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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA J
OHN
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Appellee
. APPELLANT JOHN M. TYSON, JR.’S OPPOSITION TO APPELLEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT THEREOFOn interlocutory appeal from the Circuit Court of MaconCounty(The Honorable Thomas F. Young Jr.)(No. CV-2010-09) _____________________________John M. Tyson, Jr. Martha TierneyEdgar GreeneOFFICE OF GOVERNOR BOB RILEY600 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, Alabama 36130(334) 242-7120(251) 574-8400 (fax)(334) 242-2335 (fax) Attorneys for Appellant John M.Tyson, Jr., Special Prosecutor
E-Filed02/02/2010 @ 02:56:45 PMHonorable Robert EsdaleClerk Of The Court
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OPPOSITION TO APPELLEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL ANDMEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT THEREOF ......................... 1
BACKGROUND ................................................ 1
REASONS THE MOTION TO DISMISS SHOULD BE DENIED ............ 6
I.
The Undersigned Attorneys Have Authority toProsecute This Appeal. ........................... 6
A.
Tyson and Tierney have the authority toprosecute this appeal. ...................... 7
B.
Tyson has the right to appeal the orderentered against him to this Court. ......... 10
C.
Greene has explicit statutory authorityto appear before this Court ................ 13
II.
A TRO is Appealable As An “Injunction” UnderAlabama Law. .................................... 14
CONCLUSION ............................................... 18
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ................................... 19
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIESCases
Allen v. Barbour County981 So. 2d 1072 (Ala. 2007) ............................. 14Barber v. Cornerstone Community OutreachNos. 1080805, 1080806, __ So. 3d __ , 2009 WL 3805712(Ala. Nov. 13, 2009) ..................................... 4Barber v. Houston Econ. Dev. Ass’nNo. 1090444 (January 15, 2010) ................... 1, 14, 18City of Bessemer v. McClain957 So. 2d 1061 (Ala. 2006) ............................. 12Evans v. State2008 WL 2737050 (Ala. 2008) .............................. 8Ex parte Ala. Dept. of Transp.990 So. 2d 366 (Ala. 2008) .............................. 13Ex parte Branch980 So. 2d 981 (Ala. 2007) .............................. 14Ex parte McCormick932 So. 2d 124 (Ala. 2005) ............................... 8Ex parte Weaver570 So. 2d 675 (Ala. 1990) .............................. 11Hartley v. State991 So. 2d 191 (Ala. 2008) ............................... 8Higdon v. McDuff172 So. 636 (Ala. 1937) ................................. 18In re Stephenson21 So. 210 (Ala. 1897) ................................... 9Stiff v. Ala. Alcoholic Beverage Control Bd.878 So. 2d 1138 (Ala. 2003) .............................. 6
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