023-0308-MP
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Terrel Barros v. State of Rhode Island |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Christopher R. Bush
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Robert Kando |
The state seeks review by certiorari of a postconviction ruling that vacated the conviction of Terrel Barros based on ineffective assistance of counsel, newly discovered evidence, and due process violations. |
March 05, 2026
9:30 am |
SU-2025-0016-MP
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Peter O'rourke v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance CO. |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Charles N. Garabedian
Ronald J. Resmini
Counsel for Defendant(s):
C. Russell Bengtson
Patricia A. Buckley
Mylene Leigh Cathcart |
The plaintiff seeks review on certiorari of a Superior Court order granting the defendant’s motion to discharge the jury. The issue before the Court is whether there remained any material questions of fact in the case at the time of the jury’s discharge. |
March 05, 2026
9:50 am |
SU-2025-0135-A
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Arinola Olawuyi et al. v. Ferland Property Management |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Michael Olawuyi, Pro Se
Arinola Olawuyi, Pro Se
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Elizabeth A. Bourke |
The pro se plaintiff appeals from summary judgment entered in favor of the defendant in this eviction action. On appeal, plaintiff asserts that the Superior Court judge erred because (1) her right to privacy was violated and (2) she was illegally evicted. |
March 05, 2026
10:10 am |
SU-2025-0098-A
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Arturo Batac v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage et al. |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Arturo Batac, Pro Se
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Rowdy Micheal Cloud
Keith Joseph McCarthy |
The plaintiff appeals pro se from the entry of summary judgment concerning his default on his mortgage. The plaintiff asserts that the defendant committed unfair and deceptive business practices in putting his loan in delinquency status and threatening foreclosure. The plaintiff contends that he never missed a monthly mortgage payment and that the defendant has acted illegally to ruin his credit rating. |
March 05, 2026
10:30 am |
SU-2023-0214-MP
SU-2023-0219-MP
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GD Richmond Beaver River I, LLC et al. v. Town of Richmond Zoning Board of Review et al. |
Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
John Oreste Mancini
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Christopher J. Zangari
Kathleen M. Daniels
Michael Desisto
Thomas M. Dickinson
Kelly M. Fracassa |
In these consolidated petitions for certiorari, the intervenor contends that the Superior Court erred in interpreting the town zoning ordinance as requiring only a portion of the proposed solar energy system to be within two miles of a utility substation, instead of the entire system. The town contends that the Superior Court erred in overturning the zoning board’s decision that the zoning project was inconsistent with the comprehensive plan and had a negative impact on the area’s potential inclusion on the National Register of Historic houses.
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