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His Honor Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay
PERSONAL PROFILE
His Honor Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, Sr. was born unto the union of Mr. Henry P. Quiqui and Madam Yah Domah, on May 3, 1959, in Gonpa City, Nimba County, Republic of Liberia.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
His Honor Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, Sr. obtained his high school education and diploma from the Dolo Memorial High School, Sanniquellie City, Nimba County in 1979, and subsequent to that a “B” certificate in Language Art and Social Studies from the Kakata Rural Teacher’s Training Institute (KRTTI), Kakata City, Margibi County in the year 1983. Thereafter, he enrolled at the University of Liberia (UL), in pursuit of further tertiary education where he graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in History of Govt/Public Administration.
Mr. Justice Gbeisay enrolled at the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law, University of Liberia, where he was trained as a lawyer and obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 1998 and was subsequently admitted into the Liberia National Bar Association as an Attorney-At-Law in 1998. His Honor was also admitted as Counsellor-At-Law of the Supreme Court Bar in 2002.
PUBLIC & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Associate Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, Sr. began his public and professional service within the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) where he taught language arts and social studies from 1984 – 1989. He then served as a Research Analyst at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1989 – 1990, then as Director, Claims and Benefits, National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP), 1996 – 1999, Legal Counsel, Ministry of Labor, 2001 – 2003 and then Legal Counsel, National Elections Commission (NEC) from 2003 – 2005.
Mr. Justice Gbeisay then began his private legal practice as Managing Partner at the Tiala Law Associates Inc. from 2005 – 2009 at which time he returned to national service as Legal Consultant, Ministry of Justice [MOJ] under the Senior Executive Service Program of the Government of Liberia from 2009 – 2014. He then returned to his private duties as Managing Partner, Tiala Law Associates Inc. in 2014 from where he was nominated, confirmed and appointed Relieving Judge in 2015, a position he served until his recent appointment as Associate Justice of the Honorable Supreme Court of Liberia, in October 2022.
PROFESSIONAL & SOCIAL AFFILIATION
Mr. Justice Gbeisay is married, and he and his wife, are blessed with seven (7) children. He is also a Christian of the United Methodist faith.
Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay has judicial oversight over:
Jurisdiction: The 2nd Judicial Circuit Court of Grand Bassa County exercises original jurisdiction over all cases as to which no other court has, including jurisdiction in Admiralty. The Circuit Court also has jurisdiction to hear appeals from administrative determinations of government agencies and officials in accordance with statutes that provide appeals and from decisions of courts-not-of-record (magisterial) made within the county in which it sits. Read more…..
Jurisdiction: The 8th Judicial Circuit Court of Nimba County exercises original jurisdiction over all cases as to which no other court has, including jurisdiction in Admiralty. The Circuit Court also has jurisdiction to hear appeals from administrative determinations of government agencies and officials in accordance with statutes that provide appeals and from decisions of courts-not-of-record (magisterial) made within the county in which it sits. Read more…..
Jurisdiction: The 9th Judicial Circuit Court of Bong County exercises original jurisdiction over all cases as to which no other court has, including jurisdiction in Admiralty. The Circuit Court also has jurisdiction to hear appeals from administrative determinations of government agencies and officials in accordance with statutes that provide appeals and from decisions of courts-not-of-record (magisterial) made within the county in which it sits. Read More…..
Jurisdiction: The 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Lofa County exercises original jurisdiction over all cases as to which no other court has, including jurisdiction in Admiralty. The Circuit Court also has jurisdiction to hear appeals from administrative determinations of government agencies and officials in accordance with statutes that provide appeals and from decisions of courts-not-of-record (magisterial) made within the county in which it sits. Readmore....
OPINIONS BY HIS HONOR YAMIE QUIQUI GBEISAY
The Unconstitutionality of Several Actions taken by Certain Members of the House of Representatives (12/06/2024)
Mr. Justice Tubman speaking for the Supreme Court in the case Fazzah v. The National Economy Committee, 8LLR, 84,85 (1943) opined that every so often: "...there arises some litigation in the course of judicial proceedings like a mighty billow raising itself to a magnificent height as out of the sea, arousing public excitement, curiosity, anxiety), and interest. The civilians, as seashore visitors and dwellers, look on, some with fear, others with satisfaction, and yet others with amazement and trembling; out these legal billows seem, as it were, to dash themselves upon the shore as do the ocean billows and recede into Read more →
NOBLE OIL vs. ZAFEER PETROLEUM (06/14/2024)
Our esteemed colleague, Justice Wolokolie, presiding in Chambers during the March Term of Court, A.D. 2022 delivered a ruling denying a petition for a writ of prohibition out of which this appeal grows. The appellant has asked us, the Court en banc, to review and reverse the said ruling as it fails to conform to our laws in this jurisdiction Read more →
JESSE HARRIS AND MELVIN HARRIS ET AL. vs. MARY TURNING (06/14/2024)
This case is before us on appeal from a ruling rendered by the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County, against the appellants Jessie Harris and Melvin Harris et al. The appellants have challenged the lower court’s ruling, averring that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the weight of the evidence adduced at trial and that the judge erred in his instructions to the jury. The appellants have now petitioned this Court to reverse the said ruling and enter the ruling that ought to have been rendered by the court below Read more →
Praise O. Tony Lawal vs. Intestate Estate of James A. Gittens (05/23/2024)
This motion to dismiss is before this Court from a ruling made by the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Montserrado County on August 17, 2022, in a Bill in Equity for the cancellation of land deed proceedings case in which the trial judge ruled against the Intestate Estate of James A. Gittens, respondents herein. The facts as alleged by the movant are that the Intestate Estate of James A. Gittens, represented by its Administrators and Administratrix A. Lorenzo Gittens, Jr., and A. Rudolph Gittens filed a petition for a Bill in Equity for the cancellation of land deed against one Praise Read more →
MONCO Lib. Ltd. vs. GLOBAL BANK Lib. Ltd. (05/23/2024)
This motion to dismiss grows out of a final ruling rendered by the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County on September 1, 2023, in which the respondent/appellant was adjudged liable to the movant in the amount of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$2,500,000.00) in an action of damages suit filed by the movant against the respondent. The movant/appellee herein request this Court to dismiss the appeal on grounds that the respondent/appellant appeal bond is inconsistent with statute as it is insufficient to indemnify the movant/appellee thereby rendering this appeal dismissible as a matter of law Read more →
Lucia Derrick & James K. Wolovah vs. Global Pharm Medical Center (05/23/2024)
In this motion to dismiss, Miss Lucia Derrick and James K. Wolovah, movants herein have prayed this Court to dismiss the respondent’s appeal on grounds that the said appeal violates the appeal statute. We take recourse to the records to make a just determination based on the facts and circumstances herein. The movants in their motion alleged that they were plaintiffs in a medical malpractice action before the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County and that the said court rendered final judgment in their favor on September 19, 2023, and the said judgment was Read more →
Joseph Yuones and WACCO vs. His Honor James E. Jones, Judge Debt and Houssini (02/07/2024)
This Court has been called upon to review and reverse the ruling of former Associate Justice, Philip A.Z. Banks III, then presiding in Chambers in an action of debt by attachment filed by Mohammed Housseini against WACCO by and thru its President Joseph H. Yuones and Joseph H. Younes and all authorized officers of the said corporation. The action was filed on July 13, 2015 before the Debt Court of Montserrado County. The Sheriff’s returns of July 28, 2015, on the writ of summons says that Joseph A. Yuones was not seen to be served and that the sheriff was told that he had travelled out of the country. The same returns was made August 11, 2015 to the effect that Mr. Joseph H. Younes was not seen to be served because he had travelled out of the country. The plaintiff made an application for resummons on July 30, 2015 and on July 31, 2015, the returns of the resummons also show that Mr. Joseph H. Yuones was not seen to be served. Read more →
Arah Kamara of the City of Monrovia vs. Republic of Liberia, by and thru Golda Baker and Hester Baker (02/07/2024)
This appeal emanates from the March 28, 2014, ruling of the Resident Judge of the First Judicial Circuit Court, Criminal Assizes “C”, His Honor A. Blamo Dixon, on a criminal indictment for theft of property against the appellant, Arah Kamara. The records show that during the May Term of the First Judicial Circuit Court, 2010, the Grand Jury of Montserrado County indicted the appellant, defendant in the court below, for the crime of theft of property on complaint brought by and thru Mr. M. W. Goda Baker and Madam Hesta Baker, private prosecutor and prosecutrix, respectively, representing the Intestate Estate of Elizabeth Moore-Johnson. The indictment alleged principally that in 1977 and thereafter, the private prosecutor and prosecutrix acquired five hundred (500) acres of land out of a total of eight hundred (800) acres of land from their grandmother, Elizabeth Moore Johnson, in lower Virginia, Montserrado County, Liberia; that their grandmother hired the services of Arah Kamara, the Read more →
Madam Ruth Sawmadal vs. NEC and Mr. Steve Tequiah (01/17/2024)
This case came before this Court en banc for appellate review of the final ruling of the Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commission (NEC), entered on December 23, 2023, dismissing the appellant’s appeal resulting from a complaint she filed before the Hearing Officer of NEC, praying for a total recount of votes cast from the Electoral District #2 of Rivercess County in the representative elections conducted on October 10, 2023 in Rivercess County, and affirmed the ruling of the Hearing Officer. A review of the records in this case shows that twelve (12) candidates participated in the October 10, 2023 representative election in Electoral Read more →
Nimely J. Donyen vs. Sekou S. Kanneh (01/12/2024)
This case comes before this Court en banc for appellate review from the final ruling of the Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commission (NEC), entered on December 19, 2023, dismissing the appellant’s appeal, growing out of a complaint filed before the Hearing Officer of NEC, praying for a total recount of votes cast from the one hundred twenty-eight (128) polling places of the nineteen (19) voting precincts of Electoral District #2, Montserrado County, in the Presidential and Legislative Elections conducted in Montserrado County on October 10, 2023, and affirming the ruling of the Hearing Officer, Attorney S. Patterson Blamo. Read more →
Nathaniel Kevin vs. Her Honor Compfort S. Natt & Lone Star Cell MTN (12/19/2023)
The history of this case requires a careful consideration of the facts and circumstances to make an informed judicial decision. The appellant, Nathaniel Kevin was an employee of the appellee, Lone Star MTN, and he served as Regulatory Relations Senior Manager on a month-to-month basis, commencing from December 2012 with a monthly salary of US$8,390.00(Eight Thousand Three Hundred Ninety United States Dollars). However, on January 16, 2015, the appellee declared his position redundant on account of economic reasons, citing Regulation No.8 of the Labour Practices Law, which gives an employer, as in this case, the power to declare redundant a position but shall pay the employee one month salary for each year of completed service. Read more →
Amos Clinton vs His Honor Joe S. Barkon (12/19/2023)
This appeal emerges before the full bench of the Supreme Couret, praying this court to review and reverse the ruling of our distinguished learned Colleague, Mr. Justice Yussif D. Kaba; which ruling he denied the preemptory writ of mandamus prayed for by the appellants. To agree or disagree with the Chambers justice’s ruling, it is expedient to briefly state the synopsis of the facts culled from the certified records of this case from the court below. Having rendered a default judgment against Amos Clinton and Rufus Wesley in an action of ejectment predicated on the sheriff’s returns which indicated that the appellants rejected or evaded the court’s precepts including writ of summons and several assignments, the appellants filed a motion in the court below praying the court to relieve them from judgmen Read more →
The Intestate Estate of Joseph N. Boley Vs. Oldman Gaye et. al. (12/07/2023)
This motion to dismiss is before this Court from a ruling made by the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court, Grand Gedeh County on April 7, 2023, in a cancellation proceedings case in which the trial judge ruled against Oldman Gaye Gbarwo et al. respondents herein. The facts as alleged are that the movant, the Intestate Estate of Joseph N. Boley, represented by its Administrator Mr. Thomas N. Boley et al. filed a petition for cancellation against one Oldman Gaye Gbarwo et al., respondents herein praying the court to cancel the respondents purported land sale deed made by the respondents in their own name alleging that the said deed was fake and Read more →
ISSAC B ROLAND VERSUS JOSRPH ALLISON AND AUSTIN B TAYLOR (11/28/2023)
This case is before us on appeal taken from the Ruling of the Board of Commissioners (BOC) of the National Elections Commission (NEC) wherein the Board of Commissioners confirmed the Ruling of the Hearing Officer of the NEC dismissing the complaint filed before the NEC by the Appellant herein. In his complaint, filed on October 13, 2023 before the Electoral Magistrate for Maryland County, the appellant, a candidate fielded under the ticket of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), raised a single act of irregularity by the NEC staff stationed at the polling centers, that is, that his poll watchers were asked out of six vote counting facilities, thus depriving them of access to the vote counting process at those centers and the right to participate in the process. He therefore requested that there be a recount at the six centers named in his complaint. For the benefit of this Opinion and the determination of the correctness or error allegedly made by the Board of Commissioners in confirming the Ruling of the Hearing Officer, we quote the appellant’s complaint in its entirety verbatim, as follows: Read more →
The Intestate of Gobbeh Kamara vs. The Intestate of J. Lamark Cox (11/28/2023)
This motion to dismiss appeal emanates from a judgment rendered by the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Montserrado County on the 4th of April, 2022, denying a motion to intervene filed by the respondent herein against the movant in an ejectment action filed by the movant. The movant requests this Court to dismiss the appeal announced by the respondent from the said judgment on two grounds: that the respondent failed to superintend its appeal by failing to submit the certified copy of its records before this Court within the period of ninety (90) days as prescribed by Section 51.11 of the Civil Procedure Law; that up to the filing of this motion to dismiss appeal that the respondent has not still submitted its certified records before this Court and that the tax clearance attached to the respondent’s appeal bond expired on Read more →
UNITY PARTY V. NEC-Violation of Section 4.1(2) – 3 (2) (10/05/2023)
This Court has been called upon by the Unity Party, Appellants, to determine whether the National Elections Commission, Appellee has violated Chapter 4, entitled “Conduct of Elections”, particularly Section 4.1(2) of the New Elections Law with respect to the number of registered voters in a voting precinct. Before proceeding into the allegations laid in the Complaint by the complainant, the Court will undertake a brief historical review of section 4.1(2). Pursuant to a mandate that devolved upon it, the Legislature in 1986 enacted the New Elections Law, which provided at Section 4.1(2) that the number of registered voters in any precinct shall not exceed 1000. In 2004, the National Transitional Legislative Assembly amended this section by the Elections Act of 2004, approved December 17, 2004. As amended, the Act provides that: Read more →
CONCERNED REGISTERED VOTERS vs J. MILTON TEAHJAY (08/31/2023)
This appeal emanates from the final ruling of the Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commission (NEC), entered on August 11, 2023, in favor of the appellee, J. Milton Teahjay, having entertained arguments on the appeal taken by appellants, Concerned Registered Voters of Sinoe County, from the ruling of the Hearing Officer of the National Elections Commission (NEC), in which the Hearing Officer granted the motion to dismiss the objection filed by the Concerned Registered Voters of Sinoe County, objecting to the candidacy of the appellee, J. Milton Teahjay, for the Senatorial Seat of Sinoe County. The facts from the certified records in this appeal show that on August 19, 2023, the appellants, Concerned Registered Voters of Sinoe County, filed with the National Elections Commission an objection against the participation of Senator J. Milton Teahjay to contest for the senatorial seat in Sinoe County in the ensuing Read more →
WISSEDI SIO NJOH VS. INTESTATE ESTATE OF C. HARRY GBESI (08/11/2023)
This case is before us on appeal from the ruling of the Judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit, Margibi County, sitting in its February Term, A.D. 2020, in which she confirmed the verdict of liable returned by the trial jury against the Defendants, with general damages of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand United States Dollars (US$250,000.00) and special damages of Twenty Five Thousand United States Dollars (US$25,000.00) in favor of the Plaintiff. The certified records revealed that the Defendants excepted to the court’s final ruling and announced its appeal to this Court sitting in its October Term A.D. 2020. The events out of which these appeal proceedings grew, as certified in the transmitted records reveal that on April 15, 2019, during the February Term of court, 2019 of the 13th Judicial Circuit, Margibi County, the appellee, plaintiff in the court below, the Intestate Estate of C. Harry Gbesi, represented by and through its administrator, H. Williams Choloply of the City of Kakata, Margibi County, instituted an ejectment action against the defendants, Wissedi Sio Njoh and all persons under her authority, appellants herein. In a nine-count complaint, the appellee alleged that it is the owner of nine hundred seventy-five (975) acres of land situated and located in Charlesville, Marshall, Margibi County Read more →
Mohammed Koroma v. George Henries (08/11/2023)
This Court has been called upon by the appellants, Mohammed E. Koroma and his grantor, Daniel K. Tor, to reverse the final ruling of the trial court entered in favor of the appellees, George E. Henries, Beverly Barns and her husband, Roland Barns, James A. A. Pierre, Jr. and J. C. N. Howard, Jr. on April 3, 2019, upon a jury verdict of not liable. The facts gleaned from the records before this Court reveal that on November 20, 1989, the appellants filed before the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, an action of Bill in Equity to Remove Cloud on Title against the appellees. The co-appellant, Mohammed Koromah, contended principally that on August 22, 1981, Read more →
MARTHA G. GWEH VS. IMAM ISAMAIL (08/11/2023)
Martha G. Gweh, by and through her Attorney-In-Fact, Mr. D. Morgan Paye, informant herein, filed a bill of information with this Court, alleging amongst other things, the obstruction of this Court’s mandate by Iman Isamail Sesay et al., and their counsel, Counsellor Alhaji Swaliho A. Sesay, respondents herein, by the physical impediments created and the filing of bogus and unmeritorious objection to the repossession of the informant of the subject property as mandated by this Court. The genesis of this case is that, the informant, Martha G. Gweh by and through her Attorney-In-Fact, Mr. D. Morgan Paye, filed an action of ejectment against Iman Isamail Sesay and [a] Lady to be identified, together with all other persons illegally occupying the subject property, all of the City of Paynesville, Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia, at the Civil Law Court, Read more →
G T BANK v. Charles Sirleaf (08/11/2023)
The appellant, Guaranty Trust Bank (Liberia) Limited, has challenged the final ruling of the Commercial Court in which the latter ruled and adjudged the former liable to the appellees, Charles E. Sirleaf and Bojelene Guest House Inc. for breach of deposit contract and awarded damages in the aggregate amounts of One Million, Six Hundred Seven Thousand United States (US$1,607,000.00) Dollars and Fifteen Million, Six Hundred Ninety Thousand Liberian (L$15,690,000.00) Dollars, and has called upon the Supreme Court of Liberia to reverse the final ruling of the Commercial Court. The certified records show that on September 3, 2020, the appellees, plaintiffs in the Commercial Court of Liberia, instituted an action of damages for breach of deposit contract against the appellant, Guaranty Trust Bank (Liberia) Limited, as defendant below, having complained that the Bank failed to address concerns of fraudulent banking transactions carried on their accounts maintained with the appellant bank. The appellees alleged in substance that Eight Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand, Five Hundred Eighty United States Read more →
Fallah Willie et al Vs. Yuissif Fahnbulleh et al (08/11/2023)
This case is before us on appeal from the final ruling of the assigned Judge of the 6th Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County, sitting in its March Term A.D. 2016 in an action of ejectment filed by Yussif B. Fahnbulleh and Frazeanatu Fahnbulleh, represented by and through their Guardian, Madam Doris Z. Menwon of 72nd Community, Paynesville City, Montserrado County, appellees herein, against Fallah Willie, Joseph Saah and all occupants under their control and Archie T. Nazzal, also of 72nd community, Paynesville City, Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia, appellants herein. The facts as gathered from the certified records of the case revealed that on December 9, 2013, the appellees by and through their guardian, (Natural mother) Madam Doris Z. Menwon, instituted an action of ejectment against appellants at the 6th Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County. The appellees alleged in their complaint that they are minor children of Madam Doris Menwon and Boakai Fahnbulleh, who were the original owners of the property and deeded the property, subject of these proceedings, to their minor children after they got divorced; that the said property lies along the Somalia Drive within the 72nd Barracks Community, and the frontage of the property faces the Somalia Drive. The appellees further Read more →
Paye Flomo, James Flomo and Oliver Flomo vs. His Hon. Roland F. Dahn, and Zawolo Gbonblee and Chester Gbonblee (05/19/2023)
The facts gathered from the certified records before this court revealed that an action of Summary Proceeding to Recover Possession of Real Property was filed by the Intestate Estate of Johnny Gbonblee by and through, its administrators Zarwolo Gbonblee et al., Respondent herein, against Paye Flomo, James Flomo and Oliver Flomo, both of Sokopa, Nimba County, Informants herein, on August 26, 2011, at the 8th Judicial Circuit Court, Nimba County. The record revealed that pleading rested and trial commenced on October 7, 2011. The Respondent paraded three witnesses, who essentially testified to its title deed, supporting documents and possession of the contested property; The Respondent thereafter rested with the production of oral evidence and the instruments testified to were marked by the court, confirmed and admitted into evidence to form an integral part of the case. Read more →
JAMES KESSELEY Vs. RL(05/19/2023)
On November 30, 2012, the grand jury of Montserrado County sitting in its November Term A.D. 2012 indicted James Kesselly, the appellant herein, for the crime of murder. The indictment alleged that on the 4th day of November, A.D. 2012, in the Rocksprings Valley Community, City of Monrovia, Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia, the appellant with criminal mind and wicked intent, purposely, knowingly, willfully, recklessly and criminally committed the crime of murder; that the appellant was the boyfriend of the victim, Marwoi James, also of the City of Monrovia, Montserrado County, Liberia. The indictment alleged that while the victim and the appellant were in bed, the appellant stabbed the victim across her breasts and she sustained a deep cut across her left breast about five centimeters long, allegedly by a sharp knife; that the victim began to bleed profusely and was rushed to the JFK Medical Center where she was pronounced dead by medical practitioners at Read more →
NAJIB KAMAND VS. DING SHU JUN(04/19/2023)
This Court en banc has been called upon to review the decision of our distinguished colleague, Madam Justice Jamesetta Howard-Wolokolie, when she presided in Chambers during the March A.D. 2022 Term of this Court. The records of this case show that on December 17, 2020, Ms. Ding Shu Jun, also referred to as “Nancy Chinese Lady”, the appellee herein, filed an action of debt by attachment in the Debt Court of Montserrado County, against Mr. Najib Kamand (Labanese Businessman), the appellant herein, also of the City of Monrovia, Montserrado County, Liberia. The appellee alleged that she loaned the appellant the total amount of Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$900,000.00) in two tranches of Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$600,000.00) and Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$300,000.00) respectively, on different dates and times, for the purpose of aiding the appellant in improving his business which, according Read more →
NYONBLEE KARNGA-LAWRENCE ET. AL. VS. MUSA HASSAN BILITY ET. AL (04/12/2023)
This appeal emanates from the ruling of our astute colleague, His Honor Yussif D. Kaba, when he served as Chambers Justice during the October A.D. 2022 Term of this Court. Mr. Justice Kaba delivered an exhaustive ruling in favor of the Petitioners for the Writ of Certiorari, Mr. Musa Hassan Bility, Martin F. Kollah, et al of the Liberty Party, appellees herein, against the National Elections Commission (NEC), Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence, Emmanuel Azango et al, appellants herein, which this Court en banc has been Read more →