Fourth Amendment Law
 
United States of America v. Timothy William Bavar


Timothy William Bavaro pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to
two counts of interstate transportation for prostitution, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2421(a).
On appeal, Bavaro asserts that the district court erred in denying his motion to withdraw
his guilty plea. He also asserts that the court erred in applying three enhancements to his
Sentencing Guidel

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United States of America v. Timothy William Bavar


Timothy William Bavaro pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to
two counts of interstate transportation for prostitution, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2421(a).
On appeal, Bavaro asserts that the district court erred in denying his motion to withdraw
his guilty plea. He also asserts that the court erred in applying three enhancements to his
Sentencing Guidel

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United States of America v. Jamar Hunter

Law enforcement officers conduct traffic stops every
day. No matter how minor the apparent infraction, every traffic
stop must comply with the Fourth Amendment. It wraps every
person, and every traffic stop, with a cloak of constitutional
protection. The Fourth Amendment also permits the
consideration of officer safety when confronting a potentially
dangerous situatio

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United States of America v. Shiheem Amos

On September 26, 2018, police officers Hugo Lemos
and Nicholas Mastroianni were working the overnight shift as
patrol officers in southwest Philadelphia. At about 2:00 a.m.,
they received a radio call for a person screaming at the intersection of 65th Street and Dicks Avenue outside Eddie’s Café
and a man assaulting a woman on the highway. The officers
were nearby and

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United States of America v. Bruce Carroll Callahan, Jr., a/k/a "Hoss"

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, cocaine and crack sourced from Honduras and Mexico in Eastern North Carolina. Callahan claimed to have access to over twenty kilograms of narcotics at any time.

While awaiting trial and prior to his September 26, 2023, guilty plea, Bruce Carroll Callahan, Jr., a/k/a "

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Estate of Elijah Javon McClain et al v. City of Aurora, Colorado

Denver, Colorado personal injury wrongful death lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.

This lawsuit arises out of the death of Elijah McClain, a young African American man who, it is undisputed, was not violating any laws when he was walking alone and was approached by Aurora Police officers on August 24, 2019. After being confronted

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Monet Carter-Mixon, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Manuel Ellis, et al. v. City of Tacoma, et al.

Tacoma, Washington personal injury wrongful death lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories claiming that Tacoma Police Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Masyth Ford used excessive force when they attempted to arrest him in 2021.

The Complaint:

Plaintiffs, MONET CARTER-MIXON as Personal Representative of the ESTAT

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State of Washington v. Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine

Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine who were charged with murder for killing Manuel “Manny” Ellis, who was killed by the Tacoma police officers.

The Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled that Ellis, a black man, was murdered.

2.1 Plaintiff Monet Carter-Mixon: Monet Carter-Mixon (“Ms. Carter-Mixon”)

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Martin Soto Fong v. Charles Ryan, et al.

Tucson, Arizona civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants seeking stay of execution and a writ of habeas corpus.


efore the Court is Petitioner Martin Fong's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, which has been amended twice, corrected, and supplemented. (Docs. 1, 43, 92, 94, 229.)1 For the reasons set forth herein, the Court concludes that Petitioner is not

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State of Michigan v. Shanda Vander Ark

Norton Shores, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with open murder and first-degree child abuse.

Shanda Vander Ark, was accused of killing her 15-year-old son Timothy Ferguson in violation of 750.316 of the Michigan Penal Code, which provides:

(1) Except as provided in sections 25 and 25a of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175

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State of Arizona v. Debra Jean Milke

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented Plaintiff who was charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, kidnapping, and child abuse.

On the last evening of his short life, Christopher Milke saw Santa Claus at the mall. He woke up the next morning begging his mother to let him go again. Debra agreed and sent Christopher to the mall with her roomma

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R.W. v. Columbia Basin College

Richland, Washington employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Family Medical Leave Act violation theory.


R.W., a nursing student at Columbia Basin College, revealed to his doctor that he had homicidal ideations and that he imagined killing his teachers. Upon learning this information from the doctor and conducting further investigation, the Colle

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Michael Poticay v. Movers and Packers Relocation Specialists LLC

Portland, Oregon personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a 49 U.S.C. 14706 Interstate Transportation - Carmack Amendment theory.

Interstate cargo claims are governed by the Carmack Amendment (“Carmack”), 49 U.S.C §14706. Carmack controls and limits the liability of common carriers for in-transit cargo and preempts common or state law remedies that

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Marie Mayerova, et al. v. Eastern Michigan University, et al.

Detroit, Michigan civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants violated Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause by failing to provide sufficient opportunities for women to participate in athletics. This lawsuit was filed following EMU's decision to eliminate four teams; men's wrestling, men's swimming and diving, women's tennis, and women's softball. Plaintiffs seek to r

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Wayne Brown v. City of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theories claiming his First Amendment rights were violated when he was fired for posting anti-government and Islamophoic comments on Facebook.

Defendants moved the court dismiss Plaintiff's complaint.

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State of Michigan v. Brian Helfert

Minominee, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal sexual conduct with a weapon, in violation of Section 750.520c, which provides:

(1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree if the person engages in sexual contact with another person and if any of the following circumstances exists:
(a) That other person is under

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State of Ohio v. Ke’Laron A. Watson

Dayton, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated assault in violation of Section 2903.12 of the Ohio Revised Code, which provides:

"(A) No person, while under the influence of sudden passion or in a sudden fit of rage, either of which is brought on by serious provocation occasioned by the victim that is reasonably sufficient to incite th

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Scott Ranft v. Melissa Herrera

Rockford, Illinois personal injury lawyer sued the Defendants on 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights theories because of prison conditions in the prison in which the Plaintiff was incarcerated.

"Prisoner civil rights law is a complex area of law that protects the rights of people who are incarcerated in prisons and jails. These rights are based on the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,

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Darrell Frazier v. SCI Kentucky Funeral Services, Inc., d/b/a Blue Grass Memorial Gardens

Lexington, Kentucky civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a 29:621 Job Discrimination (Age) theory.

"The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is a federal law that prohibits employment discrimination against individuals who are 40 years of age or older. It was enacted in 1967 as an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Here is

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Steven Sweeney v. The Azek Group, LLC

Cincinnati, Ohio civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Age) theory.

The AZEK® Company ... As the innovative manufacturer of beautiful, low maintenance, and environmentally sustainable outdoor living products.

"The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is a federal law that prohibits employment discrimination

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United States of America, ex rel. Ann Keating v. London Bridge Trading Company, Ltd. (“LBT”)

Columbus, Ohio qui tam lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on False Claims Act violation theory claiming that London Bridge Trading Company, Ltd. (“LBT”) failed to comply with the requirements of the Buy American Act (“BAA”), Trade Agreements Act (“TAA”) and Berry Amendment when selling textile-based products to the Department of Defense.

London Bridge T

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John Rodgers Burnley v. Alexandra M. Valentin

Richmond, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a civil rights racial discrimination theory.


Plaintiff is a Black resident of Richmond, Virginia. (Compl. ¶ 4, ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff purchased his home in 1999, at which time the other residents of his block were “98 per cent [B]lack [A]fro- [A]mericans ....” (Id.) The demographic ratio

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Dr. Regina Burns v. Masha Mobile Moving and Storage, LLC, d/b/a Zippy Shell of greater Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on fraud theories.

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Dr. Regina Bunis decided in July 2021 to move from Pennsylvania to Illinois.[1] Dr. Bunis suffers from “physical disabilities resulting from her service [with] an international trauma team responding to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in New York City.”[2]

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Salvatore Chimenti v. Frederick K. Frank

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants seeking a writ of habeas corpus.

"In years to come, for thousands of imprisoned men and women across America, several cases will mark when they received the right to be cured of Hepatitis C: 1) Abu-Jamal v. Wetzel (Civ. A. No. 16-2000, 2017 WL 34700 [M.D. Pa. Jan 3, 2017]); 2) Postawko v. Mis

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RobertAlfred O'Meara v. Shift4payments, Inc.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on Securities Exchange Act violation theories.

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (“Shift4”) is a company which provides software and payment processing solutions. Shift4's corporate leaders include Defendants Jared Isaacman (Chief Executive Officer), Nancy Disman (Chief Financial Officer since A

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