103 results for 'judge:"Parker"'.
J. Parker finds that the lower court properly entered judgment for the appellee builder in this suit alleging breach of a construction contract. The individual appellant argues that he should not be personally liable for the alleged outstanding balance, but the record sufficiently shows that he "acted in his individual capacity" in authorizing the work. Affirmed.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Parker, Filed On: June 27, 2023, Case #: 07-22-00247-CV, Categories: Construction, Contract
[Consolidated.] J. Parker finds that the district court properly declined to vacate five defendants' convictions for carrying firearms in furtherance of an organized crime syndicate's illegal gambling operations. Racketeering may no longer constitute a predicate crime of violence due to changes to precedent, but substantive RICO offenses do when convictions are based on offenses that require actual, attempted, or threatened use of force. Affirmed.
Court: 2nd Circuit, Judge: Parker, Filed On: June 21, 2023, Case #: 21-932 (L), Categories: Firearms, Racketeering
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J. Parker finds that the lower court properly entered a take-nothing judgment against the appellants in this breach of contract and fraudulent inducement lawsuit involving the sale of a family farm. The appellants contend that they were entitled to "buy back a portion of the farm." However, the oral promise that they seek to enforce is not enforceable, based on the merger doctrine. Affirmed.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Parker, Filed On: June 13, 2023, Case #: 07-22-00144-CV, Categories: Real Estate, Contract
J. Parker finds that the lower court properly entered a judgment for possession against the appellants in this forcible detainer action. The appellants did not vacate the property at issue after the sale of their farm, and they sought to "repurchase a portion of the 960-acre farm." On appeal, they seek to set aside the eviction, but they fail to establish error as to notice, citation or jurisdiction. Affirmed.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Parker, Filed On: June 13, 2023, Case #: 07-22-00235-CV, Categories: Real Estate, Jurisdiction
J. Parker finds that the state's Adult Entertainment Act is an unconstitutional restriction on speech and enjoins its enforcement as an "unconstitutional statute." The plaintiff nonprofit organization, which produces "drag-centric performances, comedy sketches, and plays," has established standing, and the court concludes that the Act "fails strict scrutiny review."
Court: USDC Western District of Tennessee , Judge: Parker, Filed On: June 2, 2023, Case #: 2:23cv2163, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Constitution