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Justin Hooper v. The City of Tulsa

Justin Hooper and the City of Tulsa dispute whether the Curtis Act, 30 Stat. 495 (1898), grants Tulsa jurisdiction over municipal violations committed by all Tulsa’s inhabitants, including Indians, in Indian country. Tulsa issued a traffic citation to Mr. Hooper, an Indian and member of the Choctaw Nation, and he paid a $150 fine for the ticket in Tulsa’s Municipal Criminal Court (â

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MARVIN KEITH STITT, Appellant v. THE CITY OF TULSA, Appellee

¶1 Appellant, Marvin Keith Stitt, was convicted of Aggravated Speeding (Tulsa, Okla., Rev. Ordinances Title 37, § 617(C) (2021)) following a non-jury trial before the Honorable Mitchell McCune, Municipal Judge, and fined $250.00 in City of Tulsa Municipal Court Citation/Case No. 7569655.

¶2 Mr. Stitt was issued City of Tulsa (Tulsa) Municipal Citation/Case No. 7569655 on February

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CITY OF TULSA, Appellant v. NICHOLAS RYAN O'BRIEN, Appellee

¶1 Appellee, Nicholas Ryan O'Brien, was charged by Information in the Municipal Criminal Court of the City of Tulsa with the following misdemeanor traffic crimes:

Case No. 720766, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, in violation of City of Tulsa Revised Ordinances Title 37, § 649;

Case No. 720766A, Transporting an Open Container, in violation of City of

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THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellant v. STEVEN LEON FULLER, Appellee.

¶1 The State of Oklahoma appeals the order of the reviewing judge affirming an adverse ruling of the magistrate dismissing the criminal charges in Ottawa County District Court Case No. CF-2022-215 for lack of jurisdiction. See 22 O.S.2011, §§ 1089.1--1089.7; Rule 6.1, Rules of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, Title 22, Ch.18, App. (2024).

¶2 On November 1, 2022, the Sta

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MICHAEL GARY PARKER, JR., Appellant v. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellee.

¶1 Appellant Michael Gary Parker, Jr. appeals his Judgment and Sentence from the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2018-3184, for First Degree Manslaughter, in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 711.1 Parker's jury unanimously found him guilty, but deadlocked on the issue of punishment. The Honorable William J. Musseman, Jr., District Judge, who presided over Parker's jury trial, sentence

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THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellant v. DALTON WAYNE WARD, Appellee

¶1 The State of Oklahoma, Appellant, appeals from an order sustaining Appellee's motion to dismiss a charge of assault and battery on a police officer filed in the District Court of Mayes County, Case No. CF-2019-295. The trial court held an evidentiary hearing on Appellee's motion to dismiss, and, relying on McGirt v. Oklahoma, 140 S. Ct. 2452 (2020), and Hogner v. State, 2021 OK CR 4, 500 P.3

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State of Oklahoma v. B.W.D.

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged wih:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: BH, THREATENING AN ACT OF VIOLENCE, in violation of 21 O.S. 1378 A
Date of Offense: 07/29/2025
DIXON, BRENDAN WADE
Disposed: DISMISSED, 11/06/2025. Dismissed- Prosecution Witness Failed to Appear
Count as Disposed: THREATENING AN ACT OF VIOLENCE(BH)
Violatio

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Mark Cotton v. Stellantis, d/b/a FCA US, LLC

Indianapolis, Indiana, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful termination theory.

Mark Cotton sued his employer Stellantis, doing business as FCA US LLC (FCA), alleging that FCA discriminated against him because of his race and color in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, see 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2, and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The district court grant

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Christine M. Arnold v. Ameren Illinois Company

East St. Louis, Illinois, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

In 2018, Arnold filed a charge with the Illinois
Department of Human Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
alleging that her employer, Ameren Illinois Company, discriminated against her. A year
later, the IDHR dismissed the charge for lack of substantial evidence. The IDHR’s notic

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Andrew D. Coe v. Darrin Atkins, et al.

Chicago, Illinois, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.

Andrew Coe sued four correctional officers and a doctor under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging they were deliberately indifferent to his need for high-top shoes to manage his painful foot condition.

To walk, Coe uses a cane and wears leg braces. When Coe a

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State of Oklahoma v. Dustin Joel Walker

Muskogee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer is representing the Defendant charged sexually abusing a child.
by Kent Morlan

Dustin Joel Walker, age 34, is charged with:

1. SEXUAL ABUSE - CHILD UNDER 12 (FELONY)

2. CHILD NEGLECT (FELONY)

3. CHILD NEGLECT (FELONY)

4. CHILD NEGLECT (FELONY

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United States of America v. Yana Leonova

Washington DC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with th conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act.

Yana Leonova, 33, a Belorussian citizen most recently residing in Russia, was extradited from France yesterday on an indictment charging her with conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act, to commit smuggling, to commit money laundering, and to def

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State of Oklahoma v. J.L.M.

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer Keaton Taylor represented the Defendant charged with:
THREATEN AN ACT OF VIOLENCE, in violation of 21 O.S. 1378 B.

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David Lynn Bell v. United States of America

Wheeling, West Virginia pro se Plaintiff without a lawyer sued on a Federal Tort Claims Act negligence theory.

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Everett De'Andre Arnold, et al. v. Barbers Hill Independent School District, et al.

Houston, Texas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on civil rights violation theories.

BHISD maintains a Student Code of Conduct, setting stand-
ards for behavior and discipline within the district. Hair-length restrictions
have long existed in the Student Code of Conduct, limiting the ways male
students could wear their hair. Halfway through the 2019–2020

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United States of America v. Reiss Nicole Biby

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with misprision of a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. 4, which provides:

Misprision of felony law, which makes it a crime to conceal a felony and not report it to a federal authority as soon as possible. The penalty for this offense can include a fine, imprisonment for up to three years, or both. For a conviction,

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Charles Farden v. United States of America

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Federal Tort Claims Act claim.

At issue in this suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act is whether the United States can be held liable for false imprisonment or false arrest when a federal law enforcement officer restrains or arrests a person whom he has probable cause to believe is committing the federal crime

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Rocky L. Freeman v. Unit Manager J. Lincalis, et al.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Federal Tort Claims Act claim.

Rocky Freeman was tried for two murders but was acquitted of one. His presentence report mistakenly stated that he had committed both murders. A judge ordered that the mistake be corrected. It was not. Eighteen years later, Freeman learned of this error. He sued, alleging that he

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Melissa Trinidad v. Ricahrd D'Ambra

Providence, Rhode Island, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a negligence theory.

On October 30, 1996, Melissa Trinidad, not yet three years old, was diagnosed with a blood lead level of 45 µg/dL.

At the time, she lived in a dwelling owned by Defendant Richard D'Ambra (D'Ambra) located at 500 Branch Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island. (Compl. ¶ 4.) After an

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State of Vermont v. Damien Diaz

Bennington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and robbery.

In January 2024, defendant was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, grand larceny, unlawful mischief, carrying a dangerous or deadly weapon while committing a felony, and assault and robbery. The State subsequently amended the information to add a charge of larceny fro

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B.K. v. B.W.

Concord, New Hampshire, family law lawyer represented the parties in a civil stalking protection case.

A person commits the offense of stalking if, among other things, that person "[p]urposely, knowingly, or recklessly engages in a course of conduct targeted at a specific person which would cause a reasonable person to fear for his or her personal safety or the safety of a member of that

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State of Oklahoma v. Rodney Charles Clifton and Joshua Gregory Frank

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: OPJ, CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT A FELONY, in violation of 21 O.S. 421 a4
Date of Offense: 12/22/2021
CLIFTON, RODNEY CHARLES
Disposed: DEFERRED, 10/30/2025. Nolo Contendere Plea
Count as Disposed: CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT A FELONY(OPJ)
Violation of 21 O.S. 421 a4

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Raymond T. Mahlberg v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

Miami, Florida civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.

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United States of America v. Jonathan Warren Jones

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with enticement of a minor.

18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) is the federal law that makes it illegal to use the mail or any means of interstate or foreign commerce (including the internet) to entice, persuade, induce, or coerce a minor to engage in prostitution or any other criminal sexual activity

Attempt

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United States of America v. Leonard Brown, aka Bo

Miami, Florida pro se plaintiff, without the help of a lawyer, sent a letter to the judge asking for the appoint of a laywer to help him with an application for a sentenced reduction under the First Step Act. The District court denied his application.

A district court has no inherent authority to modify a defendant’s sentence and may do so “only when authorized by a
stat

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