Judgment Law
 
Commonwealth of Virginia v. Catherine Renee Tellez

Williamsburg, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to stop after involvement in an accident that resulted in death.

On the morning of August 10, 2022, Tellez was driving on Interstate 64 in the left lane. The portion of the highway had two clearly marked lanes and was straight and flat with no grade. The road surface had no major potholes, de

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Muskogee Nation v. Stephen Kunzweiler

Tulsa, Oklahoma Indian Law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs seeking a declaratory judgment on the jurisdiction of Oklahoma Courts over crimes committed by non-member Indians who commit crimes in the Creek Nation Reservation.

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Guistina Aprileo v. Cheryl Claporood, et al.

Springfield, Massachusetts, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an excessive force claim.

In 2018, Guistina Aprileo requested police assistance with resolving a disagreement at her
home between her adult children. Soon after the police arrived, she found herself in a dispute with one of the officers, which led to her arrest on charges including disorderly conduct. Rath

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State of Oregon v. Tanner Roy Turner

McMinnville, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail theft or receipt of stolen mail, ORS 164.162.

"A criminal defendant has the right to have their sentence announced in open court. A trial court commits reversible error if it does not do so, and the result is usually a resentencing." State v. Priester, 325 Or.App. 574, 581, 530 P.3d 118, rev den, 371

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Doe v. Doe

Grangeville, Idaho, family law lawyers represented the parties in a parental rights termination case.

In 2017, Mother and Doe had a sexual relationship which resulted in Child being born. While in jail, Mother found out that she was pregnant; Mother let Doe know he could be the father. Doe was not listed as Child's father on Child's birth certificate. Doe was incarcerated in 2018 when Ch

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State of Nevada v. Tiktok, Inc., et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada commercial litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs seeking a writ of prohibition or, alternatively, mandamus challenging a district court order denying a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim in a consumer protection action.

The State of Nevada filed a complaint against petitioners TikTok, Inc., and its related entiti

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Tom Koch v. UNUM Group, et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3.

A claim of retaliation under Title VII is governed by the three-step
burden-shifting framework under McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S.
792, 802–05 (1973). First, the plaintiff must establish a prima facie c

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D.W. Avionics v. U.S. Specialty Insurance Company

Omaha, Nebraska insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

D S Avionics Unlimited LLC (DSA) had an insurance policy issued by U.S. Specialty Insurance Company (USSIC)
that covered the “direct physical loss” of DSA’s aircraft.

1. Summary Judgment: Appeal and Error. An appellate court reviews
the district court

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State of Nebraska v. Ivell M. Hagens

Omaha, Nebraska, first degree sexual assault of a child, a Class IB felony 1; incest
with a person under age 18, a Class IIA felony 2; and tampering with physical evidence.

1. Convictions: Appeal and Error. In an appeal of a criminal convic -
tion, an appellate court reviews the evidence in a light most favorable
to the prosecution.

2. Convictions: Evidence: Appeal an

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Justin Hooper v. The City of Tulsa

Justin Hooper and the City of Tulsa dispute whether the Curtis Act, 30 Stat. 495 (1898), grants Tulsa jurisdiction over municipal violations committed by all Tulsa’s inhabitants, including Indians, in Indian country. Tulsa issued a traffic citation to Mr. Hooper, an Indian and member of the Choctaw Nation, and he paid a $150 fine for the ticket in Tulsa’s Municipal Criminal Court (“municipal

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DAKODA AARON MCCAULEY, Appellant v. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellee

¶1 Appellant, Dakoda Aaron McCauley, was tried and convicted by a jury in the District Court of Osage County, Case No. CF-2018-135, of Manslaughter in the First Degree (Heat of Passion), in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 711.1 The jury sentenced McCauley to twenty-two years imprisonment. The Honorable Burl O. Estes, Associate District Judge, presided at trial and pronounced judgment and sentence in

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MICHAEL GARY PARKER, JR., Appellant v. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellee.

¶1 Appellant Michael Gary Parker, Jr. appeals his Judgment and Sentence from the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2018-3184, for First Degree Manslaughter, in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 711.1 Parker's jury unanimously found him guilty, but deadlocked on the issue of punishment. The Honorable William J. Musseman, Jr., District Judge, who presided over Parker's jury trial, sentenced Pa

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Mark Cotton v. Stellantis, d/b/a FCA US, LLC

Indianapolis, Indiana, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful termination theory.

Mark Cotton sued his employer Stellantis, doing business as FCA US LLC (FCA), alleging that FCA discriminated against him because of his race and color in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, see 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2, and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The district court granted F

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Christine M. Arnold v. Ameren Illinois Company

East St. Louis, Illinois, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

In 2018, Arnold filed a charge with the Illinois
Department of Human Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
alleging that her employer, Ameren Illinois Company, discriminated against her. A year
later, the IDHR dismissed the charge for lack of substantial evidence. The IDHR’s notice

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Jay F. Vermillion v. Tom Francum, et al.

Indianapolis, Indiana, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on civil rights violation theory.

Jay Vermillion, a prisoner at Pendleton Correctional Facility in Indiana, appeals from the summary judgment rejecting his claims that prison officials dismissed him from his job in the prison’s law library in retaliation for prior lawsuits.

This suit arises from Vermillion’

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Andrew D. Coe v. Darrin Atkins, et al.

Chicago, Illinois, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.

Andrew Coe sued four correctional officers and a doctor under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging they were deliberately indifferent to his need for high-top shoes to manage his painful foot condition.

To walk, Coe uses a cane and wears leg braces. When Coe arr

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T.N. v. First Baptist Church of Pierce City

Mount Vernon, Missouri personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a corporate negligence theory.

The uncontroverted material facts establish that FBC is a Southern Baptist church and that Plaintiff participated in FBC's youth ministries program.A youth pastor led FBC's youth ministries program and transported participants, including Plaintiff and others, to and from said

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Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. v. U.S. Department of Justice, et al.

Bay City, Michigan, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs seeking a declaratory judgment relating to Michigan firearm law.

onald Roberts and Gun Owners of America sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. They aimed to prohibit the Bureau from enforcing a public-safety advisory that instructed gun sellers to reject a Michigan firearms license as a
satisfa

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Texas Department of Family and Protective Services v, D.V.

Austin, Texas, family law lawyer represent Defendant in a parental termination action.

As future-Chief Justice Pope explained for the Court nearly half a century ago, for example, "[a]ctions which break the ties between a parent and child can never be justified without the most solid and substantial reasons," and so "in an action which permanently sunders those ties," the "proceedings [sh

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Taven Jaquin Glasgow

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking review of the revocation of hsi probation.

In or around 2010, Glasgow sexually abused his two minor half-brothers. The victims reported the abuse in 2012. The Commonwealth charged Glasgow with two counts each of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact or communication with a minor, incest,

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Melissa Trinidad v. Ricahrd D'Ambra

Providence, Rhode Island, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a negligence theory.

On October 30, 1996, Melissa Trinidad, not yet three years old, was diagnosed with a blood lead level of 45 µg/dL.

At the time, she lived in a dwelling owned by Defendant Richard D'Ambra (D'Ambra) located at 500 Branch Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island. (Compl. ¶ 4.) After an ins

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Alicia Rowe v. State Mutual Insurance Company

Belfast, Maine insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff who brought a reach-and-apply action that Rowe brought pursuant to 24-A M.R.S. § 2904 (2019).[1] See Ashe v. Enter. Rent-A-Car, 2003 ME 147, ¶ 14, 838 A.2d 1157 ("The reach and apply statute . . . enables a judgment creditor to have insurance money applied to the satisfaction of [a] judgment by bringing an action against the judgment debt

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The State of Oklahoma v. In the Matter of L.M., an alleged Deprived Child.Rebecca Mireles and James Moody

Durant, Oklahoma, family law lawyer represented the Defendants in a termination of parental rights case.

¶ 1 In this consolidated appeal, the biological parents of L.M. appeal a trial court judgment terminating their parental rights based on separate jury verdicts finding: (1) Rebecca Mireles (Mother) has a mental illness, and (2) both James Moody (Father) and Mother have failed to corr

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United States of America v. Tania Cesar

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud and 5 counts of health care fraud.

When reviewing the substantive reasonableness of a prison sentence, courts consider the totality of the circumstances under a defrential abuse-of-discretion standard. Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). The party

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United States of America v. Leonard Brown, aka Bo

Miami, Florida pro se plaintiff, without the help of a lawyer, sent a letter to the judge asking for the appoint of a laywer to help him with an application for a sentenced reduction under the First Step Act. The District court denied his application.

A district court has no inherent authority to modify a defendant’s sentence and may do so “only when authorized by a
statute or ru

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