Immunity Law
 
Samantha Pike v. Charles F. Budd, Jr.

Bangor, Maine civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on sexual harassment claims.

Plaintiff-Appellant Samantha Pike ("Pike"), a licensed alcohol and drug treatment counselor employed
by Wellspring, Inc. ("Wellspring"), worked at Maine's Adult Treatment and Recovery Court (TRC), a voluntary treatment and recovery program, in Penobscot County. Defendant-Appellee Charles Budd, Jr.... More...
   $0 (04-01-2025 - ME)

Tyler Luethje v. Travis Kyle; Scott Kelly

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

Mr. Luethje sued Mr. Kyle and Mr. Kelly under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting claims under the Fourth Amendment for (1) unlawful entry and search of his home, (2) unlawful arrest, and (3) unlawful use of excessive force. He also brought a failure to intervene claim ... More...
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George Edward Clark and Kevin Harrington v. Anthony Abdallah and Kevin Smith

Justice Went To Hell in Detroit, Michigan George Edward Clark and Kevin Harrington were wrongfully convicted of a murder that they did not commit.

This § 1983 case concerns alleged constitutional violations in the investigation and prosecution of George Clark and Kevin Harrington. Clark and Harrington spent nearly two decades in prison before the Wayne County Prosecution Integrity Unit d... More...
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Joseph DiCesare v. Cherokee Nation, et al.

Tulsa, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued claiming to have been harassed by the Cherokee and Tribe and Delaware County.

Judge Egan sustined motions for summary judgement based on soverign immunity and state of limitations.

The Tenth Circuit held in Nero v. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma that the Cherokee Nation enjoys sovereign immunity. 892 F.2d 1457, 1... More...
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Giselle Veller, et al. v. K.B., et al.

Bowling Green, Ohio personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on negligence theories.

This case arose from a fatal car accident in which K.B., who was 16 years old, was the driver, and Copeland, who was 15 years old, was the front-seat passenger and victim. Veller, Copeland's mother, filed this lawsuit against K.B., his guardian, and numerous entities. This ... More...
   $0 (02-28-2025 - OH)

Wayne Dean Wieber v. Matthew Porter, et al.

Denver, Colorado civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that he was wrongfully arrested on a warrantless arrest for witness retaliation and seizure of his cell phone pursuant to a warrant.

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Over the course of more than ten years, disputes between Mr. Wieber and his
neighbors generated so many calls to the City of Golden Police Department that in
Oc... More...
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ramior Alcala v. Deputy Sheriff Arturo Ortega, et al.

Las Cruces, New Mexico, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a personal injury wrongful death civil rights violation theory.


This case arose from the fatal shooting of Diego Eguino-Alcala during a standoff with a deputy sheriff from Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The Personal Representative of Eguino-Alcala’s estate (the “Estate”) appeals the district cour... More...
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Perla Enriquez, et al. v. Jared Cosper, et al.

Las Cruces, New Mexico, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a personal injury wrongful death civil rights violation theory.

This case arises from the fatal shooting of Amelia Baca, a 75-year-old, mentally diminished woman in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Estate filed a complaint alleging that the police officer who shot her acted with excessive force in violation of th... More...
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Deanna Smith v. State of Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant was subject to a domestic violence protective order (DVPO) that required him to give a day's notice to security personnel whenever he needed to visit the medical center where his former girlfriend worked. The woman alleges that the man violated this notice provision many times over a three-year period by coming to her workplace ... More...   $0 (02-21-2025 - AK)

State of Iowa v. Jessie Lee Mathews

Waterloo, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree robbery.

Jessie Mathews was convicted of first-degree robbery after he and three accomplices robbed a Burger King in Waterloo. Mathews' girlfriend, Monika Bray, pointed the finger at Mathews a few days later. Bray testified against Mathews at his jury trial after being granted immunity by the State... More...
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State of Kansas v. Christopher Shawn Adams

Hays, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant on assault and battery charges.

This case arises from the State's interlocutory appeal in Christopher Adams' criminal case. Adams faces multiple counts of battery based on allegations that he punched two men and pushed his girlfriend, Stephanie Lang, outside a bar. When questioned at the scene, Lang identified Adams as the att... More...
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Kristie Williams v. The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Family and Medical Leave Act theory.

This case concerned the Family and Medical Leave Act— and, as it turns out, Congress’s constitutional authority “[t]o raise and support Armies” and “[t]o provide and maintain a Navy.” U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cls. 12–13. Kristie Williams accused her former employer, t... More...
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State of Connecticut v. Jose Ramos

New London, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Jose Ramos, who previously was convicted of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a and sentenced to sixty years of imprisonment, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing his action against the defendant, the state of Connecticut (state), in which he sought declaratory... More...
   $0 (02-04-2025 - CT)

Melissa Williams, et al. v. Fiduciary Services North, Inc., et al.

Traverse City, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff governmental tort claim negligence theories.

This case arises out of a series of events that occurred in the years preceding Mardelle's death in May 2022. Plaintiffs filed a lengthy verified complaint in January 2023, followed by an amended verified complaint in February 2023, in which they named as defendants Brenda... More...
   $0 (02-03-2025 - MI)

Glorianna Moore v. Oakland County, Michigan, Eric Hix, Daniel Hedrick

Detroit, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories un 42 U.S.C. 1983.

When Glorianna Moore refused to show her license to Officer Brian Wilson at a traffic stop, he opened her car door and grabbed her arm. Because Moore started screaming and twisting her body away, Officer Wilson restrained her by holding her arm a... More...
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Rebecca A. Niebuhr v. Jacob Sieberg, et al.

Mankato, Minnesota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful death claim.

Following a one-vehicle accident that happened at work and resulted in the death of the vehicle's passenger, that person's next of kin brought a wrongful-death action against the driver and the driver's parents who owned the vehicle. The district court determined that the driver was immune from ... More...
   $0 (01-13-2025 - MN)

David Bailey v. Oscar Ramos

San Antonio, Texas civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the defendant on unlawful seizure, First Amendment retailaition, and excessive force theories.

David Bailey and his friends went to downtown San Antonio to “film the police.” With cameras rolling, they approached Officers Oscar Ramos and Christopher Dech, who were guarding an ambulance. An altercation ensued, a... More...
   $0 (01-10-2025 - tx)

Karen Ashley v. Clay County

Dallas, Texas employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a breach of contract theory.

Clay County Memorial Hospital (“CCMH”) is among Texas’s last
county-owned hospitals. It operates under the oversight of the Clay County
Commissioners’ Court, which appoints a Board of Managers to govern the
hospital’s operations pursuant to Chapter 263 of the Texas ... More...
   $0 (01-10-2025 - TX)

Anjenie Bello v. Seminole Tribe of Flordia, d/b/a Seminole Indian Casino-Coconut Creek

Fort Lauderdale, Florida personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff on a claim against an Indian Tribe.

The lawsuit underlying this appeal arises out of injuries which the appellant, Anjenie Bello, allegedly received during an altercation with a fellow patron at a casino operated by the appellee, Seminole Tribe of Florida d/b/a Seminole Indian Casino-Coconut Creek ("the Tribe"). The par... More...
   $0 (01-08-2025 - FL)

Joel Hernandez v. Tim Norton; Elbert County Sheriff's Office; Mike Skalisky

Denver, Colorado personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.

Joel Hernandez was wounded when a police officer unintentionally shot him while he was hiding under a cover in the back of a pickup. The district court concluded that the officer was entitled to qualified immunity because our cases do not clearly establish that an unintentional s... More...
   $0 (01-02-2025 - CO)

Maria Del Rosario Chico Vietti, et al. v. Welsh & McGough, P.L.L.C., et al.

Tulsa, Oklahoma personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on professional negligence theories.

Plaintiff Maria Del Rosario Chico Vietti brought a lawsuit on behalf of herself and her minor children, A.R.V., P.F.V., and H.S.V., against defendants Welsh & McGough PLLC (W&M), Catherine Welsh, and Jaime Vogt, arising out of their alleged acts and omissions durin... More...
   $0 (12-26-2024 - OK)

Jorge Rivera-Guadalupe v. City of Harrisburg, et al.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania civil rights layer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants claiming that he was maliciously prosecuted.

In May of 2017, Rivera-Guadalupe was living in a one-
room unit in a rooming house in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
This was not a pleasant dwelling. In his complaint, he called
it “a noisy place” where “visitors were always coming andMore...
   $0 (12-24-2024 - PA)

Terry Proctor, et al. v. Carolyn J. Scruggs, et al.

Baltimore, Maryland civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.

Plaintiffs' allegations arise out of Mr. Proctor's death after he was stabbed by another inmate on December 14, 2020, while he was incarcerated at Dorsey Run Correctional Facility (“Dorsey Run”) in Jessup, Maryland. (ECF No. 1 ¶¶ 19, 24.) Plaintiffs allege that shortly before 11:00... More...
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William Jenkins v. City of Birmingham, et al.

Birmingham, Alabama personal injury lawyer sued the defendants on a governmental tort claims theory.

Jenkins's complaint in this action alleged the following. Grant, a veteran of the Vietnam War, suffered from a range of health problems, including dementia and post-traumatic stress disorder. Grant was a resident of Conyers, Georgia, and, on February 2, 2020, he left his home to go to ... More...
   $0 (12-20-2024 - AL)

Brian Hallum v. Sheriff of Delaware County and Ronald Williams

Tulsa, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

After receiving some upsetting news, Brian Hallum drove to his business, a
marijuana dispensary in Delaware County, Oklahoma. There, he had four shots of
tequila and a marijuana gummy. He then began destroying items in the dispensary, 2
such as display cases, cannabis paraphernalia, and speakers. He also scattered ... More...
   $0 (12-16-2024 - ok)

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