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| AUGUST 27, 2007 |
MERRIMACK, DOCKET NO. 06-C-224 AND 06-C-225 JOSEPH LARAMIE V. BRUCE CATTELL, SHAWN STONE, TODD CONNOR, AND THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS and TIMOTHY HALLEM V. BRUCE CATTELL, SHAWN STONE, TODD CONNOR, AND THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS |
| JULY 31, 2007 |
ROCKINGHAM, DOCKET NO. 06-E-554 DEBBIE ROWE V. THIBEAULT CORPORATION, ERNEST THIBEAULT, AND JOHN FOLEY |
| JULY 17, 2007 |
BELKNAP, DOCKET NO. 07-E-0140 DOUG LAMBERT, ET AL V. BELKNAP COUNTY CONVENTION |
| APRIL 17, 2007 |
ROCKINGHAM, DOCKET NO. 06-S-3456-57, STATE OF NH V PATRICK O'NEILL |
| MARCH 9, 2007 |
MERRIMACK, DOCKET NO. 06-E-226, GAIL PAGE, FRANCINE PHILIPPE AND DOUGLAS PONUSKY V. CITY OF CONCORD |
| FEBRUARY 20, 2007 |
HILLSBOROUGH - SOUTH, DOCKET NO. 05-C-296, WILLIAM D. AND BARBARA S. TOTHEROW V. RIVIER COLLEGE, WILLIAM J. FARRELL AND THERESE LAROCHELLE |
| JANUARY 11, 2007 |
HILLSBOROUGH NO., DOCKET NO. 06-E-201, JEFFREY STONE V. NEW ENGLAND DOCUMENT SYSTEMS, INC. F/K/A NEW ENGLAND MICROGRAPHICS, INC. V. JEFFREY STONE AND DOCUMENT ARCHIVES AND IMAGING, LLC |
| NOVEMBER 9, 2006 |
ROCKINGHAM, DOCKET NO. 05-E-400, 401 & 402 VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC. V. CITY OF ROCHESTER |
| OCTOBER 23, 2006 |
HILLSBOROUGH SOUTH, DOCKET NO. 06-S-318 TO 321 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE V. WILLIAM WOOD |
| JULY 13, 2006 |
MERRIMACK, DOCKET NO.05-S-1749
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE V. ERIC WINDHURST |
| MAY 16, 2006 |
HILLSBOROUGH - NORTH, DOCKET NO. 05-C-0475, EDWARD J. RAZZABONI AND ANNE MARIE RAZZABONI V. RAVEN HALLE |
| MAY 3, 2006 |
MERRIMACK, DOCKET NOS. 03-E-229 AND 04-E-230, PATRICIA BEDFORD V. NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM AND STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DIVISION OF PERSONNEL AND ANNE BREEN V. NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM AND STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DIVISION OF PERSONNEL |
| APRIL 10, 2006 |
HILLSBOROUGH-SOUTH, DOCKET NOS. 05-S-2396 TO 2401, STATE OF NH V JAMES B HOBBS |
| MARCH 1, 2006 |
HILLSBOROUGH-NORTH, DOCKET NO. 04-S-2353 AND 05-S-0166, STATE OF NH V ALEX GUILLERMO AND STATE OF NH V DANIEL OTERO |
| MARCH 8, 2006 |
HILLSBOROUGH-SOUTH, DOCKET NO. 05-E-0257, CITY OF NASHUA V. STATE OF NH |
| MARCH 8, 2006 |
HILLSBOROUGH-SOUTH, DOCKET NO. 05-E-0406, LONDONDERRY SCHOOL DISTRICT SAU #12, MERRIMACK SCHOOL DISTRICT SAU #26 AND NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITIES FOR ADEQUATE FUNDING OF EDUCATION V. STATE OF NH |
| OCTOBER 21, 2005 |
HILLSBOROUGH-SOUTH, DOCKET NO. 04-S-1560 STATE OF NH V STEPHEN MANN |
| OCTOBER 11, 2005 |
HILLSBOROUGH-SOUTH, DOCKET NO. 04-S-1560, STATE OF NH V STEPHEN MANN |
| JUNE 23, 2005 |
ROCKINGHAM, DOCKET NOS. 04-S-2103-2107, 2117-2121
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE V. SHANNON WALTERS AND THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE V. ERIN WYLIE |
| MARCH 22, 2005 |
HILLSBOROUGH-NORTH, DOCKET NO. 02-S-1154
IN RE: GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS |
| FEBRUARY 7, 2005 |
STRAFFORD, DOCKET NO. 04-E-110
GREAT BRIDGE PROPERTIES, LLC V. TOWN OF OSSIPEE |
| FEBRUARY 4, 2005
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ROCKINGHAM, DOCKET NO. 03-S-1000 - 1024; 04-S-2393-2444, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE V. PAUL ZINCK |
| JANUARY 29, 2005 |
MERRIMACK, DOCKET NO. 2003-C-0555, RICHARD LEBLANC, ET AL. V. MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, ET AL. |
| OCTOBER 13, 2004 |
BELKNAP, DOCKET NOS. 04-S-026, 238-241, THE STATE OF NH V. RODNEY MARTINEZ |
| SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 |
HILLSBOROUGH-SOUTH, DOCKET NO. 04-S-104, STATE OF NH V. TIMOTHY GEDDES |
| SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 |
MERRIMACK, DOCKET NO. 01-C-081, CARRIE L. MORSE V. INTERSTATE CLEANING CORP. |
| SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 |
STRAFFORD, 04-S-129-F 04-S-286-I 04-S-155-F 04-S-162 & 04-S-233-I, STATE OF NH V CHRISTOPHER CALLAHAN, STEVEN C. HARRIS, PAUL MANLEY |
| August 31, 2004 |
HILLSBOROUGH - SOUTH, 04-E-0062, PENNICHUCK CORPORATION, PENNICHUCK WATER WORKS, INC., PENNICHUCK EAST UTILITY, INC., AND PITTSFIELD AQUEDUCT COMPANY, INC. V. CITY OF NASHUA |
| AUGUST 6, 2004 |
STRAFFORD, DOCKET NO. 04-E-110
GREAT BRIDGE PROPERTIES, LLC V. TOWN OF OSSIPEE ZBA |
| June 28, 2004 |
HILLSBOROUGH - NORTH, 04-E-0153, Patrick J. Lorenz, et al. v. The Administrative Office of the Courts and The New Hampshire Supreme Court |
| April 30, 2004 |
MERRIMACK, 03-E-402, R.A.W. Investments Trust, Inc. v. Town of Warner Planning Board |
| April 22, 2004 |
STRAFFORD, 03-S-604-F, The State of New Hampshire v. Vicki Beaudoin
Order modified on motion to reconsider |
| April 15, 2004 |
MERRIMACK, 03-E-263, GORDON BLAKENEY, JR. AND LESLIE LUDTKE, ET AL. V. CITY OF CONCORD |
| APRIL 14, 2004 |
MERRIMACK, DOCKET NO. 04-E-041, BRIAN D. LAMY V. NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION |
| April 13, 2004 |
ROCKINGHAM, 03-S-82-86, State of New Hampshire v. Jesse Labrie |
| March 31, 2004 |
STRAFFORD, 04-C-0046, The State of Maine Bureau of Revenue v. Victor H. Bourre |
| March 15, 2004 |
STRAFFORD, 03-M-985, Della J. Rollins v. Sarah Scegell and Forrest Rollins |
| February 10, 2004 |
STRAFFORD, 03-C-236, Ford Construction Corp. v. TWG Construction Co., Inc. & Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust |
| February 5, 2004 |
MERRIMACK, 2003-S-132, STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE V. GEORGE KNICKERBOCKER, JR. (a/k/a NICKY ROBBINS) |
| February 2, 2004 |
STRAFFORD, 03-S-0025 - 0027-F, The State of New Hampshire v. Robert Bruedle; 03-S-0063 0064-F, The State of New Hampshire v. Daniel Henry Kight |
| January 26, 2003 |
HILLSBOROUGH - NORTH, 01-E-084, Birch Street Recovery Corp., GER Recovery Corp., and JAAJ Realty Corp. V. Reginald L. Gaudette, Louise L. Gaudette, Jeffrey Gaudette, Lisa Robinson, Edith Gaudette, Lionel Gaudette, Thomas J. Thomas, Esq., Marc L. Van De Water, Esq., Glenn C. Raiche, Esq., and Mark S. Ring |
| January 18, 2004 |
HILLSBOROUGH - NORTH, 02-C-318, STEVEN COUTURE; LYNN COUTURE; CHARLES BLOUGH; LAWRENCE ANDERSON; TRACY BISSON; JOHN MCGOWAN; TAMMY MCGOWAN; TAMI HATCH; and ARLIE HATCH for themselves and on behalf of all others similarly situated V. G.W.M., INC. d/b/a AUTO-TORIUM; WFS FINANCIAL, INC.; AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.; ARCADIA FINANCIAL LTD; LONG BEACH ACCEPTANCE CORP.; NORTHEAST CREDIT UNION; and TRANSOUTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION |
| November 25, 2003 |
HILLSBOROUGH - NORTH, 02-E-0508, J. DANIEL LINEHAN, HIGH SHERIFF OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY V. ROCKINGHAM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS |
| November 17, 2003 |
MERRIMACK, 03-C-338, LINCOLN & CAROL HANSCOM V. LINDA O'CONNELL |
| October 31, 2003 |
HILLSBOROUGH - NORTH, 03-C-104, SHERRY HIEBER, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CRAIG HIEBER, AND SHERRY HIEBER, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF EDWARD HIEBER AND JANA HIEBER V. THOMAS F. DAPRIX, M.D., GRANITE STATE EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIANS, AND CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER |
| October 23, 2003 |
MERRIMACK, 03-S-426, STATE OF NH V. DONALD FOSS, JR. |
| September 25, 2003 |
HILLSBOROUGH - NORTH, 03-E-394, M. ELAINE TEFFT V. BEDFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| September 23, 2003 |
STRAFFORD, 03-S-317-I 03-S-324-I & 03-S-328-I, The State of New Hampshire v. Smoke Signals Pipe & Tobacco Shop. LLC |
| July 7, 2003 |
HILLSBOROUGH - NORTH, 02-E-0466, Town of Lyndeborough v. Boisvert Properties, LLC. Et. Al. |
| April 25, 2003 |
ROCKINGHAM, 02-S-1790, The State of New Hampshire v. Emmett Callahan |
| April 24, 2003 |
GRAFTON, 01-E-177, North Country Environmental Services, Inc. v. Town of Bethlehem, Bethlehem Planning Board and Bethlehem Zoning Board of Adjustment |
| April 23, 2003 |
ROCKINGHAM, 02-S-1896, State of New Hampshire v. Howard Simpson |
| February 9, 2003 |
HILLSBOROUGH - NORTHERN DISTRICT, NO. 01-C-244, MARILYN C. SIMPSON AND WILBUR L. SIMPSON, JR. V. NET PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT, INC.; NET REALTY HOLDING TRUST; N.H. HERITAGE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; HERITAGE REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC.; SERVICE UNITED STATES CORPORATION; ADVANCED JANITORIAL SERVICES, INC.; JOHN B. SULLIVAN, JR. CORP.; ROBIE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY; AND T. F. MORAN, INC. |
| January 30, 2003 |
MERRIMACK, 2001-E-0386, Theodore Kamasinski v. Hon. Philip McLaughlin, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of New Hampshire & Martha Van Oot, in her official capacity as President of the New Hampshire Bar Assn. |
| December 3, 2002 |
HILLSBOROUGH - NORTHERN DISTRICT, 02-C-318, Steven Couture and Lynn Couture v. G.W.M., Inc. dba Auto-Torium; WFS Financial, Inc.; and John Does 1-10 |
| November 25, 2002 |
BELKNAP, 01-E-191, Donald and Carol Latour v. City of Laconia |
| November 6, 2002 |
BELKNAP, 02-S-137-139, The State of NH v. Loren Eastman |
| August 15, 2002 |
STRAFFORD, 95-S-535-F, 96-S-026-F - 96-S-182-F, The State of New Hampshire v. David Cobb |
| June 14, 2002 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 02-E-39, Freedom Partners, LLC v. Public Service Company of New Hampshire |
| June 14, 2002 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 01-S-1869, 02-S-072-073 State of N.H. v. Jason Fuller |
| June 4, 2002 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 01-E-092 June Balke, Mark Robert, Alfred M. Greer, Jr., Mark E. Hadley, Thomas H. Upham, David Lariviere, Carolyn S. Atkins, Jeff Beland, Adrien E. Roy, Edward J. Smith, Dr. Patricia J. Hecht, Albert H. Roux, Jr., Katherine E. Bantis, Janet Marcoux, George Sideris, Glenda Basinow, Dan Ziarnik, Peter J. Parkey and David N. Heinlein v. City of Manchester |
| May 24, 2002 |
Strafford, 01-E-162, Merrymeeting Lake Association and Nancy A. Bryant and Eleanor G. Bryant v. New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Wetlands Council 99-E-160, Merrymeeting Lake Association v. New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and Wayne E. Vetter, Executive Director |
| May 23, 2002 |
ROCKINGHAM, 01-S-726 ET AL State of N.H. v. C.J. |
| May 14, 2002 |
ROCKINGHAM, 01-E-0639
Richard Costa, et al v. City of Portsmouth; Pier II, LLC, Intervenor |
| April 26, 2002 |
STRAFFORD, 01-S-681-F State of New Hampshire v. Jeffrey Bean |
| April 9, 2002 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 00-E-0299 Robert and Cynthia Engelhardt v. Concord Group Insurance Companies |
| March 8, 2002 |
GRAFTON, 01-S-199,200,711,712& 02-S-117 State of New Hampshire v. Robert Tulloch |
| March 7, 2002 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 01-C-100 Mill Steel Supply Corp. v. Acadia Insurance Co., Desmond & Payne, Inc., Sadler Insurance Agency, Inc., Royce M. Croft, Dana Dresser, Travelers Indemnity Co. of Illinois, and Michael Keane |
| March 7, 2002 |
ROCKINGHAM, 00-E-0218 John Difeo d/b/a Dredz International Imports v. Town of Plaistow |
| March 4, 2002 |
MERRIMACK, 00-S-1172 State of N.H. v. Dwayne Thompson
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| February 24, 2002 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 01-S-1141 STATE OF N.H. V. CINDY GRANT-CHASE |
| February 21, 2002 |
MERRIMACK, 97-S-106 STATE OF N.H. V. KENNETH BOUFFARD |
| February 20, 2002 |
HILLSBOROUGH SOUTHERN DISTRICT, 01-S-1285,1289,1287 State of N.H. v. Rocco Longo and 01-S-1282,1283,1284 State of N.H. v. Lisa Longo |
| February 8, 2002 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 01-S-1141 STATE OF NH V. CINDY GRANT-CHASE |
| January 30, 2002 |
STRAFFORD, 00-C-0021 DAVID E. STRANG, M.D. V. FRISBIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL |
| January 28, 2002 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 01-C-313 MEAGAN RHEAULT BY m/n/f DONNA RHEAULT AND DONNA RHEAULT, INDIVIDUALLY V. JOSEPH RHEAULT |
| January 22, 2002 |
STRAFFORD, 96-E-0160, 96-E-0165, 97-E-0123, 98-E-0135, 99-E-0148, 00-E-0185 Bell Atlantic f/k/a New England Telephone and Telegraph Company v. City of Rochester |
| January 10, 2002 |
CHESHIRE, 01-E-90 Marty Eaton, et al. v. Town of Swanzey, et al. |
| December 28, 2001 |
CARROLL, 99-C-0084 Estate of Edna Mae Thompson, by Linda Kelley, Administratrix of the Estate of Edna Mae Thompson and Dolly Thompson v. Clark A. McClure and Barbara McClure |
| December 27, 2001 |
MERRIMACK, 95-S-038 STATE OF N.H. V. DAVID GONSALVES |
| December 10, 2001 |
STRAFFORD, 01-S-779-M State of N.H. v. Donald J. Lewis |
| November 28, 2001 |
STRAFFORD, 00-S-888-896, 00-S-934,935 State of NH v. Chad Evans |
| November 14, 2001 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 98-S-329, 1316 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE V. PIERRE G. RIENDEAU |
| November 7, 2001 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 00-M-0815 LISA A. HOLMES V. RALPH F. HOLMES |
| October 25, 2001 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 00-M-1926 MONIQUE A. COLLINS V. ROGER P. COLLINS |
| October 22, 2001 |
STRAFFORD, 01-S-388,389 State of NH v. Thomas Auger |
| October 15, 2001 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 01-C-83 Rebecca Roy, by m/n/f Judith Roy v. Clayton Currier and Cheryl Currier |
| October 15, 2001 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 00-M-815 LISA A. HOLMES V. RALPH F. HOLMES |
| October 9, 2001 |
CARROLL, 00-C-0056 Ellen Gordon, Executrix of the Estate of Philip S. Rader, Ellen Gordon, as Mother and Next Friend of Isaac Rader, and Ellen Gordon, Individually v. Deborah Diane Day, M.D., MWV Healthcare Assoc., Inc., and the Memorial Hospital |
| August 7, 2001 |
BELKNAP, 2001-E-022 Anne Cioffi v. Town of Sanbornton, et al. |
| July 17, 2001 |
MERRIMACK, 2001-E-121 Sherman D. Horton, Jr., David A. Brock and John T. Broderick, Jr. v. Philip T. McLaughlin, as Attorney General for the State of New Hampshire, and The State of New Hampshire |
| July 13, 2001 |
STRAFFORD, 99-C-266, 99-C-272 Peter J. Rodgers v. Colby's Ol' Place, Inc., and Mitchell E. Hartford and Cristian Pare v. Colby's Ol' Place, Inc., and Mitchell E. Hartford |
| July 11, 2001 |
STRAFFORD, 01-S-317 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. STACY LAND |
| July 10, 2001 |
STRAFFORD, 01-C-102 Carol Allen and Gary Allen v. Dover Co-Recreational Softball League, Joseph Ferland, President, et al. |
| June 21, 2001 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 00-E-441 DR. GERALD BERUBE AND GERBER MANAGEMENT AND REALTY CORP. v. CITY OF MANCHESTER |
| June 5, 2001 |
STRAFFORD, 01-S-279-F State of NH v. David James |
| May 22, 2001 |
MERRIMACK, 01-E-066 SEAN K. CROFT V. JANE COPLAN, ACTING WARDEN NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON |
| May 14, 2001 |
ROCKINGHAM, 98-S-482-485 and 98-S-591-594 STATE OF NH V. FRANK MANISCALCO |
| February 22, 2001 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 99-C-413 Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation v. David M. Groff, Esquire |
| January 30, 2001 |
ROCKINGHAM, 99-E-0692 Evelyn Sirrell, et al. v. State of New Hampshire, et al. Order on Motion to Clarify |
| January 22, 2001 |
HILLSBOROUGH NORTHERN DISTRICT, 00-S-1067 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE V. BRETT K. CRONIN |
| January 18, 2001 |
ROCKINGHAM, 99-E-0692 Evelyn Sirrell, et al. v. State of New Hampshire, et al. |
| November 17, 2000 |
STRAFFORD, 99-C-0231 Joseph Swan, Jr. v. Oscar C. Hickey and Reta Hickey |
| October 25, 2001 |
STRAFFORD, 00-E-0007 Pike Industries, Inc. v. Town of Farmington |
| June 5, 2000 |
STRAFFORD, 98-C-185 Middileton Building Supply, Inc. v. David Gidge |
| June 10, 1998 |
STRAFFORD, 97-S-524, 98-S-120-122, 98-S-169-180 State of NH v. James Hermonat |
| May 27, 1997 |
STRAFFORD, 96-C-0238 Robert and Dawn Brauel v. Gregory V. White, M.D. and Gastroenterology Professional Association |