With the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, Congress created Amtrak, a for-profit corporation indirectly controlled by the President of the United States. This public venture into private enterprise was, and remains, unprecedented. With the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA), Congress piled anomaly on top of anomaly. See 122 Stat. 4907. It endowed this wholly unique ... More...   $0 (05-02-2016 - DC)

The inventions of the ’580 and ’962 Patents relate to anthropomorphic “master-slave” robotic manipulators. A “master-slave” system refers to a robotic assembly in which the robot acts as a “slave” to mimic movements performed by a human “master.” The asserted claims of the ’580 Patent aim to robotically simulate a gripping mechanism. Independent Claim 1 of the ’580 Patent is illustrative of its... More...   $0 (05-02-2016 - DC)

The facts are drawn from the Complaint, the operative limited partnership
agreements, other documents that are integral to the Complaint and matters of
which the Court may take judicial notice. a. The Parties
Plaintiff Peter Brinckerhoff (“Brinckerhoff” or “Plaintiff”), individually and
as trustee of the Peter R. Brinckerhoff Rev. Tr. U.A. DTD 10/17/97 (the “Trust”),
bring... More...   $0 (04-29-2016 - DE)

On May 16, 2012, New Orleans Police Department (“NOPD”) Detective
Kurt Eischen was working undercover on Bourbon Street. While undercover, Det.
Eischen was approached by Kendrick Smith who indicated to the detective that he
had marijuana to sell. Shortly after the detective and Mr. Smith discussed a
possible transaction, Bradford Skinner, the defendant, walked up to the detect... More...   $0 (04-27-2016 - LA)

Albuquerque, NM - Career Criminal from Santa Fe Sentenced to 13 Years for Armed Bank Robbery Conviction

Defendant Prosecuted as Part of “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence Initiative

Michael Crespin, 43, of Santa Fe, N.M., was sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 13 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his armed bank robbery conviction. ... More...   $0 (04-26-2016 - NM)

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Michael David Slatton a/k/a Michael A. Slatton with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABDGR, ASSAULT & BATTERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON - AFCF, in violation of 21 O.S. 645
Date of Offense: 07/08/2015
Party Name Disposition Information
SLATTON, MICHAEL DAVID Disposed: CONVICTION, 04/26/2016. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: ASSAULT & B... More...   $0 (04-26-2016 - OK)

Defendant Richard Bard appeals from a September 9, 2014
judgment of conviction, following his conditional guilty plea to
the amended disorderly person's offense of possession of
marijuana, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10(a)(4). He was sentenced to a 180
day county jail term and a 180-day period of parole
disqualification.
Defendant entered his plea following the denial of his More...   $0 (04-24-2016 - NJ)

Fargo, ND - Andrew Ford Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Crime Wave

Andrew Jerome Ford, 28, Fargo, ND, was sentenced before U. S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to serve eight (8) years and six (6) months in prison for Interference with the Commerce by Threats and Violence- Hobbs Act Robbery and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence. Judge Erickson also s... More...   $0 (04-20-2016 - ND)

Fargo, ND - Fargo Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Shooting During Taco John’s Robbery

Carl Eugene Smith, 24, Fargo, ND, pled guilty before U. S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to a two-count Indictment charging him with Interference with Commerce by Threats or Violence- Hobbs Act Robbery, as well as Use of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence.

On or about Septem... More...   $0 (04-20-2016 - ND)

Around 10 a.m. on November 28, 2014, Officers Matthew Langworthy and Michael Diehl of the Topeka Police Department performed a "hotel interdiction" at a motel in west Topeka. A motel interdiction is a procedure in which law enforcement officers enter the names from a motel's guest list into a database to check for any outstanding warrants. When Officer Langworthy entered the name "Daleen Miller" i... More...   $0 (04-19-2016 - )

The Defendant was charged in July 2013 with two alternative counts of driving under the influence. The Defendant filed a motion to suppress on the basis that her traffic stop was unconstitutional. At the ensuing hearing, held in October 2013, the following proof was adduced: Trooper Chuck Achinger of the Tennessee Highway Patrol testified that, at approximately 3:00 a.m. on December 6, 2012, he ... More...   $0 (04-17-2016 - TN)

Around 1:30 a.m. on May 14, 2014, Shreveport police officers
Jeremy Kelly and Cody Roy were on patrol in Shreveport, Louisiana. While
traveling on Gilbert Avenue, the officers moved behind a 1999 green
Cadillac with a Texas license plate, which was allegedly hitting the yellow
fog line and driving slower than normal. While stopped at a red light, the
officers ran the license... More...   $0 (04-14-2016 - LA)

Cuttrell was indicted on November 26, 2014, for one count of fraudulently
possessing items of identifying information—for possessing fewer than five pieces
of identifying information belonging to another, specifically a person’s social
security number. The initial complaint stated that a search by law enforcement of
Cuttrell’s vehicle on August 21, 2014, revealed Cuttrell was i... More...   $0 (04-14-2016 - TX)

This appeal requires us to consider the continuing vitality of the presumption of prejudice injurytamperingcasesarticulated bytheUnitedStates Supreme Court in Remmer v. United States, 347 U.S. 227, 74 S. Ct. 450, 98 L. Ed. 654 (1954) (Remmer I), which is a question that has divided state and federal courts for more than thirty years in the wake of Smith v. Phillips, 455 U.S. 209, 102 S. Ct. 940, ... More...   $0 (04-12-2016 - CT)

The facts leading up to Woldt’s stop are as follows: Officer Randy Davie of the Wisner, Nebraska, police department received a report from dispatch of multiple traffic cones having been knocked down on Highway 275, the main street in Wisner. Dispatch indicated that the party responsible was driving a white Chevrolet pickup. Davie stopped to pick up the cones. While doing so, he heard squealing tir... More...   $0 (04-09-2016 - )

Southern Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“SPC”) is a medical supply company owned
principally by Glenn Lingle and Doug Martin. Nearly seventy percent of SPC’s business is
funded by payments from Medicare and Medicaid. At the time, sales of diabetic equipment
amounted to roughly three percent of SPC’s operations. Henry Roop, who had several years
of experience in medical sales, approac... More...   $0 (04-08-2016 - )

On December 15, 2014, Wilson went to the Buchanan County Sheriff’s
Office and reported Chad Knight assaulted her the night before and she was
scared to return to their residence. She added Knight had assaulted her two
days earlier as well. As a result, Knight was arrested for domestic abuse assault.
On December 22, 2014, Wilson returned and filed a statement wherein she More...   $0 (04-07-2016 - IA)

Anchorage, AK - Anchorage Man sentenced to 126 months in prison for armed robbery crime
today that an Anchorage man has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline to s

Miguel J. Batista, 28, previously pled guilty to interference with commerce by robbery and to brandishing and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence. As part of his guilty plea, Batista admitted th... More...   $0 (04-05-2016 - AK)

Julia Fenwick (Fenwick) appeals from an order entered by the First Judicial
District Court, Lewis and Clark County, granting summary judgment to the State of
Montana, Department of Military Affairs and Emergency Services Division
(Department), on several of her claims related to the severance of her employment with
the Department.
¶2 We address the following issues, and aff... More...   $0 (04-05-2016 - MT)

That an antitrust case may turn on the definition of the relevant market is a common-sense
proposition. In this instance, the summary judgment record
disclosed a relevant market much broader than the plaintiff claimed
— a market in which the defendant lacked any semblance of market
dominance. Finding the plaintiff's antitrust claims wanting and
its companion claims equal... More...   $0 (04-05-2016 - PR)

On the evening of December 26, 2014, Mr. Redding was intoxicated and arguing with his wife. In an effort to calm himself and prevent the dispute with his wife from escalating, he called law enforcement. Officers Ableman and Coates of the Douglas, Wyoming Police Department responded to the call. Mr. Redding told the officers his wife had been yelling at him and causing problems, and he asked tha... More...   $0 (04-01-2016 - WY)

Defendant Samuel Rodriguez appeals his conviction,
following a trial de novo, of driving while intoxicated (DWI),
N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, and refusal to submit to a chemical breath
test (refusal), N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2. Having considered
defendant's arguments in light of the facts and applicable law,
we affirm substantially for the reasons set forth in the Law
Division judge'... More...   $0 (04-01-2016 - NJ)

Appellee, Henry Dean Feeken, is charged by Information filed July 22, 2014, in Caddo County District Court, Case No. CF-2014-160, with Trafficking in Methamphetamine (63 O.S.2011, § 2-415). On December 12, 2014, Appellee's counsel filed a motion alleging that the search which revealed the drugs at issue was unreasonable and violated provisions of the federal and state constitutions, and that the e... More...   $0 (03-31-2016 - OK)

Kunonga does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his
convictions of murder in the first degree and armed criminal action. We view the
evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict. State v. Driskill, 459 S.W.3d 412, 423
(Mo. banc 2015).
Latoya Hopkins ("Hopkins") was found dead in her home on June 15, 2010. She
had been brutally beaten and s... More...   $0 (03-29-2016 - MO)

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged William Dewayne Gallaway with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: SEXB, SEXUAL BATTERY, in violation of 21 O.S. 1123(B)
Date of Offense: 01/17/2014

Party Name

Disposition Information

GALLAWAY, WILLIAM DEWAYNE Disposed: CONVICTION, 03/28/2016. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND BATTERY BY STRANGULATIO... More...   $0 (03-28-2016 - OK)