Peterson v. Swarthout

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that phrase nunc pro tunc “is used by courts to indicate that an order or document is being given retroactive effect” and that courts may “use this power to correct mistakes”
• There is a \judicial assumption that finality and certainty in custody matters are critical to the child's emotional welfare.\ (internal quotation marks and citations omitted)
• There is a \judicial assumption that finality and certainty in custody matters are critical to the child's emotional welfare.\ (internal quotation marks and citations omitted)
• \[The [disqualification] statute requires a judge to consider the appearance of partiality in addition to actual bias. ...\
• \[The wife argues that Judge Cutler should not have granted [the husband's] motion to compel.... [Blut this mistake did not prejudice [the wife]. ... Granting the motion was harmless error.\
• “[A]lleged violations of court custody orders do not necessarily constitute grounds for modification, although they certainly can if the violations are continuous, repetitious, or egregious.” (footnote omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).