October 21, 2026
9:30 am
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SU-2023-0218-CA
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State of Rhode Island v. Daren Post
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Brendan Patrick Sullivan
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Thomas Charles Thomasian
George J. West |
The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for breaking and entering of a dwelling house. Before this Court, defendant contends that the circumstantial evidence presented at trial was not sufficient to support his conviction. Defendant also argues that the trial judge erred in denying his motion for a new trial as well as his motion to suppress a statement he made at the Jamestown police station. Additionally, he argues that the sentence imposed was excessive. |
October 21, 2026
9:50 am
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SU-2025-0145-A
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Gina Iaciofano v. Rhody Residential LLC et al.
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
William Mark Russo
Juliette M. Collins
Lauren E. Jones
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Stephen F. Del Sesto
Sheri M. Lepore |
Defendants appeal from a decision to dismiss this action without prejudice to allow for post-arbitration proceedings in Florida Circuit Court in this dispute over LLCs owned by the Iaciofano family. |
October 21, 2026
10:10 am
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SU-2023-0257-CA
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State of Rhode Island v. Michael Soares
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Brendan Patrick Sullivan
Counsel for Defendant(s):
George J. West |
The defendant was found guilty of murder in the first degree. On appeal, he argues that the trial justice improperly discounted psychiatric evidence, erred in relying on post-offense collateral conduct, and conflated awareness of illegality with criminal responsibility. |
October 21, 2026
11:00 am
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SU-2024-0009-MP
SU-2024-0027-MP
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Harrisburg Associates, LLC et al. v. The City of Providence et al.
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Nicholas J. Hemond
Lauren E. Jones
Max Wistow
Benjamin Ledsham
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Jeffrey T. Dana
Lisa Fries
Etie-Lee Z. Schaub
Megan K. DiSanto
Nicholas Paul Poulos |
Petitioners challenge an order granting the Providence City Council’s motion to intervene in a case in which other city entities, including the tax assessor, had negotiated a deal with some petitioners, whose property would receive a beneficial tax rate in exchange for setting aside a certain number of units for affordable housing. Although the city council’s motion to intervene was filed after a consent order was signed, the hearing judge reasoned that there were extenuating circumstances justifying the intervention. At issue is the timeliness of the motion to intervene and the standing of the tax assessor to approve the deal without approval from the city council. |
October 22, 2026
9:30 am
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SU-2025-0147-A
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Tiffany Cozzolino v. Frank Samuelson, Jr., et al.
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Kelly M. Fracassa
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Michael John Riley
Luis Florez, Pro Se
Albert T. King, Pro Se
Michael P. Lynch
William J. Conley, Jr.
Mario Martone |
This is an appeal from an order granting the appellee’s motion for summary judgment in this action concerning appellant’s exercise of the right of redemption with respect to property that was sold for the nonpayment of taxes. In the Superior Court, appellee filed an action seeking to exercise the right of redemption that she held while appellant filed a cross action purportedly seeking to foreclose the right of redemption. The two actions were consolidated at the Superior Court level and summary judgment entered in favor of appellee in both actions. On appeal, appellant argues that there were genuine issues of material fact that precluded summary judgment. |
October 22, 2026
9:50 am
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SU-2025-0205-CA
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State of Rhode Island v. Michael Woodhead
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Sean Paul Malloy
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Neal R. Steingold |
The state appeals from an order granting the motions to suppress of the defendant. The Superior Court suppressed evidence seized in the defendant’s home pursuant to a search warrant. The Superior Court also suppressed DNA evidence seized pursuant to a second search warrant as “fruits of the poisonous tree” due to the invalidity of the first search warrant. The state argues that the hearing justice erred in determining that the affidavit in support of the first search warrant did not provide a substantial basis to conclude that there was probable cause to issue the search warrant. |
October 22, 2026
10:10 am
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SU-2024-0146-CA
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State of Rhode Island v. Isaiah Ortiz
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Christopher R. Bush
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Kara J. Maguire |
The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction on one count of carrying a firearm without a license. He challenges his conviction on Second Amendment grounds, asserting that the state’s gun permitting scheme, which prohibits 18 – 20 year-old adults from carrying concealed firearms, violates the U.S. Constitution. |
October 22, 2026
11:00 am
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SU-2025-0358-A
SU-2025-0359-A
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Timothy Ehrlich v. The Captain’s House LLC.
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Peter Brent Regan
Michael Monti
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Matthew James Landry
Joseph V. Cavanagh, III
Matthew A. Gruneberg |
The defendant appeals from the entry of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs. The defendant contends that an easement and restrictive covenants did not expire when Joan Pendergast transferred the lot in question to the defendant. The defendant contends that the easement did not expire upon transfer of the property because the defendant is owned by the Pendergast family and this complies with the easement provisions requiring Pendergast, her spouse, or descendants to own the lot in question in order for the easement and restrictions to remain in force. |
November 04, 2026
9:30 am
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SU-2025-0255-A
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Providence Teachers Union, Local 958, Afl-Cio et al. v. Providence School Board et al.
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
John J. Desimone
Vicki J. Bejma
Stephen Robinson
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Anthony F. Cottone
Kaelyn Rebecca Prigge
Charles A. Ruggerio
Sergio Anthony Spaziano
Deidre E. Carreno |
The plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Superior Court denying their petition to vacate the subject arbitration award and granting the defendants’ cross-petition to confirm the same. The arbitration award determined that the Providence School Department had good and just cause to suspend Clifton Peasley without pay, pending the outcome of a criminal charge against him. The plaintiffs contend that Peasley’s rights were violated because he never received a full hearing on the merits before he was suspended without pay. |
November 04, 2026
9:50 am
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SU-2025-0245-A
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Tony Gonzalez v. Lynne Corry, In her Official Capacity et al.
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Tony Gonzalez, Pro Se
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Lionel Joseph Dutreix |
The plaintiff appeals pro se from the dismissal of his claim for declaratory relief on a Rhode Island Department of Corrections policy that states that inmates in the maximum-security facility are entitled to 8.5 hours of recreation away from their cell. The plaintiff sought to enforce this policy. The plaintiff contends that the policy is a legislative rule subject to enforcement by the Superior Court. The plaintiff also contends that the case has not become moot even though he is no longer housed in the maximum-security facility. |
November 04, 2026
10:10 am
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SU-2025-0010-CA
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State of Rhode Island v. Thomas Parsons
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Sean Paul Malloy
Counsel for Defendant(s):
John L. Calcagni, III |
The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for carrying a pistol without a license. He contends that the Superior Court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence of the pistol. He asserts that the police seized the duffel bag containing the pistol when it ordered staff at the fitness center where the duffel bag was located to take custody of the bag. The defendant argues that the police needed a search warrant to seize the bag. The defendant also contends that the evidence at trial did not establish that he knowingly possessed the gun. |
November 04, 2026
11:00 am
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SU-2025-0035-CA
SU-2025-0036-CA
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City of Newport v. 6365 Fourth Avenue Corp
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Girard Galvin
Susan T. Perkins
Christopher J. Behan
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Michael Louis Mineau |
In these two cases, defendant, who is the owner of a housing unit in Newport has appealed after being found guilty in Superior Court of violating several city ordinances stemming from a short-term rental. Defendant filed two motions to dismiss and vacate the municipal court judgments, which were denied. Defendant moved to dismiss on grounds that the ordinances it allegedly violated were preempted by G.L. 1956 § 42-63.1-14. Defendant also argued that the ordinances were unconstitutionally retroactive and thus violated defendant’s due process rights. |
November 05, 2026
9:30 am
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SU-2025-0256-A
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The Retirement Board of The Employees' Retirement System of The State of RI v. Charles Pearson
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Patrick John McBurney
Javellys Polanco
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Carly Beauvais Iafrate |
The plaintiff, the Retirement Board of the Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Rhode Island, appeals from the entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, in this action seeking the revocation or reduction of the defendant’s state pension. The issue before the Court concerns the interpretation of G.L. 1956 § 36-10.1-2(a), which defines the phrase “crime related to public office or public employment.” |
November 05, 2026
9:50 am
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SU-2025-0323-A
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Justin Walker v. Richard Merolla et al.
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Justin Walker, Pro Se
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Victoria Valeryevna Hunt
Jeffrey Lawrence Eger |
The plaintiff, who appears pro se, appeals from a Superior Court judgment in favor of the defendants, dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6). |
November 05, 2026
10:10 am
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SU-2025-0068-CA
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State of Rhode Island v. James Ballou
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Sean Paul Malloy
Counsel for Defendant(s):
George J. West |
A jury found the defendant guilty of first-degree and second-degree child molestation sexual assault. On appeal, he argues that the trial justice violated the Confrontation Clause by excluding impeachment evidence while permitting cross-examination of the co-complainant. The defendant also contends that admission of testimony regarding conduct decades earlier was erroneous. The cumulative effect of these errors, the defendant claims, deprived him of a fair trial. |
November 05, 2026
11:00 am
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SU-2025-0120-CA
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State of Rhode Island v. Kevin Frias
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s):
Brendan Patrick Sullivan
Counsel for Defendant(s):
Piper Pehrson
Kara J. Maguire |
A jury found the defendant guilty of first-degree and second-degree child molestation sexual assault. On appeal, he argues that the trial justice erred by admitting unfairly prejudicial internet search terms and in denying a motion for a new trial.
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