Maine Supreme Judicial Court
2020 Decisions


January 2020
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December 2020

Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2020 ME 144 WCB-19-456
12/29/20 DARLA J. POTTER v.GREAT FALLS INSURANCE COMPANY et al.
2020 ME 143 KEN-19-364
12/29/20 STATE OF MAINE v. JAHNEIRO PLUMMER
2020 ME 142 PEN-20-48
12/22/20 STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN DE ST. CROIX
2020 ME 141 ARO-20-102
12/22/20 STATE OF MAINE v. MEGGAN M. PRATT
2020 ME 140 KEN-20-138
12/22/20 PAT DOE v. CHRISTOPHER HILLS-PETTITT
2020 ME 139 KEN-20-107
12/22/20 DOROTHY J. LOVELL v. PAUL J. LOVELL JR.
2020 ME 138 BCD-20-122
12/15/20 MICHAEL ZELMAN et al. v. ANDREW ZELMAN et al.
2020 ME 137 WCB-20-60
12/15/20 LORRAINE SOMERS v. S.D. WARREN COMPANY et al.
2020 ME 136 PEN-20-45
12/15/20 STATE OF MAINE v. RICHARD V. SHIRLEY
2020 ME 135 ARO-20-128
11/15/20 PAT DOE v. MARK FORINO


November 2020

Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2020 ME 135 ARO-20-128
11/15/20 PAT DOE v. MARK FORINO
2020 ME 134 KEN-19-32
11/17/20 JOHN DOE v. BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC LICENSURE
2020 ME 133 WAL-20-73
11/17/20 MARK W. OGDEN et al. JOEDY LABONVILLE
2020 ME 132 PEN-20-3
11/10/20 FRANCIS QUIRK v. JOHN E. QUIRK SR.
2020 ME 131 KEN-19-221
11/10/20 CHARLES W. PALIAN v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
2020 ME 130 KEN-19-512
11/5/20 DOUGLAS BURR v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS et al.
2020 ME 129 YOR-19-459
11/3/20 STATE OF MAINE v. KANDEE A. WEYLAND
2020 ME 128 CUM-19-399
11/3/20 STATE OF MAINE v. JOHN D. WILLIAMS




October 2020

Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2020 ME 127 PEN-20-47
10/29/20 STATE OF MAINE v. STEPHEN A. TREADWAY
2020 ME 126 LIN-20-69
10/29/20 STATE OF MAINE v. KEVIN D. LEE
2020 ME 125 FED-20-40
10/29/20 PORTLAND PIPE LINE CORPORATION et al. v. CITY OF SOUTH PORTLAND et al.
2020 ME 124 AND-20-92
10/27/20 PAT DOE v. DEBORA J. BATIE
2020 ME 123 KEN-20-262
10/23/20 ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS et al. v. SECRETARY OF STATE et al.
2020 ME 122 WAL-20-36
10/22/20 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON v. DANIELLE SHONE et al.
2020 ME 121 WAL-20-36
10/15/20 IN RE CHILDREN OF LORETTA M.
2020 ME 120 OXF-19-426
10/13/20 STATE OF MAINE v. PHILIP FLEMING
2020 ME 119 CUM-19-494
10/13/20 ROBIN MCDONALD et al. v. CITY OF PORTLAND
2020 ME 118 AND-19-491
10/6/20 ADOPTION BY JESSICA M. et al.
2020 ME 117 CUM-20-227
10/1/20 DAVID A. JONES v. SECRETARY OF STATE et al.
2020 ME 116 KNO-19-492
10/1/20 ESTATE OF ROBERT W. KERWIN




August 2020

Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2020 ME 115 CUM-18-445
9/29/20 ESTATE OF CAROL A. KENNELLY v. MID COAST HOSPITAL
2020 ME 114 YOR-19-40
9/22/20 WENDY REPPUCCI v. JAMES P. NADEAU et al.
2020 ME 113 CUM-20-227
9/22/20 DAVID A. JONES et al. v. SECRETARY OF STATE et al.
2020 ME 112 KEN-19-406
9/17/20 LISA COWARD et al. v. GAGNE & SONS CONCRETE BLOCKS, INC. et al.
2020 ME 111 CUM-20-227
9/8/20 DAVID A. JONES et al. v. SECRETARY OF STATE et al.




August 2020

Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2020 ME 110 KEN-20-169
8/13/20 CLARE HUDSON PAYNE et al. v. SECRETARY OF STATE et al.
2020 ME 109 CUM-20-181
8/13/20 AVANGRID NETWORKS, INC et al. v. SECRETARY OF STATE et al.
2020 ME 108 YOR-19-327
8/13/20 ESTATE OF CLAUDETTE SHELTRA
2020 ME 107 LIN-19-179
8/13/20 STATE OF MAINE v. CRAIG A. PROCTOR
2020 ME 106 KEN-19-364
8/13/20 STATE OF MAINE v. JAHNEIRO PLUMMER
2020 ME 105 ARO-19-334
8/13/20 STATE OF MAINE v. JAMES P. PEASLEE
2020 ME 104 CUM-19-489
8/13/20 U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A. v. JAMES D. KEEFE
2020 ME 103 YOR-19-280
8/11/20 STATE OF MAINE v. EMANUEL J. SLOBODA
2020 ME 102 HAN-19-396
8/6/20 STATE OF MAINE v. JALIQUE S. KEENE
2020 ME 101 CUM-19-428
8/4/20 TUCKER J. CIANCHETTE at al. v. PEGGY A. CIANCHETTE et al.




July 2020

Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2020 ME 100 BCD-19-324
7/21/20 PILOT POINT, LLC, et al. v. TOWN OF CAPE ELIZABETH
2020 ME 99 KNO-19-385
7/16/20 IN RE INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT OF M.
2020 ME 98 YOR-20-16
7/14/20 TEGAN S. TESKE v. SARAH M. TESKE
2020 ME 97 KEN-19-413
7/14/20 STATE OF MAINE v. AUBREY ARMSTRONG
2020 ME 96 CUM-19-349
7/7/20 MARK TOMASINO et al. v. TOWN OF CASCO et al.
2020 ME 95 ARO-19-435
7/2/20 WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MFRA TRUST 2014-2 v. LISA BERRY




June 2020

Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2020 ME 94 YOR-19-412
6/30/20 DEBBIE H. SILVERWOLF v. KATHRYN E. COLTON et al.
2020 ME 93 SAG-19-260
6/25/20 MATTHEW POLLACK et al. v. JESSICA FOURNIER
2020 ME 92 KEN-19-357
6/25/20 STATE OF MAINE v. ANDREW P. BILODEAU
2020 ME 91 ARO-19-203
6/18/20 STATE OF MAINE v. WAI CHAN
2020 ME 90 ARO-19-134
6/18/20 STATE OF MAINE v. MARCUS ASANTE
2020 ME 89 CUM-19-450
6/18/20 STATE OF MAINE v. A.I.
2020 ME 88 WAL-19-401
6/11/20 DAWN H. HASKELL et al. v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY
2020 ME 87 KEN-20-11
6/9/20 IN RE CHILD OF LOUISE G.
2020 ME 86 OXF-20-20
6/9/20 IN RE CHILDREN OF JASON C.
2020 ME 85 KEN-19-502
6/9/20 IN RE CHILDREN OF JAMIE P.
2020 ME 84 KEN-19-144
6/9/20 U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING 2008-FTI TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2008-FTI v. DUANE C. BEDDLE et al.
2020 ME 83 ARO-19-329
6/4/20 STATE OF MAINE v. JONATHAN LIMARY
2020 ME 82 YOR-19-229
6/2/20 STATE OF MAINE v. GREGORY P. McLAUGHLIN
2020 ME 81 BCD-18-524
6/4/20 STATE TAX ASSESSOR v. KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC. et al.
2020 ME 80 KEN-19-517
6/4/20 IN RE CHILDREN OF BRANDON D.
2020 ME 79 YOR-19-229
6/2/20 TPR, INC. v. PAYCHEX, INC.
2020 ME 78 PEN-19-504
6/2/20 STATE OF MAINE v. JESSEE MACKIN


May 2020

Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2020 ME 77 YOR-19-408
5/28/20 INGRID DOYON, TRUSTEE of the OSCAR OLSON JR. TRUST v. JOSEPH J. FANTINI et al.
2020 ME 76 CUM-19-440
5/28/20 FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE v. MARTIN S. GRIMNES et al.
2020 ME 75 CUM-19-449
5/28/20 SUSAN G. COLUCCI v. STEPHEN COLUCCI
2020 ME 74 YOR-19-215
5/26/20 STATE OF MAINE v. NICHOLAS E. WESTGATE
2020 ME 73 PEN-19-230
5/21/20 PAMELA A. DOBBINS v. MARK J. DOBBINS
2020 ME 72 YOR-19-331
5/19/20 DANIEL G. RAPOSA JR., et al. v. TOWN OF YORK et a.
2020 ME 71 CUM-19-392
5/19/20 TIMOTHY R. LIBBY v. KYLE ESTABROOK
2020 ME 70 BCD-19-297
5/19/20 FRIENDS OF LAMOINE et al. v. TOWN OF LAMOINE et al.
2020 ME 69 CUM-19-338
5/14/20 STATE OF MAINE v. SAHAL O. HOURDEJ
2020 ME 68 PEN-19-501
5/14/20 IN RE CHILD OF JACOB S.
2020 ME 67 CUM-19-482
5/12/20 IN RE CHILD OF SHAI F.
2020 ME 66 ARO-19-509
5/12/20 IN RE CHILD OF STACY H.
2020 ME 65 SOM-19-477
5/12/20 IN RE CHILDREN OF SHEM A.
2020 ME 64 KEN-19-464
5/12/20 IN RE CHILD OF RONALD P.
2020 ME 63 PEN-19-496
5/12/20 IN RE CHILD OF JESSICA C.
2020 ME 62 CUM-19-416
5/12/20 IN RE CHILD OF JASMINE B.
2020 ME 61 LIN-19-293
5/12/20 SECRETARY OF STATE V. SHAWNA GATTO
2020 ME 60 CUM-20-12
5/13/20 IN RE CHILD OF ANGELA S.
2020 ME 59 KNO-19-328
5/12/20 STEVE ANCTIL, JR. v. GLADYS CASSESE
2020 ME 58 PEN-19-475
5/12/20 IN RE CHILDREN OF AELCIA M.
2020 ME 57 BCD-20-126
5/7/20 DELBERT A. REED v. SECRETARY OF STATE
2020 ME 56 CUM-19-285
5/5/20 STATE OF MAINE v. DAVID MULLEN
2020 ME 55 CUM-19-282
5/5/20 20 THAMES STREET LLC, et al. v. OCEAN STATE JOB LOT OF MAINE 2017, LLC




April 2020


Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2020 ME 54 KNO-19-425
4/28/20 IN RE CHILD OF JILLIAN T.
2020 ME 53 YOR-19-234
4/23/20 STATE OF MAINE v. RONALD PAQUIN
2020 ME 52 CUM-19-188
4/23/20 STATE OF MAINE v. BRETT M. CATRUCH
2020 ME 51 PEN-19-237
4/21/20 RICHARD WATSON v. STATE OF MAINE
2020 ME 50 CUM-19-252
4/21/20 MARLA F. BRIDGES v. CHRISTOPHER E. CAOUETTE
2020 ME 49 PEN-19-185
4/16/20 STATE OF MAINE v. ROBERT K. LINDELL JR.
2020 ME 48 CUM-19-169
4/14/20 WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB v. DAVID A. ABILDGAARD
2020 ME 47 ARO-19-265
4/14/20 TODD E. MATHIESEN v. KARIE ANN (MATHIESEN) MICHAUD
2020 ME 46 HAN-19-395
4/14/20 ESTATE OF KENDALL W. HATCH JR.
2020 ME 45 CUM-19-194
4/14/20 MSAD 6 BOARD OF DIRECTORS v. TOWN OF FRYE ISLAND et al.
2020 ME 44 BCD-19-298
4/9/20 KATHY S. BROWN et al. v. COMPASS HARBOR VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION et al.
2020 ME 43 AND-19-186
4/7/20 STATE OF MAINE v. GABRIEL J. HANSEN
2020 ME 42 CUM-19-410
4/2/20 IU.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIAITON AS TRUSTEE FOR RASC 2005KS9 v. THOMAS MANNING
2020 ME 41 CUM-19-335
4/2/20 INFOBRIDGE, LLC v. CHIMANI, INC.
2020 ME 40 HAN-19-220
4/2/20 PAT DOE v. DONALD McLEAN


March 2020


Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2020 ME 39 KNO-19-337
3/31/20 IN RE INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT OF K.
2020 ME 38 YOR-19-240
3/31/20 TORALF H. STRAND v. SABRINA VELANDRY
2020 ME 37 CUM-19-403
3/31/20 DAVID F. PAQUETTE v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
2020 ME 36 KNO-19-216
3/26/20 LAQUINN D. EVANS v. STATE OF MAINE
2020 ME 35 YOR-19-214
3/19/20 STATE OF MAINE v. FRANK C. SHOLES
2020 ME 34 PUC-19-182
3/17/20 NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC v. MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION et al.
2020 ME 33 ARO-19-427
3/17/20 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-EQ1 v. JIM A. GORDON
2020 ME 32 ARO-19-427
3/12/20 IN RE CHILDREN OF JESSICA J.
2020 ME 31 WAS-19-372
3/10/20 IN RE CHILDREN OF RICHARD E.
2020 ME 30 PEN-19-393
3/5/20 IN RE CHILD OF AMBER D.
2020 ME 29 CUM-19-410
3/5/20 IN RE CHILD OF WHITNEY M.
2020 ME 28 KEN-19-447
3/5/20 IN RE CHILD OF AMELIA C.
2020 ME 27 WAL-19-121
2/27/20 ERIK WUORI v. TRAVIS OTIS


February 2020


Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2020 ME 26 KEN-19-130
2/27/20 ANGLEZ BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
2020 ME 25 PEN-19-107
2/25/20 MICHAEL WUESTENBERG et al. v. HARRY J. RANCOURT III et al.
2020 ME 24 BCD-19-115
2/25/20 REBECCA W. BELANGER v. LISA M. YORKE


January 2020

Decision Docket A. 2d Cite DateCase Name
2020 ME 23 KEN-19-201
1/30/20 ROLAND PUSHARD III v. RIVERVIEW PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
2020 ME 22 ARO-19-9
1/30/20 STATE OF MAINE v. COLBY D. CONROY
2020 ME 21 SAG-19-272
1/30/20 IN RE CHILD OF RYAN F.
2020 ME 20 YOR-19-350
1/30/20 IN RE CHILD OF BROOKE B.
2020 ME 19 BCD-19-217
1/30/20 ATTORNEY GENERAL v. JOHN J. SANFORD et al.
2020 ME 18 AND-19-47
1/30/20 ESTATE OF DAVID H. WASHBURN
2020 ME 17 WAL-18-440
1/30/20 STATE OF MAINE v. BRADLEY WILIAMS
2020 ME 16 KEN-19-346
1/30/20 IN RE CHILD OF NICHOLAS W.
2020 ME 15 KNO-19-333
1/30/20 SARAH B. MCLEAN v. IAN R. ROBERTSON
2020 ME 14 KEN-19-382
1/30/20 IN RE CHILDREN OF JAMES B.
2020 ME 13 KEN-19-355
1/30/20 ADULT GUARDIANSHIP OF L.
2020 ME 12 KNO-18-138
1/28/20 STATE OF MAINE v. RANDALL J. WEDDLE
2020 ME 11 SAG-19-176
1/28/20 STATE OF MAINE v. AHMED M. ASAAD
2020 ME 10 WAL-19-341
1/23/20 CURTIS S. DOW v. ROBYN (DOW) BILLING
2020 ME 9 ARO-19-110
1/23/20 STATE OF MAINE v. P.S.
2020 ME 8 CUM-18-519
1/21/20 SUSAN HAMILTON v. DRUMMOND WOODSUM et al.
2020 ME 7 CUM-18-499
1/21/20 TOWN OF GORHAM v. SUSAN DUCHAINE et al.
2020 ME 6 CUM-19-239
1/21/20 A.I. v. STATE OF MAINE
2020 ME 5 KEN-19-262
1/9/20 ADOPTION BY STEFAN S.
2020 ME 4 AND-19-141
1/7/20 VALERIE R. (BISHOP-MARTEL) V. JEAN MARTEL
2020 ME 3 KEN-19-296
1/7/20 IN RE CHILD OF COREY B.
2020 ME 2 ARO-19-184
1/3/20 IN RE CHILD OF PHILIP S.
2020 ME 1 YOR-19-251
1/2/20 IN RE CHILDREN OF BRITTANY B.



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