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Utah Court Briefs

Utah Court Briefs

This collection contains public record legal briefs submitted to the Utah Supreme Court and Utah Appellate Court and supplied to the Hunter Law Library by the courts for the purposes of legal scholarship and academic research.

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Submissions from 2025 2025

Cook Martin Poulson, P.C. v. Daniel G. Smith, Utah Court of Appeals

Cook Martin Poulson, P.C. v. Daniel G. Smith, Utah Court of Appeals

Submissions from 2024 2024

Cook Martin Poulson, P.C. v. Daniel G. Smith, Utah Court of Appeals

MANUEL LOPEZ, Petitioner/Appellant, v. ORWELL PRECAST; WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND,Respondents/Appellees, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah v. Omar Jesus Cortez-Izarraraz, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah v. Omar Jesus Cortez-Izarraraz, Utah Court of Appeals

Submissions from 2023 2023

MANUEL LOPEZ, Appellant, v. OWELL PRECAST and/or WORKER'S COMPENSATION FUND Appellees, Utah Court of Appeals

MANUEL LOPEZ, Petitioner/Appellant, v. ORWELL PRECAST; WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND,Respondents/Appellees, Utah Court of Appeals

R & M DURRANT FAMILY, LLC, Appellee, Vs. ROGER RIGBY DURRANT, Appellant, Utah Court of Appeals

R & M DURRANT FAMILY, LLC, Appellee, Vs. ROGER RIGBY DURRANT, Appellant, Utah Court of Appeals

Roger Rigby Durrant, Appellant, v. R&M Durrant Family, LLC, Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah v. Omar Jesus Cortez-Izarraraz, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah v. Omar Jesus Cortez-Izarraraz, Utah Court of Appeals

Submissions from 2020 2020

Al-In Partners, LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company, and Bradley Dixon, an Individual, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. Lifevantage Corporation, a Colorado Corporation Defendant/Appellant : Brief of Appellant, Utah Supreme Court

HOLLY REBECCA ROSSER, Petitioner, v. Ronald Lee Rosser, Respondent. : PETITIONER'S REPLY BRIEF, Utah Supreme Court

JACOB M. SCOTT, Plaintiff/ Appellant, v. WINGATE WILDERNESS THERAPY, LLC, Defendant/ Appellee. : Brief of Appellant, Utah Supreme Court

JACOB M. SCOTT, Plaintiff/ Appellant, v. WINGATE WILDERNESS THERAPY, LLC, Defendant/ Appellee. : Reply Brief of Appellant, Utah Supreme Court

JACOB M. SCOTT, Plaintiff/ Appellant, v. WINGATE WILDERNESS THERAPY, LLC, Defendant/ Appellee. : Response Brief of Appellee, Utah Supreme Court

KELLY LAWS, an individual, Petitioner below and Appellant and Cross Appellee on appeal, vs. WILLIE GRAYEYES, an individual. : OPENING BRIEF OF APPELLEE/CROSS-APPELLANT, Utah Supreme Court

KELLY LAWS, an individual, Petitioner below and Appellant and Cross Appellee on appeal, vs. WILLIE GRAYEYES, an individual, Respondent below and Appellee and cross-Appellant on appeal. : REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLEE/CROSS-APPELLANT, WILLIE GRAYEYES, Utah Supreme Court

KELLY LAWS, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. WILLIE GRAYEYES, Appellee/Cross-Appellant. : BRIEF OF APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEE KELLY LAWS, Utah Supreme Court

KELLY LAWS, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. WILLIE GRAYEYES, Appellee/Cross-Appellant. : REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLE KELLY LAWS, Utah Supreme Court

LARRY BOYNTON, Appellee/Corss-Appellant, v. KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER LLC, Appellant/Corss-Appellee, PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY, CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, PACIFICORP, Cross-Appellees,, Utah Supreme Court

LARRY BOYNTON, Appellee/Corss-Appellant, v. KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER LLC, Appellant/Corss-Appellee, PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY, CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, PACIFICORP, Cross-Appellees,, Utah Supreme Court

LARRY BOYNTON, individual and on behalf of the heirs of BARBARA BOYNTON, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER, LLC, Defendant/Appellant., Utah Supreme Court

LARRY BOYNTON, individually and on behalf of the heirs of BARBARA BOYNTON, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, vs. KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER, LLC, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY, PACIFICORP, Cross-Appellees., Utah Supreme Court

OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, Appellee, v. TRAVIS L. BOWEN, Appellant., Utah Supreme Court

State of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Keith Scott Brown, Defendant/Appellant. : Reply Brief of Appellant, Utah Supreme Court

Submissions from 2019 2019

DAVID D. GUKEISEN, Petitioner/ Appellant v. UTAH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, DRIVER LICENSE DIVISION, Respondent/ Appellee : Brief of Appellant, Utah Court of Appeals

DAVID D. GUKEISEN, Petitioner/ Appellant v. UTAH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, DRIVER LICENSE DIVISION, Respondent/ Appellee : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

James Edward Van Meter, Petitioner I, Appellee v. Stephanie Marie Van Meter, Respondent I, Appellant : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

James Edward Van Meter, Petitioner I, Appellee v. Stephanie Marie Van Meter, Respondent I, Appellant : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

Kathy Engle, Petitioner/Appellant v. Wende M. Throne, Respondent Judy Engle, Petitioner Eldean Roy Engle, Petitioner Britta Lynn Wilcken, Petitioner Alexa Thayer, Petitioner and Bullock Law Firm, Former Counsel To the Estate Appellees : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

Kevin Blanke, Petitioner, v. Utah Board of Pardons and Parole, Respondent. : Reply Brief of Appellant, Utah Court of Appeals

LD III, LLC, a Utah limited liability, Petitioner/ Appellant v. MAPLETON CITY, Respondent/ Appellee : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

MACAELA DANYELE DAY, Appellee, vs. TYLER BARNES, Appellant. : Brief of Appellant, Utah Court of Appeals

MACAELA DANYELE DAY, Appellee, vs. TYLER BARNES, Appellant. : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

Macaela Danyele Day, Appellee, v. Tyler Barnes, Appellant : Brief of Appellant, Utah Court of Appeals

Macaela Danyele Day, Appellee, v. Tyler Barnes, Appellant : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

Macaela Day, Petitioner/Appellant, v. Tyler Barnes, Respondent/Appellee : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

MARK C. HAIK, Petitioner/ Appellant v. SALT LAKE COUNTY BOARDOF HEALTH, Respondent/ Appellee : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

MARK C. HAIK, Petitioner/ Appellant v. SALT LAKE COUNTY BOARDOF HEALTH, Respondent/ Appellee : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

Mary Ellen Robertson Petitioner/Appellee, v. Michael Stevens Respondent/Appellant : Brief of Appellant, Utah Court of Appeals

Melanie A. Madsen Thatcher, Plaintiff/Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Michael Lang, Defendant/Appellant/Cross-Appellee : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

Melanie Madsen Thatcher, Plaintiff and Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Michael Lang, Defendant and Appellant/Cross-Appellee : Brief of Appellent, Utah Court of Appeals

Melinda Watson, Appellant, v. Michael Watson, Appellee : Brief of Appellant, Utah Court of Appeals

MELINDA WATSON, Appellant, v. MICHAEL WATSON, Appellee. : Brief of Appellant, Utah Court of Appeals

Melinda Watson, Appellee, v. Michael Watson, Appellant : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

MELINDA WATSON, Appellee, vs. MICHAEL WATSON, Appellant. : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

Melinda Watson, Petitioner/Appellant, v. Michael Watson, Respondent/Appellee : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

MELINDA WATSON, Petitioner/Appellant, v. MICHAEL WATSON, Respondent/Appellee. : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

Michael Stevens, Appellant, v. Mary Ellen Robertson, Appellee : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

NORTHERN MONTICELLO ALLIANCE, LLC, a Utah limited liability company, Plaintiff/ Appellant v. SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMISSION, a political subdivision of the State of Utah, Defendants/ Appellees : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

Safe Home Control, Inc., Petitioner/Appellant v. Jared Munday, Respondent/Appellee. : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Frank Val Modes, Defendant/Appellant. : Reply Brief of Appellant, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Gilberto Martinez, Defendant/Appellant. : Brief of Appellant, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Justin Popp, Defendant/Appellant. : Reply Brief of Appellant, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Cullen Christopher Carrick, Defendant/Appellant : Brief of Appellant, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Cullen Christopher Carrick, Defendant/Appellant : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. David Bryce Jones, Defendant/Appellant : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. David Bryce Jones, Defendant/Appellant : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Ernest Clayton Harper, Defendant/Appellant : Brief of Appellant, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Ernest Clayton Harper, Defendant/Appellant : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Jeremiah Ray Hart, Defendant/Appellant : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah Plaintiff/Appellee v. Jeremiah Ray Hart Defendant/Appellant : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Joseph Crescencio Granados, Defendant/Appellant : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Reynaldo Thomas Martinez, Defendant/Appellant : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Robert Brian Walton, Defendant/Appellant : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Robert Brian Walton, Defendant/Appellant : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Scott Alan Rasmussen, Defendant/Appellant : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Steven Norman Powell, Defendant/Appellant : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

State of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Steven Williams, Defendant/Appellant : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

STEVE MASSENGALE, Petitioner/ Appellant v. ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS, INC,, Respondents/ Appellees : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

The Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee for the Certificate Holders Cwmbs Series 2006-Hybs; Plaintiff and Appellee. v. Paula A. Mitchell; Defendant and Appellant. America First Credit Union; and Pepperwood Homeowners Association; Defendants (Not Participating In Appeal) : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

The Bank of New York Mellon FKA the Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders Cwmbs Series 2006-Hyb5, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Paula A. Mitchell, Defendant and Appellant. America First Federal Credit Union, Pepperwood Homeowner's Association, and John Does 1-5, Defendants (Not Participating) : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

The State of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Christopher Kim Leech, Defendant/Appellant : Reply Brief, Utah Court of Appeals

THE STATE OF UTAH, Plaintiff/ Appellee v. WAYNE LEE BURR & BLAINE LYNN BURR , Defendant/ Appellant : Brief of Appellant, Utah Court of Appeals

THE STATE OF UTAH, Plaintiff/ Appellee v. WAYNE LEE BURR & BLAINE LYNN BURR , Defendant/ Appellant : Brief of Appellee, Utah Court of Appeals

AL-IN PARTNERS, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and BRADLEY DIXON, an individual, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION, a Colorado corporation Defendant/Appellant. : Brief of Appellant, Utah Supreme Court

COUGAR CANYON LOAN, LLC, Appellee, v. THE CYPRESS FUND, LLC, CYPRESS MANAGEMENT, LLC, OLYMPUS CAPITAL ALLIANCE, LLC, CYPRESS CAPITAL III, LLC, ROBERT N. BAXTER, AND BLAIR M. WALKER, Appellants., Utah Supreme Court

COUGAR CANYON LOAN, LLC, Appellee, v. THE CYPRESS FUND, LLC, CYPRESS MANAGEMENT, LLC, OLYMPUS CAPITAL ALLIANCE, LLC, CYPRESS CAPITAL III, LLC, ROBERT N. BAXTER, AND BLAIR M. WALKER, Appellants., Utah Supreme Court

COUGAR CANYON LOAN, LLC, Appellee, v. THE CYPRESS FUND, LLC, CYPRESS MANAGEMENT, LLC, OLYMPUS CAPITAL ALLIANCE, LLC, CYPRESS CAPITAL III, LLC, ROBERT N. BAXTER, AND BLAIR M. WALKER, Appellants., Utah Supreme Court

Davis County, Petitioner/Plaintiff, v. Purdue Pharma, L.P., Et Al., Respondents/Defendants : Brief of Appellant, Utah Supreme Court

DAVIS COUNTY, Petitioner/Plaintiff, vs. JOHNSON & JOHNSON; JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC, Respondents/Defendants. : Reply Brief, Utah Supreme Court

DAVIS COUNTY, Petitioner/Plaintiff, vs. PURDUE PHARMA, L.P., et al., Respondents/Defendants. : Brief of Appellant, Utah Supreme Court

Davis County, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Et Al., Defendants/Appellees : Brief of Appellee, Utah Supreme Court

DAVIS COUNTY, Plaintiff/Appellant, vs. PURDUE PHARMA L.P., ET AL., Defendants/Appellees. : Brief of Appellee, Utah Supreme Court

ESTATE OF KASEY CHRISTIANSEN, by and through Personal Representative, DAVID CHRISTIANSEN, KAITLIN CHRISTIANSEN, and JOCALYN CHRISTIANSEN, personally, as heirs of KASEY CHRISTIANSEN, Appellants, vs. HARRISON WESTERN CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, a Colorado Company, Appellee, Utah Supreme Court

ESTATE OF KASEY CHRISTIANSEN, by and through Personal Representative, DAVID CHRISTIANSEN, KAITLIN CHRISTIANSEN, and JOCALYN CHRISTIANSEN, personally, as heirs of KASEY CHRISTIANSEN, Appellants, vs. HARRISON WESTERN CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, a Colorado Company, Appellee, Utah Supreme Court

ESTATE OF KASEY CHRISTIANSEN, by and through Personal Representative, DAVID CHRISTIANSEN, KAITLIN CHRISTIANSEN, and JOCALYN CHRISTIANSEN, personally, as heirs of KASEY CHRISTIANSEN, Appellants, vs. HARRISON WESTERN CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, a Colorado Company, Appellee, Utah Supreme Court

HOLLY REBECCA ROSSER, Petitioner, v. Ronald Lee Rosser, Respondent. : BRIEF OF THE RESPONDENT, Utah Supreme Court

HOLLY REBECCA ROSSER, Petitioner, v. Ronald Lee Rosser, Respondent. : Petitioner's Opening Brief, Utah Supreme Court

ICE CASTLE RETIREMENT FUND L.L.C., Appellee, v. ANDERSON GENEVA, LLC; MLH INVESTMENTS, LLC; GERALD D. ANDERSON; AND MICHAEL L. HUTCHINGS, Appellants., Utah Supreme Court

ICE CASTLE RETIREMENT FUND L.L.C., Appellee, v. ANDERSON GENEVA, LLC; MLH INVESTMENTS, LLC; GERALD D. ANDERSON; AND MICHAEL L. HUTCHINGS, Appellants., Utah Supreme Court

ICE CASTLE RETIREMENT FUND L.L.C., Appellee, v. ANDERSON GENEVA, LLC; MLH INVESTMENTS, LLC; GERALD D. ANDERSON; AND MICHAEL L. HUTCHINGS, Appellants., Utah Supreme Court

In Re: Mary Doe AND Jane Doe, Petitioners. : Amicus Brief, Utah Supreme Court

In Re: Mary Doe AND Jane Doe, Petitioners. : Amicus Brief, Utah Supreme Court

In Re: Mary Doe AND Jane Doe, Petitioners. : Amicus Brief, Utah Supreme Court

In Re: Mary Doe AND Jane Doe, Petitioners. : Amicus Brief, Utah Supreme Court

In Re: Mary Doe AND Jane Doe, Petitioners. : Amicus Brief, Utah Supreme Court