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Taylor Scott v. Gino Morena Enterprises, LLC Central District of California Federal Courthouse - Los Angeles, California

Taylor Scott appeals from the grant of summary
judgment in favor of her former employer, Gino Morena
Enterprises, LLC (“GME”). Scott sued GME alleging
sexual harassment and retaliation under state law. The
parties stipulated to the dismissal of Scott’s state law claims
and Scott’s filing of an amended complaint asserting claims
under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 196... More...
   $0 (04-30-2018 - CA)

Ronald Foster v. The State of Texas Texas First District Court of Appeals

Foster began a romantic relationship with Kim (a pseudonym) during the
spring of 2016. They lived together for about four months. In June, Kim became
pregnant, but she miscarried in September. By then, Foster and Kim were no longer
together, but “still had feelings” for each other.
In late September, Foster called Kim. He told her that she could pick up her
belonging... More...
   $0 (04-29-2018 - TX)

STATE OF KANSAS v. MARCUS G. BUTLER

Shortly after 7 p.m. on January 9, 2013, Kevin Smith returned home from work to the apartment he shared with his fiancée, Demetria Hunter, in Wyandotte County. When Smith arrived, he discovered a vehicle parked in his spot. Hunter and Smith's neighbors had a history of parking in their stalls and making loud noises. Smith saw a white male— later identified as Clint Schierbaum—exiting the neighbori... More...   $0 (04-28-2018 - KS)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. CHARLES FLORES United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit

When reviewing the denial of a motion to suppress, we
"take the facts as the trial court found them, consistent with
record support, adding uncontradicted facts where appropriate."
United States v. Almonte-Báez, 857 F.3d 27, 29 (1st Cir.
2017)(internal citation omitted).
This case has its genesis in a tip received by Thomas
Pappas, a Maine state trooper with thirteen... More...
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DeVaughn Edwards v. State of Tennessee

After the Petitioner and three co-defendants participated in a home invasion on Mud Island in Memphis, the Petitioner was charged with three counts of especially aggravated kidnapping, especially aggravated robbery, especially aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, and employing a firearm during a felony. On direct appeal, this court summarized the proof adduced at trial as follows:
04/25/2... More...
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State of Tennessee v. Deandrey Peterson

The Shelby County Grand Jury charged the defendant with the February 12, 2014 aggravated rape and robbery of the victim, T.M., as well as the aggravated burglary of her apartment and possessing a firearm with the intent to go armed during the commission of a dangerous felony.1
1 To protect the anonymity of the victim, we utilize her initials.More...
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United States of America v. Frantz Florville Southern District of Ohio Courthouse - Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, OH - Former Employee of U.S. Government Contractor in Afghanistan Pleads Guilty to Foreign Transportation of Approximately $104,000 in Stolen Money

A former employee of a U.S. government contractor in Afghanistan pleaded guilty on April 26, 2018 to foreign transportation of approximately $104,000 in stolen money. The former employee admitted stealing the money from another em... More...
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Heather Shipman and Estate of Gabriel Sheridan Stone, Deceased, v. Timothy Danie Harris and 7204 Inc., d/b/a The Bamboo Lounge MoreLaw Suites Legal Suites and Virtual Offices In Downtown Tulsa 406 South Boulder and 624 South Denver 918-582-3993 or Info@morelaw.com

Tulsa, OK - Heather Shipman and Estate of Gabriel Sheridan Stone, Deceased, sued Timothy Danie Harris and 7204 Inc., d/b/a The Bamboo Lounge on auto negligence and dram shop theories.

Settled for an undisclosed sum as to Harris.... More...
   $1 (04-25-2018 - OK)

STATE OF KANSAS v. DAVID S. HANKE

According to testimony at the hearing on Hanke's motion to suppress the evidence, as Sergeant Jason Thompson of the Newton Police Department pulled his patrol car into the well-lit parking lot of a Kwik Shop convenience store around 2 a.m., he noticed a van with its engine running parked in a stall in front of the store. Thompson drove through the parking lot and stopped to talk to an acquaintance... More...   $0 (04-23-2018 - )

Truitt Russell Cook v. The State of Texas

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence so we will mention
only so much of the background facts as necessary for our disposition of his issues. On
February 12, 2015, appellant and Tianna Insall robbed the A1 Smoke Shop in rural
Tarrant County. They wore dark glasses and bandannas. Appellant carried what the two
store employees called “a gun.” Once insid... More...
   $0 (04-19-2018 - TX)

Bruce Ray Blackwell v. The State of Texas

At around 2:00 a.m. on July 20, 2015, Gillespie County Sheriff’s Deputies Justin Cole and
Johnny Gorden (jointly, the “deputies”) observed a truck towing a trailer turn onto a county road
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at a high rate of speed. The deputies followed the truck and found it pulled over on the side of the
road. The deputies observed Bl... More...
   $0 (04-19-2018 - TX)

All Green Electric, Inc. v. Security National Insurance Company

Plaintiff and appellant All Green Electric, Inc. (All Green),
appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of its insurer,
defendant and respondent Security National Insurance Company
(SNIC). All Green requested that SNIC defend a lawsuit alleging
that All Green negligently installed electrical equipment for a
medical scanner. The trial court concluded that the lawsuit fel... More...
   $0 (04-18-2018 - CA)

STATE OF KANSAS v. SHANE TRAVERS GARRETT

Garrett does not claim the district court erred in treating his California crime as a felony. He limits his argument to whether his California crime should be treated as a person crime. He claims that Kansas does not have a comparable burglary statute, so his California conviction must be classified as a nonperson crime.

Garrett raises an issue of statutory interpretation under the Ka... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. BRANDON R. WILLIAMS

On the morning of December 12, 2015, Jordan Ray left his residence in Wichita to go to work. At about 11 a.m., Ray received a phone call from Williams. Williams and Ray had known each other for about 10 years. Although Williams and Ray were not friends, Williams had visited Ray's residence on multiple occasions to play video games. Ray returned Williams' call and Williams said he had left a shirt ... More...   $0 (04-18-2018 - KS)

SEDRIC SUTTON a/k/a CEDRIC SUTTON a/k/a SEDRIC QUINTORUS SUTTON v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

The petitioner, John Michael Howell, appeals the portion of the Circuit Court of Wetzel County’s May 12, 2016, “Amended Entry of a Plea and Sentencing Order Amended” [sic] specifying that he will be eligible for parole consideration after serving a minimum of fifteen years in prison. He argues that pursuant to statute, he should be eligible for parole after ten years of incarceration. The State of... More...   $0 (04-16-2018 - MS)

DANNY L. BURROW V. J.T. WHITE HARDWARE & LUMBER

On October 31, 2003, Rick Tubbs, owner of J.T. White Hardware & Lumber
Company, filed a motion for default judgement against Danny and Shena Burrow. On July
1, 2004, the Craighead County Circuit Court granted the motion and awarded Tubbs
$9,127.92 in damages plus interest and $1,000 in attorney’s fees. The circuit court also
ordered the Burrows to file a verified affidavit of ... More...
   $0 (04-16-2018 - AR)

DON WILLIAM DAVIS V. STATE OF ARKANSAS

Davis was charged and convicted of the capital murder of Jane Daniel, theft of
property, and burglary. Prior to his trial, the Benton County Circuit Court ordered Davis
to be examined by Dr. Jenkins at Ozark Guidance to determine whether “there are
reasonable grounds to believe the defendant to be presently insane or that he was insane
at the [time] of the alleged offenses.” Je... More...
   $0 (04-15-2018 - AR)

Ex parte Bryan Christopher Everage

Appellant Bryan Christopher Everage is charged in three cause numbers with evading
arrest with a vehicle, aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, and aggravated assault on a public
servant. The trial court set bail at $7,500 on the evading-arrest charge in cause number
17-1384-K26; $500,000 on the aggravated-robbery charge in cause number 17-1385-K26; and
$500,000 on the aggravat... More...
   $0 (04-15-2018 - TX)

Jay Dee Burns v. The State of Texas

The grand jury returned nine indictments against Appellant. Indictments A and B were for the offense of improper relationship between an educator and student.1 Indictments C, D, and E were for the offense of sexual assault of a child.2 Indictment F was for the offense of indecency with a child.3 Indictment G was for the offense of stalking.4 Indictments H and I were for the offense of improper... More...   $0 (04-08-2018 - TX)

STATE OF KANSAS v. DANA L. CHANDLER Case Video

Mike Sisco and Karen Harkness were found dead in Karen's Topeka home about 2 p.m. on July 7, 2002. Both were shot at least five times. They were in bed as the shooting began.

There was no evidence anything was missing. When the bodies were discovered, Karen was wearing jewelry, including a diamond bracelet, a Rolex watch, and a gold ring. Mike's wallet was in his shorts. It contained tw... More...
   $0 (04-07-2018 - KS)

Craig Schnuck v. Danax Sport Corporation Morelaw Internet Marketing for Legal Professionals MoreLaw Can Make Your Phone Ring 888-354-4529

Denver, CO - Craig Schnuck sued Danax Sport Corporation, d/b/a Double Diamond Ski Shop on a negligence theory.
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   $0 (04-05-2018 - CO)

BERRY AND BERRY ACQUISITIONS v. BFN PROPERTIES SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA

Bob Berry, who resides in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, has been a nurseryman and businessman for more than fifty years. In the 1960s, Bob began working in the nursery business in Tahlequah, and in the early 1970s, he founded Midwestern Nursery. Bob grew and developed Midwestern Nursery, which later became American Nursery Products, and eventually took the company public. Upon his departure from American ... More...   $0 (04-04-2018 - MT)

RONNIE BRUCE MARTINEZ V. STATE OF ARKANSAS

On October 22, 2015, the Grant County Sheriff’s Department arrived at Danny
Myers’s place of business in response to a report of shots fired with an active shooter on
scene. Deputy Matt Bennett testified that when he initially pulled up, Martinez was
holding a weapon. Bennett explained that as he pulled up to stop Martinez, Martinez threw
the gun down and fell to the ground. Co... More...
   $0 (04-01-2018 - AR)

Monique Tillman and Eric Branch v. Jared Williams and The City of Tacoma Western District of Washington Federal Courthouse - Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma, WA - Monique Tillman and Eric Branch sued Tacoma police officer Jared Williams and The City of Tacoma on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that Williams tossed Monique around like a rag doll and threw her to the pavement during an encounter at a Pierce County mall in 2014.

Monique, who was 15 at the time and Eirc, who was 16, had dropped off some cloth... More...
   $0 (03-25-2018 - WA)

STATE OF OHIO vs. ROBERT BRADEN

Bruce Hust lived alone in a house in the West Price Hill neighborhood of
Cincinnati. He was an employee of the Hamilton County Juvenile Court. His work
hours were approximately 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. On the
morning of August 27, 2015, Hust left for work and returned home at 5:00 p.m. Hust
found his house ransacked, and his late mother’s wedding rings... More...
   $0 (03-25-2018 - OH)

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