Intermediate Scrutiny for May 10, 2024
April 20–May 10, 2024 Intermediate Scrutiny has been on a three-week hiatus, so you get a triple-dose of Tennessee Court of Appeals opinions this week. (The opinions are unusually good, though, so forwarding this newsletter makes for a great Mother's Day gift.) Attorney with a history of controversy files public records lawsuit in Williamson
Intermediate Scrutiny for April 19, 2024
April 6–April 19, 2024 We were off last week, so you get a double dose of Intermediate Scrutiny this week: Father violates court order “on 133 specifically identified occasions,” resulting in 186-day jail sentence for criminal contempt. Tennessee Court of Appeals: Father’s asserted notice defects are waived because Father “admitted he was in contempt and
Intermediate Scrutiny for April 5, 2024
March 30–April 5, 2024 One member of Catch22Nashville, LLC—a gastropub—sues some other members. Tennessee Court of Appeals: The major major major major problem with this lawsuit is that the LLC’s operating agreement provides that “[v]enue for any dispute arising under this LLC Agreement or any disputes among any Members”—which this lawsuit is—“will be in the
Intermediate Scrutiny for March 29, 2024
March 22–March 29, 2024 Witness: Shows up voluntarily for a hearing. Trial Court: “Sir, let me tell you what the law says. This isn’t me, Judge Michael Binkley, saying this. This is the law that I need for you to understand so we don’t have a problem later on. . . . You’re not
Intermediate Scrutiny for March 22, 2024
March 16–March 22, 2024 Biological Daughter tells her Elderly Father that she’ll take care of him in his old age, convinces him to transfer her his assets and grant her a remainder interest in his property. Oh no! After he does so, she takes a bunch of his money but doesn’t take care of
Intermediate Scrutiny for March 15, 2024
March 9–March 15, 2024 Pro se plaintiff repeatedly fails to comply with court orders to answer discovery in a car accident case. He has time to file serial motions to disqualify the trial court judge, though. Trial court: Three generations of orders to answer discovery are enough; case dismissed as a sanction for discovery
