On September 27, 2010, Mrs. Williams and her brother, Wayne Campbell, took the Williams’ trailer to a store operated by Plains in Evanston, Wyoming for a repair. They entered the building through a side door that led into the repair shop and found their way to the front office. After arranging for the repair, they left the same way they had come.
[¶4] They returned to the store that aftern... More...   $0 (11-29-2017 - WY)

At the time of his death in June 2012, Emerson Franklin was a seventy-six
year old deacon and treasurer for his local church. He was also a carpenter by trade,
and had been working for several years for Charlie Jones, also a member of
Franklin’s church. A few months prior to Franklin’s murder, Jones discussed with
Franklin that they needed extra help on a particular house they ... More...   $0 (11-26-2017 - TX)

On March 3, 2015, the complainant, Isaac Tandoh, was waiting to get his hair
cut at the Chop Shop barbershop when a fight broke out in the parking lot. Tandoh’s
barber, Shannon Miller, went outside to break up the situation. Miller, a member of
the Black Disciples gang, knew both of the men involved in the altercation. Leon
Dupre Whiting, who was holding a gun, was a long-ti... More...   $0 (11-22-2017 - TX)

A jury found Steven Meisel guilty of distributing and possessing child
pornography. See 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2), (a)(4)(B). Meisel asserts the district
court (1) violated his right to present a complete defense by preventing him from
adducing alternative perpetrator evidence1; and (2) erred in denying his request to
instruct the jury on “identity.” Even assuming the district court e... More...   $0 (11-14-2017 - KS)

A jury convicted Kenroy Benford of being a felon in possession of a firearm in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) based on his constructive possession of a loaded
pistol that police seized from an apartment bedroom he shared with his girlfriend.
On appeal, Benford argues the district court erred in three ways: (1) it abused its
discretion by admitting evidence under Federal Rule of... More...   $0 (11-14-2017 - KS)

Johnstown, PA - Former Pennsylvania Resident Sentenced to Probation for Lying on Firearms Purchase Form

A resident of Pray, MT, formerly of Clearfield, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court in Johnstown to charges of false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer, and immediately thereafter was sentenced to five years’ probation and 50 hours of community service for each year of h... More...   $0 (11-13-2017 - PA)

On April 28, 2016, a Franklin County Grand Jury indicted Ludwick for one count of conspiracy in connection with a plot to hire someone to murder his wife. (Apr. 28, 2016 Indictment at 1-2.) A trial began in the case with jury selection on February 6, 2017. (Tr. Vol. I at 5, filed on May 15, 2017.) The three witnesses who testified during the trial were the detective who investigated the case,... More...   $0 (11-12-2017 - OH)

29 Plaintiff, Nick’s Garage, Inc. (“Garage” or “Plaintiff”), appeals from the
30 judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New
31 York (D’Agostino, J.) granting summary judgment in favor of the Defendants,
32 Progressive Casualty Insurance Company and related entities (collectively,
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the “Insurer”).1 1 Garage, an automobile repair shop, brought ... More...   $0 (11-12-2017 - NY)

An independent contractor providing liquid manure disposal
services purchased a used Case IH tractor from a John Deere implement
dealer. When the tractor proved to be a “lemon,” the contractor brought
claims against multiple parties, including the implement dealer. The
trial court granted all of the defendants’ motions for summary judgment.
The contractor appealed and we transf... More...   $0 (11-08-2017 - IA)

Thomas Rael appeals the district court’s dismissal of his state law tort claims
as preempted by § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”),
29 U.S.C. § 185(a). Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.
2
I. Factual Background
Rael worked for Smith’s Food and Drug Centers as a meat cutter for 25 years
until he resigned in December 2014. The terms o... More...   $0 (11-07-2017 - CO)

Joyce Hargress appeals the district court’s decision affirming the denial of her application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 405(g), 1383(c)(3). After careful review, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND FACTS
In May 2013, Hargress applied for disability benefits and alleged a disability onset date of January 21, 2013 due to her type II diabetes, ex... More...   $0 (11-06-2017 - AL)

On the night of September 14, 2014, Guillermo Flores went to the Valero gas
station at the corner of Mesa Road and Atascocita Road in Humble, Texas, to fill up
some water bottles. While Flores was filling up the water bottles, a young man, later
identified as appellant,2 approached him on foot. Appellant was wearing a hooded
sweatshirt and had the hood pulled up over his head... More...   $0 (11-04-2017 - TX)

Steve Jameson sued pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for wrongful
termination and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. He alleged PG&E
fired him in violation of an implied-in-fact employment contract not to terminate his
employment without good cause. PG&E moved for summary judgment on the grounds
that Jameson was an at-will employee and, alternatively, that... More...   $0 (11-02-2017 - CA)

Brenda M. Diedrich appeals the district court’s order affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s (the “Commissioner”) denial of Diedrich’s application for Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”) benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. The Commissioner determined that Diedrich had become disabled, but an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) found that her disability did not begin... More...   $0 (10-27-2017 - OR)

¶1 Plaintiffs brought an action in the District Court for Custer County and claimed a convenience store negligently and recklessly sold low-point beer to a noticeably intoxicated person who injured plaintiffs in a vehicle collision several hours later. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment which was granted by the trial court.1 We reverse the judgment of the District Court.

¶2 Two... More...   $0 (10-24-2017 - OK)

Muskogee, OK - Ardmore Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement And Theft From Tribal Organization

DENISE TAYLOR, age 55, of Ardmore, Oklahoma, pled guilty to EMBEZZLEMENT AND THEFT FROM INDIAN TRIBAL ORGANIZATION, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1163, punishable by not more than 5 years imprisonment, and up to a $250,000.00 fine or both.

The Indic... More...   $0 (10-23-2017 - OK)

Byron Holton pleaded guilty to robbing a
grocery store in southern Illinois while carrying and using a
firearm, and a jury found him guilty of conspiring to commit
Hobbs Act robbery (a robbery affecting interstate commerce).
In sentencing Holton on the conspiracy count, the district judge
imposed a prison term roughly four years above the recom2
No. 17-1406
mended Guide... More...   $0 (10-17-2017 - IL)

Plaintiffs‐Appellants Chad E. Cohen and Kirsten Cohen (the “Cohens”)
filed a Complaint in the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut against
Defendant‐Third‐Party‐Plaintiff‐Appellee Postal Holdings, LLC (“Postal
Holdings”), stating a claim of private nuisance based on injuries allegedly caused
by Postal Holdings’s failure to maintain a property it... More...   $0 (10-11-2017 - CT)

Defendant Vergil George appeals his total 259-month sentence, imposed
after a jury convicted him of multiple crimes stemming from his drug-dealing and
identity-theft activities. After careful review of the briefs and the record, and with
the benefit of oral argument, we conclude the district court did not clearly err in
applying the firearm enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(1) ... More...   $0 (10-11-2017 - FL)

Harrisburg, PA - Former U.S. Postal Service Employee Sentenced To 72 Months In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

Ramona Long, age 57, a former U.S. Postal Service employee in Northern California, was sentenced on September 28, 2017, by United States District Court Judge Yvette Kane to 72 months’ imprisonment. Long previously entered pleas of guilty before Judge Kane to co... More...   $0 (10-03-2017 - PA)

Plaintiff Earl Oldham appeals the district court’s entry of summary
judgment in favor of Defendant O.K. Farms in this contract case. Because the
district court’s ruling was based on a theory that was not raised by Defendant or
briefed by either party, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
I.
Plaintiff has been raising chickens for O.K. Farms since 1995. On March
21... More...   $0 (09-30-2017 - OK)

Appellant, Georges Richardson, timely appeals his judgment and sentence after a jury found him guilty of a lesser included offense, robbery. On appeal, Richardson argues that the trial court erred in admitting a video tape into evidence. We disagree and affirm.
Background
Richardson was arrested and charged with the armed robbery of a cell phone store. The robbery occurred on July 15, 2013... More...   $0 (09-27-2017 - FL)

From 2006 to 2013, Raymond Severson worked for Heartland Woodcraft, Inc., a fabricator of retail display fixtures. The work was physically demand-ing. In early June 2013, Severson took a 12-week medical leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq., to deal with serious back pain. On the last day of his leave, he underwent back surgery, which
2 No. 15-3754
re... More...   $0 (09-27-2017 - WI)

This case challenges Chicago’s “puppy mill” ordinance, which limits the sources from which pet stores may obtain dogs, cats, and rabbits for resale. The ordinance provides that pet retailers in the city “may offer for sale only those dogs, cats, or rabbits” ob-tained from an animal control or care center, pound, or kennel operated by local, state, or federal government or “a
2 No. 15-3711
... More...   $0 (09-27-2017 - IL)