Consistent with the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the
United States Constitution, may California exercise specific personal jurisdiction over a
nonresident in a paternity action where the mother and young child live in California and
conception occurred in another state? Mariana L. initiated a paternity and child support
action in San Diego County against David ... More...   $0 (11-27-2018 - CA)

This case involves a little girl bonded to and loved by each of her three parents.
The wife in a married couple (defendants C.P. and J.P., wife and husband)
conceived the child with a coworker (plaintiff C.A.), but hid that fact from wife’s
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employer and--initially--from husband. The marriage remains intact and wife and
husband parent the child. For the first three years of th... More...   $0 (11-14-2018 - CA)

After an incident with sheriff’s deputies, Brian Pickett died,
leaving his partner, two biological children, and his partner’s
child, A.G., whom Brian had raised and held out as his own child.
In the subsequent wrongful death action, the trial court held that
A.G. lacked standing to sue, and entered judgment against him.
With apologies to Sigmund Freud, biology is not destiny. ... More...   $0 (10-21-2018 - CA)

Mr. Mitchell’s criminal proceeding arose from his actions during a lengthy custody battle over his daughter, EP. The custody proceedings involved several jurisdictions and provide useful context here. The State of Montana established paternity and child support after EP’s birth in 2010, but did not formally establish custody. The parties later moved to Wyoming where EP’s mother, AP, commenced ... More...   $0 (09-24-2018 - KS)

In February 2017, Henderson was indicted on six counts: two counts of felonious assault in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(2), both second-degree felonies, with one- and three-year firearm specifications; one count of discharging a firearm on or near prohibited premises in violation of R.C. 2923.162, a third-degree felony, with one- and three-year firearm specifications; one count of domestic vi... More...   $0 (09-21-2018 - OH)

This case arises from an altercation that took place between Jenkins and
Jade Hamilton on January 6, 2017. Following an investigation, Jenkins was charged
with one count of domestic violence and one count of assault. A jury trial was conducted
on July 20, 2017.
{¶ 5} During trial, Hamilton testified that she took her six-month old son to Dayton
Children’s Hospital beca... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - OH)

On the morning of April 4, 2017, John Scroggins, a HUD housing inspector, was driving between properties in Springfield, Ohio. While driving on East Street, a woman ran across the street in front of him pursued by a man. The woman screamed, “ ‘Help me.’ ” (Tr. 104). Scroggins slowed and watched as the man tackled the woman to the ground. The man then pulled her up by her hair and pulled her ba... More...   $0 (08-13-2018 - OH)