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Google Provides Legal Research!
Posted on November 19, 2009On Tuesday Google officially entered the world of legal resources. You can now access full text legal opinions from U.S. federal and state district, appellate and supreme courts using Google Scholar. If you click on the Advanced Scholar Search link, you can choose to search only Wyoming cases...
Summary of Decision issued November
Posted on November 19, 2009Summary of Decision issued November 19, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Swain v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 142Docket Number: S-08-0280Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Michael K...
Summary 2009 WY 141
Posted on November 17, 2009Summary of Decision issued November 17, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Asherman v. AshermanCitation: 2009 WY 141Docket Number: S-09-0050Appeal from the District Court of Park County, the Honorable Steven R...
Sumamry 2009 WY 140
Posted on November 13, 2009Summary of Decision Issued November 12, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme CourtCase Name: Zaloudek v. ZaloudekCitation: 2009 WY 140Docket Number: S-09-0016Appeal from the District Court of Unita County, Honorable Nancy J...
Summary 2009 WY 139
Posted on November 13, 2009Summary of Decision issued November 12, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme CourtCase Name: Exxon Mobil Corp. v. The State of Wyoming, Dept. of RevenueCitation: 2009 WY 139Docket Number: S-08-0098W...
Summary 2009 WY 138
Posted on November 13, 2009Summary of Decision issued November 10, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Burke v. State, DOHCitation: 2009 WY 138Docket Number: S-09-0022Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Michael K...
Summary 2009 WY 136
Posted on November 10, 2009Summary of Decision issued November 6, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme CourtCase Name: Legarda-Cornelio v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 136Docket Number: S-09-0083Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, Honorable David B...
Summary 2009 WY 135
Posted on November 10, 2009Summary of Decision issued November 6, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme CourtCase Name: Collings v. LordCitation: 2009 WY 135Docket Number: S-08-0225Appeal from the District Court of Uinta County, Honorable Dennis L...
Summary 2009 WY 134
Posted on November 10, 2009Summary of Decision issued November 6, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme CourtCase Name: Pond v. PondCitation: 2009 WY 134Docket Number: S-08-0253Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, Honorable John R...
Summary 2009 WY 133
Posted on November 04, 2009Summary of Decision issued November 4, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Bromley v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 133Docket Number: S-08-0254Appeal from the District Court of Carbon County, the Honorable Wade E...
Summary 2009 WY 132
Posted on November 03, 2009Summary of Decision issued November 3, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Werner Enterprises, Inc. v. BrophyCitation: 2009 WY 132Docket Number: S-08-0271; S-08-0272Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Edward L...
Summary 2009 WY 131
Posted on October 30, 2009Summary of Decision issued October 30, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Gose v. City of Douglas, WYCitation: 2009 WY 131Docket Number: S-09-0133Order of Summary AffirmanceThe matter came before the Court upon its own motion following a review of cases recently recommended to the Court?s expedited docket...
Summary 2009 WY 130
Posted on October 23, 2009Summary of Decision issued October 23, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Cummings v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 130Docket Number: S-08-0218Appeal from the District Court of Crook County, the Honorable John R...
Summary 2009 WY 129
Posted on October 22, 2009Summary of Decision issued October 22, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Palmer v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 129Docket Number: S-08-0252Appeal from the District Court of Uinta County, the Honorable Dennis L...
Summary 2009 WY 128
Posted on October 22, 2009Summary of Decision issued October 22, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Crain v. State; May v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 128Docket Number: S-08-0215; S-09-0002Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County and Teton County, the Honorable Dan R...
Summary 2009 WY 127
Posted on October 20, 2009Summary of Decision issued October 20, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Blakely v. BlakelyCitation: 2009 WY 127Docket Number: S-09-0020Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable Michael N...
Summary 2009 WY 126
Posted on October 16, 2009Summary of Decision issued October 16, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Tombroek v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 126Docket Number: S-08-0015Appeal from the District Court of Converse County, the Honorable John C...
Summary 2009 WY 125
Posted on October 13, 2009Summary of Decision issued October 13, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Miller v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 125Docket Number: S-08-0190; S-08-0191Appeal from the District Court of Fremont County, the Honorable Norman E...
Summary 2009 WY 124
Posted on October 09, 2009Summary of Decision issued October 9, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Weiss v. WeissCitation: 2009 WY 124Docket Number: S-09-0030; S-09-0068Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Honorable Nancy J...
Summary 2009 WY 120
Posted on September 29, 2009Summary of Decision issued September 29, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Cellers v. AdamiCitation: 2009 WY 120Docket Number: S-08-0110; S-08-0111Appeal from the District Court of Johnson County, the Honorable John G...
Summary 2009 WY 119
Posted on September 29, 2009Summary of Decision issued September 29, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Anderson v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 119Docket Number: S-09-0005Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable Dan R...
Summary 2009 WY 118
Posted on September 25, 2009Summary of Decision issued September 24, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Jacobs v. State, ex rel., Wyo. Workers? Safety and Comp. Div.Citation: 2009 WY 118Docket Number: S-08-0255Appeal from the District Court of Albany County, the Honorable Jeffrey A...
Summary 2009 WY 117
Posted on September 23, 2009Summary of Decision issued September 23, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Snow v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 117Docket Number: S-08-0222Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Edward L...
Summary 2009 WY 116
Posted on September 22, 2009Summary of Decision issued September 22, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Painovich v. PainovichCitation: 2009 WY 116Docket Number: S-09-0031Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County, the Honorable Jere A...
Summary 2009 WY 115
Posted on September 17, 2009Summary of Decision issued September 17, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Boe v. State, ex. Rel., Wyoming Workers? Safety and Comp. Div.Citation: 2009 WY 115Docket Number: S-08-0240Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County, the Honorable Jere A...
Summary 2009 WY 114
Posted on September 15, 2009Summary of Decision issued September 15, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Stone v. Devon Energy Production Co., LPCitation: 2009 WY 114Docket Number: S-08-0267Appeal from the District Court of Johnson County, the Honorable John G...
Summary 2009 WY 113
Posted on September 15, 2009Summary of Decision issued September 14, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme CourtCase Name: CBC Geosolutions, Inc. v. Gas Sensing Technology Corp.Citation: 2009 WY 113Docket Number: S-08-0214Appeal from the District Court of Albany County, Honorable Jeffrey A...
Summary of Decision issued September
Posted on September 11, 2009Summary of Decision issued September 11, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Lamar Outdoor Advertising v. Farmers Co-Op Oil Co. of Sheridan, WYCitation: 2009 WY 112Docket Number: S-08-0131Appeal from the District Court of Sheridan County, the Honorable John G...
Summary 2009 WY 111
Posted on September 09, 2009Summary of Decision issued September 4, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme CourtCase Name: Causey v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 111Docket Number: S-08-0145Appeal from the District Court of Niobrara County, Honorable Keith G...
Summary 2009 WY 110
Posted on September 03, 2009Summary of Decision issued September 3, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: State v. KaczmarekCitation: 2009 WY 110Docket Number: S-08-0208; S-08-0209Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County, the Honorable Nena R...
Sumamry 2009 WY 109
Posted on September 03, 2009Summary of Decision issued September 2, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: RLA v. State, Dep?t of Family ServicesCitation: 2009 WY 109Docket Number: S-08-0274Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County, the Honorable Nen R...
Summary 2009 WY 108
Posted on September 03, 2009Summary of Decision issued September 2, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Moore v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 108Docket Number: S-08-0276Appeal from the District Court of Carbon County, the Honorable Wade E...
Collection Update #6
Posted on August 26, 2009Finally, the reporters are on the shelves! At this point, all current legal research materials are back in the library and on the shelves. Coming soon from storage will be our remaining historical materials: treatises, federal government documents, and the British collection...
Summary 2009 WY 107
Posted on August 25, 2009Summary of Decision issued August 25, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Tucker v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 107Docket Number: S-08-0185Appeal from the District Court of Sheridan County, the Honorable John G...
Summary 2009 WY 106
Posted on August 24, 2009Summary of Decision issued August 24, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: In re: DMW and ALWCitation: 2009 WY 106Docket Number: S-08-0217Appeal from the District Court of Hot Springs County, the Honorable Gary P...
Summary 2009 WY 105
Posted on August 24, 2009Summary of Decision issued August 21, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme CourtCase Name: Najera v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 105Docket Number: S-08-0203Appeal from the District Court of Carbon, Honorable Wade E...
Summary 2009 WY 104
Posted on August 24, 2009Summary of Decision issued August 21, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme CourtCase Name: Johnson v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 104Docket Number: S-09-0029Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, Honorable John R...
Summary 2009 WY 102
Posted on August 19, 2009Summary of Decision issued August 18, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Glaze v. State, ex rel., Wyoming Workers? Safety and Comp. Div.Citation: 2009 WY 102Docket Number: S-08-0231Appeal from the District Court of Sublette County, the Honorable Norman E...
Summary 2009 WY 101
Posted on August 19, 2009Summary of Decision issued August 19, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Ross v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 101Docket Number: S-09-0082Order Affirming the Judgment and Sentence of the District CourtThe matter came before the Court upon its own motion following notification that Ross failed to file a pro se brief within the time allotted by the Court...
Summary 2009 WY 100
Posted on August 19, 2009Summary of Decision issued August 19, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Abromats v. WoodCitation: 2009 WY 100Docket Number: S-08-0195; S-08-0196Appeal from the District Court of Big Horn County, the Honorable Steven R...
Summary 2009 WY 97
Posted on August 12, 2009Summary of Decision issued August 12, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Long v. Marlin Oil Co., LLCCitation: 2009 WY 97Docket Number: S-08-0245Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable John R...
Free Online Seminar: Caselaw Research on Westlaw: The Power of One
Posted on August 12, 2009For those of you who have Westlaw access, here's a free training opportunity from Westlaw. And if you don't have Westlaw access in your office or home, you can use the law library's free public Westlaw access!Reserve your spot today for a free online seminar that will show you how to follow a case citation from beginning to end on Westlaw...
Summary 2009 WY 96
Posted on August 11, 2009Summary of Decision issued August 11, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Lamar Advertising v. Larry Nicholls, LLCCitation: 2009 WY 96Docket Number: S-08-0188Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County, the Honorable Jere A...
How-to: Redaction Redux
Posted on August 11, 2009Here are some follow-up tips to accompany the Redaction & Metadata post from last year. Jason Krause describes some common redaction errors in "Sloppy Redaction: To Err is Automated". From using the old-fashioned method of a grease pen to block out information to placing a black box over information in an electronic file, redaction errors happen often...
Free Online Webinar: Enhance Your Research Experience with Customizable Westlaw
Posted on August 05, 2009For those of you who have Westlaw access, here's a free training opportunity from Westlaw. And if you don't have Westlaw access in your office or home, you can use the law library's free public Westlaw access!Westlaw has a whole new level of customization to enhance your Westlaw experience! Now you can build and rearrange the content on your Westlaw tabs so it fits your workflow...
Summary 2009 WY 95
Posted on August 04, 2009Summary of Decision issued July 30, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Pryor v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 95Docket Number: S-08-0230Appeal from the District Court of Converse County, the Honorable John C...
Summary 2009 WY 94
Posted on August 04, 2009Summary of Decision issued July 28, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: MDW v. Hot Springs County DFSCitation: 2009 WY 94Docket Number: S-09-0011Appeal from the District Court of Hot Springs County, the Honorable Dan Spangler, Judge...
Summary 2009 WY 93
Posted on August 04, 2009Summary of Decision issued July 28, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Loredo v. Solvay America, Inc.Citation: 2009 WY 93Docket Number: S-08-0030; S-08-0031; S-08-0032Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County, the Honorable Jere A...
Fee Fie Foe Firm
Posted on July 21, 2009There's a new free legal website called Fee Fie Foe Firm. It's a customized Google search engine designed to give legal consumers and professionals better access to law firms and their services. It searches exclusively across law firm websites allowing you to find articles, newsletters, resumes, media releases - anything that's published on a law firm website...
Questions to Ask If You're Considering Using SaaS
Posted on July 17, 2009Here's an addendum to my earlier post, Cloud Computing - Technology Savior or Privacy Nightmare?These are some questions you would want to ask a potential SaaS vendor, from an article by Alan Cohen, "Cloud Computing, Is It Safe?":Where is my data -- and how secure is it?What happens when disaster strikes?Do you provide a service level agreement?Who owns the data -- and how do I get it back?How much customization can I get?
Summary 2009 WY 92
Posted on July 15, 2009Summary of Decision issued July 15, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Thomas v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 92Docket Number: S-09-0018Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Peter G...
Summary 2009 WY 91
Posted on July 15, 2009Summary of Decision issued July 15, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Britton v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 91Docket Number: S-08-0179Appeal from the District Court of Uinta County, the Honorable Dennis L...
Summary 2009 WY 90
Posted on July 13, 2009Summary of Decision issued July 10, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: White v. State, ex rel., WYDOTCitation: 2009 WY 90Docket Number: S-08-0224Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Michael K...
Summary 2009 WY 89
Posted on July 13, 2009Summary of Decision issued July 10, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Creecy v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 89Docket Number: S-08-0211Appeal from the District Court of Uinta County, the Honorable Dennis L...
Summary 2009 WY 88
Posted on July 13, 2009Summary of Decision issued July 10, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Morris v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 88Docket Number: S-08-0177Appeal from the District Court of Uinta County, the Honorable Dennis L...
Ideas for Using Technology to Market Your Firm
Posted on July 13, 2009If you've been wondering how and where to best make your marketing dollars work, there's a great article by Nancy Roberts Linder on today's Legal Technology at Law.com. "Where to Invest Your Marketing Technology Dollars" not only gives you marketing ideas, but provides examples of companies who provide services and concrete examples of firms already using these tech ideas...
Cloud Computing - Technology Savior or Privacy Nightmare?
Posted on July 08, 2009Cloud computing and the concept of SaaS (Software as a Service) are some newish techno terms you may be hearing more of in the last few years. Even if you haven't heard these terms, odds are you may be actually participating in cloud computing. If you use an online email service (for example, Google Mail (gmail) or Yahoo), you are definitely flying in the cloud...
Collection Update #5
Posted on July 07, 2009Finally, the reporters are on the shelves! At this point, all current legal research materials are back in the library and on the shelves. Coming soon from storage will be our remaining historical materials: treatises, federal government documents, and the British collection...
Free Online Seminar: BriefTools & CiteAdvisor: An Integrated Document Review System
Posted on July 01, 2009For those of you who have Westlaw access, here's a free training opportunity from Westlaw. And if you don't have Westlaw access in your office or home, you can use the law library's free public Westlaw access!Sign up for this informative online seminar that will illustrate how to use West BriefTools and West CiteAdvisor to quickly and easily produce accurate and perfectly formatted legal documents...
Official, Authentic, Permanent? -- Not Online
Posted on June 18, 2009Written by Katie Jones*Primary online legal resources in Wyoming are not official. Nor have they been authenticated. And which state agencies that provide the online legal information have addressed the issue of permanent public access[1]? So, what does this mean? Can we still use them? Are they reliable? What happens if you refer to a statute that was printed from the Legislative Service Office web site instead of providing a certified copy of that statute from LSO itself?The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) completed a survey that resulted in the State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources[2] and answers, as of March 2007, the question, ?How trustworthy are state-level primary legal resources on the Web?? AALL also held a national summit in April 2007...
Summary 2009 WY 77
Posted on June 12, 2009Summary of Decision issued June 12, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Bloomer v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 77Docket Number: S-08-0139Appeal from the District Court of Park County, the Honorable Gary P...
Summary 2009 WY 71
Posted on June 09, 2009Summary of Decision issued May 29, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Ceja v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 71Docket Number: S-08-0180Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable Michael N...
Summary 2009 WY 70
Posted on June 09, 2009Summary of Decision issued May 29, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Heywood v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 70Docket Number: S-08-0221Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Edward L...
Summary 2009 WY 69
Posted on June 09, 2009Summary of Decision issued May 28, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Lucky Gate Ranch, LLC v. Baker & Assoc., Inc.Citation: 2009 WY 69Docket Number: S-08-0096Appeal from the District Court of Goshen County, the Honorable Keith G...
Summary 2009 WY 76
Posted on June 09, 2009Summary of Decision issued June 9, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: In re: Guardianship of CPR & ARCitation: 2009 WY 76Docket Number: S-08-0108Appeal from the District Court of Carbon County, the Honorable Wade E...
Summary 20009 WY 75
Posted on June 09, 2009Summary of Decision issued June 8, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Wagner v. ReuterCitation: 2009 WY 75Docket Number: S-08-0142Appeal from the District Court of Washakie County, the Honorable Gary P...
Summary 2009 WY 74
Posted on June 09, 2009Summary of Decision issued June 3, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Duke v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 74Docket Number: S-07-0298, S-08-0132Appeal from the District Court of Carbon County, the Honorable Wade E...
Free Online Seminar: Statutes at Your Fingertips on Westlaw
Posted on June 08, 2009For those of you who have Westlaw access, here's a free training opportunity from Westlaw.Make the most of your research sessions by signing up for this online seminar that will show you how StatutesPlus and Graphical Statutes on Westlaw will help you find the statutory information you need...
New Resource on Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor
Posted on May 29, 2009We just received the following information:New Resource on Supreme Court Nominee Sonia SotomayorThe Law Library of Congress has launched a new resource on Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor http://www.loc.gov/law/find/sotomayor.php. The site contains information on articles and books by Sotomayor, Congressional documents, cases, and web resources.
Summary 2009 WY 66
Posted on May 20, 2009Summary of Decision issued May 20, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Straube v. State, ex rel. Wyoming Workers? Safety and Comp. Div.Citation: 2009 WY 66Docket Number: S-08-0106Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable Michael N...
Summary 2009 WY 65
Posted on May 19, 2009Summary of Decision issued May 19, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Lieberman v. Mossbrook; Mossbrook v. LiebermanCitation: 2009 WY 65Docket Number: S-08-0159; S-08-0160Appeal from the District Court of Fremont County, the Honorable Norman E...
Summary 2009 WY 64
Posted on May 13, 2009Summary of Decision issued May 13, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Piña v. Christensen, MDCitation: 2009 WY 64Docket Number: S-07-0295Appeal from the District Court of Park County, the Honorable Wade E...
Summary 2009 WY 63
Posted on May 12, 2009Summary of Decision issued May 12, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Luhm v. Board of Trustees of Hot Springs County Sch. Dist. No. 1Citation: 2009 WY 63Docket Number: S-07-0227Appeal from the District Court of Hot Springs County, the Honorable John R...
Summary 2009 WY 62
Posted on May 12, 2009Summary of Decision issued May 7, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Wm. F. West Ranch, LLC v. Tyrell; Pennaco Energy Inc. v. Wm F. West Ranch, LLCCitation: 2009 WY 62Docket Number: S-08-0161; S-08-0162Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Peter G...
Summary 2009 WY 61
Posted on May 12, 2009Summary of Decision issued May 1, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Yoeuth v. State; Loo v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 61Docket Number: S-08-0136; S-08-0170Appeal from the District Court of Carbon County, the Honorable Wade E...
HeinOnline Webinars
Posted on May 07, 2009HeinOnline is available in almost all Wyoming county public libraries, as well as at the Wyoming State Library and the law library.From the HeinOnline Update April 2009:Last month we hosted our first Webinar and concentrated on "Getting Started" in HeinOnline...
Free Online Seminar: BriefTools & CiteAdvisor: An Integrated Document Review System
Posted on May 07, 2009For those of you who have Westlaw access, here's a free training opportunity from Westlaw. And if you don't have Westlaw access in your office or home, you can use the law library's free public Westlaw access!Sign up for this informative online seminar that will illustrate how to use West BriefTools and West CiteAdvisor to quickly and easily produce accurate and perfectly formatted legal documents...
Free Online Seminar: Enhance Your Research Experience with Customizable Westlaw
Posted on May 07, 2009For those of you who have Westlaw access, here's a free training opportunity from Westlaw. And if you don't have Westlaw access in your office or home, you can use the law library's free public Westlaw access!Westlaw has a whole new level of customization to enhance your Westlaw experience! Now you can build and rearrange the content on your Westlaw tabs so it fits your workflow...
Summary 2009 WY 59
Posted on April 29, 2009Summary of Decision issued April 29, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: VanKooten v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 59Docket Number: S-08-0205Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Michael K...
Summary 2009 WY 58
Posted on April 28, 2009Summary of Decision issued April 28, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Steele v. NeemanCitation: 2009 WY 58Docket Number: S-08-0117Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable Dan...
Summary 2009 WY 57
Posted on April 21, 2009Summary of Decision issued April 21, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Williams v. State ex rel., Wyoming Workers? Safety & Comp. Div.Citation: 2009 WY 57Docket Number: S-08-0034W...
Summary 2009 WY 56
Posted on April 21, 2009Summary of Decision issued April 21, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Kolar v. R & P, Inc.Citation: 2009 WY 56Docket Number: S-08-0116Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Honorable Nancy J...
Summary 2009 WY 55
Posted on April 21, 2009Summary of Decision issued April 21, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Riverview Heights Homeowners? Ass?n v. RislovCitation: 2009 WY 55Docket Number: S-08-0126Appeal from the District Court of Fremont County, the Honorable Norman E...
CLE Opportunity
Posted on April 15, 2009The 2009 Children's Justice Conference will be held at the Little America Hotel & Resort Conference Center in Cheyenne on June 23-25. Conference registration is free and open to all individuals involved in the Juvenile Courts, Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems in Wyoming...
Summary 2009 WY 53
Posted on April 14, 2009Summary of Decision issued April 13, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Krafczik v. MorrisCitation: 2009 WY 53Docket Number: S-08-0003; S-08-0079Appeal from the District Court of Albany County, the Honorable Jeffrey A...
Summary 2009 WY 52
Posted on April 14, 2009Summary of Decision issued April 13, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Short v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 52Docket Number: S-08-0014Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable John R...
Free Online Seminar: Enhance Your Research Experience with Customizable Westlaw
Posted on April 14, 2009For those of you who have Westlaw access, here's a free training opportunity from Westlaw. And if you don't have Westlaw access in your office or home, you can use the law library's free public Westlaw access!Westlaw has a whole new level of customization to enhance your Westlaw experience! Now you can build and rearrange the content on your Westlaw tabs so it fits your workflow...
Outlook Attachment Reminder Script
Posted on April 14, 2009Here's a great tip from the April 9, 2009 Colorado Bar Association weekly e-newsletter, E-Brief. Thank you to Reba Nance for permission to pass this on to you.Outlook Attachment Reminder script We?ve all done it. You send an e-mail to someone, saying that you?ve included an attachment...
Summary 2009 WY 51
Posted on April 09, 2009Summary of Decision issued April 9, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Inman, Jr., v. Williams, f/k/a InmanCitation: 2009 WY 51Docket Number: S-08-0113Appeal from the District Court of Lincoln County, the Honorable Norman E...
Summary 2009 WY 50
Posted on April 09, 2009Summary of Decision issued April 9, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Mendoza v. GonzalesCitation: 2009 WY 50Docket Number: S-08-0059Appeal from the District Court of Carbon County, the Honorable Wade E...
Summary 2009 WY 49
Posted on April 08, 2009Summary of Decision issued April 8, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Hernandez v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 49Docket Number: S-08-0229Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable W...
Summary 2009 WY 48
Posted on April 07, 2009Summary of Decision issued April 7, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Board of Professional Responsibility, Wyoming State Bar v. Sue DavidsonCitation: 2009 WY 48Docket Number: D-08-0003Order Suspending Attorney from Practice of Law and Assessing CostsThe matter came before the Court upon a Report and Recommendation for Discipline filed September 19, 2008, by the Board of Professional Responsibility for the Wyoming State Bar...
Sumamry 2009 WY 47
Posted on April 02, 2009Summary of Decision issued April 2, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Robinson v. State, ex rel., Wyoming Workers? Safety & Comp. Div.Citation: 2009 WY 47Docket Number: S-07-0277Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Peter G...
Summary 2009 WY 46
Posted on March 31, 2009Summary of Decision issued March 31, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Chavez v. State, ex rel., Wyoming Workers? Safety and Comp. Div.Citation: 2009 WY 46Docket Number: S-08-0069Appeal from the District Court of Goshen County, the Honorable Keith G...
Summary 2009 WY 45
Posted on March 31, 2009Summary of Decision issued March 31, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Cramer v. Powder River Coal, LLCCitation: 2009 WY 45Docket Number: S-08-0049Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable Michael N...
Summary 2009 WY 44
Posted on March 30, 2009Summary of Decision issued March 30, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Parris v. ParrisCitation: 2009 WY 44Docket Number: S-08-0247; S-08-0248Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Peter G...
Summary 2009 WY 43
Posted on March 25, 2009Summary of Decision issued March 25, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Colyer v. State, Dep?t of TransportationCitation: 2009 WY 43Docket Number: S-08-0183Appeal from the District Court of Fremont County, the Honorable Norman E...
Summary 2009 WY 42
Posted on March 25, 2009Summary of Decision issued March 25, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Greene, D.C. v. State, ex rel., Board of Chiropractic ExaminersCitation: 2009 WY 42Docket Number: S-08-0137Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Michael K...
Summary 2009 WY 41
Posted on March 23, 2009Summary of Decision issued March 19, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Forbis v. ForbisCitation: 2009 WY 41Docket Number: S-08-0063Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Edward L...
Summary 2009 WY 40
Posted on March 23, 2009Summary of Decision issued March 18, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Voss v. GoodmanCitation: 2009 WY 40Docket Number: S-08-0060Appeal from the District Court of Albany County, the Honorable Wade E...
Summary 2009 WY 39
Posted on March 23, 2009Summary of Decision issued March 18, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Langberg v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers? Safety and Compensation DivisionCitation: 2009 WY 39Docket Number: S-08-0001Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Nicholas G...
Collection Update
Posted on March 19, 2009We have received the next load of boxes from storage. Get ready for the law reviews and journals -- that 1959 Commercial Law Journal is all yours now. Only a few thousand boxes to go!Here is what we have on the shelves so far:treatisesWyoming legislative informationcurrent Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Utah, and Colorado statuteshistoric state statutesALRsCFRsFederal Registers...
They're coming back!
Posted on February 18, 2009For those of you who couldn't wait until we got the Dakota Territory Laws, they are now on the shelf. We have received the first load of books back from storage (about 1500) and are busy getting quite dusty along with sore muscles. The historic state statutes, Code of Federal Regulations and Federal Registers are currently taking up space in the basement lobby of the Supreme Court Building...
Sumamry 2009 WY 18
Posted on February 12, 2009Summary of Decision issued February 12, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Shaw v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 18Docket Number: S-08-0055Appeal from the District Court of Carbon County, the Honorable Wade E...
Summary 2009 WY 17
Posted on February 12, 2009Summary of Decision issued February 12, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Montez v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 17Docket Number: S-08-0089Appeal from the District Court of Albany County, the Honorable Jeffrey A...
Summary 2009 WY 16
Posted on February 11, 2009Summary of Decision issued February 11, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Foxley & Co. v. EllisCitation: 2009 WY 16Docket Number: S-07-0256Appeal from the District Court of Carbon County, the Honorable Wade E...
Summary 2009 WY 15
Posted on February 11, 2009Summary of Decision issued February 9, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme CourtCase Name: Guinn v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 15Docket Number: S-08-0130Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, Honorable Peter G...
Summary 2009 WY 14
Posted on February 06, 2009Summary of Decision issued February 5, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: In re Worker?s Comp. Claim of Horn-DaltonCitation: 2009 WY 14Docket Number: S-07-0276Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County, the Honorable Jere A...
Summary 2009 WY 13
Posted on February 06, 2009Summary of Decision issued February 5, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Barekman v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 13Docket Number: S-08-0119Appeal from the District Court of Carbon County, the Honorable Wade E...
Briefs and Pleadings Database Available
Posted on February 03, 2009Have you ever wished you could read David Boies? brief in Bush v. Gore? Well now you can delve into the briefs from that case and many others.Selected briefs and pleadings are now a part of the free public-access Westlaw subscription available at the Wyoming State Law Library...
Free Online Webinar: Find Your Form Faster on Westlaw
Posted on February 03, 2009For those of you who have Westlaw access, here's a free training opportunity from Westlaw. Don't forget -- you can use free public access Westlaw in the law library!Can't find the right form? Need a form right away but you're not sure how to find it quickly? Reserve your spot today for a free online seminar that will show you how Westlaw can help you find all the forms you need...
Summary 2009 WY 12
Posted on January 30, 2009Summary of Decision issued January 30, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Spagner v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 12Docket Number: S-08-0105Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Nicholas G...
Summary 2009 WY 11
Posted on January 30, 2009Summary of Decision issued January 29, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Krenning v. Heart Mountain Irrigation District and James Flowers and StateCitation: 2009 WY 11Docket Number: S-07-0271Appeal from the District Court of Park County, the Honorable Steven R...
Summary 2009 WY 10
Posted on January 30, 2009Summary of Decision issued January 29, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: In re: Estate of ThomasCitation: 2009 WY 10Docket Number: S-08-0109Appeal from the District Court of Carbon County, the Honorable Wade E...
Summary 2009 WY 7
Posted on January 27, 2009Summary of Decision issued January 27, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Durfee v. DurfeeCitation: 2009 WY 7Docket Number: S-08-0036Appeal from the District Court of Weston County, the Honorable John R...
Summary 2009 WY 6
Posted on January 23, 2009Summary of Decision issued January 23, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Martinez v. StateCitation: 2009 WY 6Docket Number: S-08-0025Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Nicholas G...
Summary 2009 WY 5
Posted on January 22, 2009Summary of Decision issued January 22, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Witowski v. RooseveltCitation: 2009 WY 5Docket Number: S-08-0074Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Honorable Nancy J...
Summary 2009 WY 4
Posted on January 22, 2009Summary of Decision issued January 22, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Shores v. BucklinCitation: 2009 WY 4Docket Number: S-08-0033Appeal from the District Court of Big Horn County, the Honorable Steven R...
Summary 2009 WY 3
Posted on January 14, 2009Summary of Decision issued January 14, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Kelley v. WyomingCitation: 2009 WY 3Docket Number: S-08-0123Appeal from the District Court of Albany County, the Honorable Jeffrey A...
Summary 2009 WY 2
Posted on January 14, 2009Summary of Decision issued January 13, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Smith v. WyomingCitation: 2009 WY 2Docket Number: S-07-0267Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable Keith G...
Summary 2009 WY 1
Posted on January 14, 2009Summary of Decision issued January 13, 2009Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Wilson v. WyomingCitation: 2009 WY 1Docket Number: S-08-0020Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable Scott W...
Law Library Re-opening
Posted on January 09, 2009Hello All ? The Wyoming State Law Library, now relocated to the newly renovated Supreme Court building, will re-open to the public on January 12, 2009. We have available the same items that were held in our temporary location in the Hathaway building...
Summary 2008 WY 159
Posted on December 31, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 31, 2008Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Walters v. StateCitation: 2008 WY 159Docket Number: S-08-0037Original Proceeding, Petition for Writ of Review, District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Peter G...
Summary 2008 WY 158
Posted on December 31, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 31, 2008[SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2008 WY 157
Posted on December 31, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 31, 2008Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: GOB, LLC v. Rainbow Canyon, Inc.Citation: 2008 WY 157Docket Number: S-08-0035Appeal from the District Court of Carbon County, the Honorable Norman E...
2008 WY 153
Posted on December 23, 2008Decision issued December 23, 2008Case Name: RICHARD MEYER and MIRACLES MEYER V. TONY HATTO and BEN SULLIVAN, individually and TONY HATTO and BEN SULLIVAN d/b/a DESIGN WORKSHOP, a partnership; TONY HATTO and BEN SULLIVAN, individually and TONY HATTO and BEN SULLIVAN d/b/a DESIGN WORKSHOP, a partnership V...
Summary 2008 WY 152
Posted on December 19, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 19, 2008br /br /Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.br /br /Case Name: Sublette Cty. Sch. Dist. #9 et al v. McBride State Superintendent of Pub. Instructionbr /br /Citation: 2008 WY 152br /br /Docket Number: S-08-0073br /br /W...
Summary 2008 WY 151
Posted on December 18, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 18, 2008br /br /Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.br /br /Case Name: In re Estate of Jedrzejewskibr /br /Citation: 2008 WY 151br /br /Docket Number: S-07-0268br /br /Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Nicholas G...
Summary 2008 WY 150
Posted on December 17, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 17, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Swinney v. Jones Citation: 2008 WY 150 Docket Number: S-07-0176 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable Scott W...
Summary 2008 WY 149
Posted on December 17, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 17, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Schafer v. State Citation: 2008 WY 149 Docket Number: S-07-0175 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable W...
Summary 2008 WY 148
Posted on December 17, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 15, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: State, DOT v. Robbins Citation: 2008 WY 148 Docket Number: S-08-0077 Appeal from the District Court of Uinta County, the Honorable Dennis L...
Summary 2008 WY 146
Posted on December 12, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 12, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Conine v. State Citation: 2008 WY 146 Docket Number: S-07-0202 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable Michael N...
Summary 2008 WY 145
Posted on December 12, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 10, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Belden v. Thorkildsen Citation: 2008 WY 145 Docket Number: S-08-0021 Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Honorable Nancy J...
Summary 2008 WY 144
Posted on December 12, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 10, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Grady v. StateCitation: 2008 WY 144 Docket Number: 06-287 Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Honorable Norman Young, Judge...
Summary 2008 WY 143
Posted on December 08, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: State v. Thomason Citation: 2008 WY 143 Docket Number: S-08-0056 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Edward L...
Summary 2008 WY 142
Posted on December 08, 2008Summary of Decision issued November 5, 2008Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme CourtCase Name: Sharp v. StateCitation: 2008 WY 142Docket Number: S-08-0064Appeal from the District Court of Crook County, Honorable Dan R...
Summary 2008 WY 141
Posted on December 02, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 2, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Roesch v. StateCitation: 2008 WY 141 Docket Number: S-08-0067, S-08-0068 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Peter G...
Summary 2008 WY 140
Posted on November 25, 2008Summary of Decision issued November 25, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Busch v. Horton Automatics, Inc. Citation: 2008 WY 140 Docket Number: S-08-0024 Appeal from the District Court of Washakie County, the Honorable Gary R...
Summary 2008 WY 139
Posted on November 25, 2008Summary of Decision issued November 25, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Bd. Of County Comm., Campbell County, WY v. Rio Tinto Energy America, Inc. Citation: 2008 WY 139 Docket Number: S-08-0052 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable Dan R...
Summary 2008 WY 138
Posted on November 21, 2008Summary of Decision issued November 21, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: State v. Hanover Compression, LP Citation: 2008 WY 138 Docket Number: S-07-0264 W...
Summary 2008 WY 137
Posted on November 19, 2008Summary of Decision issued November 19, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Beyer v. State Citation: 2008 WY 137 Docket Number: S-08-0046 Appeal from the District Court of Sheridan County, the Honorable John G...
Summary 2008 WY 136
Posted on November 18, 2008Summary of Decision issued November 18, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Wolf v. Allen Citation: 2008 WY 136 Docket Number: S-08-0080 Appeal from the District Court of Sublette County, the Honorable Nancy J...
Summary 2008 WY 135
Posted on November 17, 2008Summary of Decision issued November 14, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Buttle v. Buttle Citation: 2008 WY 135 Docket Number: S-08-0090 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Peter G...
Summary 2008 WY 134
Posted on November 17, 2008Summary of Decision issued November 14, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: City of Gillette v. Hladky Construction, Inc. Citation: 2008 WY 134 Docket Number: S-07-0291, S-07-0292, S-07-0293 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable Dan Spangler, Judge, Retired...
Summary 2008 WY 133
Posted on November 17, 2008Summary of Decision issued November 14, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Eaton v. State Citation: 2008 WY 133 Docket Number: S-08-0035 Order Granting Petition for Writ of Review, Order Vacating Warrant of Execution, Order Setting Date of Execution, and Order Staying Execution The Court ordered that Eaton be allowed to proceed in the matter in forma pauperis...
Summary 2008 WY 132
Posted on November 13, 2008Summary of Decision issued November 13, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Strange v. State Citation: 2008 WY 132 Docket Number: S-08-0026, S-08-0047 Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County, the Honorable Jere A...
Summary 2008 WY 131
Posted on November 10, 2008Summary of Decision issued November 10, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Wunsch v. Pickering Citation: 2008 WY 131 Docket Number: S-07-0039 Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Honorable Nancy J...
What is a FDL?
Posted on November 05, 2008The Wyoming State Law Library is a FDL, as are several other Wyoming libraries. Check out this new video from the Federal Depository Library Program that can tell you more about a depository library and how we can help with government publications.The Law Library became a selective depository for U...
Summary 2008 WY 130
Posted on October 23, 2008Summary of Decision issued October 23, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Drury v. State Citation: 2008 WY 130 Docket Number: S-07-0250 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Nicholas G...
Stuff ... in Plain English
Posted on October 22, 2008Have you wondered about social networking & tagging, blogs, RSS, Google Docs, CFL light bulbs and more, but decided it wasn't worth a bunch of time trying to figure it out? Check out one of these videos by Common Craft--they are usually around 3 minutes long, using simple techniques...
Summary 2008 WY 129
Posted on October 22, 2008Summary of Decision issued October 22, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Garwood v. Garwood Citation: 2008 WY 129Docket Number: S-07-0235 Appeal from the District Court of Platte County, the Honorable John C...
Summary 2008 WY 128
Posted on October 22, 2008Summary of Decision issued October 22, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Stafford v. JHL, Inc. Citation: 2008 WY 128 Docket Number: S-07-0285 Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Honorable Nancy J...
Librarian Offices Move
Posted on October 17, 2008Due to the move of Kathy, Meg and Katie's offices, only the main library phone number will be active from October 23-29, 2008. Please call (307-777-7509) to reach us.
Law Library Move--Not Yet
Posted on October 16, 2008You may have heard the exciting news that the Supreme Court will very soon move back into the newly renovated Supreme Court Building. That does include Kathy, Meg and Katie's offices.But, it does not yet include the library. So Kathy, Meg and Katie are investigating warm snow boots...
Summary 2008 WY 127
Posted on October 15, 2008Summary of Decision issued October 15, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Ringolsby, Jr. v. Johnson Citation: 2008 WY 127 Docket Number: S-08-0022 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Keith G...
Summary 2008 WY 126
Posted on October 15, 2008Summary of Decision issued October 13, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court Case Name: Gose v. City of Douglas, Wyoming Citation: 2008 WY 126Docket Number: S-07-0242 Appeal from the District Court of Converse County, Honorable John C...
Free Online Seminar: Legal Calendaring - Efficiently Manage Your Cases and Your Time!
Posted on October 13, 2008For those of you who have Westlaw access, here's a free training opportunity from Westlaw. Don't forget -- you can use free public access Westlaw in the law library!Sign up for this informative online seminar that will show you how to use Legal Calendaring in your day-to-day work...
Summary 2008 WY 125
Posted on October 10, 2008Summary of Decision issued October 10, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: State ex rel., Wyoming Workers? Safety & Comp. Div. v. Baldwin Citation: 2008 WY 125 Docket Number: S-07-0284 Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County, the Honorable Nen R...
Summary 2008 WY 124
Posted on October 10, 2008Summary of Decision issued October 10, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Dean v. State Citation: 2008 WY 124 Docket Number: S-08-0017 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Peter G...
Summary 2008 WY 123
Posted on October 10, 2008Summary of Decision issued October 10, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Alloway v. RT Capital, Inc. Citation: 2008 WY 123 Docket Number: S-08-0042 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable David B...
Summary 2008 WY 122
Posted on October 09, 2008Summary of Decision issued October 9, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Catamount Construction v. Timmis Enterprises Citation: 2008 WY 122 Docket Number: S-08-0023 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Edward L...
Summary 2008 WY 121
Posted on October 09, 2008Summary of Decision issued October 9, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Reece v. State Citation: 2008 WY 121 Docket Number: S-07-0296 Appeal from the District Court of Niobrara County, the Honorable John C...
Summary 2008 WY 120
Posted on October 08, 2008Summary of Decision issued October 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Board of Professional Responsibility v. Scheible Citation: 2008 WY 120Docket Number: D-01-1 Order Reinstating Attorney to the Practice of Law, With Conditions The matter came before the Court upon a ?Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reinstatement...
Summary 2008 WY 119
Posted on October 08, 2008Summary of Order issued October 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: McCormack v. State Citation: 2008 WY 119 Docket Number: S-08-0173 Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal The matter came before the Court upon a ?Motion to Dismiss Appeal? filed in September, 2008 by the State of Wyoming Department of Family Services...
Summary 2008 WY 118
Posted on October 08, 2008Summary of Decision issued October 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Granzer v. State Citation: 2008 WY 118 Docket Number: S-08-0010 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable Michael N...
Summary 2008 WY 117
Posted on October 07, 2008Summary of Decision issued October 7, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Bush v. State, ex rel., Wyoming Workers? Safety & Comp. Div. Citation: 2008 WY 117 Docket Number: S-07-0226 Appeal from the District Court of Fremont County, the Honorable Norman E...
Summary 2008 WY 116
Posted on October 06, 2008Summary of Decision issued October 6, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Mary?s Bake Shoppe v. City of Cheyenne Citation: 2008 WY 116 Docket Number: S-07-0243 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Edward L...
Summary 2008 WY 115
Posted on October 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued October 3, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Gray v. State, ex rel., Wyoming Workers? Safety and Compensation Division Citation: 2008 WY 115 Docket Number: S-07-0143 Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Honorable Nancy J...
Free Online Seminar: Statutes at Your Fingertips on Westlaw
Posted on September 30, 2008For those of you who have Westlaw access, here's a free training opportunity from Westlaw.Make the most of your research sessions by signing up for this online seminar. You'll learn how StatutesPlus and Graphical Statutes on Westlaw help you to find the statutory information you need...
Summary 2008 WY 114
Posted on September 30, 2008Summary of Decision issued September 30, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Proffit v. State Citation: 2008 WY 114 Docket Number: S-07-025 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable Dan R...
Summary 2008 WY 113
Posted on September 29, 2008Summary of Decision issued September 29, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Dollarhide v. Bancroft Citation: 2008 WY 113 Docket Number: S-07-0236 Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Honorable Nancy J...
Summary of 2008 WY 112
Posted on September 25, 2008Summary of Decision issued September 25, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Testerman v. Testerman Citation: 2008 WY 112 Docket Number: S-08-0006 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Peter G...
Summary 2008 WY 111
Posted on September 23, 2008Summary of Decision issued September 23, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Cook v. Eddy Citation: 2008 WY 111 Docket Number: S-07-0272 Appeal from the District Court of Niobrara County, the Honorable Keith G...
Summary 2008 WY 110
Posted on September 23, 2008Summary of Decision issued September 18, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Coffinberry v. Bd. of County Comm., Hot Springs, WY Citation: 2008 WY 110 Docket Number: S-08-0053 Appeal from the District Court of Hot Springs County, the Honorable Gary P...
Summary 2008 WY 109
Posted on September 23, 2008Summary of Decision issued September 18, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Kurtenbach v. State Citation: 2008 WY 109 Docket Number: S-07-0289 Appeal from the District Court of Weston County, the Honorable Dan R...
Summary 2008 WY 108
Posted on September 17, 2008Summary of Decision issued September 17, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Bush v. State Citation: 2008 WY 108 Docket Number: S-07-0247 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable David B...
Summary 2008 WY 107
Posted on September 16, 2008Summary of Decision issued September 12, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Callen v. State Citation: 2008 WY 107 Docket Number: S-07-0026 Appeal from the District Court of Park County, the Honorable Gary P...
How-to: Cool New Laptop Trends
Posted on September 10, 2008Here's a great new article from Law.com's Legal Technology by Alan Cohen. Laptop Add-Ons: Taking the Taste Test describes three new technologies quickly becoming popular in customizing your new laptop. Of course, as with any new technology, you always want to research a bit and decide whether you want to be on the cutting edge or bleeding edge...
Summary 2008 WY 106
Posted on September 08, 2008Summary of Decision issued September 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Wolfe v. Largent Citation: 2008 WY 106 Docket Number: S-07-0259 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable W...
Summary 2008 WY 105
Posted on September 08, 2008Summary of Decision issued September 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: In re Palmer v. State, ex rel., Wyoming Workers? Safety and Comp. Div. Citation: 2008 WY 105 Docket Number: S-07-0244 Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Honorable Nancy J...
Summary 2008 WY 104
Posted on September 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued September 3, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: JT v. KD Citation: 2008 WY 104 Docket Number: S-08-0002 Appeal from the District Court of Sheridan County, the Honorable John G...
Summary 2008 WY 103
Posted on September 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued September 3, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court Case Name: Proffit v. State Citation: 2008 WY 103 Docket Number: S-07-0079 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable John R...
Summary 2008 WY 102
Posted on September 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued August 29, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Proffit v. State Citation: 2008 WY 102 Docket Number: S-07-0210 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable John R...
Summary 2008 WY 102
Posted on August 29, 2008Summary of Decision issued August 29, 2008Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Proffit v. State Citation: 2008 WY 102 Docket Number: S-07-0210 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable John R...
SUmmary 2008 WY 100
Posted on August 27, 2008Summary of Decision issued August 27, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Decker v. State, ex rel., Wyoming Medical Commission Citation: 2008 WY 100 Docket Number: S-07-0051 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable Michael N...
Summary 2008 WY 99
Posted on August 19, 2008Summary of Decision issued August 19, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: In re Nagle Citation: 2008 WY 99 Docket Number: S-07-0222 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable Michael N...
Summary 2008 WY 98
Posted on August 19, 2008Summary of Decision issued August 19, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Smith v. State Citation: 2008 WY 98 Docket Number: S-07-0160 Appeal from the District Court of Albany County, the Honorable Jeffrey A...
Summary 2008 WY 97
Posted on August 18, 2008Summary of Decision issued August 18, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Eaton v. State Citation: 2008 WY 97 Docket Number: 04-180 & 06-255 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable David B...
Summary 2008 WY 96
Posted on August 18, 2008Summary of Decision issued August 15, 2008[SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses the "Universal Citation." It was given an "official" citation when it is issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will also note when you look at the opinion that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2008 WY 95
Posted on August 18, 2008Summary of Decision issued August 15, 2008Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Capshaw v. OsbonCitation: 2008 WY 95Docket Number: S-07-0228Appeal from the District Court of Washakie County, the Honorable Gary P...
Summary 2008 WY 94
Posted on August 14, 2008Summary of Decision issued August 14, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Burnett v. Steeley Citation: 2008 WY 94 Docket Number: S-07-0225; S-08-0051 Appeal from the District Court of Platte County, the Honorable John C...
Summary 2008 WY 93
Posted on August 14, 2008Summary of Decision issued August 14, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: DeMillard v. State Citation: 2008 WY 93 Docket Number: S-07-0290 Appeal from the District Court of Carbon County, the Honorable Norman E...
Summary 2008 WY 92
Posted on August 14, 2008Summary of Decision issued August 14, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Schluck v. Schluck Citation: 2008 WY 92 Docket Number: S-07-0286 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Thomas T...
Summary 2008 WY 91
Posted on August 01, 2008Summary of Decision issued August 1, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: In re Hittner Citation: 2008 WY 91 Docket Number: S-07-0262 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Nicholas G...
Summary 2008 WY 90
Posted on July 31, 2008Summary of Decision issued July 31, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Rogers v. State Citation: 2008 WY 90 Docket Number: S-07-0115 Certified Question from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Nicholas G...
Summary 2008 WY 89
Posted on July 30, 2008Summary of Decision issued July 30, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: In re Fisher Citation: 2008 WY 89 Docket Number: S-07-0220 Appeal from the District Court of Big Horn County, the Honorable Gary P...
2008 WY 88
Posted on July 29, 2008Summary of Decision issued July 29, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Northfork Citizens for Responsible Dev. v. Park County Bd. of County Commr. Citation: 2008 WY 88 Docket Number: S-07-0258 Appeal from the District Court of Park County, the Honorable Steven R...
Summary 2008 WY 87
Posted on July 29, 2008Summary of Decision issued July 29, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Daniel v. State Citation: 2008 WY 87 Docket Number: S-07-0191 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Peter G...
Summary 2008 WY 86
Posted on July 22, 2008Summary of Decision issued July 22, 2008[SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses the "Universal Citation." It was given an "official" citation when it is issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will also note when you look at the opinion that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2008 WY 85
Posted on July 22, 2008Summary of Decision issued July 21, 2008[SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses the "Universal Citation." It was given an "official" citation when it is issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will also note when you look at the opinion that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
GoWYLD Online Resources
Posted on July 21, 2008GoWYLD.net, the portal provided by the Wyoming State Library for access to online resources and databases has recently updated their search interface. It is now easier than ever to search the many and varied databases available through Wyoming libraries...
Summary 2008 WY 84
Posted on July 18, 2008Summary of Decision issued July 18, 2008[SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses the "Universal Citation." It was given an "official" citation when it is issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will also note when you look at the opinion that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2008 WY 83
Posted on July 18, 2008Summary of Decision issued July 16, 2008[SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses the "Universal Citation." It was given an "official" citation when it is issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will also note when you look at the opinion that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2008 WY 82
Posted on July 18, 2008Summary of Order issued July 16, 2008[SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses the "Universal Citation." It was given an "official" citation when it is issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will also note when you look at the opinion that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2008 WY 81
Posted on July 18, 2008Summary of Decision issued July 15, 2008[SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses the "Universal Citation." It was given an "official" citation when it is issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will also note when you look at the opinion that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2008 WY 80
Posted on July 18, 2008Summary of Decision issued July 14, 2008[SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses the "Universal Citation." It was given an "official" citation when it is issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will also note when you look at the opinion that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2008 WY 79
Posted on July 18, 2008Summary of Decision issued July 14, 2008[SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses the "Universal Citation." It was given an "official" citation when it is issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will also note when you look at the opinion that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2008 WY 78
Posted on July 18, 2008Summary of Decision issued July 14, 2008[SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses the "Universal Citation." It was given an "official" citation when it is issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will also note when you look at the opinion that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
New HeinOnline Feature!
Posted on July 15, 2008Earlier this month HeinOnline began offering a new MyHein bookmarking tool that will allow you to create and organize bookmarks and save search queries into your own personal research account.With the creation of a MyHein account, you can access your saved research anytime...
Updated Wyoming Secretary of State Website
Posted on July 15, 2008A new Wyoming Secretary of State website was unveiled in late June. According to their website blurb, "the public will find this site to be well-organized and easy to navigate with a focus on public need and use."Check out the many new features including the Polling Place Locator, the Forms & Filings Tool, and the Free Certificate of Good Standings...
Summary 2008 WY 77
Posted on July 09, 2008Summary of Decision issued July 9, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Douglass v. WYDOT Citation: 2008 WY 77 Docket Number: S-07-0110 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Nicholas G...
Summary 2008 WY 76
Posted on July 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued July 3, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Board of Professional Responsibility, Wyoming State Bar v. William D. Elsom Citation: 2008 WY 76 Docket Number: D-07-0004 Order Suspending Attorney From the Practice of Law The matter came before the Court upon a ?Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommendation for Reinstatement? filed June 4, 2008, by the Board of Professional Responsibility for the Wyoming State Bar...
Summary 2008 WY 75
Posted on July 01, 2008Summary of Decision issued July 1, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Haynes v. State Citation: 2008 WY 75 Docket Number: S-07-0263 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Michael N...
Summary 2008 WY 74
Posted on July 01, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 30, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Dwan v. Indian Springs Ranch Homeowners Assoc., Inc. Citation: 2008 WY 74 Docket Number: S-07-0154 Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Nancy J...
Summary 2008 WY 73
Posted on June 26, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 26, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Johnson v. City of Laramie Citation: 2008 WY 73 Docket Number: S-07-0093 Petition for Writ of Review from the District Court of Albany County, the Jeffrey A...
Summary 2008 WY 72
Posted on June 25, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 25, 2008Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Newport Int?l University v. StateCitation: 2008 WY 72Docket Number: S-07-0234Appeal from the District Court of Albany County, the Jeffrey A...
SUmmary 2008 WY 71
Posted on June 23, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 23, 2008Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Kunz Citation: 2008 WY 71Docket Number: S-07-0177Certified question from the District Court of Goshen County, the Honorable Keith G...
Summary 2008 WY 70
Posted on June 20, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 20, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Edrington v. State Citation: 2008 WY 70 Docket Number: S-07-0171 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Nicholas G...
Summary 2008 WY 69
Posted on June 19, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 19, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Comet Energy Services, LLC v. Powder River Oil & Gas Ventures, LLC Citation: 2008 WY 69 Docket Number: S-07-0063 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Dan R...
Summary 2008 WY 68
Posted on June 19, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 19, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Winship v. Gem City Bone & Joint, PC Citation: 2008 WY 68 Docket Number: S-07-0246 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Wade E...
Summary 2008 WY 67
Posted on June 17, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 16, 2008[SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses the "Universal Citation." It was given an "official" citation when it is issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will also note when you look at the opinion that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Updated Library Webpage
Posted on June 13, 2008For those of you who are choosing to avoid our indecisive Wyoming weather this weekend, and instead are conscientiously completing your legal research, here is an update on the fancy new toy I placed on the library homepage this week.Being a Google fan, I decided to play with one of their tech options and created a Google gadget that would provide quick links to popular legal resources as well as search our library catalog...
Summary 2008 WY 66
Posted on June 12, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 12, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Brumbaugh v. Mikelson Land Co. Citation: 2008 WY 66 Docket Number: S-07-0218 Appeal from the District Court of Park County, the Steven R...
Summary 2008 WY 65
Posted on June 11, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 11, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Hannifan v. American Nat?l Bank of Cheyenne Citation: 2008 WY 65 Docket Number: S-07-0156 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the John R...
Summary 2008 WY 64
Posted on June 10, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 10, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Concerned Citizens of Spring Creek Ranch v. Tips up, LLC Citation: 2008 WY 64 Docket Number: S-07-0159 Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Nancy J...
Summary 2008 WY 63
Posted on June 09, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 9, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Speten v. State Citation: 2008 WY 63 Docket Number: S-07-0253 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the John R...
How-to: Redaction & Metadata
Posted on June 06, 2008While you are being careful to strip metadata from your documents, be sure to not overlook the need to redact properly. In a recent Connecticut Law Tribune article, A Major Redaction Gaffe, Douglas Malan writes about the ease with which sensitive data can be easily discovered if the proper techniques are not used in our digital world...
Summary 2008 WY 62
Posted on June 05, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 5, 2008Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: West America Housing Corp. v. Vandon, Inc.Citation: 2008 WY 62Docket Number: S-07-0071Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable W...
Summary 2008 WY 61
Posted on June 05, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 5, 2008Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Seymour v. StateCitation: 2008 WY 61Docket Number: S-07-0255Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Peter G...
Summary 2008 WY 60
Posted on June 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 3, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Wyoming Bd. of Land Commissioners v. Antelope Coal Co. Citation: 2008 WY 60 Docket Number: S-07-0183 Appeal from the District Court of Converse County, the Honorable John C...
Summary 2008 WY 59
Posted on June 02, 2008Summary of Decision issued June 2, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: State v. Johnson Citation: 2008 WY 59 Docket Number: S-07-0106 Appeal from the District Court of Lincoln County, the Honorable Dennis L...
Summary 2008 WY 58
Posted on May 29, 2008Summary of Decision issued May 29, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Carothers v. State Citation: 2008 WY 58 Docket Number: S-07-0240 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable Dan R...
Summary 2008 WY 57
Posted on May 22, 2008Summary of Decision issued May 22, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Hendricks v. Hurley Citation: 2008 WY 57 Docket Number: S-07-0178 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Nicholas G...
Summary 2008 WY 56
Posted on May 22, 2008Summary of Decision issued May 22, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Guy v. State Citation: 2008 WY 56 Docket Number: 06-151 Appeal from the District Court of Albany County, the Honorable Jeffrey A...
Summary 2008 WY 55
Posted on May 21, 2008Summary of Decision issued May 21, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Ervin v. State Citation: 2008 WY 55 Docket Number: S-07-0239 Order Affirming Judgment and Sentence of District Court Ervin failed to file a pro se brief within the time allotted by the Court therefore the District Court?s Judgment and Sentence were affirmed...
Summary 2008 WY 54
Posted on May 14, 2008Summary of Decision issued May 14, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Holman v. State Citation: 2008 WY 54 Docket Number: 06-140 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable W...
Summary 2008 WY 53
Posted on May 09, 2008Summary of Decision issued May 9, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: PBS Enterprises, Inc. v. CWCapital Asset Management LLC Citation: 2008 WY 53 Docket Number: S-07-0024; S-07-0251 Appeal from the District Court of Park County, the Honorable Dan Spangler, Judge...
Summary 2008 WY 52
Posted on May 09, 2008Summary of Decision issued May 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Dax v. State Citation: 2008 WY 52 Docket Number: S-08-0004 Order Affirming Judgment and Sentence of District Court Dax failed to file a pro se brief within the time allotted by the Court therefore the District Court?s Judgment and Sentence were affirmed...
Summary 2008 WY 51
Posted on May 02, 2008Summary of Decision issued May 2, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Wagner v. State Citation: 2008 WY 51 Docket Number: S-07-0104 Appeal from the District Court of Goshen County, the Honorable Keith G...
Congressional Research Tutorials
Posted on April 30, 2008UC Berkeley Library has created several short Flash-enabled research tutorials. They last about 2 minutes and provide information about how to take a more direct path when searching through the vast amount of documents produced by Congress.They include "Find a Bill", "How Do I Contact My Representative", "Find Congressional Debate" and "Find a Hearing"...
Summary 2008 WY 50
Posted on April 30, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 30, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: In re CW and CW Citation: 2008 WY 50 Docket Number: S-07-0157; S-07-0158 Appeal from the District Court of Uinta County, the Honorable Dennis L...
Summary 2008 WY 49
Posted on April 22, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 22, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Stone v. Devon Energy Production Co., LP Citation: 2008 WY 49 Docket Number: S-07-0166 Appeal from the District Court of Johnson County, the Honorable John G...
Summary 2008 WY 48
Posted on April 22, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 22, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Drake v. State Citation: 2008 WY 48 Docket Number: S-07-0092 Appeal from the District Court of Converse County, the Honorable John C...
Summary 2008 WY 47
Posted on April 22, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 22, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Schuler v. State Citation: 2008 WY 47 Docket Number: S-07-0207 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable Dan Spangler, Judge, Retired...
Summary 2008 WY 46
Posted on April 16, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 16, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Stewart Title Guaranty Co. v. Tilden Citation: 2008 WY 46 Docket Number: S-07-0208 Appeal from the District Court of Park County, the Honorable Gary P...
Summary 2008 WY 45
Posted on April 14, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 14, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Jenkins v. Miller Citation: 2008 WY 45 Docket Number: S-07-0216 Appeal from the District Court of Johnson County, the Honorable John G...
Summary 2008 WY 44
Posted on April 11, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 11, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Retz, et al. v. Siebrant, et al Citation: 2008 WY 44 Docket Number: S-07-0023 Appeal from the District Court of Albany County, the Honorable Jeffrey A...
Summary 2008 WY 43
Posted on April 10, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 10, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Coffinberry v. Thermopolis Citation: 2008 WY 43 Docket Number: S-07-0261 Appeal from the District Court of Hot Springs County, the Honorable Gary P...
Summary 2008 WY 42
Posted on April 09, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 9, 2008 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses the "Universal Citation." It was given an "official" citation when it is issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation...
Summary 2008 WY 41
Posted on April 09, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 9, 2008 [SPECIAL NOTE: These opinions use the "Universal Citation." They were given "official" citations when they were issued. You should use these citations whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation...
Summary 2008 WY 40
Posted on April 08, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Kruckenberg v. Ding Masters, Inc. Citation: 2008 WY 40 Docket Number: S-07-0084 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Edward L...
Summary 2008 WY 39
Posted on April 08, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: In re Kite Ranch Citation: 2008 WY 39 Docket Number: S-07-0196; S-07-0197 Appeal from the District Court of Albany County, the Honorable Jeffrey A...
Summary 2008 WY 38
Posted on April 08, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Keck v. Jordan Citation: 2008 WY 38 Docket Number: S-07-0201 Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable John R...
Summary 2008 WY 37
Posted on April 08, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Bustos v. State Citation: 2008 WY 37 Docket Number: S-07-0130 Appeal from the District Court of Albany County, the Honorable Jeffrey A...
Summary 2008 WY 36
Posted on April 02, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 2, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Pendleton v. State Citation: 2008 WY 36 Docket Number: 06-129 Appeal from the District Court of Uinta County, the Honorable Dennis L...
Summary 2008 WY 35
Posted on April 01, 2008Summary of Decision issued April 1, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Javorina v. State Citation: 2008 WY 35 Docket Number: S-07-0103 Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Honorable Nancy J...
Summary 2008 WY 34
Posted on March 28, 2008Summary of Decision issued March 28, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Garrison v. CC Builders, Inc.; CC Builders, Inc. v. Garrison Citation: 2008 WY 34 Docket Number: S-07-0132; S-07-0133; S-07-0162 Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Honorable Nancy J...
Authenticated Public and Private Laws for 110th Congress
Posted on March 27, 2008Announcement from GPO (3/27/2008)GPO is pleased to announce the release of Authenticated Public and Private Laws for the 110th Congress on GPO Access. In May 2007, GPO released a beta version of this database. The unsigned PDF files in the existing database for Public and Private Laws for the 110th Congress will be replaced with the authenticated PDF files previously in the beta application...
Summary 2008 WY 33
Posted on March 27, 2008Summary of Decision issued March 27, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court.Case Name: Patterson v. State Citation: 2008 WY 33 Docket Number: S-07-0005 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Nicholas G...
Summary 2008 WY 32
Posted on March 24, 2008Summary of Decision issued March 24, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Jasper v. Brinkerhoff Citation: 2008 WY 32 Docket Number: S-07-0124 Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Honorable Nancy J...
Summary 2008 WY 31
Posted on March 21, 2008Summary of Decision issued March 20, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Haines v. Old Rep. Nat?l Title Ins. Co. Citation: 2008 WY 31 Docket Number: 06-147 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable Gary P...
Summary 2008 WY 30
Posted on March 21, 2008Summary of Decision issued March 20, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Weiss v. Weiss Citation: 2008 WY 30 Docket Number: S-07-0117 Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County, the Honorable Nena James, Judge Representing Appellants (Defendants): C...
Summary 2008 WY 29
Posted on March 17, 2008Summary of Decision issued March 17, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Mickelson v. State Citation: 2008 WY 29 Docket Number: 06-156 Appeal from the District Court of Albany County, the Honorable Jeffrey A...
Summary 2008 WY 28
Posted on March 14, 2008Summary of Decision issued March 14, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Abitbol v. State Citation: 2008 WY 28 Docket Number: S-07-0118; S-07-0186 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable W...
How-to: Legal Tech Trends by Dennis Kennedy
Posted on March 12, 2008Dennis Kennedy, an information technology lawyer and legal technologist, has written his predictions for legal technology during this potential economic recession. From LLRX.com, his Eight Legal Technology Trends for 2008 ? Good Times, Bad Times or Hard Times in Legal Tech? mentions the always sensible though dreaded word "audit" more than once...
How-to: Password Checker
Posted on March 11, 2008You've probably seen the various suggestions about how to make a password more secure--minimum of 8 of characters, using a combination of uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Now you can check that strong password against Microsoft's password checker to see if it's really as good as you think...
Summary 2008 WY 27
Posted on March 11, 2008Summary of Decision issued March 11, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Blanton v. State Citation: 2008 WY 27 Docket Number: S-07-0090 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Denise Nau, Judge Representing Appellant (Defendant): Robert T...
Summary 2008 WY 26
Posted on March 06, 2008Summary of Decision issued March 6, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Vogt v. MBNA America Bank Citation: 2008 WY 26 Docket Number: S-07-0188 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Nicholas G...
Summary 2008 WY 25
Posted on March 06, 2008Summary of Decision issued March 6, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Sam v. State Citation: 2008 WY 25 Docket Number: S-07-0057 Appeal from the District Court of Park County, the Honorable Dan Spangler, Judge Representing Appellant (Defendant): Tina N...
Summary 2008 WY 24
Posted on March 06, 2008Summary of Decision issued March 5, 2008[SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses the "Universal Citation." It was given an "official" citation when it is issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will also note when you look at the opinion that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2008 WY 23
Posted on March 04, 2008Summary of Decision issued March 3, 2008[SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses the "Universal Citation." It was given an "official" citation when it is issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will also note when you look at the opinion that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Sumamry 2008 WY 22
Posted on February 28, 2008Summary of Decision issued February 28, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Large v. State Citation: 2008 WY 22 Docket Number: 06-89 Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County, the Honorable Jere A...
Summary 2008 WY 21
Posted on February 28, 2008Summary of Decision issued February 28, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Janpol v. State Citation: 2008 WY 21 Docket Number: S-07-0036 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable W...
How-to: Metadata Update
Posted on February 26, 2008The ethics surrounding metadata in documents is still under question. For a reminder and update on metadata, see the Law.com article Where Do the Footprints of Metadata Lead? by Marcia Coyle.And if you would like to know more about how to scrub or redact your document, see our post on Word Processing Confidentiality.
New Service from the Wyoming State Law Library
Posted on February 25, 2008Greetings! Most of you know that you can look up items through our online catalog (WYLDCAT) to see what we have on a particular subject or if we have a specific title. We have now taken that service a giant leap further! You can use the law library online catalog to not only see if we own something, but to know if it is already checked out and when it?s due, place holds, renew your books and more...
Government Information "Ask a Librarian" Service
Posted on February 25, 2008If you ever have any research needs in government information, Wyoming has several depository libraries more than willing to help. Just in case, though, here is another great service you can take advantage of when you need government information.The U...
Summary 2008 WY 20
Posted on February 22, 2008Summary of Decision issued February 22, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Baker v. Speaks Citation: 2008 WY 20 Docket Number: S-07-0170 Appeal from the District Court of Lincoln County, the Honorable Nena R...
Summary 2008 WY 19
Posted on February 22, 2008Summary of Decision issued February 22, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: State, Dep?t of Corrections v. Watts; State, Dep?t of Corrections v. Watts Citation: 2008 WY 19 Docket Number: S-07-0050; S-07-0095 Appeal from the District Court of Fremont County, the Honorable Nancy J...
Summary 2008 WY 18
Posted on February 21, 2008Summary of Decision issued February 21, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Three Way, Inc. v. Burton Enterprises, Inc.; Burton Enterprises, Inc. v. Three Way, Inc...
How-to: Law Office Technology
Posted on February 14, 2008I started catching up on my reading yesterday when part of our network was trying to decide if it liked being bumped around by construction. (FYI--networks don't like being bumped around by construction.) Anyway, I found a couple of articles lurking from last year that may be of interest to you for technology assessment, planning, budgeting, networking, etc...
Summary 2008 WY 17
Posted on February 13, 2008Summary of Decision issued February 13, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Dee v. State Citation: 2008 WY 17 Docket Number: S-07-0185 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Edward L...
How-to: Make MS Word and OOo Writer Play Nice
Posted on February 12, 2008If you've been experimenting with using OpenOffice.org's Writer in addition to or instead of MS Word and found a few unpleasant surprises, check out this short article from CNET.com. Dennis O'Reilly provides some tips on how to get OOo Writer and MS Word to work together better...
Summary 2008 WY 16
Posted on February 08, 2008Summary of Decision issued February 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Glenn v. U.P.R.R. Co. Citation: 2008 WY 16 Docket Number: S-07-0016 Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County, the Honorable Nen R...
Summary 2008 WY 15
Posted on February 08, 2008Summary of Decision issued February 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: DSB, minor: JA v. State, DFS Citation: 2008 WY 15 Docket Number: S-07-0097 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable Scott W...
Summary 2008 WY 14
Posted on February 08, 2008Summary of Decision issued February 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Crayk, F/K/A/ Glover v. Glover Citation: 2008 WY 14 Docket Number: S-07-0095 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Thomas T...
Summary 2008 WY 13
Posted on February 08, 2008Summary of Decision issued February 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Reay v. State Citation: 2008 WY 13 Docket Number: S-07-0053 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable David B...
Summary 2008 WY 12
Posted on February 05, 2008Summary of Decision issued February 5, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Hubbard v. State Citation: 2008 WY 12 Docket Number: 06-235 Appeal from the District Court of Albany County, the Honorable John C...
Summary 2008 WY 11
Posted on February 01, 2008Summary of Decision issued February 1, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Milnes v. Milnes Citation: 2008 WY 10 Docket Number: S-07-0123 Appeal from the District Court of Platte County, the Honorable Keith G...
Summary 2008 WY 10
Posted on February 01, 2008Summary of Decision issued February 1, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Christensen v. Christensen and Hamblin Citation: 2008 WY 10 Docket Number: S-07-0061 Appeal from the District Court of Teton County, the Honorable Nancy J...
Summary 2008 WY 9
Posted on January 30, 2008Summary of Decision issued January 30, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Brown v. State Citation: 2008 WY 9 Docket Number: 06-251; S-07-0127 Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County, the Honorable Jere A...
Summary 2008 WY 8
Posted on January 29, 2008Summary of Decision issued January 29, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Three Sons, LLC v. Wyoming OSHA Commission Citation: 2008 WY 8 Docket Number: S-07-0077 Appeal from the District Court of Carbon County, the Honorable Wade E...
Summary 2008 WY 7
Posted on January 25, 2008Summary of Decision issued January 25, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Palmer, Jr. v. State Citation: 2008 WY 7 Docket Number: 06-273 Appeal from the District Court of Platte County, the Honorable John C...
Technology in the Courtroom
Posted on January 25, 2008If you're considering the use of technology in pretrial and the courtroom, or even if you've already jumped that hurdle and are running the tech race, here is a great article from a judge's perspective. The Judge's Take on Technology: Pretrial and in the Courtroom by Judge Herbert Dixon and Judge Christina Habas details a variety of suggestions for using technology in the court...
Summary 2008 WY 6
Posted on January 23, 2008Summary of Decision issued January 23, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Barnes v. State Citation: 2008 WY 6 Docket Number: 06-285, 06-286 Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County, the Honorable Peter G...
How-to: Online Social Networking & Ethics
Posted on January 22, 2008Heard of MySpace and Facebook? How about LinkedIn? These are web sites you can use for professional social networking. Finding and meeting colleagues no longer has physical boundaries. Even if you haven't heard of these avenues for building professional ties, you can be sure many of the newbies you are hiring has and they may be utilizing these online services...
How-to: 2007 Microsoft Office
Posted on January 22, 2008Okay, so we know by now that Microsoft Vista has issues, but how about MS Office 2007? Is it safe? Will it be a fairly painless upgrade like that past couple of Offices have been? What's up with this "ribbon" business, anyway?According to MS, the ribbon replaces the traditional menus and toolbars...
Summary 2008 WY 5
Posted on January 18, 2008Summary of Decision issued January 18, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Cooper. v. State Citation: 2008 WY 5 Docket Number: S-07-0018, S-07-0049 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable Scott W...
Wyoming Supreme Court Begins E-filing Pilot Project
Posted on January 15, 2008Supreme Court Electronic DocketFrom the Judicial Branch News: Effective January 2, 2008, the Wyoming Supreme Court will begin an electronic filing pilot project involving all criminal cases involving the Public Defender's Office and the Attorney General's office...
Summary 2008 WY 4
Posted on January 15, 2008Summary of Decision issued January 14, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: Yellowbear, Jr. v. State Citation: 2008 WY 4 Docket Number: 06-246 Appeal from the District Court of Hot Springs County, the Honorable David B...
Summary 2008 WY 3
Posted on January 15, 2008Summary of Decision issued January 10, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court Case Name: Booth v. State Citation: 2008 WY 3 Docket Number: S-07-0004 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, Honorable Scott W...
Free Online Seminar: Essential Westlaw Tips & Tricks for Beginners
Posted on January 14, 2008For those of you who have Westlaw access, here's a free training opportunity from Westlaw.Sign up for this informative online seminar that will show you how to use Westlaw more effectively and efficiently in your day-to-day work. This live seminar will help you make the most of your Westlaw research sessions...
Summary 2008 WY 2
Posted on January 08, 2008SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE WYOMING SUPREME COURT January 8, 2008 Campbell County School Dist. v. State, Nos. 06-74, 06-75, 2008 WY 2 (Campbell IV). The Supreme Court has concluded that because of the complexity and length of this opinion, a brief summary would aid the public in understanding the nature of the issues and the Court?s rulings...
Summary 2008 WY 1
Posted on January 08, 2008Summary of Decision issued January 8, 2008 Summaries are prepared by Law Librarians and are not official statements of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Case Name: RK v. State Citation: 2008 WY 1 Docket Number: S-07-0072 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County, the Honorable David B...
Summary 2007 WY 208
Posted on January 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 28, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 207
Posted on January 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 28, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 206
Posted on January 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 20, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 205
Posted on January 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 19, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 204
Posted on January 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 18, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 203
Posted on January 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 18, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 202
Posted on January 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 18, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 201
Posted on January 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 18, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
SUmmary 2007 WY 200
Posted on January 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 17, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 199
Posted on January 03, 2008Summary of Decision issued December 14, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 198
Posted on December 21, 2007Summary of Decision issued December 13, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 197
Posted on December 21, 2007Summary of Decision issued December 13, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 196
Posted on December 21, 2007Summary of Decision issued December 12, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 195
Posted on December 21, 2007Summary of Decision issued December 11, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 194
Posted on December 21, 2007Summary of Decision issued December 11, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 193
Posted on December 21, 2007Summary of Decision issued December 11, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 192
Posted on December 21, 2007Summary of Decision issued December 11, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 191
Posted on December 21, 2007Summary of Decision issued December 10, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
Summary 2007 WY 190
Posted on December 21, 2007Summary of Decision issued December 6, 2007 [SPECIAL NOTE: This opinion uses "Universal Citation" and was given an "official" citation when issued. You should use this citation whenever you cite the opinion, with a P.3d parallel citation. You will note that all of the paragraphs are numbered...
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