Section 1247(d) of the Trails Act prompts certain federal agencies to encourage the conversion of unused railroad rights-of-way into recreational trails by state and local governments or private entities. See 16 U.S.C. § 1247 (2012). One of these federal agencies, the Surface Transportation Board (“STB”), is tasked with regulating the construction, operation, and abandonment of railroad lines in t

Developers desire to build a dairy on Owner’s property in Brookings
County. Developers have an agreement to purchase Owner’s property contingent on
approval of the dairy by government authorities. Developers obtained a conditional
use permit for the dairy from Brookings County. City then filed a petition for a writ
of certiorari in circuit court challenging the permit. The

As we explained in ASE I, the structural steel industry
is comprised of steel fabricators, who manufacture steel products
to meet design specifications, and steel erectors, who assemble
the fabricated steel. When a developer or owner taps a general
contractor to lead the construction of a building, that general
contractor typically solicits bids for a combined "fab and er

The victim testified against Graham at trial. According to her testimony, she became
acquainted with Graham’s co-aggressor, Jamonious Inge, while visiting her mother and
children in December of 2011. On December 22, 2011, she and Inge met at her mother’s
home. They talked there for a period of time, until Inge offered the victim some cocaine and
they went to his house. Inge’s a

Keith has a long history of substance abuse that has placed him in
prison for most of his adult life. At age 19, he was convicted of driving on a
suspended license after his third DUI. At age 23, he was sentenced to 40
years' imprisonment for wanton vehicular murder. He had served 18 years of
that sentence and was set to meet the parole board when the events leading up
to

Norman, OK - Plains Pipeline, L.P. sued Thomas Joseph Montgomery, Roberta Ann Montgomery, Board of County Commissioners of Cleveland County and Jim Reynolds, Cleveland County Treasurer on eminent domain theories seeking to acquire certain rights, title and interests in real property owned by the Defendants by condemnation for the construction of a private pipeline.

On September 5, 2012, law enforcement officers Chris Brown and Mike Sundermeier of the Omaha Police Department were on patrol in the area of 35th and Hamilton Streets in Omaha, Nebraska. They observed a vehicle traveling eastbound on Hamilton Street. It turned northbound onto 35th Street without using a turn signal, and when the brakes were applied, the officers noticed the vehicle’s left tailligh

Sharron and Gerald Jenkins received, by quitclaim deed, property that had previously been used by the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway Company, the predecessor of Chicago Pacific Corporation, (Chicago Pacific) as a railroad track
running through the town of Holton. Use of the property as a railroad track has long since been abandoned. Gerald is now deceased and Sharron filed a quiet title

Defendant and the State entered a plea agreement, in exchange for which the
charge was amended and other charges against defendant were dismissed. The plea agreement
contemplated a contested sentencing hearing allowing the State to argue for a sentence of up to
forty years to life to serve and defendant to argue for a sentence of ten years to life, split to serve
five years.

This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals affirming a grant
of partial summary judgment to the Department of Transportation
(DOT).1 Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 84.25 (2007-08),2 DOT eliminated
Hoffer Properties, LLC's (Hoffer's) direct driveway connections
to State Trunk Highway 19 (STH 19), a controlled-access highway.
DOT also separately exercised

On February 20, 2013, Agent Roberto Montalvo of the Texas Department of Public
Safety—Criminal Investigations Division received a tip from a woman that lives in the
neighborhood who identified herself by name that a male subject was regularly
distributing narcotics on Harold Street near the intersection with Carol Street in Corpus
Christi. That same day, Montalvo drove to Haro

On September 1, 2008, Drug Enforcement Administration agents executed a search warrant on a storage facility that Davenport controlled in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Once inside, the agents found large amounts of drug paraphernalia and cash as well as approximately 160 grams of cocaine. The facility also housed three vehicles, including a Cadillac that contained a loaded nine-millimeter pistol stash

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation sued Whataburger Real Estates, L.P. on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire certain rights title and interest in real property owned by Defendant for public purposes.

The nature and extent of the taking is not available.

Court Docket Entries:

12-17-2008 CTFREE

CANTRELL, DAMAN: HEA

Before the court in this rails-to-trails takings case are the government’s motion for partial summary judgment and plaintiffs’ cross-motion for partial summary judgment under Rule 56(a) of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims (“RCFC”). Both motions pertain to the interest rate that should be applied beyond February 3, 2016 as part of the just compensation that has otherwise been

This case arises out of one of humanity’s darkest hours. In the summer of 1944, upon the arrival of German troops in Nazi-allied Hungary, the Hungarian government implemented an accelerated campaign to deport Hungarian Jews to Nazi death camps for extermination before the War’s end. At the outset of the War, the Jewish population in Hungary numbered more than 800,000. By the end of the War, mo

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation sued Lamar Central Outdoor, L.L.C. on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interests in real property owned by Lamara for public use.

and states as follows:
1. This action is instituted in the name of the State of Oklahoma ex "rel.
Department of Transp

The United States of America, by and through counsel, submits this statement of its views
concerning the proposed class action settlement (the “Proposed Settlement” or “Agreement”)
between the American Association of Publishers, et al. (the “Class Plaintiffs”) and Google Inc.
(“Google”).
The United States has been informed by the parties that they are continuing to consider
pos

In 2010, in conjunction with the launch of its iPad tablet computer, petitioner became a retailer of electronic books (ebooks). In order to enter that market on its preferred terms, petitioner orchestrated a conspiracy with five major publishers to eliminate retail price competition and raise ebook prices. a. In 2009, the “Big Six” publishers—Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin, Random H

A jury found defendant Robert Goodwin guilty of second
degree insurance fraud, N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4.6. In doing so, the
jury necessarily concluded that defendant knowingly made or
caused to be made false statements of material fact concerning
an insurance claim for damage to his girlfriend’s sport utility
vehicle (SUV). The heart of the State’s case was that defendant
fa

Tulsa, OK - The City of Tulsa sued Square 1 Real Estate, L.L.C. on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interests in real property owned by Defendant to use for public purposes.

The Commissioners appointed by the Court awarded the Defendant $16,280.00 in damages.

A jury found defendant Robert Goodwin guilty of second
degree insurance fraud, N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4.6. In doing so, the
jury necessarily concluded that defendant knowingly made or
caused to be made false statements of material fact concerning
an insurance claim for damage to his girlfriend’s sport utility
vehicle (SUV). The heart of the State’s case was that defendant
fa

Knox was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving while his license was suspended. A preliminary hearing was held and McKenzie County Sheriff's Deputy Per Perez testified he was dispatched to Zoe Road for reported drug activity at the M&M Trailer Park. Perez testified he received information from State Radio that the reporting pa

On February 1, 2013, Reed, a first time offender with no criminal history, pleaded no contest to one count of attempted aggravated indecent liberties with a child (crime occurred between June and October 2009), a sexually violent crime pursuant to K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 22-3717(d)(2)(C) and (K), subject to mandatory lifetime postrelease supervision pursuant to K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 22-3717(d)(1)(G). At his

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation sued Stantan B. Noble a/k/a Stan B. Noble on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire certain rights, title and interests in real property owned by Defendant for public highway purposes.

Date Code Description Count Party Amount
01-12-2009 TEXT

CIVIL RELIEF MORE THAN $10,000 INITIAL FILING.

In 2013, Marlon Flores-Granados pled guilty to a single-count indictment for illegal reentry into the United States following deportation and a conviction for an aggravated felony. See 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b)(2). He now challenges his sentence, specifically the 16-level enhancement that was applied pursuant to the United States Sentencing Guidelines § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii) for prior conviction of a