Legal Opinion

Dubuc v. Sirmons

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided July 3, 2001No. 93,793PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtOpala, J.

¶ 1 Certiorari stands limited to whether the Court of Civil Appeals erred in affirming summary judgment for the defendants (on a dispositive theory that was interjected sua sponte ). We answer in the affirmative and remand the cause to the Court of Civil Appeals for its reconsideration of the appeal.

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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION

¶2 On 4 May 1999 Brian Dale Dubuc [Dubuc, inmate or prisoner], an incarcerated inmate at Howard McLoud Correctional Center [HMCC], brought a civil rights action against five HMCC employees — Marty Sir-mons, John Richards, Wayne Morton, John Latimer and Cathy Morton —…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Frey v. Independence Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
  2. Eckel v. AdairSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
  3. Woody v. State Ex Rel. Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
  4. Moore v. GibsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2001
  5. Huff v. HuffSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Burger v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  2. CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY v. BALKMANSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2020
  3. CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY v. BALKMANSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2020
  4. Dubuc v. SirmonsCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2003
  5. Wilson v. WebbSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009

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