Seattle, WA - Seattle Area Man Convicted of Multiple Counts of Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion, Sex Trafficking of a Minor, and Production of Child Pornography

A 51 year-old Seattle-area man was convicted of 17 federal felonies on November 6, 2017 in the U.S. District Court in Seattle for his scheme to recruit young women and girls and force them to engage in prostitutionMore...   $0 (11-07-2017 - WA)

Boston, MA - Two Associates of La Cosa Nostra Plead Guilty to Extortion-Related Charges

Two associates of the Genovese La Cosa Nostra (LCN) crime family pleaded guilty today to extortion-related charges.

Ralph Santaniello, 50, and Giovanni Calabrese, 54, both of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, each pleaded guilty to two counts of Interference with Commerce by Threats or Violence and t... More...   $0 (11-07-2017 - MA)

The police shot and killed John Lincoln as he stood beside then eighteenyear-
old daughter Erin. She here alleges that after she collapsed and cried out,
Officer Patrick Turner picked her up, threw her over his shoulder, and carried
her to a police car, where she sat handcuffed against her will. Erin brought
suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Turner, alleging unreasonable seizure ... More...   $0 (11-05-2017 - TX)

Nathan Nieuwenhuyse attempts to appeal from his misdemeanor
convictions for family-violence assault causing bodily injury and interference with
emergency request for assistance. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.01(a)(1), (b)
(West Supp. 2016), § 42.062 (West 2016). Nieuwenhuyse pleaded nolo
contendere to each offense pursuant to a plea bargain, and in accordance with ... More...   $0 (11-04-2017 - TX)

3 {1} The right to a speedy trial is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United
4 States Constitution and Article II, Section 14 of the New Mexico Constitution.
5 Defendant was arrested on May 12, 2008, and charged with a number of offenses
6 relating to criminal sexual contact of a minor. Prior to a mistrial on March 8, 2010,
7 trial was delayed for a number of reasons includ... More...   $0 (11-03-2017 - NM)

On April 23, 2011 at approximately 1:00 a.m., Bernalillo County Deputy
2 Sheriff Patrick Rael was part of a force conducting a DWI checkpoint on Coors
3 Boulevard in Albuquerque when he encountered Vargas. As Vargas approached the
4 checkpoint, she stopped fifteen to twenty yards before she reached where Deputy
5 Rael was standing, and Deputy Rael waved his flashlight to get her a... More...   $0 (11-03-2017 - NM)

Before us is the District Court’s dismissal of Antony Turbeville’s complaint
against the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and its denial of
Turbeville’s motion to remand the case to Florida state court. We affirm both.
I.
A.
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) provides that
persons who wish to use any instrumentality of interstate commerce ... More...   $0 (11-01-2017 - FL)

This is an appeal from entry of
summary judgment in favor of the Town of Hull in a civil rights
action brought by a Hull police officer. Scott Saunders, a decadelong
veteran of the Town of Hull Police Department, was passed
over for a promotion in November 2014. He alleges that the Town
of Hull and its then Police Chief, Richard Billings, intentionally
let his application l... More...   $0 (10-31-2017 - MA)

Defendant Enrique Martinez Mathews (“Martinez”) appeals his total 60-month sentence. After careful review of the briefs and the record, and with the benefit of oral argument, we affirm the district court’s increases to Martinez’s offense level for (1) alteration and falsification of an “especially probative record” under U.S.S.G. § 2J1.2(b)(3)(B), and (2) knowing that the victim of the offense was... More...   $0 (10-31-2017 - FL)

Giwa pleaded guilty to interference with a telephone during an emergency call, and the district court entered the criminal judgment on November 17, 2015. Giwa is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. Giwa was paroled into the United States in November 2014. On February 11, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") terminated Giwa's parole status. According to Giwa's cou... More...   $0 (10-29-2017 - ND)

Jessica Jauch was indicted by a grand jury, arrested, and put in jail—where she waited for 96 days to be brought before a judge and was effectively denied bail. The district court found this constitutionally permissible. It is not. A pre-trial detainee denied access to the judicial system for a prolonged period has been denied basic procedural due process, and we therefore reverse the district cou... More...   $0 (10-25-2017 - MS)

SAS Institute (SAS) and World Programming Limited (WPL) are competitors in the market for statistical analysis software. SAS alleges that WPL breached a license agreement for SAS software and violated copyrights on that software. We agree with the district court that the contractual terms at issue are unambiguous and that SAS has shown that WPL violated those terms. We thus affirm the district cou... More...   $0 (10-24-2017 - OK)

In 2001, Michael Durkin used two limited liability companies—Dryden Oaks LLC
and Durkin-CAC Lot 24, LLC—to purchase two lots directly adjacent to the McClellan
Palomar Airport (Airport) in the City of Carlsbad, California (City). His development
plans for the two lots were initially successful despite determinations by the San Diego
County Regional Airport Authority (Authority) tha... More...   $0 (10-23-2017 - CA)

The question before us is whether the Freedom of
Information Law exempts from disclosure certain records compiled
by respondent New York State Education Department relating to
municipalities' plans for auditing special education preschool
provider costs. We hold that the materials at issue, as
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redacted, are exempt from disclosure under Public Officers... More...   $0 (10-17-2017 - NY)

This case arises out of appellant Keri Borzilleri’s suit alleging that appellee Marilyn Mosby fired her for supporting Mosby’s political rival, thereby violating Borzilleri’s First Amendment rights. The district court determined that, as an Assistant State’s Attorney, Borzilleri was a policymaker exempt from the First Amendment’s protection against patronage dismissals. We affirm. To hold otherwis... More...   $0 (10-17-2017 - MD)

The petition in this case challenges a trial court order summarily adjudicating a
cause of action under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (the
Act), a cause of action for fraud by concealment, and another for medical battery, while
allowing other claims, including one for medical negligence, to proceed to trial. Stewart
is the representative of Anthony Carter... More...   $0 (10-16-2017 - CA)

This is an appeal from a take-nothing final summary judgment rendered in favor of appellee Ellen A. Yarrell on appellant James W. Paulsen’s defamation claims. Paulsen challenges the trial court’s denial of a motion to dismiss, which attempted to invoke the Texas Citizens Participation Act. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE §§ 27.001–.011. Paulsen also argues that summary judgment was improper becaus... More...   $0 (10-14-2017 - TX)

Petitioner Darren Williams seeks extraordinary writ relief from the superior
court’s order denying his Penal Code section 9951 motion to dismiss an indictment issued
by a grand jury charging him with a series of cell phone store robberies. Petitioner
moved to dismiss the indictment on the basis that the deputy district attorney’s excusal of
a juror for hardship violated the grand j... More...   $0 (10-12-2017 - CA)

A New Mexico statute makes it illegal to “willfully interfere with the
educational process” at a public school. N.M. STAT. ANN. § 30-20-13(D). In
2009, an Albuquerque Police Officer assigned to a middle school as a School
Resource Officer (“SRO”) relied on that statute to arrest a thirteen-year-old for
skipping class. The main question before us is whether qualified immunity
* ... More...   $0 (10-05-2017 - NM)

Plaintiff‐Appellee Gregory A. Grice, III, a 16 year old train enthusiast, was
stopped and handcuffed after the Greenburgh Police Department received a 911
report that someone holding an electronic device was bending down by the
tracks at a rail crossing. After a search of the tracks by the Metropolitan Transit
Authority (“MTA”), the Greenburgh officers turned Grice over to th... More...   $0 (10-03-2017 - NY)

LaWanda King worked for many
years as an assembler in Ford Motor Company’s vehicle assembly
plants. After transferring to its Chicago plant in 2010,
though, she claims that she was sexually harassed by a super‐
* Of the Northern District of Indiana, sitting by designation.
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visor, after which she began getting reassigned to less desirable
tasks,... More...   $0 (10-02-2017 - IL)

Eryetha Mayberry was abused by two certified nursing assistants while in
the care of Quail Creek Nursing Home, operated by Westlake Nursing Home
Limited Partnership and Westlake Management Company (collectively “Quail
Creek” or “Westlake”). Mrs. Mayberry’s three daughters (collectively
“plaintiffs”) filed this diversity action against Westlake under Oklahoma law for
negligence,... More...   $0 (09-30-2017 - OK)

For over 22 years, Plaintiff Gilbert Hyatt has contested
in administrative proceedings a California Franchise Tax
Board ruling that he owed close to $7.4 million in taxes,
penalties, and interest. This initial deficiency, compounding
daily with 3% interest, grew to over $55 million at the time
he filed his complaint in this case. The taxes were assessed
on income he earned ... More...   $0 (09-29-2017 - )

Michelle Frakes was honorably
dismissed from her job as a special education teacher at Peoria
School District No. 150 (”Peoria”) in a voluntary reduction of
force. Because Frakes had received “unsatisfactory” ratings as
a teacher, state law placed her on the schedule of teachers to
be dismissed. Displeased, Frakes filed a lawsuit against Peoria
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No. 15‐3091
a... More...   $0 (09-27-2017 - IL)

Dallas, TX - Jury Awards Plaintiff Billions In Punitive Damages

The Family and Estate of Max Hopper sued JP Morgan Chase & Co. on fraud, breach of fiduciary and breach of contract duties theories claiming that JP Morgan for mishandling the of the former American Airlines executive.

Hopper died intestate with a $19 million estate and was hired to administer it for the family.
... More...   $0 (09-27-2017 - TX)