Oklahoma Supreme Court, 2016

71 opinions

In re INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 403, State Question No. 779, OCPA Impact, Inc., and David Bond, Petitioners, v. Shawn Sheehan, Linda Reid, and Melvin Moran, Respondents 2016-01-12
In the Matter of the REINSTATEMENT OF: Kim KAKISH, to Membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association and to the Roll of Attorneys 2016-01-12
In the Matter of M.K.T., C.D.T., and S.A.W., Deprived Children: State of Oklahoma, Petitioner/Appellant, v. Tracey Nicole Pigg (Natural Mother), Clayton Willbourn (Natural Father), Respondents/Appellants, and Patty Duckworth (Foster Mother), Appellant, and S.A.W., Appellant, and Cherokee Nation, Intervenor/Appellee 2016-01-20
In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Carol Jean CARLSON Debra Glover, Personal Representative of the Estate of Carol Jean Carlson, Appellant, v. Clifford Cornish, Farm Credit Services and Eldin Lewis, Appellees 2016-01-20
STATE of Oklahoma, ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Jay Eric TRENARY, Respondent 2016-01-26
STATE of Oklahoma ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Christopher I. MANSFIELD, Respondent 2016-01-26
STATE of Oklahoma ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. S. Richard FARBER, Respondent 2016-02-01
STATE of Oklahoma ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Mitchell Kevin LEONARD, Respondent 2016-02-02
STATE of Oklahoma ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Ronald R. BOONE, Respondent 2016-02-09
In the Matter of the REINSTATEMENT OF Louis J. BODNAR, To Membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association and to the Roll of Attorneys 2016-02-09
Clarence G. OLIVER; Earl Garrison, Amy Vargus; David K. Pennington; Ray Hickman, Kirby A. Lehman; Stacy L. Acord; Robert M. Peters; Randall K. Raburn; Melissa Abdo; Tim Green; and Gordon R. Melson, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. Joy HOFMEISTER, in her official capacity as State Superintendent of Public Instruction; The Oklahoma State Department of Education; and The Oklahoma State Board of Education, Defendants/Appellants 2016-02-16
Roger L. PRICE, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PAWNEE COUNTY, Oklahoma, Defendant/Appellee 2016-02-17
Nathan HEATH, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. GUARDIAN INTERLOCK NETWORK, INC., a Domestic Corporation; Guardian Interlock, Inc., a Foreign Corporation; and Guardian Interlock, LLC., a Domestic Limited Liability Company, Defendants/Appellees 2016-02-23
OKLAHOMA COALITION FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, on behalf of itself and its members; and Nova Health Systems, d/b/a Reproductive Services, on behalf of itself, its staff, and its patients, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. Terry L. CLINE, in his official capacity as Oklahoma Commissioner of Health; and Lyle Kelsey, in his official capacity as Executive Director of the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, Defendants/Appellants 2016-02-23
Yaumary Concepcion TORRES, Petitioner, v. SEABOARD FOODS, LLC, American Zurich Ins. Co., and The Workers Compensation Commission, Respondents 2016-03-01
STATE of Oklahoma ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. John Bernard SULLIVAN, Respondent 2016-03-01
Jennifer FLEMING, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Rachel Whitney HYDE, Defendant/Appellee 2016-03-01
Rebekkah NEWLAND, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Laura TAYLOR, Defendant/Appellee 2016-03-01
STATE of Oklahoma ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Derek Brion SMITH, Respondent 2016-03-01
In the Matter of the Reinstatement of Rhett Henry WILBURN to Membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association and to the Roll of Attorneys 2016-03-07
Donald Dewayne MOORE, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. WARR ACRES NURSING CENTER, LLC., Defendant/Appellee 2016-03-08
STATE of Oklahoma ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Fred Bennett CALLICOAT, Respondent 2016-03-09
In the Matter of the REINSTATEMENT OF Glen Joseph BLAKE, to Membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association and to the Roll of Attorneys 2016-03-22
In re INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 406, STATE QUESTION 782 2016-03-22
Robert N. DANI, as a resident beneficiary taxpayer claimant of the State of Oklahoma Uniform Unclaimed Property Act Trust and for the benefit of all the other 938,021 (more or less) resident and non-resident beneficiary claimants of the Trust, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. (1) Ken MILLER, in his official capacity as Treasurer of the State of Oklahoma and Trustee of the States Uniform Unclaimed Property Act Trust; and (2) State of Oklahoma; and (3) John Doe and/or Mary Doe, Attorneys for the State of Oklahoma and/or State officials, etc. for legal malpractice in their advice that the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act Trust was lawful and constitutional in its use of private trust funds for the State of Oklahoma profits, Defendants/Appellees 2016-03-29
Michael D. REYNOLDS, a Resident Taxpayer of the State of Oklahoma, and for the Benefit of the other millions of Oklahoma Taxpayers and non-resident Taxpayers, Plaintiff/Appellant v. 1. Mary FALLIN, Governor of the State of Oklahoma and the Governors Office; 2. Ken Miller, Treasurer of the State of Oklahoma and of the State Treasurers Office; and custodian of the States Funds one being the General Revenue Fund; 3. Preston Doerflinger, State Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services; 4. John Doe and/or Mary Doe, Attorneys for State of Oklahoma and/or State officials, etc. for legal malpractice in their advice that the General appropriation Bills and/or each of their Sections of the Bills are constitutional and/or lawful, Defendants/Appellees 2016-03-29
Kayla J. SCOCOS, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Andrew M. SCOCOS, Defendant/Appellee 2016-03-29
STATE of Oklahoma ex rel., OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. James Edward OLIVER, Respondent 2016-03-29
In the Matter of M.A.P.W., an alleged deprived Child Under 18 years of Age. Brittany Williams, Appellant, v. State of Oklahoma ex rel., Department of Human Services, Appellee, and M.A.P.W., Appellee 2016-04-04
Theresa MAXWELL, Petitioner, v. SPRINT PCS, American Casualty Co. of Reading Pennsylvania, and the Workers Compensation Commission, Respondents; and Damien Lequint Smith, Petitioner, v. Baze Corp. Investments, Inc. and Compsource Mutual Ins. Co., Respondents; and Jerry D. Hoffman, Petitioner, v. Tulsa Gas Technologies, Inc., and Commerce & Industry Insurance Co., Respondents; and Delano Majors, Petitioner, v. Accent Staffing, Inc., Compsource Mutual Ins., Co., and The Workers Compensation Commission, Respondents 2016-04-12
Teresa Lynn ALLEN, Appellant, v. John J. HARRISON, D.O., Appellee 2016-04-19
Cynthia ROBINSON, Petitioner, v. FAIRVIEW FELLOWSHIP HOME FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, INC. and Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Co. and the Workers Compensation Commission, Respondents 2016-04-19
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES and Compsource Oklahoma, Petitioners, v. Nancy V. BRUCE and The Workers Compensation Court, Respondents 2016-04-19
STATE of Oklahoma ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Kyle Edward GOERKE, Respondent 2016-04-25
James LOYD, Petitioner v. MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC., and The Workers Compensation Court of Existing Claims, Respondents 2016-04-26
Jacquelyn Tess MURLIN, Plaintiff/ Appellee, v. Jimmy Lee Dial PEARMAN, Jr., Defendant/Appellant 2016-04-26
STATE of Oklahoma ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. George Michael LEWIS, Respondent 2016-05-02
In re INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 409, State Question No. 785. Oklahoma Grocers Association and Ron Edgmon, Petitioners, v. Retail Liquor Association of Oklahoma and Bryan Kerr, Respondents 2016-05-03
AMERICAN BIOMEDICAL GROUP, INC.; ABG Cattletraq, LLC; and James Burgess, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. TECHTROL, INC. and William Ardrey, Defendants/Appellees 2016-05-17
STATE of Oklahoma EX REL. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Frederick J. OLAUGHLIN, Respondent 2016-05-24
In the MATTER OF the REINSTATEMENT OF Brian E. DUKE, to Membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association and to the Roll of Attorneys 2016-05-24
In the MATTER OF the REINSTATEMENT OF: Melissa Jan GILL to Membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association and to the Roll of Attorneys 2016-06-07
Mamie MAREE, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Carla Sue Maree, deceased, Petitioner, v. Honorable Judge Gerald F. NEUWIRTH, Judge of the District Court for Comanche County, Respondent, and PSG-Willow Park, LLC, d/b/a Willow Park Health Care Center, Real Party in Interest 2016-06-07
LOGAN COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT, an Oklahoma Conservation District, Petitioner/Appellee, v. PLEASANT OAKS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Phyllis Jean Crowder and John Herman White, Jr. Respondents/Appellants, and Pleasant Oaks Lake Association Inc.; Pleasant Oaks Homeowners Association; Phyllis Crowder; John Herman White, Jr.; Dale Broomfield; Susan Broomfield; Michael Bradley Broomfield; Earl B. England; Kathy K. England; Norbert K. Wenger; Michael D. Fairless; Wanda E. Fairless; Quayyum Qaisar Jalil and Tasnim Razia Begun Revocable Trust Dated October 12, 2005; Donovan R. Underwood; Marion Walton; Leon Walton; Charles C. Linhardt; Jennifer D. Linhardt; George Scott Wells; Marilyn Elkins Wells; Ed Betchan; Ericka Betchan; William Jack Skaggs; Winona L. Skaggs Revocable Trust; Erwin Dale Leaverton; Thelma J. Leaverton; William Louis Keel; Danny Cline; Thomas Eugene Plunkett; Carla R. Plunkett; Jay W. Barnett; Tasa C. Barnett, Respondents 2016-06-07
In the MATTER OF the REINSTATEMENT OF Jeffery Dane WAGNON, To Membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association and to the Roll of Attorneys 2016-06-07
In the MATTER OF the REINSTATEMENT OF Harold Glenn DRAIN, To Membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association and to the Roll of Attorneys 2016-06-14
William P. NELSON, and Jon Nelson, individually and as Co-Personal Representatives and/or Co-Executors of the Estate of Ethel A. Nelson, and as Co-Trustees of the Ethel A. Nelson Revocable Trust and as heirs and next of kin of Ethel A. Nelson, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. ENID MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC., and David Shepherd, Defendants/Appellees, and Universal Health Services, Inc., (UHS), individually and d/b/a St. Marys Regional Medical Center; UHS of Oklahoma, Inc., individually and d/b/a St. Marys Regional Medical Center, St. Marys Regional Medical Center, Henry D. Vaughan, ak.a H. Dean Vaughan a.k.a. Henry D. Vaughn a.k.a H. Dean Vaughn, Ronald W. Shreck, and Enid Emergency Physicians, L.L.P., Defendants 2016-06-14
AMERICAN NATURAL RESOURCES, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company, Respondent/Appellant, v. EAGLE ROCK ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Eagle Rock Mid-Continent Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Eagle Rock Mid-Continent Holding, a Delaware limited liability company, Eagle Rock Mid-Continent Asset, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Eagle Rock Energy GP, L.P., a Delaware limited liability company, Eagle Rock Energy G&P, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Petitioners/Appellees 2016-06-14
Jackie WATKINS, as Guardian Ad Litem for Jane Doe, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. CENTRAL STATE GRIFFIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; and Dr. Asma Mudassir, in her official capacity as a resident physician and individually, Defendants/Appellees 2016-06-21
STATE of Oklahoma, EX REL. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Glenn Martin MIRANDO, Respondent 2016-06-21
Andrea Rosa PIZANO, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. LACEY & ASSOCIATES, LLC, Defendant/Appellant, and WW Group, LLC, 5W Group, LLC, Mark Williams, Jonny Williams, and John Doe, Defendants, v. Everest Homes, LLC, Third-Party Defendant 2016-06-21
Misty Darlene TIGER, individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Jason Lee Tiger, deceased; J.L.T., a minor child; and B.L.T., a minor child, by and through their natural mother and next friend, Misty Darlene Tiger, Appellants, v. VERDIGRIS VALLEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, an Oklahoma not for profit cooperative, Appellee, and Integrated Service Company LLC, d/b/a INSERV, an Oklahoma limited liability company, Defendant. 2016-06-21
Annette LEGARDE-BOBER, Petitioner, v. OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, Self Insured (Own Risk #14526) and The Workers Compensation Commission, Respondents 2016-06-28
STATE of Oklahoma EX REL. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Shanita Danielle GAINES, Respondent 2016-06-28
In re Claim of: A. Todd HOLLIMAN, Petitioner, v. TWISTER DRILLING CO., Respondent, and Compsource Oklahoma, Insurance Carrier 2016-06-28
STATE of Oklahoma EX REL. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Kathryn Kimberlee DICKSON, Respondent 2016-06-28
STATE of Oklahoma, EX REL. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. David Bruce AUER, Respondent 2016-06-28
Wayne Robert LERITZ, Appellant, v. FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., Appellee, and Larry Allen Yates, Defendant 2016-06-28
OCPA IMPACT, INC., and David Bond, Petitioners, v. Shawn SHEEHAN, Linda Reid, and Melvin Moran, Respondents 2016-07-18
STATE of Oklahoma EX REL. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION Complainant, v. Michael Steven MORGAN, Respondent 2016-08-02
Kris STEELE, Rev. Dr. George E. Young, Tom Ward and Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform, Inc., Petitioners, v. The Honorable Scott PRUITT, Attorney General of Oklahoma, Respondent 2016-08-08
SAVE THE ILLINOIS RIVER, INC., the Hon. Representative Jason Dunnington, Edward Brocksmith, and John Leonard, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. The STATE of Oklahoma EX. REL. the OKLAHOMA STATE ELECTION BOARD, Steve Curry, in his capacity as Chairman of the State Election Board, Tom Montgomery, in his capacity as Vice Chairman of the State Election Board, Paul Ziriax, in his capacities as Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer of the State Election Board, Dr. Tim Mauldin, in his capacity as a Member of the State Election Board, and The State of Oklahoma ex. rel. Scott Pruitt, Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma, Defendants/Appellees 2016-08-08
In the MATTER OF M.H.C., Alleged Deprived Child, State of Oklahoma, Petitioner/Appellant, v. Dawn Reich-Crabtree (Natural Mother) and Travis Crabtree (Natural Father), Respondents/Appellees, and Brandi Horn (Foster Mother), Appellant, and M.H.C. (Minor Child), Appellee, and Cherokee Nation, Intervenor/Appellee 2016-09-13
Jonnie Yvonne VASQUEZ, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. DILLARDS, INC., Qualified Employer, Defendant/Petitioner 2016-09-13
Pat BLAIR, an individual, Appellant, v. Gayle RICHARDSON, an individual, Troy Richardson, an individual, and Mellon Trust of New England, NA as Trustee of the UPS Qualified Stock Ownership Plan and Trust and the UPS Stock Trusts, Appellees 2016-09-20
Kyle TRUSTY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE of Oklahoma, EX REL., DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Defendant-Appellant 2016-09-20
Jhonhenri Jabrille LEE, Plaintiff/Petitioner, v. Diana Catalina Salgado BUENO, Defendant/Respondent 2016-09-20
In re: the Application of James M. GREEN for Admission to the Oklahoma Bar Association, Appellant, v. OKLAHOMA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS, Appellee 2016-09-20
Tracy Way CHILDERS, Petitioner/Appellee, v. Kelly Joe CHILDERS, Respondent/Appellant 2016-09-20
Lisa D. CALVERT and Teresa Roper, Plaintiffs, v. Wayland Guy SWINFORD and Dawn Elynn Swinford; Nocona L. Carter, and Brian L. Carter, Roger D. Warden and Susan Warden, Brandon Vaughn and Serra Vaughn, First National Bank, Jeremy D. Woods, Christy S. Woods, Black Bear Creek Energy Company, LLC., Route 66 Minerals, L.P., Sundown Energy, L.P. and Highmount Exploration & Production, LLC., Defendants. and Lisa D. Calvert and Teresa Roper, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. MKB Royalty Corporation, Randee Koger, and Bremyer & Wise, LLC, Defendants, and Powers Abstract Co., Inc., Defendant/Appellee 2016-10-04
Larry A. BURNS, D.O., on behalf of himself and his patients, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Terry L. CLINE, in his official capacity as Oklahoma Commissioner of Health, and Greg Mashburn, in his official capacity as District Attorney for Cleveland, Garvin and McClain Counties, Defendants/Appellees 2016-10-04