Source: http://alabamaappellatewatch.com/?m=200912
Timestamp: 2019-04-23 17:12:07+00:00

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Legendary Circuit Court Judge John C. Godbold passed away on December 22, 2009 at age 89. Judge Godbold was the only person ever to serve as Chief Judge of two different judicial Circuits (5th and 11th), and was the author of the seminal piece on appellate advocacy "Twenty Pages and Twenty Minutes."
Here is a brief article from the Montgomery Advertiser: "Federal Judge Godbold dead at 89."
In Kappa Sigma Fraternity v. Ryan Price-Williams, the Alabama Supreme Court held that it had appellate jurisdiction even though the trial court had expressly retained jurisdiction pending the consummation of a settlement agreement.
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals provided a helpful discussion of the application of the law of the case doctrine in Drees v. Turner, released December 18, 2009.
Holden v. Edwards Specialties, Inc.
Folsom v. Stagg Run Development, LLC, et al.
The Court of Civil Appeals addressed a number of specialized rules of appellate procedure in Tuscaloosa Chevrolet, Inc. v. Guyton, No. 2080590 (Ala.Civ.App. Dec 11, 2009). Tuscaloosa Chevrolet appealed from an order granting Shirley Guyton’s Rule 60(b) motion for relief from a judgment on an arbitration award in favor of the dealership. The Court of Civil Appeals addressed the preliminary procedural issue in the case, explaining that although the Court generally regards an order under Rule 60(b) of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure as a non-appealable interlocutory order because additional trial court proceedings are likely, the order for Shirley was final and appealable because it “not only relieved her from [the arbitration] judgment but also rendered a judgment in her favor, which terminated the proceedings in the trial court.” The Court then addressed the more complex procedure for appeals from arbitration awards.
In Walker v. Walden, No. 09-11576 (11th Cir. Nov. 18, 2009), appellants filed a motion in bankruptcy court to recover costs and fees more than 18 months after the court entered judgment for the appellants. The bankruptcy court denied the motion because it was untimely, and the appellants sought relief in the Eleventh Circuit. The appellee moved for costs under Fed. R. App. 38, arguing that the appeal was frivolous. Pursuant to Fed. R. App. 42(b), the appellants then moved to dismiss their appeal voluntarily.
A motion to dismiss — which argued that the plaintiff had to arbitrate its claims — was effectively a motion to compel arbitration. The denial of that motion could be appealed as a matter of right. The Court of Civil Appeals erred by holding that the denied motion to dismiss would not support an appeal. Ex parte Directory Assistants, Inc., No. 1080852 (Ala. Nov. 25, 2009).
Posted in Arbitration, Interlocutory Review, motion to dismiss	| Tagged Arbitration "motion to dismiss"
Wesson v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P.
Central Alabama Community College v. Robinson et al.
Wheeler et al. v. George et al.
Perdido Place Condominium Owners Association, Inc. v. Bella Luna Condominium Owners Association, Inc.
Underwood et al. v. Alabama State Board of Education et al.
Johnson v. Brunswick Riverview Club, Inc.
Frazier v. Core Industries, Inc.

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