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Dispositions Other than by Published Opinions | May 19 | Courts and More

May 18, 2021

Courts and More Vol. 1 | No. 20 | May 19, 2021 Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Division I 118,290 – Kim Fox-Jones as Personal Representative of the Estate of Brennan James Atkeson, deceased, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. National Oilwell Varco, L.P., Union Carbide Corporation and Montello, Inc., Defendants/Appellants.  Appeal from the District Court of Pontotoc County,…

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Dispositions Other than by Published Opinions | May 12 | Courts and More

May 11, 2021

Courts and More Vol. 1 | No. 19 | May 12, 2021 Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Division I 118,805 – Edna Johnico, Mildred L. King, Louis Johnico, Karen R. Moctezuma, Rhonda K. Esquivel, and Sherri L. Foley, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. Jerry D. Hall, Defendant/Appellant.  Appeal from the District Court of Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.  Honorable Michael…

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Dispositions Other than by Published Opinions | May 5 | Courts and More

May 4, 2021

Courts and More Vol. 1 | No. 18 | May 5, 2021 Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Division I Division II 118,617 – Stacy Bolding, Petitioner/Appellee, vs. Eric Bolding, Respondent/ Appellant.  Proceeding to review a Judgment of the District Court of Pittsburg County, Hon. Mindy Beare, Trial Judge.  Eric Bolding (Father) appeals the visitation schedule…

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Dispositions Other than by Published Opinions | April 28 | Courts and More

April 27, 2021

Courts and More Vol. 1 | No. 17 | April 28, 2021 Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Division I 118,223 – Alan Philip Niemann and Gwen Sue Niemann, individually and as Trustees of the Kingsbury Trust Dated November 27, 2007, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. Doug Hartman, husband and wife, Defendants/Appellants. Appeal from the District Court of Oklahoma…

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High Court Honors Cheryl Beatty on Retirement

April 27, 2021

The Oklahoma Supreme Court honored Cheryl Beatty on April 26, recognizing her 14 years as director of the Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners, and her total 37 years of service to the Oklahoma Bar Association. She retired officially earlier this year leaving the OBBE in able hands with the new director Cary Pirrong and assistant,…

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Dispositions Other than by Published Opinions | April 21 | Courts and More

April 20, 2021

Courts and More Vol. 1 | No. 16 | April 21, 2021 Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Division I Division II 118,497 – In the Matter of the Estate of: Robert J. Baugess and Virginia Lee Baugess, Deceased.  Jack Baugess, Appellant v. Kevin Baugess and Cheryl Touboulie, Appellees.  Appeal from the District Court of Tulsa…

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Gubernatorial Appointments

April 13, 2021

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt recently named several OBA members to various positions. Courtney Warmington, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education April 13, 2021 – Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Courtney Warmington to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. “Courtney is a driven Oklahoman who is dedicated to succeeding in everything she does,” said Governor Stitt. “Her passion…

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Dispositions Other than by Published Opinions | April 14 | Courts and More

April 13, 2021

Courts and More Vol. 1 | No. 15 | April 14, 2021 Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Division I 118,339 – Brian Friend, Petitioner/Appellant, v. Kirsten Friend, Respondent/Appellee. Appeal from the District Court of Seminole County, Oklahoma.  Honorable Timothy Olsen, Trial Judge. The issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court had the…

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Dispositions Other than by Published Opinions | April 7 | Courts and More

April 6, 2021

Courts and More Vol. 1 | No. 14 | April 7, 2021 Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Division I 118,240 – T-Downtown Development, LLC., Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Adnan Sheikh, Defendant/Appellant, and Sheikh, Inc., Defendant.  Appeal from the District Court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.  Honorable Rebecca Nightingale, Judge.   The defendant and appellant, Adnan Sheikh, was sued for…

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To my father, the Judge, on his retirement

March 23, 2021

Reprinted with permission of the author and the Oklahoma County Bar Association’s The Briefcase. by Jeremiah Buettner, shareholder, McAfee & Taft On December 31, 2020, an era quietly (very quietly) ended with the retirement of Oklahoma Court of Oklahoma Civil Appeals Judge Kenneth Buettner. Judge Buettner served the State, the Bar and – without getting…

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