Pratt v. Sessums


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Docket Number: 2006-CA-00891-SCT
Linked Case(s): 2006-CA-00891-SCT ; 2006-CA-00891-SCT

Supreme Court: Opinion Date: 02-07-2008
Holding: On the Court's own motion, appellee's counsel, J. Murray Akers, shall on or before February 15, 2008, show cause, if any he can, why he should not be sanctioned for failure to examine and certify the record as required by Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 10(b)(5). J. Murray Akers shall, within fourteen days of receiving the supplemented record from appellant's counsel, (i) examine the record as corrected by counsel for appellant, (ii) include in the record the required matters listed in Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 10(b)(5), and (iii) return the record, as corrected, and with the certification required by Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 10(b)(5), to the Circuit Clerk of Washington County for transmission to this Court; also, On the Court's own motion, appellant's counsel, John M. Mooney, shall on or before February 15, 2008, show cause, if any he can, why he should not be sanctioned for failure to examine and certify the record as required by Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 10(b)(5); failure to separately number the issues presented for review as required by Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 28(a)(3); and failure to include an alphabetically arranged table of cases in his brief as required by Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 28(a)(2). The Circuit Clerk of Washington County shall immediately - and in no event later than February 29, 2008 - include in the appellate record all matters listed on appellant's designation of record. The Circuit Clerk of Washington County is further ordered to comply with the provisions of Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 11(d)(2), by providing the required certificate referenced therein, and by serving notice as required therein. Within seven days of receiving the clerk's notice of completion of the record, John M. Mooney shall (i) examine the record and verify that it includes all matters listed in appellant's designation of record, (ii) append to the record the certification required by Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 10(b)(5), and (iii) provide the record as corrected, to appellee's counsel for review.

Additional Case Information: Non Participating Judge(s): Diaz, P.J.
Nature of the Case: Show Cause Order

Trial Court: Date of Trial Judgment: 03-24-2006
Appealed from: Washington County Circuit Court
Judge: Larry O. Lewis
Case Number: CI2003-0260

  Party Name: Attorney Name:  
Appellant: Tony Pratt








 

Appellee: Sylvia Dees Sessums  


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